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In the year 2002
630 Notable deaths
Jean Pictet
Red cross international lawyer (1914-2002).
Born September 2nd, 1914 in Geneva.
Died March 30th, 2002 at 87 years old in Meyrin.
Jan Hulsker
Dutch art historian (1907-2002).
Born October 2nd, 1907 in The Hague. [ref]
Died November 2nd, 2002 at 95 years old in Vancouver.
Čestmír Vycpálek
Czech soccer player and soccer coach (1921–2002).
Born May 15th, 1921 in Prague. [ref]
Died May 5th, 2002 at 80 years old in Palermo.
Bernhard Neumann
German-born british mathematician.
Born October 15th, 1909 in Berlin.
Died October 21st, 2002 at 93 years old in Canberra.
Eduard Gufeld
Soviet chess player.
Born March 19th, 1936 in Kyiv.
Died September 23rd, 2002 at 66 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Claude Berge
French mathematician (1926-2002).
Born June 5th, 1926 in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Died June 30th, 2002 at 76 years old in 10th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Lester Morgan
Costa rican footballer (1976-2002).
Born May 2nd, 1976 in Santa Cruz Canton.
Died November 1st, 2002 at 26 years old in San Rafael Canton (ballistic trauma).
Edmar Mednis
American chess player.
Born March 22nd, 1937 in Riga.
Died February 13th, 2002 at 64 years old in Queens (myocardial infarction, pneumonia).
Gunnar Jarring
Swedish diplomat and turkologist (1907-2002).
Born October 12th, 1907 in Höganäs. [ref]
Died May 29th, 2002 at 94 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Pat Flaherty
Racecar driver (1926-2002).
Born January 6th, 1926 in Glendale.
Died April 9th, 2002 at 76 years old in Oxnard (disease).
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To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure. J.K. Rowling