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In the year 2002
630 Notable deaths
Fernando Belaúnde Terry
President of peru (1912-2002).
Born October 7th, 1912 in Lima.
Died June 4th, 2002 at 89 years old in Lima.
Ekrem Akurgal
Turkish archaeologist.
Born March 30th, 1911 in Tulkarm. [ref]
Died November 1st, 2002 at 91 years old in İzmir. [ref]
Alexander Kazantsev
Soviet science fiction writer and ufologist.
Born September 2nd, 1906 in Nur-Sultan.
Died September 13th, 2002 at 96 years old in Peredelkino.
Zerach Warhaftig
Israeli rabbi and politician.
Born February 2nd, 1906 in Vaŭkavysk. [ref]
Died September 26th, 2002 at 96 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Etta Zuber Falconer
American mathematician & academic.
Born November 21st, 1933 in Tupelo.
Died September 19th, 2002 at 68 years old in Atlanta (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Samuel Warren Carey
Australian geologist (1911-2002).
Born November 1st, 1911 in Campbelltown.
Died March 20th, 2002 at 90 years old in Hobart.
Aleksandar Sarievski
Macedonian musician.
Born June 20th, 1922 in Galičnik.
Died December 19th, 2002 at 80 years old in Skopje.
Eugenio Coșeriu
Romanian linguist (1921-2002).
Born July 27th, 1921 in Mihăileni. [ref]
Died September 7th, 2002 at 81 years old in Tübingen. [ref]
Conny Vandenbos
Dutch singer.
Born January 16th, 1937 in The Hague.
Died April 7th, 2002 at 65 years old in Amsterdam (lung cancer).
Per Anger
Righteous among the nations.
Born December 7th, 1913 in Gothenburg.
Died November 1st, 2002 at 88 years old in Stockholm (stroke).
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The fear of death is the beginning of slavery. Robert Anton Wilson