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In the year 2002
694 Notable deaths
David Todd Wilkinson
American cosmologist.
Born May 13th, 1935 in Hillsdale.
Died September 5th, 2002 at 67 years old in Princeton (cancer).
Christer Strömholm
Swedish photographer (1918-2002).
Born July 22nd, 1918 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died January 11th, 2002 at 83 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Izet Sarajlić
Bosnian writer (1930-2002).
Born March 16th, 1930 in Doboj. [ref]
Died May 2nd, 2002 at 72 years old in Sarajevo. [ref]
Kim Won-gyun
North korean composer of the national anthem (1917–2002).
Born January 2nd, 1917 in Wonsan.
Died April 5th, 2002 at 85 years old (heart failure).
Július Satinský
Slovak actor, comedian, singer, and writer (1941-2002).
Born August 20th, 1941 in Bratislava. [ref]
Died December 29th, 2002 at 61 years old in Bratislava. [ref]
Zara Nelsova
Canadian musician (1918–2002).
Born December 23rd, 1918 in Winnipeg.
Died October 10th, 2002 at 83 years old in Manhattan.
Marco Biagi
Italian jurist (1950-2002).
Born November 24th, 1950 in Bologna.
Died March 19th, 2002 at 51 years old in Bologna.
Kenneth Armitage
British sculptor (1916-2002).
Born July 18th, 1916 in Leeds. [ref]
Died January 22nd, 2002 at 85 years old in London. [ref]
Mikayil Abdullayev
Azerbaijani painter (1921–2002).
Born December 19th, 1921 in Baku.
Died August 22nd, 2002 at 80 years old in Baku. [ref]
Antonije Isaković
Serbian writer and member of serbian academy of science and arts (1923-2002).
Born November 6th, 1923 in Belgrade.
Died January 13th, 2002 at 78 years old in Belgrade.
Deaths 461 to 470 of 694
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