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In the year 2002
694 Notable deaths
Domènec Balmanya
Spanish footballer (1914-2002).
Born December 29th, 1914 in Girona.
Died February 14th, 2002 at 87 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
Kakhi Asatiani
Georgian footballer (1947-2002).
Born January 1st, 1947 in Telavi.
Died November 20th, 2002 at 55 years old in Tbilisi.
Yuji Hyakutake
Amateur astronomer, discovered comet hyakutake.
Born July 7th, 1950 in Shimabara.
Died April 10th, 2002 at 51 years old in Kagoshima, Kirishima (cardiovascular disease).
Gabrielle Wittkop
French writer and novelist.
Born May 27th, 1920 in Nantes. [ref]
Died December 22nd, 2002 at 82 years old in Frankfurt am Main. [ref]
William Wallace Barron
American politician (1911-2002).
Born December 8th, 1911 in Elkins.
Died November 12th, 2002 at 90 years old in Charlotte.
Tonino Cervi
Italian film director and producer.
Died April 1st, 2002 at 72 years old in Siena (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Richard Stücklen
German politician, former president of the bundestag (1916-2002).
Born August 20th, 1916 in Heideck.
Died May 2nd, 2002 at 85 years old in Weißenburg in Bayern.
Jack Shea
Us speed skater.
Born September 7th, 1910 in Lake Placid.
Died January 22nd, 2002 at 91 years old in Lake Placid (traffic collision). [ref]
Michel Jobert
French politician (1921-2002).
Born September 11th, 1921 in Meknes.
Died May 26th, 2002 at 80 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Noémia de Sousa
Mozambican poet and journalist (1926–2002).
Born September 20th, 1926 in KaTembe.
Died December 4th, 2002 at 76 years old in Cascais.
Deaths 471 to 480 of 694
My mama always used to tell me: ‘If you can’t find somethin’ to live for, you best find somethin’ to die for’. Tupac Shakur