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In the year 2002
694 Notable deaths
John Wu
Chinese cardinal (1925-2002).
Born March 26th, 1925 in Wuhua County.
Died September 23rd, 2002 at 77 years old in Hong Kong (diabetes).
Jean Dockx
Belgian footballer (1941-2002).
Born May 24th, 1941 in Sint-Katelijne-Waver.
Died January 15th, 2002 at 60 years old in Bonheiden.
Nikolay Rukavishnikov
Soviet cosmonaut (1932–2002).
Born September 18th, 1932 in Tomsk.
Died October 19th, 2002 at 70 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Eusebio Tejera
Uruguayan footballer (1922-2002).
Born January 6th, 1922 in Montevideo.
Died November 10th, 2002 at 80 years old in Montevideo.
Halfdan Rasmussen
Danish author, poet, and songwriter (1915-2002).
Born January 29th, 1915 in Copenhagen.
Died March 2nd, 2002 at 87 years old in Hornbæk.
Francesco De Martino
Italian politician (1907-2002).
Born May 31st, 1907 in Naples. [ref]
Died November 18th, 2002 at 95 years old in Naples. [ref]
Murray Adaskin
Jewish canadian musician.
Born March 26th, 1906 in Toronto. [ref]
Died May 6th, 2002 at 96 years old in Victoria. [ref]
Mehmet Emin Toprak
Turkish actor (1974-2002).
Born September 11th, 1974 in Yenice.
Died December 2nd, 2002 at 28 years old in Çan (traffic collision).
Katya Paskaleva
Bulgarian actress.
Born September 18th, 1945 in Petrich.
Died July 23rd, 2002 at 56 years old in Sofia (pancreatic cancer).
Jerry Heidenreich
American swimmer (1950–2002).
Born February 4th, 1950 in Tulsa.
Died April 18th, 2002 at 52 years old in Paris.
Deaths 491 to 500 of 694
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