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In the year 2002
694 Notable deaths
Aleksei Pogorelov
Ukrainian mathematician.
Born March 2nd, 1919 in Korocha.
Died December 17th, 2002 at 83 years old in Moscow.
Ernst Stojaspal
Austrian footballer (1925-2002).
Born January 14th, 1925 in Döbling.
Died April 3rd, 2002 at 77 years old in Moulins-lès-Metz (heart failure).
Ben Eastman
American middle-distance runner.
Born July 19th, 1911 in Burlingame.
Died October 6th, 2002 at 91 years old in Hotchkiss.
Pepe Hierro
Spanish poet.
Born April 3rd, 1922 in Madrid. [ref]
Died December 21st, 2002 at 80 years old in Madrid (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Mary Carew
Athletics competitor (1913-2002).
Born September 8th, 1913 in Medford.
Died July 12th, 2002 at 88 years old in Framingham.
Lucas Moreira Neves
Catholic cardinal (1925-2002).
Born September 16th, 1925 in São João del Rei.
Died September 8th, 2002 at 76 years old in Rome.
Georg Ericson
Swedish footballer (1919–2002).
Born December 18th, 1919 in Norrköping.
Died January 4th, 2002 at 82 years old in Åby.
Jerome Biffle
Athletics competitor (1928-2002).
Born March 20th, 1928 in Denver.
Died September 4th, 2002 at 74 years old in Denver (pulmonary fibrosis).
Petru Dumitriu
Writer.
Born May 8th, 1926 in Socol. [ref]
Died April 6th, 2002 at 75 years old in Metz. [ref]
Bertold Hummel
German composer (1925–2002).
Born November 27th, 1925 in Hüfingen.
Died August 9th, 2002 at 76 years old in Würzburg.
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