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In the year 2002
694 Notable deaths
Joe McCluskey
American steeplechaser and long distance runner (1911-2002).
Born June 2nd, 1911 in Manchester.
Died August 31st, 2002 at 91 years old in Madison.
Sándor Mátrai
Hungarian footballer (1932-2002).
Born November 20th, 1932 in Nagyszénás. [ref]
Died May 29th, 2002 at 69 years old in Budapest.
Ada Falcón
Argentine singer and actress (1905-2002).
Born August 17th, 1905 in Buenos Aires.
Died January 4th, 2002 at 96 years old in Córdoba Province.
Ričardas Gavelis
Lithuanian writer (1950–2002).
Born November 8th, 1950 in Vilnius.
Died August 18th, 2002 at 51 years old in Vilnius.
Cornelis Johannes van Houten
Dutch astronomer (1920–2002).
Born February 18th, 1920 in The Hague.
Died August 24th, 2002 at 82 years old in The Hague.
Richie Regan
American basketball player-coach.
Born November 30th, 1930 in Newark. [ref]
Died December 24th, 2002 at 72 years old in Neptune Township (heart failure).
Ivano Blason
Italian footballer.
Born May 24th, 1923 in San Lorenzo Isontino.
Died March 13th, 2002 at 78 years old in Gorizia.
Sune Andersson
Swedish footballer and manager.
Born February 22nd, 1921 in Södertälje.
Died April 29th, 2002 at 81 years old in Solna Municipality.
Hans-Peter Tschudi
Member of the swiss federal council (1913-2002).
Born October 22nd, 1913 in Basel.
Died September 30th, 2002 at 88 years old in Basel.
Jean Sauvagnargues
French politician (1915-2002).
Born April 2nd, 1915 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Died August 6th, 2002 at 87 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
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