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In the year 2002
694 Notable deaths
Pyotr Ivashutin
General of the army (1909-2002).
Born September 18th, 1909 in Brest.
Died June 4th, 2002 at 92 years old in Moscow.
Miloš Macourek
Czech poet, playwright, scriptwriter and writer (1926-2002).
Born December 2nd, 1926 in Kroměříž. [ref]
Died October 1st, 2002 at 75 years old in Prague. [ref]
Samson Samsonov
Soviet and russian film director.
Born February 23rd, 1921 in Novozybkov.
Died August 31st, 2002 at 81 years old in Moscow.
Marcel Kint
Belgian cyclist (1914–2002).
Born September 20th, 1914 in Zwevegem.
Died March 23rd, 2002 at 87 years old in Kortrijk.
Georgi Sokolov
Bulgarian footballer (1942-2002).
Born June 19th, 1942 in Sofia.
Died June 27th, 2002 at 60 years old in Sofia.
Giorgi Melikishvili
Georgian and soviet historian (1918-2002).
Born December 30th, 1918 in Tbilisi.
Died March 27th, 2002 at 83 years old in Tbilisi.
Bernardino Pérez Elizarán
Spanish association football player and football manager (1925-2002).
Born May 21st, 1925 in Hernani.
Died October 21st, 2002 at 77 years old in Valencia.
Barbara G. Adams
British egyptologist (1945-2002).
Born February 19th, 1945 in Hammersmith.
Died June 26th, 2002 at 57 years old in London Borough of Enfield (cancer).
Joyce Cooper
British swimmer, olympic silver medallist.
Born April 18th, 1909 in Sri Lanka.
Died July 22nd, 2002 at 93 years old in Chichester.
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