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In the year 2002
694 Notable deaths
Francisco Lojacono
Argentine footballer and manager (1935-2002).
Born December 11th, 1935 in Buenos Aires.
Died September 19th, 2002 at 66 years old in Palombara Sabina.
Stanisław Jankowski
Polish architect (1911-2002).
Born September 29th, 1911 in Warsaw.
Died March 5th, 2002 at 90 years old in Warsaw.
Geoffrey Crossley
British racing driver.
Born May 11th, 1921 in Derbyshire.
Died January 7th, 2002 at 80 years old in Headington.
Aleksandr Kolchinsky
Ukrainian wrestler (1955-2002).
Born February 20th, 1955 in Kyiv.
Died July 16th, 2002 at 47 years old in Kyiv (heart failure).
Rui Campos
Brazilian footballer (1922–2002).
Born February 2nd, 1922 in São Paulo.
Died January 2nd, 2002 at 79 years old in São Paulo.
Jesse L. Greenstein
American astronomer (1909–2002).
Born October 15th, 1909 in New York City.
Died October 21st, 2002 at 93 years old [ref]
Al Vande Weghe
American swimmer, olympic silver medalist (1916-2002).
Born July 28th, 1916 in New York City.
Died August 13th, 2002 at 86 years old in Tulsa.
Georges-André Chevallaz
Historian, member of the swiss federal council (1915-2002).
Born February 7th, 1915 in Lausanne.
Died September 8th, 2002 at 87 years old in Lausanne.
Andres Küng
Estonian-swedish journalist and politician (1945-2002).
Born September 13th, 1945 in Ockelbo parish.
Died December 10th, 2002 at 57 years old in Slottsstadens församling.
Srboljub Krivokuća
Serbian footballer (1928-2002).
Born March 14th, 1928 in Ivanjica. [ref]
Died December 22nd, 2002 at 74 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
Deaths 551 to 560 of 694
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