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In the year 2002
694 Notable deaths
Kote Makharadze
Soviet and georgian sports commentator, actor and drama teacher (1926-2002).
Born November 17th, 1926 in Tbilisi.
Died December 19th, 2002 at 76 years old in Tbilisi (stroke).
José María Sánchez-Silva
Spanish children's writer (1911–2002).
Born November 11th, 1911 in Madrid. [ref]
Died January 15th, 2002 at 90 years old in Madrid.
Chuck Chapman
Basketball player (1911-2002).
Born April 21st, 1911 in Vancouver.
Died March 6th, 2002 at 90 years old in Victoria.
Bayliss Levrett
Racecar driver.
Born February 14th, 1914 in Jacksonville.
Died March 13th, 2002 at 88 years old in Reno (Alzheimer's disease).
Yuri Korneev
Olympic basketball player (1937-2002).
Born March 26th, 1937 in Moscow.
Died June 17th, 2002 at 65 years old in Moscow.
Reiner Geye
German footballer (1949-2002).
Born November 22nd, 1949 in Duisburg.
Died August 8th, 2002 at 52 years old in Mainz.
Clarence Seignoret
President of dominica.
Born February 25th, 1919 in Roseau.
Died May 5th, 2002 at 83 years old in Roseau.
Harry Glancy
American swimmer (1904–2002).
Born September 17th, 1904 in Bens Run.
Died September 22nd, 2002 at 98 years old in New Orleans.
Nick Whitehead
Welsh sprinter.
Born May 29th, 1933 in Wrexham.
Died October 6th, 2002 at 69 years old in Newport.
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