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In the year 2002
694 Notable deaths
James Gathers
Athletics competitor.
Born June 17th, 1930 in Sumter.
Died June 1st, 2002 at 71 years old in Alcoa.
Elena Venttsel
Russian mathematician (1907-2002).
Born March 21st, 1907 in Tallinn. [ref]
Died April 15th, 2002 at 95 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Regīna Ezera
Latvian writer (1930-2002).
Born December 20th, 1930 in Riga.
Died June 11th, 2002 at 71 years old in Ķegums.
Vadim Shefner
Soviet and russian poet and fiction writer (1915-2002).
Born January 12th, 1915 in Saint Petersburg.
Died January 5th, 2002 at 86 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Tore Svensson
Swedish footballer (1927-2002).
Born December 6th, 1927 in Falkenberg.
Died April 26th, 2002 at 74 years old in Malmö.
André Clot
French historian and essayist.
Born November 9th, 1909 in Grenoble. [ref]
Died November 15th, 2002 at 93 years old in Seyssinet-Pariset. [ref]
Yelena Gorchakova
Soviet javelin thrower.
Born May 17th, 1933 in Moscow.
Died January 27th, 2002 at 68 years old in Moscow.
Oliver Eggimann
Swiss footballer (1919-2002).
Born January 28th, 1919 in Renens.
Died April 6th, 2002 at 83 years old in Renens.
Jacques Borel
French writer (1925–2002).
Born December 17th, 1925 in Saint-Gaudens.
Died September 25th, 2002 at 76 years old in Villejuif.
Roberto Cavanagh
Polo player (1914–2002).
Born November 12th, 1914 in Buenos Aires.
Died September 14th, 2002 at 87 years old in Venado Tuerto.
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It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Samuel Johnson