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In the year 2002
694 Notable deaths
Attila Keresztes
Fencer (1928–2002).
Born January 18th, 1928 in Budapest.
Died September 27th, 2002 at 74 years old in Budapest.
Jenny Maakal
Swimmer (1913-2002).
Born August 2nd, 1913 in Transvaal Province.
Died September 15th, 2002 at 89 years old in Durban.
Mohamed Tarabulsi
Lebanese weightlifter (1950–2002).
Born September 26th, 1950 in Beirut.
Died August 21st, 2002 at 51 years old in Beirut.
Zoran Janković
Water polo player.
Born January 8th, 1940 in Zenica.
Died May 25th, 2002 at 62 years old in Belgrade.
Tadeusz Rut
Polish athlete.
Born October 11th, 1931 in Przeworsk.
Died March 27th, 2002 at 70 years old in Warsaw.
Jerzy Adamski
Polish boxer.
Born March 14th, 1937 in Sierpc.
Died December 6th, 2002 at 65 years old in Bydgoszcz.
Ruth Svedberg
Athletics competitor.
Born April 14th, 1903 in Gällivare.
Died December 27th, 2002 at 99 years old in Gothenburg.
Eugen Meier
Swiss footballer (1930-2002).
Born April 30th, 1930 in Schaffhausen.
Died March 26th, 2002 at 71 years old in Bern.
Salcia Landmann
Jewish writer (1911-2002).
Born November 18th, 1911 in Zhovkva.
Died May 16th, 2002 at 90 years old in St. Gallen.
Miguel Busquets
Chilean footballer (1920-2002).
Born October 15th, 1920 in Santiago.
Died December 24th, 2002 at 82 years old in Santiago.
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Death commences too early – almost before you’re half-acquainted with life – you meet the other. Tennessee Williams