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In the year 2002
694 Notable deaths
Georges Beaucourt
French footballer.
Born April 15th, 1912 in Roubaix.
Died March 1st, 2002 at 89 years old in Douai.
Hanni Ossott
Venezuelan writer, poet and translator (1946–2002).
Born February 14th, 1946 in Caracas.
Died December 31st, 2002 at 56 years old in Caracas.
John James
Racecar driver (b. 1914).
Born May 10th, 1914 in Warwickshire.
Died January 27th, 2002 at 87 years old in St. Julian's.
Mario de las Casas
Peruvian footballer (1901-2002).
Born January 31st, 1901 in Lima.
Died October 10th, 2002 at 101 years old in Callao.
Károly Doncsecz
Slovenian artist.
Born May 30th, 1918 in Orfalu. [ref]
Died November 12th, 2002 at 84 years old in Körmend.
Francisco Cabañas
Mexican boxer (1912–2002).
Born January 22nd, 1912 in Mexico City.
Died January 26th, 2002 at 90 years old in Mexico City.
Govind Perumal
Field hockey player (1925–2002).
Born September 25th, 1925.
Died September 17th, 2002 at 76 years old in Nala Sopara.
Erna Bogen-Bogáti
Hungarian fencer (1906–2002).
Born December 31st, 1906 in Jarosław.
Died November 23rd, 2002 at 95 years old in Budapest.
Shigeo Sugimoto
Japanese association football player (1926-2002).
Born December 4th, 1926 in Kobe.
Died April 2nd, 2002 at 75 years old in Hyōgo Prefecture.
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