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In the year 2002
694 Notable deaths
Domingo Drummond
Honduran footballer (1957-2002).
Born April 14th, 1957 in Puerto Cortés.
Died January 23rd, 2002 at 44 years old in Honduras.
Anatoly Akimov
Russian water polo player (1947–2002).
Born November 15th, 1947 in Moscow.
Died June 28th, 2002 at 54 years old in Moscow.
Kaisa Parviainen
Athletics competitor (1914–2002).
Born December 3rd, 1914 in Juankoski.
Died October 21st, 2002 at 87 years old in Rauma.
Ulrika Babiaková
Slovak astronomer.
Born April 3rd, 1976 in Banská Štiavnica.
Died November 3rd, 2002 at 26 years old in Piešťany.
Arthur Owen
British racing driver (1915-2002).
Born March 23rd, 1915 in London.
Died April 27th, 2002 at 87 years old
Antonio Domenicali
Italian track cyclist, 1956 olympic gold team pursuit (1936–2002).
Born February 17th, 1936 in Berra.
Died July 4th, 2002 at 66 years old in Berra. [ref]
Hemmo Silvennoinen
Finnish ski jumper (1932–2002).
Born November 6th, 1932 in Kesälahti.
Died December 4th, 2002 at 70 years old in Vantaa.
Steven Lysak
Canoe racer.
Born August 7th, 1912 in Newark.
Died July 30th, 2002 at 89 years old in Yonkers.
Martin Matsbo
Swedish cross-country skier.
Born October 4th, 1911 in Hedemora.
Died September 6th, 2002 at 90 years old in Södertälje.
Boris Tokarev
Athletics competitor.
Born May 16th, 1927 in Nevinnomyssk.
Died December 17th, 2002 at 75 years old in Moscow.
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