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In the year 2002
695 Notable deaths
Guglielmo Pesenti
Italian racing cyclist (1933-2002).
Born December 18th, 1933 in Sedrina.
Died July 12th, 2002 at 68 years old in Bergamo.
Stanley Wagner
Canadian ice hockey player.
Born March 2nd, 1908 in Pueblo.
Died October 11th, 2002 at 94 years old in Winnipeg.
Eberhard Mehl
German fencer.
Born April 20th, 1935 in Cologne.
Died March 29th, 2002 at 66 years old in Koblenz.
Vladimir Romashkin
Erzya folklorist, researcher, musician and documentary filmmaker. he also created the musical group toorama..
Born September 6th, 1951 in Ichalki.
Died August 29th, 2002 at 50 years old in Saransk.
Germana Malabarba
Italian gymnast (1913–2002).
Born November 19th, 1913 in Pavia.
Died September 30th, 2002 at 88 years old in Pavia.
Theo Bruce
Australian long jumper (1923-2002).
Born July 28th, 1923 in Adelaide.
Died August 1st, 2002 at 79 years old
Viktor Mineyev
Modern pentathlete (1937-2002).
Born June 19th, 1937 in Varva.
Died July 22nd, 2002 at 65 years old in Moscow.
Mihai Țurcaș
Canoe racer.
Born November 18th, 1942 in Brașov.
Died December 24th, 2002 at 60 years old
Georges van Coningsloo
Belgian road bicycle racer (1940–2002).
Born October 27th, 1940 in Wavre.
Died April 7th, 2002 at 61 years old in Grez-Doiceau.
Heinz Bigler
Swiss football midfielder (1925-2002).
Born December 21st, 1925 in Bern.
Died June 20th, 2002 at 76 years old
Deaths 681 to 690 of 695
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