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In the year 2002

695 Notable deaths

Ryszard Przybysz

Polish handball player (1950–2002).

Born January 8th, 1950 in Koło.

Died February 23rd, 2002 at 52 years old in Łódź.

Ubiratan Pereira Maciel

Brazilian basketball player (1944–2002).

Born January 18th, 1944 in São Paulo.

Died July 17th, 2002 at 58 years old in Brasília.

Jan Mikołajczak

Polish rower.

Born March 30th, 1907 in Poznań.

Died December 15th, 2002 at 95 years old in Poznań.

Thorsten Lindqvist

Olympic modern pentathlete (1925–2002).

Born December 2nd, 1925 in Säffle.

Died November 3rd, 2002 at 76 years old in Uppsala.

Luis Ernesto Castro

Uruguayan footballer (1921-2002).

Born July 31st, 1921 in Montevideo.

Died December 17th, 2002 at 81 years old in Montevideo.

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