In the year 2002
692 Notable deaths
Lou Thesz
American professional wrestler (1916-2002).
Born April 24th, 1916 in Banat.
Died April 28th, 2002 at 86 years old in Orlando.
Erma Franklin
American recording artist; gospel and soul singer.
Born March 13th, 1938 in Shelby. [ref]
Died September 7th, 2002 at 64 years old in Detroit (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Leo McKern
Australian actor.
Born March 16th, 1920 in Sydney. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 2002 at 82 years old in Bath (diabetes). [ref]
Paul Wellstone
American politician (1944-2002).
Born July 21st, 1944 in Washington, D.C..
Died October 25th, 2002 at 58 years old in Eveleth (aviation accident).
Harold Russell
Film and television actor (1914-2002).
Born January 14th, 1914 in Sydney.
Died January 29th, 2002 at 88 years old in Needham (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Inge Morath
Austrian photographer (1923-2002).
Born May 27th, 1923 in Graz. [ref]
Died January 30th, 2002 at 78 years old in New York City (cancer). [ref]
Kaifi Azmi
Indian poet and songwriter (1919–2002).
Born January 14th, 1919 in Azamgarh.
Died May 10th, 2002 at 83 years old in Mumbai.
Freddy Heineken
Dutch businessman (1923–2002).
Born November 4th, 1923 in Amsterdam.
Died January 3rd, 2002 at 78 years old in Noordwijk (pneumonia).
Harry Hay
American gay rights activist (1912-2002).
Born April 7th, 1912 in Worthing.
Died October 24th, 2002 at 90 years old in San Francisco (lung cancer).
Barbara Valentin
Austrian actress (1940-2002).
Born December 15th, 1940 in Vienna.
Died February 22nd, 2002 at 61 years old in Munich (cerebral hemorrhage).
Deaths 71 to 80 of 692
Neither fire nor wind, birth nor death can erase our good deeds. Buddha