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In the year 2002
630 Notable deaths
Satish Dhawan
Former isro chairman.
Born September 25th, 1920 in Srinagar.
Died January 3rd, 2002 at 81 years old in Bengaluru.
Anand Bakshi
Indian poet and lyricist.
Born July 21st, 1930 in Rawalpindi.
Died March 30th, 2002 at 71 years old in Mumbai.
Bob Hayes
Athletics sprinter and american football wide receiver.
Born December 20th, 1942 in Jacksonville.
Died September 19th, 2002 at 59 years old in Jacksonville (prostate cancer).
Ruth Handler
American businesswoman.
Born November 4th, 1916 in Denver. [ref]
Died April 27th, 2002 at 85 years old in Century City (colorectal cancer). [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]
Dave Van Ronk
American musician.
Born June 30th, 1936 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died February 20th, 2002 at 65 years old in New York City (colorectal cancer). [ref]
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).
Gwen Araujo
Killed in 2002 in california, usa.
Born February 24th, 1985 in Newark.
Died October 4th, 2002 at 17 years old in Newark (strangling).
Richard Helms
Director of the central intelligence agency.
Born March 30th, 1913 in Philadelphia.
Died October 23rd, 2002 at 89 years old in Washington, D.C. (multiple myeloma).
Ted Demme
Director, producer, actor (1963-2002).
Born October 26th, 1963 in New York City.
Died January 13th, 2002 at 38 years old in Santa Monica (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 81 to 90 of 630
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