In the year 2002
692 Notable deaths
Pim Fortuyn
Dutch politician (1948-2002).
Born February 19th, 1948 in Velsen. [ref]
Died May 6th, 2002 at 54 years old in Hilversum (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Satish Dhawan
Former isro chairman.
Born September 25th, 1920 in Srinagar.
Died January 3rd, 2002 at 81 years old in Bengaluru.
Brad Dexter
American actor (1917-2002).
Born April 9th, 1917 in Goldfield. [ref]
Died December 12th, 2002 at 85 years old in Rancho Mirage (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Audrey Mestre
French freediver.
Born August 11th, 1974 in Saint-Denis.
Died October 12th, 2002 at 28 years old in La Romana (drowning).
Charity Adams Earley
United states african american woman army officer.
Born December 5th, 1918 in Kittrell.
Died January 13th, 2002 at 83 years old in Dayton.
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]
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).
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).
Bob Hayes
American football player and sprinter (1942–2003).
Born December 20th, 1942 in Jacksonville.
Died September 18th, 2002 at 59 years old in Jacksonville (prostate cancer).
Alan Lomax
American musicologist (1915–2002).
Born January 31st, 1915 in Austin. [ref]
Died July 19th, 2002 at 87 years old in Safety Harbor. [ref]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 692
Death comes to all, but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold. Ralph Waldo Emerson