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In the year 2002
775 Notable deaths
Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon
British princess (1930–2002).
Born August 21st, 1930 in Glamis Castle. [ref]
Died February 9th, 2002 at 71 years old in King Edward VII's Hospital (stroke). [ref]
John Gotti
American crime boss (1940–2002).
Born October 27th, 1940 in The Bronx.
Died June 10th, 2002 at 61 years old in Springfield (esophageal cancer).
Aileen Wuornos
American serial killer (1956–2002).
Born February 29th, 1956 in Rochester.
Died October 9th, 2002 at 46 years old in Florida State Prison (lethal injection).
Richard Harris
Irish actor, singer, film director and writer (1930–2002).
Born October 1st, 1930 in Limerick.
Died October 25th, 2002 at 72 years old in University College Hospital (Hodgkin lymphoma).
Lisa Lopes
American singer and rapper (1971–2002).
Born May 27th, 1971 in Philadelphia.
Died April 25th, 2002 at 30 years old in La Ceiba (traffic collision).
Layne Staley
American rock musician (1967–2002).
Born August 22nd, 1967 in Bellevue.
Died April 5th, 2002 at 34 years old in Seattle (drug overdose).
Waylon Jennings
American country musician (1937–2002).
Born June 15th, 1937 in Littlefield.
Died February 13th, 2002 at 64 years old in Chandler (diabetes).
Simo Häyhä
Finnish military sniper (1905–2002).
Born December 17th, 1905 in Rautjärvi.
Died April 1st, 2002 at 96 years old in Hamina.
Rosemary Clooney
American singer and actress (1928–2002).
Born May 23rd, 1928 in Maysville.
Died June 29th, 2002 at 74 years old in Beverly Hills (lung cancer).
Dhirubhai Ambani
Indian business tycoon (1932–2002).
Born December 28th, 1932 in Junagadh.
Died July 6th, 2002 at 69 years old in Mumbai (stroke).
Linda Lovelace
American pornographic actress (1949-2002).
Born January 10th, 1949 in The Bronx. [ref]
Died April 22nd, 2002 at 53 years old in Denver (traffic collision).
James Coburn
American actor (1928–2002).
Born August 31st, 1928 in Laurel.
Died November 18th, 2002 at 74 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction).
Joe Strummer
British singer, musician and songwriter (1952–2002).
Born August 21st, 1952 in Ankara.
Died December 22nd, 2002 at 50 years old in Broomfield (congenital heart disease).
Dudley Moore
British actor, comedian, composer and musician (1935–2002).
Born April 19th, 1935 in Hammersmith.
Died March 27th, 2002 at 66 years old in Plainfield (pneumonia, progressive supranuclear palsy).
Ted Williams
American baseball player and fighter pilot.
Born August 30th, 1918 in San Diego.
Died July 5th, 2002 at 83 years old in Inverness (cardiac arrest).
Robert Urich
Actor (1946-2002).
Born December 19th, 1946 in Toronto.
Died April 16th, 2002 at 55 years old in Thousand Oaks (cancer).
Ruth Handler
American businesswoman.
Born November 4th, 1916 in Colorado, Denver.
Died April 27th, 2002 at 85 years old in Los Angeles, Century City (colorectal cancer).
John Thaw
British actor (1942–2002).
Born January 3rd, 1942 in Longsight.
Died February 21st, 2002 at 60 years old in Luckington (esophageal cancer).
Davey Boy Smith
British professional wrestler (1962–2002).
Born November 27th, 1962 in Golborne.
Died May 18th, 2002 at 39 years old in Invermere (myocardial infarction).
Glenn Quinn
Irish actor (1970-2002).
Born May 28th, 1970 in Dublin.
Died December 3rd, 2002 at 32 years old in North Hollywood (drug overdose).
Mike Webster
American football player (1952-2002).
Born March 18th, 1952 in Tomahawk.
Died September 24th, 2002 at 50 years old in Pittsburgh (chronic traumatic encephalopathy).
John Entwistle
English musician; bassist for the who (1944–2002).
Born October 9th, 1944 in Chiswick.
Died June 27th, 2002 at 57 years old in Las Vegas (myocardial infarction).
Milton Berle
American comedian and actor (1908–2002).
Born July 12th, 1908 in New York City.
Died March 27th, 2002 at 93 years old in Los Angeles (colorectal cancer).
Rod Steiger
American actor (1925–2002).
Born April 14th, 1925 in Westhampton.
Died July 9th, 2002 at 77 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).
Billy Wilder
Austrian-born american filmmaker and screenwriter (1906-2002).
Born June 22nd, 1906 in Sucha Beskidzka.
Died March 27th, 2002 at 95 years old in Beverly Hills (pneumonia).
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