Famous Deaths Happened In 2002
Tuesday, 26 August 2025
Jan 01 Julia Phillips, American film producer (b. 1944) died in the year 2002.
Jan 02 Armi Aavikko, Finnish singer (b. 1958) died on this day in history.
Jan 03 Juan GarcÃa Esquivel, Mexican band leader (b. 1918) died on this day in history.
Jan 07 Avery Schreiber, American actor (b. 1935) died in the year 2002.
Jan 08 In the year 2002 death of alexander Prochorow, Nobel Prize in Physics laureate (b. 1916)
Jan 10 W.A. Criswell, American (Baptist) preacher (b. 1909) died in the year 2002.
Jan 11 On this day in history death of henri Verneuil, French playwright and film director (b. 1920)
Jan 12 In the year 2002 death of stanley Unwin, South African comedian (b. 1911)
Jan 13 Ted Demme, American film director (b. 1963) died in the year 2002.
Jan 15 Steve Gromek, American baseball player (b. 1920) died in the year 2002.
Jan 16 Robert Hanbury Brown, British-Australian astronomer and physicist (b. 1916) died in the year 2002.
Jan 17 On this day in history death of bishop Karas, Sudanese-born American religious leader (b. 1955)
Jan 20 On this day in history death of carrie Hamilton, actress and singer (b. 1963)
Jan 21 In the year 2002 death of peggy Lee, American singer (b. 1920)
Jan 22 On this day in history death of stanley Marcus, American business executive (b. 1905)
Jan 23 Pierre Bourdieu, French sociologist (b. 1930) died in the year 2002.
Jan 24 On this day in history death of elie Hobeika, Lebanese Forces militia commander (b. 1956)
Jan 28 In the year 2002 death of astrid Lindgren, Swedish author (b. 1907)
Jan 29 Dick "Night Train" Lane, American football player (b. 1928) died in the year 2002.
Jan 31 Francis Gabreski, American fighter pilot (b. 1919) died on this day in history.
Feb 01 On this day in history death of hildegard Knef, German actress, singer, and writer (b. 1925)
Feb 02 Paul Baloff, American singer (Exodus) (b. 1960) died in the year 2002.
Feb 04 George Nader, American film and television actor (b. 1921) died in the year 2002.
Feb 06 In the year 2002 death of max Perutz, Austrian molecular biologist, Nobel laureate (b. 1914)
Feb 07 Jack Fairman, British racing driver (b. 1913) died in the year 2002.
Feb 08 Joachim Hoffmann, German historian (b. 1930) died on this day in history.
Feb 09 Princess Margaret of the United Kingdom (b. 1930) died on this day in history.
Feb 10 Traudl Junge, Adolf Hitler's secretary (b. 1920) died on this day in history.
Feb 11 On this day in history death of barry Foster, British actor (b. 1931)
Feb 13 Waylon Jennings, American musician (b. 1937) died on this day in history.
Feb 14 In the year 2002 death of nándor Hidegkuti, Hungarian footballer (b. 1922)
Feb 15 Howard K. Smith, American journalist (b. 1914) died in the year 2002.
Feb 16 Walter Winterbottom, England football manager (b. 1913) died in the year 2002.
Feb 21 Harold Furth, Austrian-born physicist (b. 1939) died on this day in history.