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2002 deaths
- Thomas J. Kelly (aerospace engineer)Thomas Joseph Kelly was born on the 14th of June 1929 in Brooklyn, New York. He grew up in Merrick, a middle-class neighborhood where parents compared their…
- Brigitte MassinBrigitte Massin entered the world on the 21st of July 1927 in France. Her early years unfolded before she ever published a single line of music criticism.
- James TobinJames Tobin entered the world on the 5th of March 1918 in Champaign, Illinois. His father Louis Michael Tobin worked as a journalist at the University of…
- Martin EsslinMartin Julius Esslin was born Pereszlényi Gyula Márton in Budapest on the 6th of June 1918. His family moved to Vienna when he was very young.
- Peter BergmannPeter Gabriel Bergmann was born on the 24th of March 1915 into a Jewish family in Berlin. His father Max worked as a biochemist and later became a professor…
- Alexander ProkhorovAlexander Michael Prochoroff entered the world on the 11th of July 1916 at Russell Road in Peeramon, Queensland. His parents Mikhail Ivanovich and Maria…
- Astrid LindgrenOn the 14th of November 1907, Astrid Anna Emilia Lindgren entered the world in Näs, a small village near Vimmerby in Småland.
- Roy PorterRoy Sydney Porter entered the world on the 31st of December 1946. He grew up in South London and attended Wilson's School in Camberwell.
- Abba EbanAubrey Solomon Meir Eban entered the world on the 2nd of February 1915 in Cape Town, South Africa. His parents were Lithuanian Jewish immigrants seeking a…
- VaváEdvaldo Izidio Neto arrived in the world on the 12th of November 1934. He grew up in a region where football was more than a game, it was survival.
- Timothy ReuterTimothy Alan Reuter entered the world on the 25th of January 1947 in Manchester. His family background included a grandfather who served as mayor of Berlin…