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Dean Riesner, American actor and screenwriter (born 1918)
Dean Riesner was an American film and television writer.
Dean Riesner, American actor and screenwriter (born 1918)
The 2000s
Explore 3773 historical events from 2000–2009.
2002
Hoyt Wilhelm, American baseball player and coach (born 1922)
James Hoyt Wilhelm, nicknamed "Old Sarge", was an American professional baseball pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the New York Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Cleveland Ind…
Hoyt Wilhelm, American baseball player and coach (born 1922)
2002
Nikolay Guryanov, Russian priest and mystic (born 1909)
Nikolai Alekseievich Guryanov was a Russian Orthodox Christian and reputed myrrh-bearing starets and priest. Numerous miracles and healings are ascribed to him.
Nikolay Guryanov, Russian priest and mystic (born 1909)
2002
John Roseboro, American baseball player and coach (born 1933)
John Junior Roseboro was an American professional baseball player and coach. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball from 1957 until 1970, most prominently as a member of t…
John Roseboro, American baseball player and coach (born 1933)
2002
Dorothy Hewett, Australian author and poet (born 1923)
Dorothy Coade Hewett was an Australian playwright, poet and author. She wrote in a number of different literary styles: modernism, socialist realism, expressionism and avant garde.…
Dorothy Hewett, Australian author and poet (born 1923)
2002
Edwin Louis Cole, American religious leader and author (born 1922)
Edwin Louis Cole (1922–2002), also known as Ed Cole, was the founder of the Christian Men's Network, an American religious organization devoted to helping Christian men and fathers…
Edwin Louis Cole, American religious leader and author (born 1922)
2002
Lance Macklin, English race car driver (born 1919)
Lance Noel Macklin was a British racing driver from England. He participated in 15 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 18 May 1952. He was involved in the 1955 …
Lance Macklin, English race car driver (born 1919)
2002
J. Lee Thompson, English-Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1914)
John Lee Thompson was an English film director, screenwriter, producer and playwright. Initially an exponent of social realism, he became known as a versatile and prolific director…
J. Lee Thompson, English-Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1914)
2002
Lionel Hampton, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (born 1908)
Lionel Leo Hampton was an American jazz vibraphonist, percussionist, and bandleader. He worked with jazz musicians from Teddy Wilson, Benny Goodman, and Buddy Rich to Charlie Parke…
Lionel Hampton, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (born 1908)
2002
Farhad Mehrad, Persian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and pianist (born 1944)
Farhad Mehrad was a popular Iranian singer, songwriter, guitarist and pianist. He was a versatile musician who released the first English rock and roll album in Iran. Farhad gained…
Farhad Mehrad, Persian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and pianist (born 1944)
2002
George Porter, English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1920)
George Porter, Baron Porter of Luddenham, was a British chemist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1967.
George Porter, English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1920)
2002
Dick Reynolds, Australian footballer and coach (born 1915)
Richard Sylvannus Reynolds was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Dick Reynolds, Australian footballer and coach (born 1915)
2002
Kenneth Hare, Canadian climatologist and academic (born 1919)
Frederick Kenneth Hare, was a Canadian climatologist and academic, who researched atmospheric carbon dioxide, climate change, drought, and arid zone climates and was a strong advoc…
Kenneth Hare, Canadian climatologist and academic (born 1919)
2002
W. Clement Stone, American businessman, philanthropist, and author (born 1902)
William Clement Stone was an American businessman, philanthropist and New Thought self-help book author.
W. Clement Stone, American businessman, philanthropist, and author (born 1902)
2002
Vlado Perlemuter, Lithuanian-French pianist and educator (born 1904)
Vladislas "Vlado" Perlemuter was a Lithuanian-born French pianist and teacher.
Vlado Perlemuter, Lithuanian-French pianist and educator (born 1904)
2002
David Todd Wilkinson, American cosmologist and astronomer (born 1935)
David Todd Wilkinson was an American cosmologist, specializing in the study of the cosmic microwave background radiation (CMB).
David Todd Wilkinson, American cosmologist and astronomer (born 1935)
2002
Uziel Gal, German-Israeli colonel and gun designer, designed the Uzi (born 1923)
Uziel "Uzi" Gal was a German-born Israeli firearm designer who invented and became the eponym of the Uzi submachine gun.
Uziel Gal, German-Israeli colonel and gun designer, designed the Uzi (born 1923)
2002
Laurie Williams, Jamaican cricketer (born 1968)
Laurie Rohan Williams was a West Indian cricketer. Williams was 33 years old when he died; a car he was driving crashed into an oncoming bus.
Laurie Williams, Jamaican cricketer (born 1968)
2002
Kim Hunter, American actress (born 1922)
Kim Hunter was an American theatre, film, and television actress. She achieved prominence for portraying Stella Kowalski in the original production of Tennessee Williams' A Streetc…
Kim Hunter, American actress (born 1922)
2002
Johnny Unitas, American football player and sportscaster (born 1933)
John Constantine Unitas was an American professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 18 seasons, primarily with the Baltimore Colts. Nickn…
Johnny Unitas, American football player and sportscaster (born 1933)
2002
David Wisniewski, American author and illustrator (born 1953)
David R. Wisniewski, was an American writer and illustrator best known for children's books.
David Wisniewski, American author and illustrator (born 1953)
2002
George Stanley, Canadian soldier, historian, and author, designed the Flag of Canada (born 1907)
Colonel George Francis Gillman Stanley was a Canadian author, soldier, historian at the Royal Military College of Canada and Mount Allison University, public servant, former Lieute…
George Stanley, Canadian soldier, historian, and author, designed the Flag of Canada (born 1907)
2002
LaWanda Page, American actress (born 1920)
LaWanda Page was an American actress, comedian and dancer whose career spanned six decades. Crowned "The Queen of Comedy" or "The Black Queen of Comedy", Page melded blue humor, si…
LaWanda Page, American actress (born 1920)
2002
James Gregory, American actor (born 1911)
James Gregory was an American character actor who played roles such as Schaffer in Al Capone (1959), the McCarthy-like Sen. John Iselin in The Manchurian Candidate (1962), General …
James Gregory, American actor (born 1911)