February 2002
- 1 Daniel Pearl, 38, American journalist, beheaded.
- 2 Ian Clark Hutchison, 99, British politician.
- 3 Rudolf Fleischmann, 98, German nuclear physicist.
- 4 Count Sigvard Bernadotte of Wisborg, 94, Swedish royal.
- 6 Max Perutz, 87, founder of molecular biology.
- 7 Elisa Bridges, 28, Playboy model.
- 7 Ellen Demming, 79, American actress.
- 7 Jack Fairman, 88, British Formula One driver.
- 8 Nick Brignola, 65, American jazz saxophonist.
- 8 William T. Dillard, 87, American retailer.
- 8 Joachim Hoffmann, 71, German historian.
- 8 Ong Teng Cheong, 66, former President of Singapore.
- 8 Bob Wooler, 76, British disc jockey.
- 9 Princess Margaret, 71, British royal family (sister of Queen Elizabeth II).
- 10 John Erickson, 72, British historian.
- 11 Barry Foster, 74, (heart attack), British actor.
- 12 Theresa Bernstein, 111, artist.
- 12 William Lee Dwyer, 72, United States federal judge.
- 12 George Eiferman, 76, bodybuilder, won Mr.Universe in 1962.
- 12 John Eriksen, 44, Danish footballer.
- 13 Waylon Jennings, 64, country music performer, actor, disc jockey, former member of Buddy Holly's band.
- 14 Mick Tucker, 54, drummer for the glam rock band The Sweet.
- 15 Mike Darr, 25, baseball player.
- 15 Howard K. Smith, 87, TV journalist.
- 15 Kevin Smith, 38, played Ares on Xena series.
- 16 John W. Gardner, 89, American politician.
- 16 Sir Walter Winterbottom, 89, British football manager.
- 18 Gabriel Mariano, 73, Cape Verdean writer.
- 19 Billy Hall, 61, American politician.
- 19 Virginia Hamilton, 67, African American, award-winning children's book author.
- 21 A. L. Barker, 83, British author.
- 21 Trevor Hampton, 89, British diver.
- 21 John Thaw, 60, British actor, most famous for the detective series Morse and The Sweeney, cancer.
- 22 Sir Roden Cutler, 85, Australian diplomat.
- 22 Brendan O'Dowda, 76, Irish tenor.
- 22 Sir Raymond Firth, 100, British anthropologist.
- 22 Chuck Jones, 89, US animator.
- 24 Martin Esslin, 83, writer and drama producer.
- 24 Leo Ornstein, 109, radical composer/pianist.
- 27 Spike Milligan, 83, Irish actor, comedian and writer.
- 28 Mary Stuart, 75, soap opera actress best known for her 35-year starring role on Search for Tomorrow.
- 28 John Russell Taylor, 84, Canadian politician.
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