(b. 1915) October 23 – Richard Helms, American academic and author (b. 1913) October 24 – Harry Hay, American gay rights activist, communist and labor advocate (b. 1912) October 25 Richard Harris, Irish actor (b. 1930) René Thom, French mathematician (b. 1923) October 30 – Jam Master Jay, American Hip-Hop DJ (b. 1965) October 31 – Michail Stasinopoulos, 1st President of Greece (b. 1903) November November 2 – Lo Lieh, Hong Kong actor (b. 1939) November 3 Lonnie Donegan, British skiffle musician (b. 1931) Jonathan Harris, American actor (b. 1914) November 4 – Antonio Margheriti, Italian filmmaker (b. 1930) November 13 – Juan Alberto Schiaffino, Italian-Uruguayan footballer (b. 1925) November 14 – Eddie Bracken, American actor (b. 1915) November 15 – Sohn Kee-Chung, Korean Olympic athlete (b. 1912) November 17 – Abba Eban, Israeli politician and diplomat, 3rd Foreign Minister of Israel (b. 1915) November 18 – James Coburn, American actor (b. 1928) November 21 – Norihito, Prince Takamado (b. 1954) November 23 – Roberto Matta, Chilean artist (b. 1911) November 24 – John Rawls, American political theorist (b. 1921) November 25 – Karel Reisz, Czech-born British filmmaker (b. 1926) December December 2 –Ivan Illich, Austrian philosopher and Catholic priest (b. 1926) December 3 – Glenn Quinn, Irish actor (b. 1970) December 5 – Ne Win, Burmese military commander, 4th President of Burma (b. 1910) December 12 Dee Brown, American novelist and historian (b. 1908) Brad Dexter, American actor and film producer (b. 1917) December 18 – Ray Hnatyshyn, Canadian statesman, 24th Governor General of Canada (b. 1934) December 20 – Grote Reber, American astronomer (b. 1911) December 22 Desmond Hoyte, Guyanese politician, 3rd Prime Minister and 4th President of Guyana (b. 1929) Joe Strummer, English musician (b. 1952) December 24 – Tita Merello, Argentinian actress and singer (b. 1904) December 26 – Herb Ritts, American photographer (b. 1952) December 27 – George Roy Hill, American film director (b. 1921) December 30 – Mary Brian, American actress (b. 1906) Nobel Prizes Chemistry – John B. Fenn and Koichi Tanaka, Kurt Wüthrich Economics – Daniel Kahneman and Vernon L. Smith Literature – Imre Kertész Peace – Jimmy Carter Physics – Raymond Davis Jr. and Masatoshi Koshiba, Riccardo Giacconi Physiology or Medicine – Sydney Brenner, H. Robert Horvitz, and John E. Sulston References External links 2002 Year-End Google Zeitgeist – Google's Yearly List of Major Events and Top Searches for 2002 Top