Obituary Events in January 2002

Jan 1 Gamini Athukorale, Sri Lankan Minister of Transport, Highways and Civil Aviation, of a heart attack in Ratnapura, south-central Sri Lanka. Full Story
Pramila Dandavate (73), prominent champion of human rights, in New Delhi after a massive heart attack. Full Story
Jan 2 Anil Agarwal (54), renowned environmentalist, in Dehra Dun, of leukaemia.
Jan 4 Prof. Satish Dhawan (82), former ISRO chairman and space scientist, in Bangalore. Full Story
Jan 12 Cyrus Vance (84), former U.S. Secretary of State in the Jimmy Carter administration, at a hospital in New York.
Jan 20 R. N. Kao (84), founder-chief of RAW, of old age in New Delhi. Full Story
Events 2002