Obituary Events in February 2002

Feb 9 Britain's Princess Margaret (71), younger sister of Queen Elizabeth II, in King Edward VII Hospital, after a stroke. Full Story
Feb 15 Ke Pauk (72), former Khmer Rouge military chief and a leading figure in Cambodia's 1970s "killing fields" regime, in Anlong Veng northern Cambodia, of natural causes.
Feb 21 Jagpravesh Chandra (89), the grand old man of Delhi politics, in New Delhi. Full Story
Feb 22 Chuck Jones (89), creator of such cartoon characters as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd and Porky Pig, at his home in Newport Beach, in the U.S. Full Story
Feb 27 Spike Milligan (83), comedian and the last surviving member of The Goon Show, of liver failure at his home in Rye, on the southeast coast of London.
Events 2002