| Dec 1 | Abu Abraham (78), political cartoonist at a private hospital, in Thiruvananthapuram. | |
| Dec 5 | Gen. Ne Win (91), Myanmar's former military dictator under house arrest in his lakeside villa, in Yangon. | |
| Dec 11 | Nani Ardeshir Palkhivala (82), noted jurist, at the Jaslok Hospital, Mumbai after protracted illness. | Full Story |
| Events 2002 | ||
