What Happened on January 30, 2002

Historical Events

Malone 2nd to 34,000 Points

Utah's Karl Malone becomes 2nd player in NBA history to register 34,000 career points by scoring 18 in a 90-78 win over Chicago at the Delta Center; trails only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38,387 points)

Famous Birthdays

Tyla [Seethal], South African musician (Water), born in Johannesburg, South Africa

Born in 2002

Famous Deaths

Carlo Karges, German guitarist and songwriter (Nena - "99 Luftballons"), dies of liver failure at 50
Ellis Larkins, American classically trained (1st Black student at Peabody Institute) jazz pianist (Ruby Braff), and accompanist (Ella Fitzgerald; Eartha Kitt, Mildred Bailey), dies at 79
Herbert Maxwell Strong, American physicist and inventor (1st to synthesize diamonds as part of Project Superpressure), dies at 93 [1]
Ingeborg "Inge" Morath, Austrian-born Magnum photographer and wife of Arthur Miller, dies at 78
Louis Salica, American boxer (NBA World Bantamweight title 1935, 40; Olympic bronze flyweight 1932), dies at 89

Died in 2002 2002 Highlights