Timeline Sunday 22 December 2002

Events on Sunday 22 December 2002 2

• 1952 – 2002 Joe Strummer (1952-2002) Died 22 December 2002, aged 50 Joe Strummer was the singer, guitarist and co-songwriter of The Clash, the London punk band whose politically charged records included London Calling and Sandinista!. After the band split in the mid-1980s he worked on film soundtracks and acting before a late return to touring with the Mescaleros. He died suddenly of an undiagnosed heart defect.
• 2002 The Clash's Joe Strummer dies Aged 50 Dies of an undiagnosed heart defect.