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2002 (''' MMII ''') was a Common Year Starting On Tuesday of the Gregorian Calendar . It was designated the:
See also Wikipedia's Almanac of events for this year.
Events
January
- January 1 - The Republic Of China officially joins the World Trade Organization , as ''Chinese Taipei''.
- January 1 - The Open Skies mutual Surveillance treaty, initially signed in 1992 , officially enters in to force.
- January 5 - Charles Bishop, a 15 year-old student pilot, crashes a light aircraft into a Tampa, Florida building, evoking fear of a Copycat 9/11 Terrorist Attack .
- January 9 - The United States Department Of Justice announces it is going to pursue a criminal investigation of Enron .
- January 10 - Enrique Bolaños begins his five-year term as President of the Republic of Nicaragua .
- January 13 - President George W. Bush faints after choking on a Pretzel .
- January 14 - The case of Adelaide Abankwah comes into trial in New York
- January 16 - A student shoots 6 people at the Appalachian School Of Law , killing three.
- January 16 - John Ashcroft announces that American Taliban member John Walker Lindh will be tried in the United States .
- January 16 - The UN Security Council unanimously establishes an arms embargo and the freezing of assets of Osama Bin Laden , Al-Qaida , and the Taliban .
- January 17 - Eruption of Mount Nyiragongo in the Democratic Republic Of The Congo displaces an estimated 400,000 people.
- January 18 - A Canadian Pacific Railway train carrying anhydrous Ammonia derails outside of Minot, North Dakota , killing one.
- January 22 - AOL Time Warner brings a federal suit against Microsoft seeking damages. The suit alleges that the market for AOL's Netscape Navigator Internet browser was harmed when Microsoft started to give away a competing browser.
- January 22 - Kmart Corp becomes the largest retailer in American history to file for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection .
- January 22 - Clyde Hood sentenced for 14 years in prison for Omega Trust Fraud
- January 24 - Terrorist suspect John Walker Lindh 's hearing begins.
- January 27 - Several explosions at a military dump in Lagos , Nigeria kill more than 1,000.
- January 31 - A large section of the Antarctic Larsen Ice Shelf begins disintegrating, eventually consuming about 3,250 km&2 (1,254 miles&2) over a 35-day period.
February
- February 19 - NASA 's Mars Odyssey Space Probe begins to map the surface of using its thermal emission imaging system.
- February 20 - In Reqa Al-Gharbiya, Egypt , a fire on a Train injures over 65 and kills at least 370
- February 20 - In most of the world, at 20:02 (8:02 PM) local time, date (written as day/month), time, and year are all 2002, making each of them alone, any two together, and the combination of all three, all palindromes.
- February 22 - Norwegian-facilitated Ceasefire begins in Sri Lanka
- February 23 - FARC kidnaps Ingrid Betancourt in Colombia when she campaigns for presidency
- February 27 - 59 Hindu pilgrims die aboard a train burned by a Muslim mob in Godhra , India , sparking a series of Riots , leaving hundreds dead
- February 28 - The ex-currencies of all euro members officially (at EU -level) cease to be legal tender.
March
April
- April 2 - Israeli forces surround the Church Of The Nativity in Bethlehem , when militants take shelter there. A siege ensues.
- April 9 - Funeral of Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother takes place in Westminster Abbey , London .
- April 15 - An Air China Boeing 767 -200 crashes into a hillside during heavy rain and fog near Pusan , South Korea , killing 128
- April 15 - The Alameda Corridor transportation project in Los Angeles, California opens to rail traffic, ceasing operations of through freight trains on the 120-year-old BNSF Harbor Subdivision .
- April 17 - Four Canadian infantrymen are killed in Afghanistan by Friendly Fire from two U.S. F-16 s.
- April 18 - New order of Insect s, Mantophasmatodea , announced.
- April 21 - First round election in the French Presidential Election, 2002 . Runoff between Jacques Chirac and the leader of the main french far-right party, Jean-Marie Le Pen
- April 25 - South Africa n Mark Shuttleworth blasts off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome ; he had paid £15 million for the trip.
- April 26 - Robert Steinhauser opens fire on his former teachers and other students in Erfurt , Germany and then kills himself: 16 dead.
- April 27 - Three people killed in Laughlin, Nevada River Run Riot.
- granting a five-year term for Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf .
May
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- '' is released in theaters.
- May 20 - Restoration of East Timoria independence
- May 21 - US State Department releases report citing seven State-Sponsors of Terrorism ; Iran , Iraq , Cuba , Libya , North Korea , Sudan ,and Syria .
- May 22 - In Washington, DC , Chandra Levy 's remains are found in Rock Creek Park .
- convicts former Ku Klux Klan member Bobby Frank Cherry of the 1963 murders of four girls.
- May 23 - Irish Football Captain, Roy Keane , Is sent home from the Training Camp in Saipan , by Manager Mick McCarthy after an Argument over Training arrangements. This cause a huge Media sensation in Ireland and Britain . Many people were split over two sides and some called it the Second Irish Civil War .
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- May 25 - The Boston Celtics come back from twenty-six points down to defeat the New Jersey Nets in Game 3 of the National Basketball Association 's Eastern Conference Finals.
- May 25 - China Airlines Flight 611 broke up near the Penghu Islands at Taiwan Strait , killing all 225 people on board.
- May 26 - The Mars Odyssey finds signs of huge water ice deposits on the planet Mars .
- May 28 - Washington DC 's medical examiner declares that Chandra Levy 's death was the result of Homicide .
- May 28 - Official release date of '' The Eminem Show ''. Eminem 's third Solo Album.
- May 31 Miranda Holmes' Birthday
June
leads the Red Arrows over London in a fly past for Queen Elizabeth II on her Golden Jubilee]]
- June 1 - The Los Angeles Lakers defeat the Sacramento Kings 112-106, to win Game 7 of the National Basketball Association 's 2002 Western Conference Finals.
- June 3 - The "Party in the Palace" takes place at Buckingham Palace , London for Queen Elizabeth II 's Golden Jubilee celebrations.
- June 4 - Quaoar is discovered.
- June 4 - Queen Elizabeth II and The Duke Of Edinburgh ride in the gold state coach from Buckingham Palace to St Paul's Cathedral for a special service marking the Queen's 50 Years On The Throne . In New York , the Empire State Building is lit in purple for her honour.
- June 5 - Mozilla 1.0, the first 'official' version, is released.
- June 8 - Serena Williams defeats her sister Venus Williams in straight sets to win the 2002 French Open .
- June 10 - Annular Solar Eclipse .
- June 11 - Antonio Meucci was recognised as the first inventor of the telephone by the United States Congress .
- June 12 - The Los Angeles Lakers def the New Jersey Nets 4 games to 0 to win the 2002 NBA Finals .
- June 13 - The Detroit Red Wings def the Carolina Hurricanes 4 games to 1 in the 2002 Stanley Cup Finals .
- June 14 - In Karachi , Pakistan , a Car Bomb in front of the U.S. consulate kills twelve Pakistanis and injures fifty.
- June 18 - Arizona experiences its worst forest fire, burning 462,606 acres (1,872 km&2) near the Mogollon Rim .
- June 30 - Brazil defeats Germany 2-0 to win the Football World Cup 2002 .
July
August
September
- September 1 - Tau Upsilon chapter of Alpha Kappa Psi calls its first working meeting to order as an established chapter at Truman State University in Kirksville , Missouri
- September 2 - The opening of the United Nations World Summit On Sustainable Development , successor of the 1972 Conference On The Human Environment , 1983 World Commission On Environment And Development , and the 1992 Conference on Environment and Development.
- September 3 - Consolidated Freightways files for bankruptcy
- September 5 - A Car Bomb kills at least 30 people in Afghanistan , and an apparent assassination attempt on Afghan President Hamid Karzai fails the same day.
- September 5 - The Sour Biscuit Fire in Oregon and northern California , which burned 499,570 acres (2,022 km&2), is finally contained.
- September 8 - Typhoon Sinlaku causes huge waves on the Qiantangjiang River in Sheijang Province, China
- September 10 - Switzerland , known for its neutrality, finally joins the United Nations .
- September 11 - The World Summit On Sustainable Development comes to a close.
- , addresses the U.N. and challenges its members to confront the "grave and gathering danger" of Iraq or stand aside as the United States and likeminded nations act.
- September 19 - Ivorian Civil War starts in Côte D'Ivoire .
- September 15 - The Swedish Parliamentary Election leaves Prime Minister Göran Persson and the Social Democrats in power.
- September 20 - Kolka-Karmadon Rock Ice Slide occurred.
- September 22 - The German Federal Election leaves Chancellor Gerhard Schröder , his Social Democrats and The Greens in power
- September 22 - The last game is played at Cinergy Field , where the Philadelphia Phillies outlast the Cincinnati Reds , 4-3
October
November
is formed in response to terrorist concerns in the United States]].
- maintains control of the House Of Representatives and regains control of the Senate .
- November 7 - Iran bans Advertising of US products.
- – The United Nations Security Council unanimously approves a resolution on Iraq , forcing Saddam Hussein to Disarm or face ''"serious consequences"''.
- November 9 - '' Bubble Struggle '' the game is released.
- November 9 - In Los Angeles, California , Television and Film actor Merlin Santana is shot to death while sitting in the passenger seat of a friend's car parked on the 3800 block of Victoria Avenue.
- agrees to the terms of the UN Security Council Resolution 1441 .
- November 13 - The oil tanker Prestige sinks off the Galicia n coast and causes a huge Oil Spill .
- November 14 - Argentina defaults on a US$805 million World Bank payment
- November 15 - Hu Jintao becomes general secretary of the Communist Party Of China .
- November 16 - A Campaign Against Climate Change march takes place in London from Lincoln's Inn Fields , past Esso offices to the United States Embassy.
- weapons inspectors led by Hans Blix arrive in Iraq .
- November 21 - NATO Summit in Prague - Bulgaria , Estonia , Latvia , Lithuania , Romania , Slovakia and Slovenia invited to become NATO members.
- November 22 - In Nigeria , more than 100 people are killed at an attack aimed at the contestants of the Miss World contest.
- November 25 - US President George W. Bush signs the Homeland Security Act into law, establishing the Department Of Homeland Security in the largest US Government reorganization since the creation of the Department Of Defense in 1947 (the Senate passed the bill 90-9 on November 19 ).
December
Unknown Date
Births
August
December
Deaths
For more deaths see: Deaths In 2002
January
- January 3 - Freddy Heineken , Dutch-born beer magnate (b. 1923 )
- January 8 - Alexander Prochorow , Russian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1916 )
- January 8 - Dave Thomas , American fast food entrepreneur (b. 1932 )
- January 12 - Stanley Unwin , South African comedian (b. 1911 )
- January 12 - Cyrus Vance , United States Secretary Of State (b. 1917 )
- January 13 - Ted Demme , American film and television director (b. 1963 )
- January 16 - Michael Bilandic , Mayor of Chicago (b. 1923 )
- January 16 - Bobo Olson , American boxer (b. 1928 )
- January 16 - Ron Taylor , American actor (b. 1952 )
- January 17 - Camilo José Cela , Spanish writer (b. 1916 )
- January 20 - Carrie Hamilton , American actress (b. 1963 )
- January 22 - Peggy Lee , American singer and actress (b. 1920 )
- January 23 - Pierre Bourdieu , French sociologist (b. 1930 )
- January 23 - Robert Nozick , American philosopher (b. 1938 )
- January 28 - Dick "Night Train" Lane , American football player (b. 1928 )
- January 28 - Astrid Lindgren , Swedish children's book author (b. 1907 )
- January 29 - Harold Russell , Canadian-born actor (b. 1914 )
February
- February 6 - Max Perutz , Austrian-born molecular biologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize In Chemistry (b. 1914 )
- February 8 - Joachim Hoffmann , German historian (b. 1930 )
- February 9 - Princess Margaret Of The United Kingdom (b. 1930 )
- February 13 - Waylon Jennings , Country music singer (b. 1937 )
- February 14 - Nándor Hidegkuti , Hungarian footballer (b. 1922 )
- February 15 - Howard K. Smith , American television journalist (b. 1914 )
- February 15 - Kevin Smith , New Zealand actor (b. 1963 )
- February 16 - Walter Winterbottom , English football manager (b. 1913 )
- February 19 - Virginia Hamilton , American writer
- February 20 - Willie Thrower , American football player (b. 1930 )
- February 21 - John Thaw , British actor (b. 1942 )
- February 22 - Chuck Jones , American animator (b. 1912 )
- February 22 - Jonas Savimbi , Angolan rebel leader (b. 1934 )
- February 24 - Leo Ornstein , American composer and pianist (b. 1912 )
- February 26 - Lawrence Tierney , American actor (b. 1919 )
- February 27 - Spike Milligan , British comedian, writer, and poet (b. 1918 )
- February 27 - Mary Stuart , American actress (b. 1926 )
- February 28 - Helmut Zacharias , German violinist (b. 1920 )
March
- March 4 - Elyne Mitchell , Australian author of children's novels (b. 1913 )
- March 4 - Claire Davenport , British actress (b. 1933 )
- March 4 - Eric Flynn , British actor and singer (b. 1939 )
- March 11 - James Tobin , American economist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1918 )
- March 14 - Cherry Wilder , New Zealand author (b. 1930 )
- March 24 - César Milstein , Argentine scientist, recipient of the Nobel Prize In Physiology Or Medicine (b. 1927 )
- March 25 - Kenneth Wolstenholme , British football commentator (b. 1920 )
- March 27 - Milton Berle , American comedian and actor (b. 1908 )
- March 27 - Dudley Moore , British pianist, comedian, and actor (b. 1935 )
- March 27 - Billy Wilder , Austrian-born film screenwriter and director (b. 1906 )
- March 30 - Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon , queen consort of George VI Of The United Kingdom (b. 1900 )
- March 31 - Barry Took , British comedian and writer (b. 1928 )
April
- April 5 - Layne Staley , American singer ( Alice In Chains ) (b. 1967 )
- April 8 - Maria Felix , Mexican actress (b. 1914 )
- April 9 - Leopold Vietoris , Austrian mathematician (b. 1891 )
- April 13 - Desmond Titterington , Northern Irish racecar driver (b. 1928 )
- April 15 - Byron White , American athlete and Supreme Court Justice (b. 1917 )
- April 16 - Franz Krienbühl , Swiss speed skater (b. 1929 )
- April 16 - Robert Urich , American actor (cancer) (b. 1946 )
- April 18 - Thor Heyerdahl , Norwegian explorer (b. 1914 )
- April 18 - Wahoo McDaniel , American football player and wrestler (b. 1938 )
- April 25 - Indra Devi , yoga teacher (b. 1899 )
- April 25 - Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes , American rapper ( TLC ) (b. 1971 )
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