2002
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2002
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2002 (MMII ) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar , the 2002nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 2nd year of the 3rd millennium , the 2nd year of the 21st century , and the 3rd year of the 2000s decade.
2002
2002 was designated as the International Year of Ecotourism and the International Year of Mountains.[1] [2]
Events
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Births
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Deaths
January
January 6 – Sanya Dharmasakti , 12th Prime Minister of Thailand (b. 1907 )
January 8 – Alexander Prokhorov , Russian Nobel physicist (b. 1916 )
January 10 – John Buscema , American comic book artist (b. 1927 )
January 11 – Henri Verneuil , French filmmaker and playwright (b. 1920 )
January 12 – Cyrus Vance , American politician, 59th United States Secretary of State (b. 1917 )
January 13
January 16 – Ron Taylor , American actor (b. 1952 )
January 17 – Camilo José Cela , Spanish writer (b. 1916 )
January 18 – Celso Daniel , Brazilian politician (b. 1951 )
January 19
January 21 – Peggy Lee , American singer and actress (b. 1920 )
January 22 – Jack Shea , American speed skater (b. 1910 )
January 23
January 28 – Astrid Lindgren , Swedish children's book author (b. 1907 )
January 30 – Inge Morath , Austrian-born American photographer (b. 1923 )
January 31 – Gabby Gabreski , Polish-American fighter ace (b. 1919 )
February
February 1
February 4
February 6 – Max Perutz , Austrian-born Nobel molecular biologist (b. 1914 )
February 8
February 9 – Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon (b. 1930 )
February 10 – Traudl Junge , German private secretary of Adolf Hitler (b. 1920 )
February 12 – John Eriksen , Danish footballer (b. 1957 )
February 13 – Waylon Jennings , American country music singer (b. 1937 )
February 14 – Nándor Hidegkuti , Hungarian footballer (b. 1922 )
February 15 – Kevin Smith , New Zealand actor (b. 1963 )
February 19 – Sylvia Rivera , American transgender activist (b. 1951 )
February 22
February 25 – Claire Davenport , English actress (b. 1933 )
February 26 – Lawrence Tierney , American actor (b. 1919 )
February 27 – Spike Milligan , British-Irish comedian (b. 1918 )
March
April
April 1 – Simo Häyhä , Finnish sniper (b. 1905 )
April 2 – Jack Kruschen , Canadian actor (b. 1922 )
April 5 – Layne Staley , American singer (b. 1967 )
April 7 – John Agar , American actor (b. 1921 )
April 8 – María Félix , Mexican actress (b. 1914 )
April 15 – Byron White , American athlete and Supreme Court Justice (b. 1917 )
April 16
April 18 – Thor Heyerdahl , Norwegian explorer (b. 1914 )
April 22 – Linda Lovelace , American pornographic actress (b. 1949 )
April 25 – Lisa Lopes , American rapper (b. 1971 )
April 27 – George Alec Effinger , American author (b. 1947 )
April 28
May
May 3 – Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal , 2-Time Prime Minister of Somalia (b. 1928 )
May 5 – Hugo Banzer , Bolivian politician, 62nd and 75th President of Bolivia (b. 1926 )
May 6 – Pim Fortuyn , Dutch politician, author and professor (b. 1948 )[45]
May 11 – Joseph Bonanno , Italian-born gangster (b. 1905 )[46]
May 13 – Valeriy Lobanovskyi , Ukrainian football manager (b. 1939 )
May 17 – László Kubala , Hungarian footballer (b. 1927 )
May 18 – Davey Boy Smith , British professional wrestler (b. 1962 )
May 19 – John Gorton , 19th Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1911 )
May 20 – Stephen Jay Gould , American paleontologist and author (b. 1941 )
May 21 – Niki de Saint Phalle , French artist (b. 1930 )
May 23 – Sam Snead , American professional golfer (b. 1912 )
May 24 – Susie Garrett , American actress (b. 1929 )
May 26 – Mamo Wolde , Ethiopian runner (b. 1932 )
May 28 – Napoleon Beazley , juvenile convicted murderer (b. 1976 )
June
June 3 – Sam Whipple , American actor (b. 1960 )
June 4 – Fernando Belaúnde Terry , Peruvian politician, 2-Time President of Peru (b. 1912 )
June 5 – Dee Dee Ramone , American bassist (b. 1951 )
June 6 – Robbin Crosby , American rock guitarist (b. 1959 )
June 7 – Lilian, Princess of Réthy , Belgian princess (b. 1916 )
June 10 – John Gotti , American gangster (b. 1940 )
June 15 – Choi Hong Hi , Korean martial artist (b. 1918 )
June 17 – Willie Davenport , American track and field athlete (b. 1943 )
June 24 – Pierre Werner , Luxembourgian politician, 19th and 21st Prime Minister of Luxembourg (b. 1913 )
June 25 – Jean Corbeil , Canadian politician (b. 1934 )
June 27 – John Entwistle , English bassist (b. 1944 )
June 29 – Rosemary Clooney , American singer and actress (b. 1928 )
July
July 2 – Ray Brown , American bassist (b. 1926 )
July 5
July 6
July 8 – Ward Kimball , American cartoonist (b. 1914 )
July 9 – Rod Steiger , American actor (b. 1925 )[47]
July 13 – Yousuf Karsh , Turkish-born photographer (b. 1908 )
July 14 – Joaquín Balaguer , Dominican politician, 41st, 45th and 49th President of the Dominican Republic (b. 1906 )
July 16 – John Cocke , American computer scientist (b. 1925 )
July 17 – Joseph Luns , Dutch politician and diplomat, 5th Secretary General of NATO (b. 1911 )
July 19
July 21 – Antti Koivumäki , Finnish poet and musician (b. 1976 )
July 22 – Chuck Traynor , American pornographer (b. 1937 )
July 23 – Chaim Potok , American author and rabbi (b. 1929 )
July 28 – Archer Martin , English Nobel chemist (b. 1910 )
August
September
October
October 4 – André Delvaux , Belgian film director (b. 1926 )
October 6 – Prince Claus of the Netherlands , prince consort of the Netherlands (b. 1926 )[51]
October 9 – Aileen Wuornos , American serial killer (b. 1956 )
October 10 – Teresa Graves , American actress and comedian (b. 1948 )
October 12
October 13 – Stephen E. Ambrose , American historian and biographer (b. 1936 )
October 17 – Aileen Riggin , American swimmer and diver (b. 1906 )
October 18 – Nikolay Rukavishnikov , Russian cosmonaut (b. 1932 )
October 19 – Manuel Álvarez Bravo , Mexican photographer (b. 1902 )
October 20 – Bernard Fresson , French actor (b. 1931 )
October 22 – Geraldine of Albania , Queen consort of Albania (b. 1915 )
October 23 – Richard Helms , American academic and author (b. 1913 )
October 24 – Harry Hay , American gay rights activist, communist and labor advocate (b. 1912 )
October 25
October 28 – Margaret Booth , American film editor (b. 1898 )
October 30 – Jam Master Jay , American Hip-Hop DJ (b. 1965 )[52]
October 31 – Michail Stasinopoulos , 1st President of Greece (b. 1903 )
November
November 2
November 3
November 4 – Antonio Margheriti , Italian filmmaker (b. 1930 )
November 9
November 12 – Károly Doncsecz , Slovenian potter (b. 1918 )
November 13 – Juan Alberto Schiaffino , Italian-Uruguayan footballer (b. 1925 )
November 14 – Eddie Bracken , American actor (b. 1915 )
November 15 – Sohn Kee-Chung , Korean Olympic athlete (b. 1912 )
November 17 – Abba Eban , Israeli politician and diplomat, 3rd Foreign Minister of Israel (b. 1915 )
November 18 – James Coburn , American actor (b. 1928 )[53]
November 21 – Norihito, Prince Takamado (b. 1954 )
November 23 – Roberto Matta , Chilean artist (b. 1911 )
November 24 – John Rawls , American political theorist (b. 1921 )
November 25 – Karel Reisz , Czech-born British filmmaker (b. 1926 )
December
December 2
December 3 – Glenn Quinn , Irish actor (b. 1970 )
December 5 – Ne Win , Burmese military commander, 4th President of Burma (b. 1910 )
December 12
December 17 – Mahmoud Fayad , Egyptian weightlifter (b. 1925 )
December 18 – Ray Hnatyshyn , Canadian statesman, 24th Governor General of Canada (b. 1934 )
December 20 – Grote Reber , American astronomer (b. 1911 )
December 21 – José Hierro , Spanish poet (b. 1922 )
December 22
December 24 – Tita Merello , Argentinian actress and singer (b. 1904 )
December 25 – Gabriel Almond , American political scientist (b. 1911 )
December 26 – Herb Ritts , American photographer (b. 1952 )
December 27 – George Roy Hill , American film director (b. 1921 )
December 30 – Mary Brian , American actress (b. 1906 )
Nobel Prizes
References
^ "United Nations-Resolution adopted by the General Assembly" (PDF) .
^ "INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF ECOTOURISM (2002)" .
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^ "Celebrations as euro hits the streets" . BBC News . January 1, 2002. Retrieved January 27, 2017 .
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^ "Queen helps CBC TV mark 50th anniversary" . CBC . October 11, 2002. Retrieved June 4, 2016 .
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^ "Savimbi 'died with gun in hand' " . BBC News . February 25, 2002. Retrieved June 4, 2016 .
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^ "New satellite will monitor global warming" . The Guardian . March 1, 2002. ISSN 0261-3077 . Retrieved January 27, 2017 .
^ Friedman, Matti (March 27, 2012). "Ten years after Passover blast, survivors return to Park Hotel" . The Times of Israel . Retrieved January 27, 2017 .
^ Whitaker, Brian (August 2, 2002). "UN report details West Bank wreckage" . The Guardian . ISSN 0261-3077 . Retrieved January 27, 2017 .
^ Guardia, Anton La (April 4, 2002). "Bloody siege of Bethlehem" . The Telegraph . Retrieved June 4, 2016 .
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^ "Afronaut mourns his 'bride' " . BBC News . May 28, 2002. Retrieved June 4, 2016 .
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^ "East Timor celebrates as a nation is born" . The Age . May 20, 2002. Retrieved January 27, 2017 .
^ "Bush, Putin sign arms deal" . CNN . May 24, 2002. Retrieved January 27, 2017 .
^ Murray, Scott (May 31, 2002). "The opening ceremony: as it happened" . The Guardian . ISSN 0261-3077 . Retrieved January 27, 2017 .
^ "Brazil crowned world champions" . BBC News . June 30, 2002. Retrieved January 27, 2017 .
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^ CIA World Factbook 2003
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^ "US renounces world court treaty" . BBC News . May 6, 2002. Retrieved January 27, 2017 .
^ "Information regarding the air accident at Überlingen on 1 July 2002" . November 10, 2009. Archived from the original on November 10, 2009. Retrieved June 4, 2016 .
^ "African Union replaces dictators' club" . BBC News . July 8, 2002. Retrieved June 4, 2016 .
^ Shah, Anup (September 7, 2002). "World Summit on Sustainable Development" . Global Issues . Retrieved January 27, 2017 .
^ "With Admission of Switzerland, United Nations Family Now Numbers 190 Member States" . United Nations . September 10, 2002. Retrieved January 27, 2017 .
^ "Ivory Coast: Turmoil in a troubled country" . CBC News . Retrieved January 27, 2017 .
^ Alfred, Randy (September 25, 2009). "Mysterious Meteorite Dazzles Siberia" . Wired . Retrieved June 4, 2016 .
^ "Senegal Marks Anniversary of Ferry Disaster Amid Court Cases" . Voice of America . November 1, 2009. Retrieved June 4, 2016 .
^ "Unanimous Assembly Decision Makes 191st United Nations Member State" . United Nations . Retrieved June 4, 2016 .
^ "Bali death toll set at 202" . BBC News . February 19, 2003. Retrieved June 4, 2016 .
^ Steele, Nick Paton Walsh Jonathan (October 23, 2002). "Chechen gunmen storm Moscow theatre" . The Guardian . ISSN 0261-3077 . Retrieved January 27, 2017 .
^ "Summary of probable SARS cases with onset of illness from 1 November 2002 to 31 July 2003" . World Health Organization . 2004. Archived from the original on June 24, 2011. Retrieved June 24, 2011 .
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^ "Bush signs landmark security act" . BBC News . November 25, 2002. Retrieved January 27, 2017 .
^ Tran, Mark; agencies (December 23, 2002). "Iraqi fighters shot down drone, says US" . The Guardian . ISSN 0261-3077 . Retrieved January 27, 2017 .
^ "The shooting of Pim Fortuyn" . The Guardian . Retrieved February 18, 2019 .
^ Raab, Selwyn (May 12, 2002). "Joe Bonanno Dies; Mafia Leader, 97, Who Built Empire" . The New York Times . Retrieved February 18, 2019 .
^ "Actor Rod Steiger Dies" . CBS News . Retrieved February 18, 2019 .
^ "Computer science pioneer Dijkstra dies" . CNET . Retrieved February 18, 2019 .
^ "Abu Nidal, Palestinian Terrorist Leader, Is Reported Dead" . New York Times . Retrieved February 18, 2019 .
^ "Ex-ruler is killed in coup attempt" . The Telegraph . Retrieved February 18, 2019 .
^ "Prince Claus of Netherlands Dies" . The Washington Post . Retrieved February 18, 2019 .
^ "Jam Master Jay, Run-DMC DJ, Killed In Shooting" . mtv.com . Retrieved February 18, 2019 .
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