2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. It was designated: This is the calendar for a common year starting on Tuesday (dominical letter F), e. ... The Gregorian calendar is the calendar widely used in the Western world. ...

• International Year of Ecotourism and Mountains
• National Science Year in the United Kingdom
• Autism Awareness Year in the United Kingdom

Events

January is the first month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... Sunday is the day of the week between Saturday and Monday, and the second day of the weekend in some cultures. ... Monday is the day of the week between Sunday and Tuesday. ... Tuesday is the day of the week between Monday and Wednesday. ... Wednesday is the day of the week between Tuesday and Thursday. ... Thursday is the day of the week between Wednesday and Friday. ... Friday is the day of the week between Thursday and Saturday. ... Saturday is the day of the week between Friday and Sunday. ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... January 2 is the 2nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... January 3 is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... January 4 is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... January 5 is the 5th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... January 6 is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... January 7 is the 7th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... January 8 is the 8th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... January 9 is the 9th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... January 10 is the 10th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... January 11 is the 11th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... January 12 is the 12th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... January 13 is the 13th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... January 14 is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... January 15 is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... January 16 is the 16th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... January 17 is the 17th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... January 18 is the 18th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... January 19 is the 19th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... January 20 is the 20th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... January 21 is the 21st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... January 22 is the 22nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... January 23 is the 23rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... January 24 is the 24th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... January 25 is the 25th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... January 26 is the 26th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... January 27 is the 27th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... January 28 is the 28th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... January 29 is the 29th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... January 30 is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... January 31 is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...

January

Euro banknotes in circulation throughout the twelve countries of the European Union that form the Eurozone

• January 1 -
  • Introduction of euro banknotes and coins in Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Greece, Austria, Belgium, Finland, Ireland, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, and Portugal.
  • 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 began his five-year term as President of the Republic of Nicaragua.
• January 13 - President George W. Bush faints after choking on a pretzel.
• January 16 -
  • A student shoots 6 people at the Appalachian School of Law, killing three.
  • John Ashcroft announces that American Taliban member John Walker Lindh would be tried in the United States.
  • 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, displacing 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.
  • Kmart Corp becomes the largest retailer in American history to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
• January 27 - Several explosions at a military dump in Lagos, Nigeria kill more than 1,000.

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The Kingdom of Spain or Spain (Spanish and Galician: Reino de España or España; Catalan: Regne dEspanya; Basque: Espainiako Erresuma) is a country located in the southwest of Europe. ... Greece, officaly called the Hellenic Republic (Greek: Ελληνική Δημοκρατία), is a country in the southeast of Europe on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula. ... The Republic of Austria (German: Republik Österreich) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. ... The Kingdom of Belgium (Dutch: Koninkrijk België, French: Royaume de Belgique, German: Königreich Belgien) is a country in Western Europe, bordered by the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg, France, and the North Sea. ... The Republic of Finland (Finnish: Suomen tasavalta, Swedish: Republiken Finland) is a Nordic country in northeastern Europe, bordered by the Baltic Sea to the southwest, the Gulf of Finland to the southeast and the Gulf of Bothnia to the west. ... A true colour image of Ireland, captured by a NASA satellite on January 4, 2003. ... The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is a small landlocked state in the north-west of the continental European Union, bordered by France, Germany and Belgium. ... The Netherlands (Dutch: Nederland) is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (Dutch: Koninkrijk der Nederlanden). ... The Republic of Portugal (Portuguese: República Portuguesa) is a democratic republic located on the west and southwest parts of the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe, the westernmost country in continental Europe. ... The Treaty on Open Skies entered into force on January 1, 2002, and currently has 30 States Parties. ... Surveillance is a process of close monitoring of behaviour. ... 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... January 5 is the 5th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 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President Enrique Bolaños Geyer Enrique José Bolaños Geyer (born May 13, 1928) is the President of Nicaragua. ... Nicaragua is a republic in Central America. ... January 13 is the 13th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... President of the United States - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... Order: 43rd President Vice President: Dick Cheney Term of office: January 20, 2001 – present Preceded by: Bill Clinton Succeeded by: Incumbent Date of birth: July 6, 1946 Place of birth: New Haven, Connecticut First Lady: Laura Welch Bush Political party: Republican George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the... A pretzel is a baked snack that is ordinarily twisted into a unique knot-like shape. ... January 16 is the 16th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... The text below is generated by a template, which has been proposed for deletion. ... 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Osama bin Laden Usāmah bin Muhammad bin `Awad bin Lādin (born March 10, 1957 or July 30, 1957) (Arabic: أسامة بن محمد بن عود بن لادن), commonly known as Osama bin Laden (أسامة بن لادن), is the figurehead of al-Qaeda, an Islamist movement that has been involved in attacks... Al-Qaeda (Arabic: القاعدة, the foundation or the base) is the name given to a worldwide network of militant Islamist organizations under the leadership of Osama bin Laden. ... The Taliban (Pashtun and Persian: طالبان; students of Islam), also transliterated as Taleban, is an Islamist movement which ruled most of Afghanistan from 1996 until 2001, despite having diplomatic recognition from only three countries: the United Arab Emirates, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia. ... January 17 is the 17th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Mount Nyiragongo is a dormant volcano in the Virunga Mountains associated with the Great Rift Valley or East African Rift. ... The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a nation in central Africa and the third largest country on the continent. ... January 18 is the 18th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... The Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR; AAR reporting marks CP, CPAA, CPI), known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a Canadian Class I railway operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited. ... Ammonia is a chemical compound with the formula N H3. ... Minot today, seen from North Hill Minot, population 36,567, is a city located in north central North Dakota, USA. Minot is the fourth largest city in the state and is the trading centre of a large portion of northern North Dakota, southeastern Saskatchewan, and southwestern Manitoba. ... January 22 is the 22nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Time Warner Inc. ... Microsoft Corporation, (NASDAQ: MSFT) headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA, was founded in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen. ... The logo of Netscape Navigator, as well as of Netscape Communications Corporation. ... The Kmart Corporation (NYSE: KMRT), based in Troy, Michigan, near Detroit, functions as a global retailer, based primarily in the United States of America. ... Chapter 11 is a part of the United States Code dealing with bankruptcy. ... January 27 is the 27th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Alternate uses: Lagos (disambiguation) Lagos is the largest city in Nigeria and, with its population of 13. ... The Federal Republic of Nigeria is a country in West Africa and, by far, the most populated nation in Africa. ...

February is the second month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Sunday is the day of the week between Saturday and Monday, and the second day of the weekend in some cultures. ... Monday is the day of the week between Sunday and Tuesday. ... Tuesday is the day of the week between Monday and Wednesday. ... Wednesday is the day of the week between Tuesday and Thursday. ... Thursday is the day of the week between Wednesday and Friday. ... Friday is the day of the week between Thursday and Saturday. ... Saturday is the day of the week between Friday and Sunday. ... February 1 is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 2 is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 3 is the 34th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 4 is the 35th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 5 is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 6 is the 37th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 7 is the 38th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 8 is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 9 is the 40th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 10 is the 41st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 11 is the 42nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 12 is the 43rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 13 is the 44th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 14 is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 15 is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 16 is the 47th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 17 is the 48th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... February 18 is the 49th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 19 is the 50th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 20 is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 21 is the 52nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 22 is the 53rd day of every year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 23 is the 54th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 24 is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 25 is the 56th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 26 is the 57th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 27 is the 58th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 28 is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

February

• February 3 - Costa Rica: elections for President and Congress
• February 8 through February 24 - 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah
• February 12
  • The trial of former President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Slobodan Milosevic begins at the United Nations war crimes tribunal in The Hague
  • Nuclear waste: US Secretary of Energy makes the decision that Yucca Mountain is suitable to be the United States' nuclear repository.
• February 13 - Queen Elizabeth II gives former New York City mayor Rudolph Giuliani an honorary knighthood.
• 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 22 - Norwegian-facilitated ceasefire begins in Sri Lanka
• February 27 - Ethnic conflict in India: 59 Hindu pilgrims die aboard a train burned by a Muslim mob in Godhra, India, sparking a series of riots, leaving hundreds dead.

2002 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December February 27, 2002 Alicia Keys wins five Grammys. ... February 3 is the 34th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... The Republic of Costa Rica is a republic in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north and Panama to the south-southeast. ... February 8 is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 24 is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... The XIX Olympic Winter Games were held in 2002 in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. ... The Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is Salt Lake Citys top tourist draw. ... State nickname: Beehive State Other U.S. States Capital Salt Lake City Largest city Salt Lake City Governor Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. ... February 12 is the 43rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Official language Serbian written in Cyrillic alphabet1 Capital Belgrade2 President3 Svetozar Marović Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 105th 102,350 km² 0. ... . Slobodan Milošević Slobodan Milošević  listen (Serbian Cyrillic: Слободан Милошевић, pronounced ; born 20 August 1941) is a former President of Serbia and of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia as well as leader of the Socialist Party of Serbia. ... The United Nations, or UN, is an international organization established in 1945 and now made up of 191 states. ... A war crime is a punishable offense, under international law, for violations of the law of war by any person or persons, military or civilian. ... This article is about the city in the Netherlands; there is also a region known as (the) Hague in France. ... A Russian fissile material storage facility Radioactive waste is waste material containing radioactive chemical elements which does not have a practical purpose. ... Yucca Mountain - for more images see Yucca Mountain/Images. ... The United States of America — also referred to as the United States, the U.S.A., the U.S., America, the States, or (archaically) Columbia—is a federal republic of 50 states located primarily in central North America (with the exception of two states: Alaska and Hawaii). ... February 13 is the 44th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary) (born 21 April 1926), styled HM The Queen, is the Queen regnant and Head of State of the United Kingdom, as well as the Queen of Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Grenada, Jamaica, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the state of New York and the entire United States. ... Rudolph William Louis Rudy Giuliani III, KBE (born May 28, 1944) served as the Mayor of New York City from January 1, 1994 through December 31, 2001. ... A statue of an armoured knight of the Middle Ages For the chess piece, see knight (chess). ... February 19 is the 50th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... This article needs cleanup. ... Artists concept of the 2001 Mars Odyssey Spacecraft 2001 Mars Odyssey is an unmanned spacecraft orbiting the planet Mars. ... Unmanned space missions are those using remote-controlled spacecraft. ... Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun in the solar system, named after the Roman god of war (the counterpart of the Greek Ares), on account of its blood red color as viewed in the night sky. ... The Arab Republic of Egypt, commonly known as Egypt, (in Arabic: مصر, romanized Miṣr or Maṣr, in Egyptian dialect) is a republic mostly located in north-eastern Africa. ... This article is about trains in rail transport. ... February 22 is the 53rd day of every year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... A ceasefire is a temporary stoppage of a war, for any of various reasons. ... The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (ශ්රී ලංකා in Sinhala / இலங்கை in Tamil) (known as Ceylon before 1972) is a tropical island nation off the southeast coast of the Indian subcontinent. ... February 27 is the 58th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... In spite of being a secular democracy with generally peaceful co-existence amongst its diverse ethnic and religious communities, India has witnessed occasional bouts of large-scale violence sparked by underlying tensions between sections of its majority Hindu and minority Muslim communities. ... This article is about the Hindu religion; for other meanings of the word, see Hindu (disambiguation). ... A Muslim is a believer in or follower of Islam. ... Godhra is a town in Gujarat, India. ... The Republic of India is the second most populous country in the world, with a population of more than one billion, and is the seventh largest country by geographical area. ... Categories: Stub | Riots ...

For alternative meanings, see March (disambiguation). ... Sunday is the day of the week between Saturday and Monday, and the second day of the weekend in some cultures. ... Monday is the day of the week between Sunday and Tuesday. ... Tuesday is the day of the week between Monday and Wednesday. ... Wednesday is the day of the week between Tuesday and Thursday. ... Thursday is the day of the week between Wednesday and Friday. ... Friday is the day of the week between Thursday and Saturday. ... Saturday is the day of the week between Friday and Sunday. ... March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... March 2 is the 61st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (62nd in leap years). ... March 3 is the 62nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (63rd in leap years). ... March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... March 5 is the 64th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (65th in leap years). ... March 6 is the 65th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (66th in Leap years). ... March 7 is the 66th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (67th in Leap years). ... March 8 is the 67th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (68th in Leap years). ... March 9 is the 68th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (69th in Leap years). ... March 10 is the 69th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (70th in Leap years). ... March 11 is the 70th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (71st in Leap year). ... March 12 is the 71st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (72nd in Leap years). ... March 13 is the 72nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (73rd in leap years). ... March 14 is the 73rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (74th in Leap years) with 292 days remaining in the year. ... March 15 is the 74th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (75th in Leap years). ... March 16 is the 75th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (76th in Leap years). ... March 17 is the 76th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (77th in Leap years). ... March 18 is the 77th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (78th in leap years). ... March 19 is the 78th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (79th in leap years). ... March 20 is the 79th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (80th in Leap years). ... March 21 is the 80th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (81st in leap years). ... March 22 is the 81st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (82nd in Leap years). ... March 23 is the 82nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (83rd in Leap years). ... March 24 is the 83rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (84th in Leap years). ... March 25 is the 84th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (85th in leap years). ... March 26 is the 85th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (86th in leap years). ... March 27 is the 86th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (87th in Leap years). ... March 28 is the 87th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (88th in Leap years). ... March 29 is the 88th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (89th in Leap years). ... March 30 is the 89th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (90th in Leap years). ... March 31 is the 90th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (91st in Leap years). ...

March

• March 1
  • U.S. invasion of Afghanistan: In eastern Afghanistan, Operation Anaconda begins.
  • 28 people die in continuing violence in Ahmedabad. Police shoot and kill five while attempting to control rioters.
  • The Envisat environmental satellite successfully reaches an orbit 800km above the Earth on its 11th launch, carrying the heaviest payload to date at 8500kg.
  • Space Shuttle Columbia flies Hubble Space Telescope service mission (STS-109).
  • Peseta discontinued as official currency of Spain and is replaced with the euro (€)
• March 3 - São Tomé and Príncipe: elections for the legislature
• March 6 - France agrees to return the remains of Saartje Baartman to South Africa
• March 10 - Colombia: elections for the legislature; Togo: elections for the Parliament
• March 12 - In Texas, Andrea Yates is found guilty of drowning her five children on June 20, 2001. She is later sentenced to life in prison
• March 17 - Portugal: elections for the Parliament
• March 19 - US Attack on Afghanistan: Operation Anaconda ends (started on March 1) after killing 500 Taliban and al Qaeda fighters with 11 allied troop fatalities
• March 21 - In Pakistan, Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh along with three other suspects are charged with murder for their part in the kidnapping and killing of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl
• March 31 - Ukraine: elections for the Parliament

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The Envisat (Environmental Satellite) satellite is an Earth-observing satellite built by the European Space Agency. ... Earth observation satellites are satellites specifically designed to observe Earth from orbit, similar to reconnaissance satellites but intended for non-military uses such as environmental monitoring, meteorology, map making etc. ... In cargo transport, payload is the valuable contents of the vehicle. ... Shuttle Orbiter Columbia (NASA Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-102) was the first space shuttle in NASAs orbital fleet, first flying mission STS-1 from April 12 to April 14, 1981. ... The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) is a telescope orbiting the Earth at the outer edges of the atmosphere. ... This is a mission of the United States Space Shuttle Crew Scott D. Altman (3), Commander Duane G. Carey (1), Pilot John M. Grunsfeld (4), Payload Commander Nancy J. Currie (4), Mission Specialist James H. Newman (4) , Mission Specialist Richard M. Linnehan (3), Mission Specialist Michael J. Massimino (1), Mission... The peseta (₧) was the currency of Spain (and Andorra, along with the French franc) until December 31, 1998. ... Various currencies A currency is a unit of exchange, facilitating the transfer of goods and services. ... The Kingdom of Spain or Spain (Spanish and Galician: Reino de España or España; Catalan: Regne dEspanya; Basque: Espainiako Erresuma) is a country located in the southwest of Europe. ... The euro (€; ISO 4217 code EUR) is the currency of twelve European Union member states: Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain. ... March 3 is the 62nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (63rd in leap years). ... The Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe is a tiny two- island nation in the Gulf of Guinea, distanced 140 kilometers from one another, and situated about 250 and 225 kilometers, respectively, off the northwestern coast of Gabon. ... March 6 is the 65th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (66th in Leap years). ... Saartjie Baartman (1789-1815) was the most famous of at least two Hottentot women who were exhibited as sideshow attractions in 19th century Europe under the name Hottentot Venus . ... March 10 is the 69th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (70th in Leap years). ... The Republic of Colombia is a country in north-western South America. ... The Togolese Republic is a country in West Africa, bordering Ghana in the west, Benin in the east and Burkina Faso in the north. ... March 12 is the 71st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (72nd in Leap years). ... State nickname: Lone Star State Other U.S. States Capital Austin Largest city Houston Governor Rick Perry Official languages None Area 696,241 km² (2nd)  - Land 678,907 km²  - Water 17,333 km² (2. ... Andrea Pia Yates (born July 2, 1964) is a woman from Houston, Texas, USA, who is currently serving a life sentence for methodically drowning her five children (ages six months to seven years) in a bathtub on June 20, 2001. ... Drowning is death due to asphyxia caused by immersion in fluid, usually water. ... June 20 is the 171st day of the year (172nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 194 days remaining. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... March 17 is the 76th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (77th in Leap years). ... The Republic of Portugal (Portuguese: República Portuguesa) is a democratic republic located on the west and southwest parts of the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe, the westernmost country in continental Europe. ... March 19 is the 78th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (79th in leap years). ... The United States, with support from the United Kingdom, Australia and the Northern Alliance, invaded Afghanistan in October 2001 as part of its War on Terrorism campaign. ... In March 2002 fighting in the U.S. Attack on Afghanistan was renewed as coalition forces made a massive push against about 500 to 1000 al Qaeda and Taliban forces (many of whom were with their families) in the Shahi-Kot Valley and Arma Mountains southeast of Zormat, in an... March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... The Taliban (Pashtun and Persian: طالبان; students of Islam), also transliterated as Taleban, is an Islamist movement which ruled most of Afghanistan from 1996 until 2001, despite having diplomatic recognition from only three countries: the United Arab Emirates, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia. ... Osama bin Laden Ayman al-Zawahiri Al-Qaeda (Arabic: القاعدة, the foundation or the base) is the name given to a worldwide network of allied militant Islamist organizations. ... March 21 is the 80th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (81st in leap years). ... The Islamic Republic of Pakistan (, or Islami Jamhooriya-e-Pakistan, in Urdu), or Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia and is part of the Greater Middle East. ... Known as Sheikh Omar, Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh is a British citizen, of Pakistani descent, with links to various Islamic_based terrorist organisations, including Al-Qaeda and Harkat_ul_Mujahideen. ... The Wall Street Journal is an influential international daily newspaper published in New York City, New York with an average daily circulation of 1,800,607 (2002). ... Daniel Pearl Daniel Pearl ( October 10, 1963 - January 29/ 30, 2002) was a journalist, an American- Israeli dual citizen. ... March 31 is the 90th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (91st in Leap years). ... Ukraine (Україна, Ukrayina in Ukrainian; Украина in Russian) is a republic in eastern Europe which borders Russia to the east, Belarus to the north, Poland, Slovakia and Hungary to the west, Romania and Moldova to the southwest and the Black Sea to the south. ...

April is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four with the length of 30 days. ... Sunday is the day of the week between Saturday and Monday, and the second day of the weekend in some cultures. ... Monday is the day of the week between Sunday and Tuesday. ... Tuesday is the day of the week between Monday and Wednesday. ... Wednesday is the day of the week between Tuesday and Thursday. ... Thursday is the day of the week between Wednesday and Friday. ... Friday is the day of the week between Thursday and Saturday. ... Saturday is the day of the week between Friday and Sunday. ... April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... April 2 is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 273 days remaining. ... April 3 is the 93rd day of the year (94th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 272 days remaining. ... April 4 is the 94th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (95th in leap years). ... April 5 is the 95th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (96th in leap years). ... April 6 is the 96th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (97th in leap years). ... April 7 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (98th in leap years). ... April 8 is the 98th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (99th in leap years). ... April 9 is the 99th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (100th in leap years). ... April 10 is the 100th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (101st in leap years). ... April 11 is the 101st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (102nd in leap years). ... April 12 is the 102nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (103rd in leap years). ... April 13 is the 103rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (104th in leap years). ... April 14 is the 104th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (105th in leap years). ... April 15 is the 105th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (106th in leap years). ... April 16 is the 106th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (107th in leap years). ... April 17 is the 107th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (108th in leap years). ... April 18 is the 108th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (109th in leap years). ... April 19 is the 109th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (110th in leap years). ... April 20 is the 110th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (111th in leap years). ... April 21 is the 111th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (112th in leap years). ... April 22 is the 112th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (113th in leap years). ... April 23 is the 113th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (114th in leap years). ... April 24 is the 114th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (115th in leap years). ... April 25 is the 115th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (116th in leap years). ... April 26 is the 116th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (117th in leap years). ... April 27 is the 117th day of the year (118th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 248 days remaining. ... April 28 is the 118th day of the year (119th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 247 days remaining. ... April 29 is the 119th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (120th in leap years). ... April 30 is the 120th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (121st in leap years). ...

April

• April 2 - Israeli forces surround the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, where Palestinian terrorists are holding around 200 hostages. A siege ensues.
• April 15 - An Air China Boeing 767-200 crashes into a hillside during heavy rain and fog near Pusan, South Korea, killing 128.
• April 17 - Four Canadian infantrymen are killed in Afghanistan by friendly fire from two U.S. F-16s.
• April 18 - New order of insects, Mantophasmatodea, announced.
• April 25 - South African 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 30 - Pakistan: Pakistani voters approve a referendum granting a five-year term for Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf.

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May is the fifth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... Sunday is the day of the week between Saturday and Monday, and the second day of the weekend in some cultures. ... Monday is the day of the week between Sunday and Tuesday. ... Tuesday is the day of the week between Monday and Wednesday. ... Wednesday is the day of the week between Tuesday and Thursday. ... Thursday is the day of the week between Wednesday and Friday. ... Friday is the day of the week between Thursday and Saturday. ... Saturday is the day of the week between Friday and Sunday. ... May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). ... May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (123rd in leap years). ... May 3 is the 123rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (124th in leap years). ... May 4 is the 124th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (125th in leap years). ... May 5 is the 125th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (126th in leap years). ... May 6 is the 126th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (127th in leap years). ... May 7 is the 127th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (128th in leap years). ... May 8 is the 128th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (129th in leap years). ... May 9 is the 129th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (130th in leap years). ... May 10 is the 130th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (131st in leap years). ... May 11 is the 131st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (132nd in leap years). ... May 12 is the 132nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (133rd in leap years). ... May 13 is the 133rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (134th in leap years). ... May 14 is the 134th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (135th in leap years). ... May 15 is the 135th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (136th in leap years). ... May 16 is the 136th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (137th in leap years). ... May 17 is the 137th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (138th in leap years). ... May 18 is the 138th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (139th in leap years). ... May 19 is the 139th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (140th in leap years). ... May 20 is the 140th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (141st in leap years). ... May 21 is the 141st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (142nd in leap years). ... May 22 is the 142nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (143rd in leap years). ... May 23 is the 143rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (144th in leap years). ... May 24 is the 144th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (145th in leap years). ... May 25 is the 145th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (146th in leap years). ... May 26 is the 146th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (147th in leap years). ... May 27 is the 147th day (148th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 218 days remaining. ... May 28 is the 148th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (149th in leap years). ... May 29 is the 149th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (150th in leap years). ... May 30 is the 150th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (151st in leap years). ... May 31 is the 151st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (152nd in leap years), with 214 days remaining, as the last day of May. ...

May

The Flag of East Timor

• May 4 - In Germany, BV Borussia Dortmund wins the Bundesliga title after a 2-1 victory over SV Werder Bremen.
• May 6 - In the Netherlands, politician Pim Fortuyn is killed by Volkert van der Graaf.
• May 7 - Gay Canadian teenager Marc Hall is granted a court injunction ordering that he be allowed to attend his high school prom with his boyfriend.
• May 9 -
  • The 38-day stand-off in the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem comes to an end when the Palestinians inside agreed to have 13 suspected militants among them deported to several different countries. The standoff started April 2.
  • In Kaspiysk, Russia, a remote-control bomb explodes during a holiday parade, killing 43 and injuring at least 130.
• May 10 - FBI agent Robert Hanssen is sentenced to life without the possibility of parole for selling American secrets to Moscow for $1.4 million in cash and diamonds.
• May 12 - Former President Jimmy Carter arrives in Cuba for a five-day visit with Fidel Castro becoming the first President of the United States, in or out of office, to visit the island since Castro's 1959 revolution.
• May 15 - The Netherlands: elections for the Lower House
• May 20 - Restoration of East Timor independence
• May 22 -
  • In Washington, DC, Chandra Levy's remains are found in Rock Creek Park.
  • American civil rights movement: 16th Street Baptist Church bombing: A jury in Birmingham, Alabama convicts former Ku Klux Klan member Bobby Frank Cherry of the 1963 murders of four girls.
• May 23 - First Eurovision Song Contest in a former Soviet country: Estonia
• May 25 - A China Airlines Boeing 747-200 breaks apart in mid-air and plunges into the Taiwan Strait, killing 225.
• 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 31 through June 30 - 17th Football World Cup in south korea and japan

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Canada is a sovereign state in northern North America, the northern-most country in the world, and the second largest in total area. ... Marc Hall (b. ... Japanese high school students in uniform High school, or Secondary school, is the last segment of compulsory education in Australia, Canada, China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and the United States. ... May 9 is the 129th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (130th in leap years). ... The Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem is one of the oldest continuously operating churches in the world. ... This article is about the city in the West Bank. ... The Palestinian flag, adopted in 1948, is a widely recognized modern symbol of the Palestinian people. ... April 2 is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 273 days remaining. ... The Russian Federation (Russian: Росси́йская Федера́ция, transliteration: Rossiyskaya Federatsiya or Rossijskaja Federacija), or Russia (Russian: Росси́я, transliteration: Rossiya or Rossija), is a country that stretches over a vast expanse of eastern Europe and northern Asia. ... This article is about explosive devices. ... May 10 is the 130th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (131st in leap years). ... The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is a Federal police force which is the principal investigative arm of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). ... Robert Hanssen (born April 18, 1944) was an FBI agent who was convicted of spying for the Soviet Union. ... Parole can have different meanings depending on the context. ... Saint Basils Cathedral Moscow  listen? ( Russian/Cyrillic: Москва́, pronunciation: Moskva), capital of Russia, located on the river Moskva, and encompassing 1097. ... May 12 is the 132nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (133rd in leap years). ... Order: 39th President Vice President: Walter Mondale Term of office: January 20, 1977 – January 20, 1981 Preceded by: Gerald Ford Succeeded by: Ronald Reagan Date of birth: October 1, 1924 Place of birth: Plains, Georgia First Lady: Rosalynn Carter Political party: Democratic James Earl Jimmy Carter, Jr. ... The Republic of Cuba is an archipelago in the northern Caribbean that lies at the confluence of the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. ... Cuban President Fidel Castro waves the Cuban flag during May Day celebrations, 2005 Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (born August 13, 1926), has led Cuba since 1959, when, leading the 26th of July Movement, he overthrew the government of Fulgencio Batista. ... President of the United States - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 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Birmingham is the largest city in the U.S. state of Alabama and the county seat of Jefferson County. ... Members of the second Ku Klux Klan at a rally during the 1920s. ... Bobby Frank Cherry (June 20, 1930 in Mineral Springs, Alabama - November 18, 2004 at Kilby Correctional Facility, Montgomery) was convicted in 2002 for the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing. ... Events January-February January 11 - The Whisky A Go-Go night club in Los Angeles, the first disco in the USA, is opened. ... May 23 is the 143rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (144th in leap years). ... Running since 1956, the Eurovision Song Contest (in French: Grand Prix Eurovision de la Chanson) is an annual televised song contest with participants from numerous countries whose national television broadcasters are members of the European Broadcasting Union. ... Soviet Union - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... The Republic of Estonia is a country in Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the north. ... May 25 is the 145th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (146th in leap years). ... China Airlines (CAL, Chinese: 中華航空, commonly abbreviated 華航) is the state-owned airline of the Republic of China and is based in Taipei, Taiwan (not to be confused with Air China, which is owned by the Peoples Republic of China). ... The Boeing 747, which is also known as the jumbo jet, is the second largest passenger airliner after the Airbus A380. ... Categories: China geography stubs ... May 26 is the 146th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (147th in leap years). ... Artists concept of the 2001 Mars Odyssey Spacecraft 2001 Mars Odyssey is an unmanned spacecraft orbiting the planet Mars. ... Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun in the solar system, named after the Roman god of war (the counterpart of the Greek Ares), on account of its blood red color as viewed in the night sky. ... May 28 is the 148th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (149th in leap years). ... ... Chandra Ann Levy (April 14, 1977 - 2001) was an intern who worked at the Federal Bureau of Prisons in Washington, D.C. and is notable for disappearing after having an affair with U.S. Rep. ... This article is about homicide, the killing of a human being. ... May 31 is the 151st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (152nd in leap years), with 214 days remaining, as the last day of May. ... June 30 is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 184 days remaining. ... The Football World Cup (official name: FIFA World Cup) is the most important competition in international football (soccer). ... South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK; Korean: Daehan Minguk (Hangul: 대한 민국; Hanja: 大韓民國)), is a country in East Asia, covering the southern half of the Korean Peninsula. ... Official language Japanese Capital Tokyo Largest City Tokyo Emperor Akihito Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 60th 377,835 km² 0. ...

June is the sixth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four with the length of 30 days. ... Sunday is the day of the week between Saturday and Monday, and the second day of the weekend in some cultures. ... Monday is the day of the week between Sunday and Tuesday. ... Tuesday is the day of the week between Monday and Wednesday. ... Wednesday is the day of the week between Tuesday and Thursday. ... Thursday is the day of the week between Wednesday and Friday. ... Friday is the day of the week between Thursday and Saturday. ... Saturday is the day of the week between Friday and Sunday. ... June 1 is the 152nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (153rd in leap years), with 213 days remaining. ... June 2 is the 153rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (154th in leap years), with 212 days remaining. ... June 3 is the 154th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (155th in leap years), with 211 days remaining. ... June 4 is the 155th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (156th in leap years), with 210 days remaining. ... June 5 is the 156th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (157th in leap years), with 209 days remaining. ... June 6 is the 157th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (158th in leap years), with 208 days remaining. ... June 7 is the 158th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (159th in leap years), with 207 days remaining. ... June 8 is the 159th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (160th in leap years), with 206 days remaining. ... June 9 is the 160th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (161st in leap years), with 205 days remaining. ... June 10 is the 161st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (162nd in leap years), with 204 days remaining. ... June 11 is the 162nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (163rd in leap years), with 203 days remaining. ... June 12 is the 163rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (164th in leap years), with 202 days remaining. ... June 13 is the 164th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (165th in leap years), with 201 days remaining. ... June 14 is the 165th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (166th in leap years), with 200 days remaining. ... June 15 is the 166th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (167th in leap years), with 199 days remaining. ... June 16 is the 167th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (168th in leap years), with 198 days remaining. ... June 17 is the 168th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (169th in leap years), with 197 days remaining. ... June 18 is the 169th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (170th in leap years), with 196 days remaining. ... June 19 is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 195 days remaining. ... June 20 is the 171st day of the year (172nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 194 days remaining. ... June 21 is the 172nd day of the year (173rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 193 days remaining. ... June 22 is the 173rd day of the year (174th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 192 days remaining. ... June 23 is the 174th day of the year (175th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 191 days remaining. ... June 24 is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 190 days remaining. ... June 25 is the 176th day of the year (177th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 189 days remaining. ... June 26 is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 188 days remaining. ... June 27 is the 178th day of the year (179th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 187 days remaining. ... This article is in need of attention. ... June 29 is the 180th day of the year (181st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 185 days remaining. ... June 30 is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 184 days remaining. ...

June

Concorde leads the Red Arrows over London in a fly past for Queen Elizabeth II on her Golden Jubilee

• 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.
  • 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 -
  • Elizabeth Smart is kidnapped from her Salt Lake City, Utah home.
  • Mozilla 1.0, the first 'official' version, is released.
• June 6 - The United States House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee announces it is probing Martha Stewart's ImClone stock sales.
• June 10 - Annular solar eclipse.
• June 11 - Antonio Meucci was recognised as the first inventor of the telephone by the United States Congress
• 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 km²) near the Mogollon Rim.
• June 30 - Brazil defeats Germany to win the Football World Cup 2002.

2002 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December A timeline of events in the news for June, 2002. ... This work is copyrighted. ... This work is copyrighted. ... The Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde supersonic transport (SST) was one of only two models of supersonic passenger airliners to have seen commercial service. ... The Red Arrows, also known as the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, are the official aerobatics display flyers of the Royal Air Force. ... Greater London and the Regions of England. ... Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary) (born 21 April 1926), styled HM The Queen, is the Queen regnant and Head of State of the United Kingdom, as well as the Queen of Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Grenada, Jamaica, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea... June 3 is the 154th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (155th in leap years), with 211 days remaining. ... Buckingham Palace and the Victoria memorial. This principal facade of 1850 by Edward Blore was redesigned in 1913 by Sir Aston Webb. ... Greater London and the Regions of England. ... Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary) (born 21 April 1926), styled HM The Queen, is the Queen regnant and Head of State of the United Kingdom, as well as the Queen of Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Grenada, Jamaica, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea... Alternative meaning: The Golden Jubilee diamond A Golden Jubilee is a celebration held to mark a 50th anniversary. ... June 4 is the 155th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (156th in leap years), with 210 days remaining. ... This article is about the trans-Neptunian object. ... Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary) (born 21 April 1926), styled HM The Queen, is the Queen regnant and Head of State of the United Kingdom, as well as the Queen of Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Grenada, Jamaica, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea... HRH The Duke of Edinburgh His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (Philip Mountbatten), styled HRH The Duke of Edinburgh (born June 10, 1921), is the consort of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. ... Buckingham Palace and the Victoria memorial. This principal facade of 1850 by Edward Blore was redesigned in 1913 by Sir Aston Webb. ... St Pauls Cathedral is a cathedral on Ludgate Hill, in the City of London in London, and the seat of the Bishop of London. ... State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki Official languages None Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18,795 km² (13. ... The Empire State Building lit up for Christmas (More images of the building) The Empire State Building The Empire State Building, a 102-story Art Deco building in New York City, was designed by Shreve, Lamb & Harmon Associates and built in 1930. ... June 5 is the 156th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (157th in leap years), with 209 days remaining. ... For the Canadian poet, see Elizabeth Smart (author) This photo of Elizabeth Smart was widely ditributed after her abduction from her bedroom in June of 2002. ... The Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is Salt Lake Citys top tourist draw. ... Mozilla (a. ... June 6 is the 157th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (158th in leap years), with 208 days remaining. ... The House of Representatives is the larger of two houses that make up the U.S. Congress, the other being the United States Senate. ... Martha Stewart Martha Stewart (born August 3, 1941) is a popular American television and magazine personality known for her cooking, gardening, etiquette, and arts and crafts projects, and as a general lifestyle guide and homemaker. ... ImClone Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ: IMCL) is a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing biologic medicines in the area of oncology. ... June 10 is the 161st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (162nd in leap years), with 204 days remaining. ... Photo taken by John Walker during the Zambia 2001 eclipse A solar eclipse occurs when the Sun, Moon and Earth are on a single line with the Moon in the middle. ... June 11 is the 162nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (163rd in leap years), with 203 days remaining. ... Antonio Santi Giuseppe Meucci, (born 13 April 1808, died 18 October 1896) was an Italian inventor; he is credited as the inventor of the telephone. ... The Congress of the United States is the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States of America. ... June 13 is the 164th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (165th in leap years), with 201 days remaining. ... The Detroit Red Wings are a National Hockey League team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA and Windsor, Ontario. ... The Carolina Hurricanes are a National Hockey League team based in Raleigh, North Carolina. ... The 2001-02 NHL season was the 85th regular season of the National Hockey League. ... June 14 is the 165th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (166th in leap years), with 200 days remaining. ... Mausoleum of Muhammed Ali Jinnah, known locally as Quaid-e-Azam ka Mazaar or Mazaar-e-Quaid Karachi (کراچي) is the largest city of Pakistan and the capital of the province of Sindh. ... The Islamic Republic of Pakistan (, or Islami Jamhooriya-e-Pakistan, in Urdu), or Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia and is part of the Greater Middle East. ... A car bomb is a bomb that is placed in a car or truck and is intended to be exploded while there. ... June 18 is the 169th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (170th in leap years), with 196 days remaining. ... State nickname: The Grand Canyon State, The Copper State Other U.S. States Capital Phoenix Largest city Phoenix [[List of Governors of {{{Name}}}|Governor]] Janet Napolitano Official languages English Only State Area 295,254 km² (6th)  - Land 294,312 km²  - Water 942 km² (0. ... The Mogollon Rim is a topographical and geological feature running across Arizona, extending approximately 400 miles (650 km) from northern Yavapai County eastward to the Mogollon Mountains in southwest New Mexico. ... June 30 is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 184 days remaining. ... First International Argentina 3 _ 0 Brazil (Buenos Aires, Argentina; August 20, 1914) Largest win Brazil 9 _ 0 Colombia (Lima, Peru; 23 March 1957) Worst defeat Argentina 6 _ 1 Brazil (Buenos Aires, Argentina; 5 March 1940) World Cup Appearances 17 (First in 1930) Best result Winners, 1958, 1962... First International Switzerland 5 - 3 Germany (Basel, Switzerland; 5 April 1908) Largest win Germany 16 - 0 Russia (Stockholm, Sweden; 1 July 1912) Worst defeat England 9 - 0 Germany (Oxford, England; 16 March 1909) World Cup Appearances 15 (First in 1934) Best result Winners, 1954, 1974, 1990 European Championship Appearances 9... The 2002 Football World Cup was held in South Korea and Japan from May 31 to June 30. ...

July is the seventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... Sunday is the day of the week between Saturday and Monday, and the second day of the weekend in some cultures. ... Monday is the day of the week between Sunday and Tuesday. ... Tuesday is the day of the week between Monday and Wednesday. ... Wednesday is the day of the week between Tuesday and Thursday. ... Thursday is the day of the week between Wednesday and Friday. ... Friday is the day of the week between Thursday and Saturday. ... Saturday is the day of the week between Friday and Sunday. ... July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... July 2 is the 183rd day of the year (184th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 182 days remaining. ... July 3 - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... July 4 is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 180 days remaining. ... July 5 is the 186th day of the year (187th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 179 days remaining. ... July 6 is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 178 days remaining. ... July 7 is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 177 days remaining. ... July 8 is the 189th day of the year (190th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 176 days remaining. ... July 9 is the 190th day of the year (191st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 175 days remaining. ... July 10 is the 191st day (192nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 174 days remaining. ... July 11 is the 192nd day (193rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 173 days remaining. ... July 12 is the 193rd day (194th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 172 days remaining. ... July 13th is the 194th day (195th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 171 days remaining. ... July 14 is the 195th day (196th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 170 days remaining. ... July 15 is the 196th day (197th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 169 days remaining. ... July 16 is the 197th day (198th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 168 days remaining. ... July 17 is the 198th day (199th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 167 days remaining. ... July 18 is the 199th day (200th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 166 days remaining. ... July 19 is the 200th day (201st in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 165 days remaining. ... July 20 is the 201st day (202nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 164 days remaining. ... July 21 is the 202nd day (203rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 163 days remaining. ... July 22 is the 203rd day (204th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 162 days remaining. ... July 23 is the 204th day (205th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 161 days remaining. ... July 24 is the 205th day (206th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 160 days remaining. ... July 25 is the 206th day (207th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 159 days remaining. ... July 26 is the 207th day (208th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 158 days remaining. ... July 27 is the 208th day (209th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 157 days remaining. ... July 28 is the 209th day (210th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 156 days remaining. ... July 29 is the 210th day (211th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 155 days remaining. ... July 30 is the 211th day (212th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 154 days remaining. ... July 31 is the 212th day (213th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 153 days remaining, as the final day of July. ...

July

• July 1 - Russian passenger jet and a cargo plane collide over the town of Uberlingen in Southern Germany - 72 dead
• July 5 - Iraq disarmament crisis: Iraq once again rejects new U.N. weapons inspections proposals
• July 10 - At a Sotheby's auction, Peter Paul Rubens' painting "The Massacre of the Innocents" is sold for £49.5million (US$76.2 million) to Lord Thomson
• July 13 - A lighting strike sets off the Sour Biscuit Fire in Oregon and northern California, which is left to burn 499,570 acres (2,022 km²) when finally contained on September 5.
• July 14 - During Bastille Day celebrations, Jacques Chirac escapes an assassination attempt unscathed.
• July 15 - So-called "American Taliban" John Walker Lindh pleads guilty to supplying aid to the enemy and for the possession of explosives during the commission of a felony. Lindh agrees to serve 10 years in prison for each of the charges
• July 19 - K-19: The Widowmaker starring Harrison Ford is released.
• July 21 - Telecommunications giant WorldCom files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the largest such filing in United States history
• July 27 - A Sukhoi Su-27 fighter crashes at an air show in Ukraine killing 78 and injuring more than 100 others, the largest air show disaster in history.

2002 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December A timeline of events in the news for July, 2002. ... July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... The Federal Republic of Germany (German: Bundesrepublik Deutschland) is one of the worlds leading industrialised countries, located in the heart of Europe. ... July 5 is the 186th day of the year (187th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 179 days remaining. ... The issue of Iraqs disarmament reached a crisis in 2002-2003, when George W. Bush demanded a complete end to alleged Iraqi production and use of weapons of mass destruction. ... The Republic of Iraq is a Middle Eastern country in southwestern Asia encompassing the ancient region of Mesopotamia at the confluence of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. ... July 10 is the 191st day (192nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 174 days remaining. ... Sothebys is a noted auction house. ... Pieter Pauwel (Peter Paul) Rubens (June 28, 1577 - May 30, 1640) was a Flemish baroque painter. ... The Holy Innocents by Giotto di Bondone. ... July 13th is the 194th day (195th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 171 days remaining. ... State nickname: Beaver State Other U.S. States Capital Salem Largest city Portland Governor Ted Kulongoski Official languages None Area 255,026 km² (9th)  - Land 248,849 km²  - Water 6,177 km² (2. ... State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Official languages English Area 410,000 km² (3rd)  - Land 404,298 km²  - Water 20,047 km² (4. ... September 5 is the 248th day of the year (249th in leap years). ... July 14 is the 195th day (196th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 170 days remaining. ... Bastille Day is the French national holiday, celebrated on July 14th of each year. ... Jacques (René) Chirac (born 29 November 1932) is a French politician. ... July 15 is the 196th day (197th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 169 days remaining. ... The Taliban (Pashtun and Persian: طالبان; students of Islam), also transliterated as Taleban, is an Islamist movement which ruled most of Afghanistan from 1996 until 2001, despite having diplomatic recognition from only three countries: the United Arab Emirates, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia. ... John Walker Lindh John Phillip Walker Lindh (born February 9, 1981) is an American citizen who was captured in Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom while fighting for the Taliban. ... A felony, in many common law legal systems, is the term for a very serious crime; misdemeanors are considered to be less serious. ... July 19 is the 200th day (201st in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 165 days remaining. ... K-19: The Widowmaker is a movie released July 19, 2002, about the first of many disasters that befell the Soviet submarine K-19. ... Harrison Ford as Han Solo in The Empire Strikes Back Harrison Ford (born July 13, 1942) is an American actor who between 1977 and 1983 appeared in what were then four of the top ten highest-grossing movies ever. ... July 21 is the 202nd day (203rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 163 days remaining. ... Telecommunication is the extension of communication over a distance. ... For a time, WorldCom (WCOM) was the United States second largest long distance phone company (AT&T was the largest). ... Chapter 11 is a part of the United States Code dealing with bankruptcy. ... The United States of America — also referred to as the United States, the U.S.A., the U.S., America, the States, or (archaically) Columbia—is a federal republic of 50 states located primarily in central North America (with the exception of two states: Alaska and Hawaii). ... July 27 is the 208th day (209th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 157 days remaining. ... The Sukhoi Su-27 (NATO reporting name Flanker) is a Russian fighter aircraft designed by the Sukhoi Design Bureau (SDB). ... The Utterly Butterly wing_walking display team flying Boeing Stearman PT_17 biplanes An airshow is an event at which aviators display their flying skills, normally to the public, but occasionally to invited guests, or employees and their families only. ... Ukraine (Україна, Ukrayina in Ukrainian; Украина in Russian) is a republic in eastern Europe which borders Russia to the east, Belarus to the north, Poland, Slovakia and Hungary to the west, Romania and Moldova to the southwest and the Black Sea to the south. ...

August is the eighth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... Sunday is the day of the week between Saturday and Monday, and the second day of the weekend in some cultures. ... Monday is the day of the week between Sunday and Tuesday. ... Tuesday is the day of the week between Monday and Wednesday. ... Wednesday is the day of the week between Tuesday and Thursday. ... Thursday is the day of the week between Wednesday and Friday. ... Friday is the day of the week between Thursday and Saturday. ... Saturday is the day of the week between Friday and Sunday. ... August 1st is the 213th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (214th in leap years), with 152 days remaining. ... August 2 is the 214th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (215th in leap years), with 151 days remaining. ... August 3 is the 215th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (216th in leap years), with 150 days remaining. ... August 4 is the 216th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (217th in leap years), with 149 days remaining. ... August 5 is the 217th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (218th in leap years), with 148 days remaining. ... August 6 is the 218th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (219th in leap years), with 147 days remaining. ... August 7 is the 219th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (220th in leap years), with 146 days remaining. ... August 8 is the 220th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (221st in leap years), with 145 days remaining. ... August 9 is the 221st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (222nd in leap years), with 144 days remaining. ... August 10 is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... August 11 is the 223rd day of the year (224th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... August 12 is the 224th day of the year (225th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... August 13 is the 225th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (226th in leap years), with 140 days remaining. ... August 14 is the 226th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (227th in leap years), with 139 days remaining. ... August 15 is the 227th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (228th in leap years), with 138 days remaining. ... August 16 is the 228th day of the year (229th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... August 17 is the 229th day of the year (230th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... August 18 is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... August 19 is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... August 20 is the 232nd day of the year (233rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... August 21 is the 233rd day of the year (234th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... August 22 is the 234th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (235th in leap years), with 131 days remaining. ... August 23 is the 235th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (236th in leap years), with 130 days remaining. ... August 24 is the 236th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (237th in leap years), with 129 days remaining. ... August 25 is the 237th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (238th in leap years), with 128 days remaining. ... August 26 is the 238th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (239th in leap years). ... August 27 is the 239th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (240th in leap years), with 126 days remaining. ... August 28 is the 240th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (241st in leap years), with 125 days remaining. ... August 29 is the 241st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (242nd in leap years), with 124 days remaining. ... August 30 is the 242nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (243rd in leap years), with 123 days remaining. ... August 31 is the 243rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (244th in leap years), with 122 days remaining, as the final day of August. ...

August

• August 2 - Iraq disarmament crisis: Iraq invites chief weapons inspector Hans Blix to Iraq for discussions on remaining disarmament issues.
• August 6 - Marquis de la Fayette is made Honorary Citizen of the United States.
• August 13 - Human Rights Campaign released the first Corporate Equality Index.
• August 19 - Iraq disarmament crisis: The U.N. Secretary General rejects Iraq's August 2 proposal as the "wrong work program", and instead recommends that Iraq allow weapons inspectors to return to the country, in accordance with previous U.N. resolutions.

2002 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December A timeline of events in the news for August, 2002. ... August 2 is the 214th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (215th in leap years), with 151 days remaining. ... The issue of Iraqs disarmament reached a crisis in 2002-2003, when George W. Bush demanded a complete end to alleged Iraqi production and use of weapons of mass destruction. ... The Republic of Iraq is a Middle Eastern country in southwestern Asia encompassing the ancient region of Mesopotamia at the confluence of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. ... Hans Blix, for Executive Chairman of the United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission on Iraq (UNMOVIC), UN Photo #UNE7150 by Devra Berkowitz Hans Blix (born June 28, 1928 in Uppsala in Sweden) is a Swedish politician. ... The Republic of Iraq is a Middle Eastern country in southwestern Asia encompassing the ancient region of Mesopotamia at the confluence of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. ... August 6 is the 218th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (219th in leap years), with 147 days remaining. ... Marie-Joseph-Paul-Roch-Yves-Gilbert du Motier, marquis de La Fayette (September 6, 1757–May 20, 1834), was a French aristocrat most famous for his participation in the American Revolutionary War and early French Revolution. ... A non-U.S. citizen of exceptional merit may be declared an Honorary Citizen of the United States by the President pursuant to an Act of Congress. ... August 13 is the 225th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (226th in leap years), with 140 days remaining. ... HRC logo The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) is the largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) equal rights organization in the United States. ... August 19 is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... The issue of Iraqs disarmament reached a crisis in 2002-2003, when George W. Bush demanded a complete end to alleged Iraqi production and use of weapons of mass destruction. ... The Republic of Iraq is a Middle Eastern country in southwestern Asia encompassing the ancient region of Mesopotamia at the confluence of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. ... August 2 is the 214th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (215th in leap years), with 151 days remaining. ...

September is the ninth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four Gregorian months with the length of 30 days. ... Sunday is the day of the week between Saturday and Monday, and the second day of the weekend in some cultures. ... Monday is the day of the week between Sunday and Tuesday. ... Tuesday is the day of the week between Monday and Wednesday. ... Wednesday is the day of the week between Tuesday and Thursday. ... Thursday is the day of the week between Wednesday and Friday. ... Friday is the day of the week between Thursday and Saturday. ... Saturday is the day of the week between Friday and Sunday. ... September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years). ... September 2 is the 245th day of the year (246th in leap years). ... September 3 is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years). ... September 4 is the 247th day of the year (248th in leap years). ... September 5 is the 248th day of the year (249th in leap years). ... September 6 is the 249th day of the year (250th in leap years). ... September 7 is the 250th day of the year (251st in leap years). ... September 8 is the 251st day of the year (252nd in leap years). ... September 9 is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years). ... September 10 is the 253rd day of the year (254th in leap years). ... September 11 is the 254th day of the year (255th in leap years). ... September 12 is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years). ... September 13 is the 256th day of the year (257th in leap years). ... September 14 is the 257th day of the year (258th in leap years). ... September 15 is the 258th day of the year (259th in leap years). ... September 16 is the 259th day of the year (260th in leap years). ... September 17 is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years). ... September 18 is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years). ... September 19 is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years). ... September 20 is the 263rd day of the year (264th in leap years). ... September 21 is the 264th day of the year (265th in leap years). ... September 22 is the 265th day of the year (266th in leap years). ... September 23 is the 266th day of the year (267th in leap years). ... September 24 is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years). ... September 25 is the 268th day of the year (269th in leap years). ... September 26 is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 96 days remaining. ... September 27 is the 270th day of the year (271st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 95 days remaining. ... September 28 is the 271st day of the year (272nd in leap years). ... September 29 is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years). ... September 30 is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 92 days remaining, as the final day of September. ...

September

• 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 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.
  • The Sour Biscuit Fire in Oregon and northern California, which burned 499,570 acres (2,022 km²), is finally contained.
• September 11 - The World Summit on Sustainable Development comes to a close.
• September 12 - Iraq disarmament crisis: U.S. President George W. Bush, 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 15 - The Swedish parliamentary election leaves Prime Minister Göran Persson and the Social Democrats in power.
• September 22 - The German federal election leaves Chancellor Gerhard Schröder, his Social Democrats and the the Greens in power

2002 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December A timeline of events in the news for September, 2002. ... September 2 is the 245th day of the year (246th in leap years). ... The United Nations, or UN, is an international organization established in 1945 and now made up of 191 states. ... The World Summit on Sustainable Development (or Earth Summit 2002) was held in Johannesburg, South Africa in 2002. ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... The Conference on the Human Environment, held in Stockholm, Sweden in 1972, was the first of a series of world environmental conferences. ... 1983 is an integer and composite number that represents a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Brundtland Commission - formally the World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED), known by the name of its Chair Gro Harlem Brundtland, was convened by the United Nations in response to the 1983 General Assembly Resolution A/38/161 - Process of preparation of the Environmental Perspective to the Year 2000... 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... September 5 is the 248th day of the year (249th in leap years). ... A car bomb is a bomb that is placed in a car or truck and is intended to be exploded while there. ... Afghanistan (Pashtu/Dari-Persian: Afğānistān افغانستان) is a country in Central Asia. ... Hamid Karzai (Dari, Pashto: حامدکرزى) (born December 24, 1957) has been the President of Afghanistan since December 7, 2004. ... State nickname: Beaver State Other U.S. States Capital Salem Largest city Portland Governor Ted Kulongoski Official languages None Area 255,026 km² (9th)  - Land 248,849 km²  - Water 6,177 km² (2. ... State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Official languages English Area 410,000 km² (3rd)  - Land 404,298 km²  - Water 20,047 km² (4. ... September 11 is the 254th day of the year (255th in leap years). ... The World Summit on Sustainable Development (or Earth Summit 2002) was held in Johannesburg, South Africa in 2002. ... September 12 is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years). ... The issue of Iraqs disarmament reached a crisis in 2002-2003, when George W. Bush demanded a complete end to alleged Iraqi production and use of weapons of mass destruction. ... Order: 43rd President Vice President: Dick Cheney Term of office: January 20, 2001 – present Preceded by: Bill Clinton Succeeded by: Incumbent Date of birth: July 6, 1946 Place of birth: New Haven, Connecticut First Lady: Laura Welch Bush Political party: Republican George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the... The Republic of Iraq is a Middle Eastern country in southwestern Asia encompassing the ancient region of Mesopotamia at the confluence of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. ... September 15 is the 258th day of the year (259th in leap years). ... Results of the general election to the Riksdag, the parliament of Sweden, held Sunday September 15, 2002. ... A prime minister is the leading member of the cabinet of the top level government in a parliamentary system of government of a country, alternatively A prime minister is an official in a presidential system or semi-presidential system whose duty is to execute the directives of the President and... Hans Göran Persson  listen? (born January 20, 1949) is a Swedish politician. ... The Social Democratic Labour Party of Sweden (Sveriges Socialdemokratiska Arbetareparti or SAP), is a one of the main political parties in Sweden. ... September 22 is the 265th day of the year (266th in leap years). ... The German federal election, 2002 was conducted on September 22, 2002, to elect members to the Bundestag (lower house) of Germany. ... Chancellor ( Latin: cancellarius), an official title used by most of the peoples whose civilization has arisen directly or indirectly out of the Roman empire. ... Gerhard Fritz Kurt Schröder [] (born April 7, 1944), a German politician, has been serving since 1998 as Chancellor of Germany. ... The Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD – Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands) is the second oldest political party of Germany still in existence and also one of the oldest and largest in the world, celebrating its 140th anniversary in 2003. ... Bündnis 90/Die Grünen (literally: Alliance 90/The Greens), the German Green Party, is a political party in Germany whose regional predecessors were founded in the late 1970s as part of the new social movements. ...

October is the tenth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... Sunday is the day of the week between Saturday and Monday, and the second day of the weekend in some cultures. ... Monday is the day of the week between Sunday and Tuesday. ... Tuesday is the day of the week between Monday and Wednesday. ... Wednesday is the day of the week between Tuesday and Thursday. ... Thursday is the day of the week between Wednesday and Friday. ... Friday is the day of the week between Thursday and Saturday. ... Saturday is the day of the week between Friday and Sunday. ... October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in Leap years). ... October 2nd is the 275th day (276th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 90 days remaining. ... 3rd October Organization is also the name of a Marxist terrorist group . ... October 4 is the 277th day of the year (278th in Leap years). ... October 5 is the 278th day of the year (279th in Leap years). ... October 6 is the 279th day of the year (280th in Leap years). ... October 7 is the 280th day of the year (281st in leap years). ... October 8 is the 281st day of the year (282nd in leap years). ... October 9 is the 282nd day of the year (283rd in Leap years). ... October 10 is the 283rd day of the year (284th in Leap years). ... October 11 is the 284th day of the year (285th in Leap years). ... October 12 is the 285th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (286th in leap years). ... October 13 is the 286th day of the year (287th in leap years). ... October 14 is the 287th day of the year (288th in Leap years). ... October 15 is the 288th day of the year (289th in Leap years). ... October 16 is the 289th day of the year (290th in Leap years). ... October 17 is the 290th (in leap years the 291st) day of the year according to the Gregorian calendar. ... October 18 is the 291st day of the year (292nd in Leap years). ... October 19 is the 291st day of the year (292nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... October 20 is the 293rd day of the year (294th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 72 days remaining. ... October 21 is the 294th day of the year (295th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 71 days remaining. ... October 22 is the 295th day of the year (296th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 70 days remaining. ... October 23 is the 296th day of the year (297th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 69 days remaining. ... October 24 is the 297th day of the year (298th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 68 days remaining. ... October 25 is the 298th day of the year (299th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 67 days remaining. ... October 26 is the 299th day of the year (300th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 66 days remaining. ... October 27 is the 300th day of the year (301st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 65 days remaining. ... October 28 is the 301st day of the year (302nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 64 days remaining. ... October 29 is the 302nd day of the year (303rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 63 days remaining. ... October 30 is the 303rd day of the year (304th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 62 days remaining. ... October 31 is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 61 days remaining, as the final day of October. ...

October

• October 2 - Iraq disarmament crisis: The U.S. Congress passes a joint resolution which explicitly authorizes the President to use the Armed Forces of the United States as he determines to be necessary and appropriate.
• October 7 - Discovery of Quaoar is announced.
• October 11 - Lone bomber explodes a home-made bomb in the Myyrmanni shopping mall north of Helsinki, Finland - casualties include himself. See Myyrmanni bombing.
• October 12 - Bali bombing: Terrorists detonate massive bombs in two nightclubs in Kuta, Bali, killing 202 and injuring over 300.
• October 16 - Iraq disarmament crisis: George W. Bush signs the Iraq war resolution.
• October 24 - The Beltway snipers are arrested.
• October 25 - U.S. Senator Paul Wellstone, his family and staff, are killed by a plane accident at Eveleth, Minnesota.

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November is the eleventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four Gregorian months with the length of 30 days. ... Sunday is the day of the week between Saturday and Monday, and the second day of the weekend in some cultures. ... Monday is the day of the week between Sunday and Tuesday. ... Tuesday is the day of the week between Monday and Wednesday. ... Wednesday is the day of the week between Tuesday and Thursday. ... Thursday is the day of the week between Wednesday and Friday. ... Friday is the day of the week between Thursday and Saturday. ... Saturday is the day of the week between Friday and Sunday. ... November 1 is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 60 days remaining. ... November 2 is the 306th day of the year (307th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 59 days remaining. ... November 3 is the 307th day of the year (308th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 58 days remaining. ... November 4 is the 308th day of the year (309th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 57 days remaining. ... November 5 is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 56 days remaining. ... November 6 is the 310th day of the year (311th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 55 days remaining. ... November 7 is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 54 days remaining. ... November 8 is the 312th day of the year (313th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 53 days remaining. ... November 9 is the 313th day of the year (314th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 52 days remaining. ... November 10 is the 314th day of the year (315th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 51 days remaining. ... November 11 is the 315th day of the year (316th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 50 days remaining. ... November 12 is the 316th day of the year (317th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 49 days remaining. ... November 13 is the 317th day of the year (318th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 48 days remaining. ... November 14 is the 318th day of the year (319th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 47 days remaining. ... November 15 is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 46 days remaining. ... November 16 is the 320th day of the year (321st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 45 days remaining. ... November 17 is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece. ... November 18 is the 322nd day of the year (323rd in leap years), with 43 remaining. ... November 19 is the 323rd day of the year (324th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... November 20 is the 324th day of the year (325th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... November 21 is the 325th day of the year (326th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... November 22 is the 326th day (327th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... November 23 is the 327th day of the year (328th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 38 days remaining. ... November 24 is the 328th day (329th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... November 25 is the 329th (in leap years the 330th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... November 26 is the 330th day (331st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... November 27 is the 331st day (332nd on leap years) of the year. ... November 28 is the 332nd day (333rd on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... November 29 is the 333rd (in leap years the 334th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... November 30 is the 334th day (335th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

November

• November 5 - U.S. Elections: The Republican Party maintains control of the House of Representatives and regains control of the Senate.
• November 7 - Iran bans advertising of US products.
• November 8 - Iraq disarmament crisis: UN Security Council Resolution 1441 – The United Nations Security Council unanimously approves a resolution on Iraq, forcing Saddam Hussein to disarm or face "serious consequences".
• 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.
• November 13
  • Iraq disarmament crisis: Iraq agrees to the terms of the UN Security Council Resolution 1441.
  • The oil tanker Prestige sinks off the Galician 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.
• November 18 - Iraq disarmament crisis: United Nations weapons inspectors led by Hans Blix arrive in Iraq.
• November 21 - NATO invites Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia to become 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).

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Generally speaking, advertising is the paid promotion of goods, services, companies and ideas by an identified sponsor. ... The United States of America — also referred to as the United States, the U.S.A., the U.S., America, the States, or (archaically) Columbia—is a federal republic of 50 states located primarily in central North America (with the exception of two states: Alaska and Hawaii). ... November 8 is the 312th day of the year (313th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 53 days remaining. ... The issue of Iraqs disarmament reached a crisis in 2002-2003, when George W. Bush demanded a complete end to alleged Iraqi production and use of weapons of mass destruction. ... United Nations Security Council Resolution 1441 is a resolution by the UN Security Council, passed unanimously on November 8, 2002, offering Iraq a final opportunity to comply with its disarmament obligations that had been set out in several previous resolutions (resolution 660, resolution 661, resolution 678, resolution 686, resolution 687... A session of the Security Council in progress The United Nations Security Council is the most powerful organ of the United Nations. ... The Republic of Iraq is a Middle Eastern country in southwestern Asia encompassing the ancient region of Mesopotamia at the confluence of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. ... Saddam Hussein Saddām Hussein ʻAbd al-Majīd al-Tikrītī (Often spelled Husayn or Hussain; Arabic صدام حسين عبدالمجيد التكريتي; born April 28, 1937 1) was President of Iraq from 1979 to 2003. ... Arms control is a broad term alluding to a range of political concepts and aims. ... 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Bush demanded a complete end to alleged Iraqi production and use of weapons of mass destruction. ... The Republic of Iraq is a Middle Eastern country in southwestern Asia encompassing the ancient region of Mesopotamia at the confluence of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. ... United Nations Security Council Resolution 1441 is a resolution by the UN Security Council, passed unanimously on November 8, 2002, offering Iraq a final opportunity to comply with its disarmament obligations that had been set out in several previous resolutions (resolution 660, resolution 661, resolution 678, resolution 686, resolution 687... The Prestige was a oil tanker whose sinking in 2002 off the Spanish coast caused a huge oil spill. ... Motto: Galiza Ceibe Capital Santiago de Compostela Official languages Galician and Castilian Area  – Total  – % of Spain Ranked 7th  29 574 km²  5,8% Population  – Total (2003)  – % of Spain  – Density Ranked 5th  2 737 370  6,5%  92,36/km² Demonym  – English  – Galician  – Spanish  Galician  galego  gallego Statute of Autonomy April... Volunteers cleaning up the aftermath of the Prestige oil spill An oil spill is the release of oil (generally, petroleum) into the natural environment, usually the ocean. ... November 14 is the 318th day of the year (319th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 47 days remaining. ... Argentina is a country in southern South America, situated between the Andes in the west and the southern Atlantic Ocean in the east. ... The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD, in Romance languages: BIRD), better known as the World Bank, is an international organization whose original mission was to finance the reconstruction of nations devastated by WWII. Now, its mission has expanded to fight poverty by means of financing states. ... November 15 is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 46 days remaining. ... Hú Jǐntāo (born December 21, 1942) became General Secretary of the Communist Party of China on November 15, 2002. ... Communist Party of China flag The Communist Party of China ( Simplified Chinese: 中国共产党; Traditional Chinese: 中國共産黨; pinyin: ) is the ruling party of the Peoples Republic of China. ... November 16 is the 320th day of the year (321st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 45 days remaining. ... Greater London and the Regions of England. ... Lincolns Inn Fields is the largest public square in London. ... Exxon Mobil Corporation or ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM), headquartered in Irving, Texas, is an oil producer and distributor formed on November 30, 1999, by the merger of Exxon and Mobil. ... The United States of America — also referred to as the United States, the U.S.A., the U.S., America, the States, or (archaically) Columbia—is a federal republic of 50 states located primarily in central North America (with the exception of two states: Alaska and Hawaii). ... November 18 is the 322nd day of the year (323rd in leap years), with 43 remaining. ... The issue of Iraqs disarmament reached a crisis in 2002-2003, when George W. Bush demanded a complete end to alleged Iraqi production and use of weapons of mass destruction. ... The United Nations, or UN, is an international organization established in 1945 and now made up of 191 states. ... Hans Blix, for Executive Chairman of the United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission on Iraq (UNMOVIC), UN Photo #UNE7150 by Devra Berkowitz Hans Blix (born June 28, 1928 in Uppsala in Sweden) is a Swedish politician. ... The Republic of Iraq is a Middle Eastern country in southwestern Asia encompassing the ancient region of Mesopotamia at the confluence of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. ... November 21 is the 325th day of the year (326th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... For the National Association of Theatre Owners, please see National Association of Theatre Owners. ... The Republic of Bulgaria is a republic in the southeast of Europe. ... The Republic of Estonia is a country in Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the north. ... The Republic of Latvia (Latvian: Latvijas Republika), or Latvia (Latvian: Latvija), is a country in Northern Europe. ... The Republic of Lithuania (in Lithuanian, Lietuva) is a republic in Northeastern Europe. ... Romania (formerly spelled Rumania or Roumania; Romanian: România) is a country in southeastern Europe. ... National motto: None Official language Slovak Capital Bratislava President Ivan Gašparovič Prime Minister Mikuláš Dzurinda Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 126th 49,035 km² Negligible Population  - Total (2004)  - Density Ranked 103rd 5,379,455 109/km² Independence January 1, 1993 (division of Czechoslovakia) Currency Slovak koruna Time zone  - in summer CET... Slovenia - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... November 22 is the 326th day (327th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Federal Republic of Nigeria is a country in West Africa and, by far, the most populated nation in Africa. ... The Miss World pageant (not to be confused with Miss Universe) is an international beauty pageant founded in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951. ... 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The United States Department of Defense, abbreviated as DoD or DOD and sometimes called the Defense Department, is a civilian Cabinet organization of the United States government. ... 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The United States Senate is the upper house of the U.S. Congress, smaller than the United States House of Representatives. ... November 19 is the 323rd day of the year (324th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...

December is the twelfth and last month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... Sunday is the day of the week between Saturday and Monday, and the second day of the weekend in some cultures. ... Monday is the day of the week between Sunday and Tuesday. ... Tuesday is the day of the week between Monday and Wednesday. ... Wednesday is the day of the week between Tuesday and Thursday. ... Thursday is the day of the week between Wednesday and Friday. ... Friday is the day of the week between Thursday and Saturday. ... Saturday is the day of the week between Friday and Sunday. ... December 1 is the 335th (in leap years the 336th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... December 2 is the 336th day (337th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... December 3 is the 337th (in leap years the 338th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... December 4 is the 338th day (339th on leap years) of the Gregorian calendar. ... December 5 is the 339th day (340th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... December 6 is the 340th day (341st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... December 7 is the 341st day (342nd on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... December 8 is the 342nd day (343rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... December 9 is the 343rd day (344th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... December 10 is the 344th day (345th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... December 11 is the 345th day (346th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... December 12 is the 346th day (347th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... December 13 is the 347th day of the year (348th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... December 14 is the 348th day of the year (349th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... December 15 is the 349th day of the year (350th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... December 16 is the 350th day of the year (351st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... December 17 is the 351st day of the year (352nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... December 18 is the 352nd day of the year (353rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... December 19 is the 353rd day of the year (354th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... December 20 is the 354th day of the year (355th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... December 21 is the 355th day of the year (356th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... December 22 is the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... December 23 is the 357th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (358th in leap years). ... December 24 is the 358th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (359th in leap years). ... December 25 is the 359th day of the year (360th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 6 days remaining. ... December 26 is the 360th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, 361st in leap years. ... December 27 is the 361st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... December 28 is the 362nd day of the year (363rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 3 days remaining. ... December 29 is the 363rd day of the year (364th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 2 days remaining. ... December 30 is the 364th day of the year (365th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 1 day remaining. ... December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...

December

• December 4 - Total solar eclipse
• December 7 - Iraq disarmament crisis: As required by the recently passed U.N. resolution, Iraq files a 12,000 page weapons declaration with the U.N. Security Council. Although it is supposed to be a complete declaration, it is seen as incomplete by the Security Council and weapons inspectors.
• December 10 - High Court of Australia hands down its judgement in the Internet defamation dispute in the case of Gutnick v. Dow Jones.
• December 27 - Suicide truck-bomb attack destroys headquarters of Chechnya's Moscow-backed government, killing 72 people.
• December 29 – Communist New People's Army blows up a bust of Ferdinand Marcos in Benguet, Philippines.

2002 : January _ February _ March _ April _ May _ June _ July _ August _ September _ October _ November _ December _ → A timeline of events in the news for December, 2002. ... December 4 is the 338th day (339th on leap years) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Photo taken by John Walker during the Zambia 2001 eclipse A solar eclipse occurs when the Sun, Moon and Earth are on a single line with the Moon in the middle. ... December 7 is the 341st day (342nd on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... The issue of Iraqs disarmament reached a crisis in 2002-2003, when George W. Bush demanded a complete end to alleged Iraqi production and use of weapons of mass destruction. ... This article is about the United Nations, for other uses of UN see UN (disambiguation) Official languages English, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Arabic Secretary-General Kofi Annan (since 1997) Established October 24, 1945 Member states 191 Headquarters New York City, NY, USA Official site http://www. ... The Republic of Iraq is a Middle Eastern country in southwestern Asia encompassing the ancient region of Mesopotamia at the confluence of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. ... December 10 is the 344th day (345th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... High Court entrance The High Court of Australia is the court of last resort for the jurisdiction of Australia. ... The Internet, or simply the Net, is the publicly available worldwide system of interconnected computer networks that transmit data by packet switching using a standardized Internet Protocol (IP) and many other protocols. ... In English and American law, and systems based on them, libel and slander are two forms of defamation (or defamation of character), which is the tort or delict of making a false statement of fact that injures someones reputation. ... On 10 December 2002, the High Court of Australia handed down a judgment in the Internet defamation dispute in the case of Gutnick v. ... December 27 is the 361st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... A suicide bombing is a bomb attack on people or property, committed by a person who knows the explosion will cause his or her own death (see suicide, suicide weapons). ... The Chechen Republic (Russian: Чеченская Республика; Chechen: Нохчийн Республика/Noxçiyn Respublika), also known as Chechnya (Russian: Чечня, Chechen: Нохчичьо/Noxçiyçö), Chechnia or Chechenia, is a constituent republic of the Russian Federation. ... Saint Basils Cathedral Moscow  listen? ( Russian/Cyrillic: Москва́, pronunciation: Moskva), capital of Russia, located on the river Moskva, and encompassing 1097. ... December 29 is the 363rd day of the year (364th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 2 days remaining. ... The New Peoples Army, or NPA, is a communist-based revolutionary group in the Philippines, formed in December 1969. ... PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES Ferdinand Marcos Ferdinand Edralin Marcos (September 11, 1917 – September 28, 1989) was the tenth President of the Republic of the Philippines. ... Benguet is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. ... The Republic of the Philippines is a country of South East Asia, located in the western Pacific Ocean some 1,210 km (750 mi) from mainland Asia. ...

Deaths

For more deaths see: Deaths in 2002 See also: Deaths in 2001, other events of 2002, and Deaths in 2003. ...

January

• January 3 - Freddy Heineken, beer magnate (b. 1923)
• January 8 - Dave Thomas, founder of Wendy's International (b. 1932)
• January 12:
  • Stanley Unwin, comedian
  • Cyrus Vance, former United States Secretary of State (1977-1980) (b. 1917)
• January 13 - Ted Demme, film and television director (b. 1963)
• January 16:
  • Michael Bilandic, mayor of Chicago, Illinois (b. 1923)
  • Bobo Olson, American boxer
  • Ron Taylor, American actor
• January 17 - Camilo José Cela, Spanish writer (b. 1916)
• January 22 - Peggy Lee, American singer, actress
• January 23:
  • Pierre Bourdieu, French sociologist (b. 1930)
  • Robert Nozick, philosopher (b. 1938)
• January 28:
  • Dick "Night Train" Lane, American football, NFL Hall of Famer
  • Astrid Lindgren, Swedish children's book author (b. 1907)
• January 29 - Harold Russell, actor
• January 29 or January 30 - Daniel Pearl, journalist (b. 1963) (beheaded in Pakistan)

January 3 is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Alfred H. (Freddy) Heineken (November 4, 1923 - January 3, 2002) was a major stock holder and president of Heineken, the beer brewery bought in 1864 by his grandfather Gerard Adriaan Heineken in Amsterdam, Netherlands. ... 1923 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... January 8 is the 8th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... This article is about the founder of Wendys. ... Slogans 1984: Wheres the Beef? 2004: Its better here External link Official web site Categories: Food and drink stubs | Fast-food restaurants | Companies based in Ohio ... 1932 is a leap year starting on a Friday. ... January 12 is the 12th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... See: Stanley Unwin (comedian) for the comedic writer and performer, inventor of Unwinese (also known as goobledegook). ... Cyrus Roberts Vance (March 27, 1917–January 12, 2002), was the United States Secretary of State under President Jimmy Carter from 1977 to 1980. ... The United States Secretary of State is the head of the United States Department of State, concerned with foreign affairs. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 1917 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... January 13 is the 13th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Ted Demme (October 26, 1963 - January 13, 2002) was an American film director and producer. ... Events January-February January 11 - The Whisky A Go-Go night club in Los Angeles, the first disco in the USA, is opened. ... January 16 is the 16th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Michael Anthony Bilandic (born: February 13, 1923; died: January 16, 2002; buried in St. ... 1923 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Carl Olson, (July 11, 1928-January 16, 2002), was an American boxer. ... Ron Taylor (October 16, 1952 Galveston, Texas - January 16, 2002) was an American actor. ... January 17 is the 17th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Camilo José Cela Trulock (May 11, 1916–January 17, 2002) was a Spanish writer. ... 1916 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) Events January-February January 1 -The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ... January 22 is the 22nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Peggy Lee (May 26, 1920 - January 21, 2002) was an American popular music singer, perenially introduced as Miss Peggy Lee. ... January 23 is the 23rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Pierre-Félix Bourdieu (August 1, 1930-January 23, 2002) was a French sociologist. ... 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Robert Nozick (November 16, 1938 – January 23, 2002) was an American philosopher and Pellegrino University Professor at Harvard University. ... 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... January 28 is the 28th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Richard Lane, better known as Dick Night Train Lane ( 16 April 1928 - 29 January 2002) was an football player, best known as a defensive back for the Detroit Lions. ... NFL logo For other uses of the abbreviation NFL, see NFL (disambiguation). ... Astrid Lindgren (November 14, 1907 _ January 28, 2002) was a Swedish childrens book author, whose many titles were translated into over 70 languages and published in more than 100 countries. ... 1907 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... January 29 is the 29th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Harold John Russell (b. ... January 29 is the 29th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... January 30 is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Daniel Pearl Daniel Pearl ( October 10, 1963 - January 29/ 30, 2002) was a journalist, an American- Israeli dual citizen. ... Events January-February January 11 - The Whisky A Go-Go night club in Los Angeles, the first disco in the USA, is opened. ...

February

• February 6 - Max Perutz, founder of molecular biology (b. 1914)
• February 8 - Joachim Hoffmann, German historian (b. 1930)
• February 9 - The Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, sister of Queen Elizabeth II of England (b. 1930)
• February 10 - Harold Furth, American leader in plasma physics and nuclear fusion
• February 11 - Barry Foster, British actor
• February 12 - Theresa Ferber Bernstein, artist
• February 14 - Nándor Hidegkuti, Hungarian footballer (b. 1922)
• February 15:
  • Howard K. Smith, American TV journalist (b. 1914)
  • Kevin Smith, actor (b. 1963)
• February 16 - Walter Winterbottom, the first England football manager (b. 1913)
• February 21 - John Thaw, actor (b. 1942)
• February 22:
  • Sir Raymond Firth, British anthropologist
  • Chuck Jones, American animator
  • Jonas Savimbi, rebel leader
• February 24 - Leo Ornstein, composer and pianist (b. 1912)
• February 26 - Lawrence Tierney, actor
• February 27:
  • Spike Milligan, comedian, writer, poet (b. 1918)
  • Mary Stuart, soap opera actress
• February 28 - Helmut Zacharias, German violinist (b. 1920)

February 6 is the 37th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Max Ferdinand Perutz (May 19, 1914 - February 6, 2002) was an Austrian molecular biologist. ... 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... February 8 is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Dr. Joachim Hoffmann (December 1, 1930, Königsberg, East Prussia – February 8, 2002, Freiburg) was a German historian. ... 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... February 9 is the 40th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... HRH The Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon Her Royal Highness The Princess Margaret (Margaret Rose Armstrong-Jones, née Windsor; (August 21, 1930—February 9, 2002) was a member of the British Royal Family, the second eldest daughter of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, and sister of the current British... Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary) (born 21 April 1926), styled HM The Queen, is the Queen regnant and Head of State of the United Kingdom, as well as the Queen of Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Grenada, Jamaica, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion... 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... February 10 is the 41st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Harold P. Furth was an Austrian-American physicist. ... This article is about plasma in the sense of an ionized gas. ... In physics, nuclear fusion (a thermonuclear reaction) is a process in which two nuclei join, forming a larger nucleus and releasing energy. ... February 11 is the 42nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 12 is the 43rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 14 is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Nándor Hidegkuti (March 3, 1922 - February 14, 2002) was a Hungarian footballer. ... The Republic of Hungary (Magyar Köztársaság) or Hungary (Magyarország) is a landlocked country in Central Europe, bordered by Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia. ... 1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... February 15 is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Howard Kingsbury Smith (May 12, 1914 - February 15, 2002) was an American journalist and radio reporter. ... 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... See Kevin Smith for the New Jersey film director and writer. ... Events January-February January 11 - The Whisky A Go-Go night club in Los Angeles, the first disco in the USA, is opened. ... February 16 is the 47th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Sir Walter Winterbottom (born January 31, 1913 in Oldham, England, died February 16, 2002) was manager of the England football team from 1946 until 1962. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion... The striker (wearing red jersey) has run past the defender (in white jersey) and is about to take a shot at the goal, while the goalkeeper positions himself to stop the ball. ... 1913 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... February 21 is the 52nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... John Thaw (January 3, 1942 - February 21, 2002) CBE, was a British actor who achieved his first starring role in the military police television drama Redcap (1964 - 1966), and subsequently appeared in a range of television, stage and cinema roles. ... 1942 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... February 22 is the 53rd day of every year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Charles Martin Chuck Jones (September 21, 1912–February 22, American animator, artist, screenwriter, producer, and director of animated films, most memorably of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts for the Warner Brothers cartoon studio. ... Jonas Malheiro Savimbi (August 3, 1934–February 22, 2002) was a rebel leader in Angola who founded the UNITA movement in 1966, and ultimately proved a central figure in 20th century Cold War politics. ... February 24 is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Leo Ornstein (December 2, 1892 - February 24, 2002) was an avant-garde composer and pianist. ... 1912 is a leap year starting on Monday. ... February 26 is the 57th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Lawrence Tierney in Born to Kill (1947) Lawrence Tierney was a veteran actor and B-movie leading man. ... February 27 is the 58th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Spike Milligan Spike Milligan Kt CBE (April 16, 1918 – February 27, 2002) was a comedian, novelist, poet, jazz musician (trumpet and guitar - also played the piano - and was a dab hand at raspberry blowing) and is best remembered as the creator, principal writer and performing member of The Goon Show. ... 1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Mary Stuart, in a photographed still from Search for Tomorrow, ca. ... February 28 is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Helmut Zacharias (January 27, 1920-February 28, 2002) was a German violinist. ... 1920 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ...

March

• March 1 - Doreen Waddell, vocalist of bands Soul II Soul and KLF
• March 14 - Cherry Wilder, author (b. 1930)
• March 15 - Sylvester Weaver, television executive
• March 18 - Gösta Winbergh, tenor
• March 25 - Kenneth Wolstenholme, British football commentator
• March 27:
  • Milton Berle, comedian, actor (b. 1908)
  • Dudley Moore, comedian, actor(b. 1935)
  • Billy Wilder, film screenwriter and director (b. 1906)
• March 30 - HM Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother of England (b. 1900)
• March 31 - Barry Took, British comedian and writer

March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... Soul II Soul are a dance/funk/soul act who emerged at the end of the 80s in London in the United Kingdom, founded by Jazzie B and featuring a changing roster of other musicians, including, notably, Nellee Hooper and Caron Wheeler. ... The KLF (Kopyright Liberation Front), more recently known as the K Foundation, also known as The Timelords, furthermore known as The JAMs, was one of the seminal bands around the time of the Acid House movement in Britain in the late 1980s and early 1990s. ... March 14 is the 73rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (74th in Leap years) with 292 days remaining in the year. ... Cherry Wilder (September 3, 1930 _ March 14, 2002) was the pseudonym of science fiction and fantasy writer Cherry Barbara Grimm. ... 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... March 15 is the 74th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (75th in Leap years). ... An American family watching television in the 1950s. ... March 18 is the 77th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (78th in leap years). ... March 25 is the 84th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (85th in leap years). ... Kenneth Wolstenholme, DFC (b. ... March 27 is the 86th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (87th in Leap years). ... Milton Berle (né Milton Berlinger) (July 12, 1908–March 27, 2002) was an extremely popular American comedian, whose career spanned vaudeville, radio, television, and film. ... 1908 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Dudley Moore (April 19, 1935 – March 27, 2002), was a British actor and comedian who was enormously popular in his home country for many years but relatively unknown in the USA until he made the film 10 with Bo Derek. ... 1935 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Billy Wilder (June 22, 1906 - March 27, 2002) had a career as a screenwriter, film director and producer that spanned more than 50 years and more than 60 films. ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed Film — also called movies, the cinema, the silver screen, moving pictures, photoplays, picture shows, flicks, or motion pictures, — is a field that encompasses motion pictures as an art form or as part of the entertainment industry. ... Screenwriters, or script writers, are authors who write the screenplays from which movies are made. ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... 1906 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... March 30 is the 89th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (90th in Leap years). ... HM Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother (née Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon) Queen Elizabeth (Elizabeth Angela Marguerite) (4 August 1900 - 30 March 2002) was the Queen consort of George VI of the United Kingdom from 1936 to 1952. ... 1900 is a common year starting on Monday. ... March 31 is the 90th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (91st in Leap years). ... Barry Took (June 19, 1928 - March 31, 2002) was a British comedian, writer and television presenter. ...

April

• April 5 - Layne Staley, singer with band Alice in Chains
• April 8 - Maria Felix, Mexican actress
• April 9 - Leopold Vietoris, Austrian mathematician
• April 15 - Byron White, US athlete and Supreme Court justice
• April 16:
  • Franz Krienbühl, Swiss speed skater
  • Robert Urich, actor (cancer)
• April 18:
  • Thor Heyerdahl, Norwegian anthropologist
  • Wahoo McDaniel, American football player, wrestler (b. 1938)
• April 25:
  • Indra Devi, yoga teacher to the stars
  • Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, rapper, member TLC
• April 27:
  • George Alec Effinger, science fiction author (b. 1947)
  • Hans Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza, Swiss industrialist and art collector
• April 28:
  • Ruth Handler, inventor of the Barbie doll (b. 1916)
  • Alexander Lebed, Russian general and politician (b. 1950)

April 5 is the 95th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (96th in leap years). ... Layne Staley, (August 22, 1967 - April 5, 2002), born in Kirkland, Washington, was the lead singer of the Seattle-based grunge/metal band Alice in Chains and the grunge supergroup Mad Season. ... April 8 is the 98th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (99th in leap years). ... María Félix (April 8, 1914 – April 8, 2002) was a Mexican actress. ... April 9 is the 99th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (100th in leap years). ... Dr. Leopold Vietoris (June 4, 1891 - April 9, 2002) was an Austrian mathematician who gained added fame by reaching an extremely old age. ... April 15 is the 105th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (106th in leap years). ... Byron Raymond White (June 8, 1917 - April 15, 2002) won fame both as a bruising running back and as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. ... April 16 is the 106th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (107th in leap years). ... Franz Krienbühl (born March 24, 1929, died April 16, 2002) was a Swiss speed skater, and is known mostly because of his inventions that changed the sport. ... Robert Urich (December 19, 1946 - April 16, 2002) was an Emmy-winning actor, best known for playing a private investigator on the television series Spenser: For Hire. ... April 18 is the 108th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (109th in leap years). ... Thor Heyerdahl (October 6, 1914 in Larvik, Norway–April 18, 2002 in Colla Micheri, Italy) was (originally) a Norwegian marine biologist with a great interest in anthropology, who became famous for his Kon-Tiki Expedition in which he sailed by raft 4,300 miles from South America to the Tuamotu... Edward Wahoo McDaniel (June 19, 1938 in Burnice, Louisiana - April 18, 2002 in Houston, Texas) was a professional American football player turned professional wrestler. ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... Wrestling can be: Sport wrestling Professional wrestling Another term for grappling This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... April 25 is the 115th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (116th in leap years). ... Indra Devi (1899-2002) was an early disciple of Sri Tirumalai Krishnamacharya, who herself became a renowned yoga teacher. ... Lisa Nicole Lopes (stage name Left Eye) (May 27, 1971 – April 25, 2002) was a member of the popular R&B group TLC. In addition to hit songs like Waterfalls with TLC, Lopes also did some solo performing. ... April 27 is the 117th day of the year (118th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 248 days remaining. ... George Alec Effinger (January 10, 1947–April 27, 2002) was an American science fiction author, born in Cleveland, Ohio. ... Note that this partial list contains some authors whose works of fantastic fiction would today be called science fiction, even if they predate, or did not work in that genre. ... 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Hans Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza (1921-2002) Baron Hans Heinrich von Thyssen-Bornemisza de Kászon (April 2, 1921 - April 26, 2002), a noted art collector, was a Dutch-born Swiss citizen with a Hungarian title, a legal resident of Monaco for tax purposes, with a declared second residency in the United... April 28 is the 118th day of the year (119th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 247 days remaining. ... Ruth Handler (November 4, 1916 - April 28, 2002) was an American businesswoman, the president of the toy manufacturer Mattel, Inc. ... Barbie is the worlds best selling doll and was first sold on March 9, 1959. ... 1916 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) Events January-February January 1 -The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ... Aleksandr Ivanovich Lebed (Алексáндр Ивáнович Лéбедь) ( April 20, 1950– April 28, 2002) was a Russian general and politician. ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

May

• May 5 - Hugo Bánzer Suarez, President of Bolivia
• May 6 - Pim Fortuyn, Dutch politician (assassinated)
• May 7 - Seattle Slew, American thoroughbred racehorse
• May 11 - Joseph Bonanno, Sicilian Mafia boss
• May 13 - Valeri Lobanovsky, Ukrainian football manager
• May 19 - John Gorton, nineteenth Prime Minister of Australia
• May 20 - Stephen Jay Gould, paleontologist and author (b. 1941)
• May 21 - Niki de Saint Phalle, French artist (b. 1930)
• May 23 - Sam Snead, American golfer
• May 26 - Mamo Wolde, Ethiopian marathon runner (b. 1932)
• May 28 - Jean Berger, German-born composer (b. 1909)

May 5 is the 125th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (126th in leap years). ... List of presidents of Bolivia In 1983, a poll was taken by a Bolivian newspaper to determine which seven historical presidents were regarded as most significant: Antonio José de Sucre, Andrés de Santa Cruz, Manuel Isidoro Belzu, Mariano Melgarejo, Aniceto Arce, Ismael Montes, and Víctor Paz Estenssoro. ... May 6 is the 126th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (127th in leap years). ... Pim Fortuyn was assassinated during the 2002 Dutch national election campaign. ... May 7 is the 127th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (128th in leap years). ... Seattle Slew (February 15, 1974 - May 7, 2002) was an American thoroughbred race horse that won the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing in 1977, only the 10th horse to accomplish the feat. ... May 11 is the 131st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (132nd in leap years). ... Joseph Bonanno Joseph Bonanno (January 18, 1905 - May 11, 2002) was an American Mafioso who became the boss of one of the most prominent crime families in the world, the Bonanno crime family. ... May 13 is the 133rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (134th in leap years). ... Valeri Vasilevich Lobanovsky, (January 6, 1939-May 13, 2002), was a Ukrainian football manager. ... May 19 is the 139th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (140th in leap years). ... Rt Hon John Gorton Sir John Grey Gorton (September 9, 1911 - May 19, 2002), Australian politician and the 19th Prime Minister of Australia, was born in Melbourne, Victoria, the son of an orchardist from Kerang, and educated at a prestigious private school and at Oxford University, where he completed an... The current (25th) Prime Minister of Australia, John Howard (sitting, fifth from left), with his Cabinet, 1999 The office of Prime Minister is in practice the most powerful political office in the Commonwealth of Australia. ... May 20 is the 140th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (141st in leap years). ... Stephen Jay Gould Stephen Jay Gould (September 10, 1941 – May 20, 2002) was a New York-born American paleontologist, evolutionary biologist, and historian of science. ... 1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... May 21 is the 141st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (142nd in leap years). ... Niki de Saint Phalle Niki de Saint Phalle, née Catherine Marie-Agnes Fal de Saint Phalle (October 29, 1930 - May 21, 2002) was a French sculptor, painter, and film maker. ... 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... May 23 is the 143rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (144th in leap years). ... Samuel Jackson Snead (May 27, 1912 - May 23, 2002) was one of the top golfers in the world. ... May 26 is the 146th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (147th in leap years). ... Demisse Mamo Wolde (June 12, 1932-May 26, 2002) was an Ethiopian runner born in Diri Jille. ... 1932 is a leap year starting on a Friday. ... May 28 is the 148th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (149th in leap years). ... Jean Berger (March 25, 1905 – May 28, 2002) was a German-born pianist, composer, and music educator. ... 1909 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

June

• June 1 - Hansie Cronje, South African cricketer (b. 1969)
• June 4 - Fernando Belaunde Terry, Peruvian politician, president of Peru (1963-1968) (1980-1985)
• June 5 - Dee Dee Ramone, founding member of The Ramones (b. 1952)
• June 6 - Hans Janmaat, controversial far-right politician in the Netherlands
• June 7 - Mary Lilian Baels, Princess of Rethy, Belgium
• June 10 - John Gotti, imprisoned mobster
• June 11 - Robbin Crosby, guitarist of rock band Ratt
• June 12 - Bill Blass, fashion designer
• June 17:
  • Willie Davenport, Olympic Games champion
  • Fritz Walter, football player, captain of 1954 World Cup winners.
• June 18 - Jack Buck, Major League Baseball announcer
• June 22:
  • Esther Pauline Friedman, author of the Ann Landers column
  • Darryl Kile, Major League Baseball player
• June 23 - Pedro 'El Rockero' Alcazar, Panamian boxer
• June 24 - Pierre Werner, former Prime Minister of Luxembourg, "father of the euro"
• June 26 - Jay Berwanger, college football player, first winner of the Heisman Trophy
• June 27 - John Entwistle, bassist for The Who
• June 29 - Rosemary Clooney, singer, actress

June 1 is the 152nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (153rd in leap years), with 213 days remaining. ... Wessel Johannes Hansie Cronje (September 25, 1969 - June 1, 2002) was a South African cricketer (all-rounder) and captain of the South African national cricket team in the 1990s. ... 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... June 4 is the 155th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (156th in leap years), with 210 days remaining. ... Fernando Belaúnde Terry Fernando Belaúnde Terry (October 7, 1912 - June 4, 2002) was the constitutional President of Peru for two terms (1963–1968 and 1980–1985). ... The Republic of Peru (Spanish: Perú; Quechua, Aymara: Piruw) is a country in western South America, bordering Ecuador and Colombia to the north, Brazil to the east, Bolivia to the east, south-east and south, Chile to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. ... Events January-February January 11 - The Whisky A Go-Go night club in Los Angeles, the first disco in the USA, is opened. ... 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... June 5 is the 156th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (157th in leap years), with 209 days remaining. ... Dee Dee Ramone, born Douglas Colvin (September 18, 1952 - June 5, 2002) was a founding member of The Ramones, a heavily influential punk band. ... The Ramones were a hugely influential punk rock band, formed in Forest Hills, Queens, New York in March 1974. ... 1952 - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... June 6 is the 157th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (158th in leap years), with 208 days remaining. ... Hans Janmaat (November 3, 1934 - June 9, 2002) was a far-right politician in the Netherlands. ... June 7 is the 158th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (159th in leap years), with 207 days remaining. ... Mary Lilian Baels (November 28, 1916 - June 7, 2002) was best known as Princess de Réthy, the controversial morganatic second wife of King Leopold III of the Belgians. ... The Kingdom of Belgium (Dutch: Koninkrijk België, French: Royaume de Belgique, German: Königreich Belgien) is a country in Western Europe, bordered by the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg, France, and the North Sea. ... June 10 is the 161st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (162nd in leap years), with 204 days remaining. ... John Gotti John Gotti (October 27, 1940–June 10, 2002) (also known as The Dapper Don and The Teflon Don) was the boss of the Gambino family, New Yorks largest mafia family, and one of the most feared. ... June 11 is the 162nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (163rd in leap years), with 203 days remaining. ... Robin Crosby (1960-2002) former guitarist in the rock band Ratt which was popular in the mid 1980s. ... June 12 is the 163rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (164th in leap years), with 202 days remaining. ... William Ralph Blass (June 22, 1922 - June 12, 2002) was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana. ... June 17 is the 168th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (169th in leap years), with 197 days remaining. ... Willie Davenport (June 8, 1943 - June 17, 2002) was an American athlete, born in Troy, Alabama. ... For months before the Olympic Games, runners relay the Olympic Flame from Olympia to the opening ceremony. ... Fritz Walter (October 31, 1920 - June 17, 2002) was one of the most popular German football players. ... 1954 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Football World Cup (official name: FIFA World Cup) is the most important competition in international football (soccer). ... June 18 is the 169th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (170th in leap years), with 196 days remaining. ... John Francis Jack Buck (August 21, 1924 - June 18, 2002), born in Holyoke, Massachusetts, was a Hall of Fame sportscaster who is best known for his work announcing Major League Baseball games of the St. ... Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in professional baseball in North America. ... June 22 is the 173rd day of the year (174th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 192 days remaining. ... Esther Pauline Friedman Lederer (July 4, 1918 - June 22, 2002) wrote the Ann Landers column, a regular column in many newspapers in which people wrote her for advice and she answered. ... Darryl Andrew Kile (December 2, 1968 - June 22, 2002) was a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher with the St. ... Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in professional baseball in North America. ... June 23 is the 174th day of the year (175th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 191 days remaining. ... Pedro Alcazar ( September 16, 1975 – June 23, 2002 ) was a young boxing talent who had won the World Flyweight championship. ... June 24 is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 190 days remaining. ... Pierre Werner (December 29, 1913 - June 24, 2002) was a Luxembourgian politician. ... See also: Politics of Luxembourg, List of Grand Dukes of Luxembourg, Lists of incumbents Categories: Lists of office-holders ... The euro (€; ISO 4217 code EUR) is the currency of twelve European Union member states: Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain. ... June 26 is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 188 days remaining. ... John Jay Berwanger (March 19, 1914 – June 26, 2002) was an American football player born in Dubuque, Iowa. ... The Heisman Memorial Trophy Award, considered the most prestigious award in American College Football, is given annually to the top player in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). ... June 27 is the 178th day of the year (179th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 187 days remaining. ... John Alec Entwistle (October 9, 1944 - June 27, 2002) was the bass guitar player for The Who. ... The Who is a British rock band. ... June 29 is the 180th day of the year (181st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 185 days remaining. ... Rosemary Clooney on the cover of her 2000 collection 16 Biggest Hits Rosemary Clooney (May 23, 1928 - June 29, 2002) was an American popular singer and actress. ...

July

• July 4 - Benjamin O. Davis Jr., African-American general
• July 5:
  • Katy Jurado, actress
  • Ted Williams, Baseball Hall of Fame member
• July 6 - John Frankenheimer, film director
• July 8 - Ward Kimball, Disney animator
• July 9:
  • Laurence Janifer, science fiction writer
  • Rod Steiger, actor
• July 13 - Yousuf Karsh, celebrity portrait photographer
• July 14 - Joaquín Balaguer, Dominican politician, president of Dominican Republic (1960-1962, 1966-1978, 1986-1996)
• July 16 - John Cocke, key figure in the development of RISC architecture
• July 19 - Alan Lomax, American folklorist and musicologist (b. 1915)
• July 23:
  • Leo McKern, actor
  • William Pierce, rocket scientist, neo-Nazi, author
  • Chaim Potok, American author

July 4 is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 180 days remaining. ... Benjamin Oliver Davis Jr. ... July 5 is the 186th day of the year (187th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 179 days remaining. ... Katy Jurado Katy Jurado (January 16, 1924 - July 5, 2002) was a Mexican actress. ... Ted Williams & Tom Yawkey Theodore Samuel Ted Williams (August 30, 1918 - July 5, 2002), also called The Splendid Splinter, Teddy Ballgame or The Kid, was a Baseball Hall of Famer who spent 19 seasons, twice interrupted by military service, with the Boston Red Sox. ... July 6 is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 178 days remaining. ... John Michael Frankenheimer (February 19, 1930 - July 6, 2002) was an American film director. ... July 8 is the 189th day of the year (190th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 176 days remaining. ... Ward Walrath Kimball (March 4, 1914–July 8, 2002) was an Academy Award winning animator for the Walt Disney Studios. ... Disney - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... July 9 is the 190th day of the year (191st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 175 days remaining. ... Laurence M. Janifer was a science fiction author. ... Rod Steiger (April 14, 1925 - July 9, 2002) was an American actor. ... July 13th is the 194th day (195th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 171 days remaining. ... Yousuf Karsh - Self portrait Yousuf Karsh (December 23, 1908 – July 13, 2002) was born in Mardin, Turkey and became one of the world’s most renowned portrait photographers. ... July 14 is the 195th day (196th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 170 days remaining. ... Joaquín Antonio Balaguer Ricardo (September 1, 1906 – July 14, 2002) was the President of the Dominican Republic from 1960 to 1962,from 1966 to 1978, and again from 1986 to 1996. ... The Dominican Republic is a Spanish-speaking representative democracy located on the eastern portion of the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, bordering Haiti. ... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... -1... Events January January 1 - The Copyright Act of 1976 takes effect, making sweeping changes to United States copyright law. ... 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... July 16 is the 197th day (198th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 168 days remaining. ... John Cocke (May 30, 1925 - July 16, 2002) was an American computer scientist recognised for his large contribution to computer architecture and optimizing compiler design. ... Reduced Instruction Set Computing, is a Microprocessor CPU design philosophy that favors a smaller and simpler set of instructions that all take about the same amount of time to execute. ... July 19 is the 200th day (201st in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 165 days remaining. ... Lomax playing guitar, sometime between 1938 and 1950 Alan Lomax (January 31, 1915 – July 19, 2002) was an American folklorist and musicologist specializing in the music of the United States and that of other nations which influenced American music. ... 1915 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... July 23 is the 204th day (205th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 161 days remaining. ... Reginald Leo McKern (March 16, 1920 - July 23, 2002), better known simply as Leo McKern, was an Australian actor who appeared in numerous British television programs, movies and in over 200 stage roles. ... William Pierce was the name of the following men: William Pierce (politician) (1740-1789), a Continental Congressman from Georgia. ... The terms Neo-Nazism and Neo-Fascism refer to any social or political movement to revive Nazism or Fascism, respectively, and postdates the Second World War. ... Rabbi Dr. Chaim Potok (February 17, 1929 _ July 23, 2002) was an American author and rabbi. ...

August

• August 4 - Carmen Silvera, British actress
• August 4 - (approximate date) Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman, child-murder victims
• August 5:
  • Josh Ryan Evans, actor (b. 1982)
  • Chick Hearn, pro-basketball announcer
• August 6 - Edsger Dijkstra, computer scientist
• August 12 - Enos Slaughter, baseball Hall of Famer
• August 14 - Dave Williams, the singer of Drowning Pool (found dead on the band's tour bus)
• August 16 - Abu Nidal, Palestinian terrorist
• August 23 - Hoyt Wilhelm, Baseball Hall of Fame member
• August 25 - Dorothy Hewett, Australian poet, playwright and novelist
• August 27 - Richard Ricci, Utah handyman and religious fanatic suspected of kidnapping 14-year-old Elizabeth Smart
• August 31 - Lionel Hampton, American jazz musician

August 4 is the 216th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (217th in leap years), with 149 days remaining. ... Carmen Silvera is an actress best known for playing Edith Melba Artois in the BBC comedy series Allo Allo. ... The Soham murders were the murders by Ian Huntley of two ten-year-old girls (Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman) in Soham, a small town in Cambridgeshire, England, on August 4, 2002. ... August 5 is the 217th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (218th in leap years), with 148 days remaining. ... Josh Ryan Evans (January 20, 1982-August 5, 2002) was an actor who became known for his role of Timmy in the Passions soap opera. ... 1982 is a number and represents a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar Events January-February January 6 - William Bonin is convicted of being the freeway killer. January 8 - AT&T agrees to divest itself of twenty-two subdivisions January 11 - Mark Thatcher, son of the British... Francis Dayle Hearn (27 November 1916 _ 5 August 2002), pro basketball announcer for the Los Angeles Lakers, better known by the moniker Chick Hearn, is famous for coining the terms Slam dunk, air ball, no harm, no foul, and for broadcasting 3,338 consecutive Lakers games starting in 1965. ... Basketball Basketball is a ball sport in which two teams of five players each try to score points by throwing a ball through a hoop. ... August 6 is the 218th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (219th in leap years), with 147 days remaining. ... Portrait of Edsger Dijkstra (courtesy Brian Randell) Edsger Wybe Dijkstra (Rotterdam, May 11, 1930 – Nuenen, August 6, 2002) was a Dutch computer scientist. ... August 12 is the 224th day of the year (225th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Enos Bradsher Slaughter (April 26, 1916 - August 12, 2002) was an American baseball player. ... August 14 is the 226th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (227th in leap years), with 139 days remaining. ... David (Dave) Williams (February 29, 1972 - August 14, 2002) was the singer for the band Drowning Pool. ... Drowning Pool is a hard rock/nu metal band from Dallas, Texas that rose to prominence while playing along with Ozzy Osbourne during Ozzfest. ... August 16 is the 228th day of the year (229th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Abu Nidal (May, 1937 - August 16, 2002), born Sabri al-Banna in Jaffa, was a Palestinian political leader and prominent terrorist. ... August 23 is the 235th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (236th in leap years), with 130 days remaining. ... James Hoyt Wilhelm (July 26, 1923 - August 23, 2002) was a pitcher in major league baseball. ... August 25 is the 237th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (238th in leap years), with 128 days remaining. ... Dorothy Coade Hewett, (May 21, 1923-August 25, 2002), was an Australian feminist poet, novelist, librettist, and playwright. ... August 27 is the 239th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (240th in leap years), with 126 days remaining. ... Richard Albert Ricci (1953-2002) was initially the main suspect in the dissapearance of a 14-year-old girl, Elizabeth Smart of Utah, who was stealthily kidnapped from her house at gunpoint in the early morning of June 5, 2002. ... Elizabeth Smart is the name of: Elizabeth Smart, 20th century Canadian author Elizabeth Smart, American teenager whose kidnapping from her Utah home in 2002 gained significant media attention; later rescued March 2003 This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same... August 31 is the 243rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (244th in leap years), with 122 days remaining, as the final day of August. ... Lionel Hampton (April 20, 1908 - August 31, 2002), was a bandleader, jazz percussionist and vibraphone virtuoso. ...

September

• September 11 - Johnny Unitas, American football quarterback
• September 18 - Bob Hayes, American athlete
• September 19 - Sergei Bodrov Jr., Russian actor
• September 21:
  • Angelo Buono, Jr., the Hillside Strangler
  • Robert Lull Forward, science fiction author and physicist
• September 23 - Vernon Corea, broadcaster

September 11 is the 254th day of the year (255th in leap years). ... John Constantine Unitas (May 7, 1933 - September 11, 2002) was a professional American football player in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... The quarterback is a position in the offensive backfield of American and Canadian football, directly behind players of the line. He is generally the leader of the offensive team when it is on the field, responsible for initiating play by receiving the snap of the ball from the center. ... September 18 is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years). ... Robert Lee Hayes (December 20, 1942 _ September 18, 2002) was an American track and field athlete and American football player. ... September 19 is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years). ... Sergei Bodrov Jr. ... September 21 is the 264th day of the year (265th in leap years). ... Angelo Buono, Jr. ... Alternate meaning Hillside Strangler (Illinois) The Hillside Strangler is the media epithet for two men Kenneth Bianchi and Angelo Buono, cousins who were convicted of kidnapping, raping, torturing, and killing girls and women ranging in age from twelve to twenty-eight years old during a four-month period from late... Robert Lull Forward commonly known as Robert L. Forward (August 15, 1932 - September 21, 2002) was a United States physicist and science fiction writer. ... September 23 is the 266th day of the year (267th in leap years). ... Vernon Corea was born in Kurana, Katunayake in Ceylon on 11th September 1927. ...

October

• October 6:
  • Claus von Amsberg, husband of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands
  • Al Matthews, US actor (b. 1944)
• October 10 - Teresa Graves, actress
• October 12 - Ray Conniff, American musician and band leader
• October 13 - Stephen Ambrose, historian and Dwight Eisenhower biographer
• October 17 - Derek Bell, member of The Chieftans, harpist
• October 18 - Nikolai Rukavishnikov, cosmonaut
• October 24 - Harry Hay, US gay rights activist and Mattachine Society founder
• October 25:
  • Richard Harris, Irish actor
  • Paul Wellstone, Democratic US Senator from Minnesota
• October 30 - Jam Master Jay, member of Run DMC

October 6 is the 279th day of the year (280th in Leap years). ... Claus van Amsberg (born von Amsberg) (September 6, 1926 - October 6, 2002) was a German diplomat and the husband of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands. ... Queen Beatrix of The Netherlands reads her countrys Speech from the Throne. ... Al Matthews (September 2, 1944, Detroit, Michigan – October 6, 2002, American actor. ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... October 10 is the 283rd day of the year (284th in Leap years). ... Teresa Graves is an African-American actress and singer. ... October 12 is the 285th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (286th in leap years). ... Ray Conniff Ray Conniff (Christian name Joseph Raymond Coniff) born November 6, 1916 in Attleboro, Massachusetts, USA, and died October 12, 2002, Escondido, California, USA) was an American musician. ... October 13 is the 286th day of the year (287th in leap years). ... Stephen Ambrose, at the 2001 premier of Band of Brothers Stephen Edward Ambrose (January 10, 1936 - October 13, 2002) was a popular historian and biographer of Dwight Eisenhower and Richard Nixon. ... Dwight David Ike Eisenhower (October 14, 1890–March 28, 1969), American soldier and politician, was the 34th President of the United States (1953–1961) and supreme commander of the Allied forces in Europe during World War II, with the rank of General of the Army. ... October 17 is the 290th (in leap years the 291st) day of the year according to the Gregorian calendar. ... Derek Bell (October 21, 1935 - October 17, 2002) was an Irish harpist and composer. ... The Chieftains is an Irish musical group founded in 1962, known for performing and popularizing Irish traditional music. ... October 18 is the 291st day of the year (292nd in Leap years). ... Nikolai Nikolayevich Rukavishnikov (Russian: Николай Николаевич Рукавишников; September 18, 1932, Tomsk – October 19, 2002) was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew three space missions of the Soyuz programme: Soyuz 10, Soyuz 16, and Soyuz 33. ... U.S. Space Shuttle astronaut Bruce McCandless II using a manned maneuvering unit. ... October 24 is the 297th day of the year (298th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 68 days remaining. ... Harry Hay (April 7, 1912 - October 24, 2002) was a leader of the gay rights movement in the United States. ... The Mattachine Society of New York, Inc. ... October 25 is the 298th day of the year (299th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 67 days remaining. ... Richard Harris (October 1, 1930 - October 25, 2002) was an Irish actor. ... A true colour image of Ireland, captured by a NASA satellite on January 4, 2003. ... Paul David Wellstone (July 21, 1944 - October 25, 2002) was a Democratic U.S. senator from Minnesota, who served from his election in 1990 to his death in a plane crash in 2002. ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... The United States Senate is the upper house of the U.S. Congress, smaller than the United States House of Representatives. ... State nickname: North Star State Other U.S. States Capital Saint Paul Largest city Minneapolis Governor Tim Pawlenty Official languages None Area 225,365 km² (12th)  - Land 206,375 km²  - Water 18,990 km² (8. ... October 30 is the 303rd day of the year (304th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 62 days remaining. ... Jason Mizell (January 21, 1965 - October 30, 2002), better known as Jam Master Jay, was the founder and DJ of Run-DMC, a highly influential hip-hop group, based in the Queens district of New York. ... Run-DMC is a famous hip hop crew founded by Jason Mizell (Jam Master Jay) and includes Joseph Run Simmons and Darryl DMC McDaniels, all from Hollis, Queens. ...

November

• November 2 - Charles Sheffield, science fiction author and physicist
• November 15 - Myra Hindley, Moors murderess
• November 17 - Abba Eban, Israeli foreign affair minister
• November 21 - Hadda Brooks, American jazz singer, pianist, and composer
• November 24 - John Rawls, political theorist
• November 26 - Verne Winchell, founder of Winchell's Donuts

November 2 is the 306th day of the year (307th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 59 days remaining. ... Charles Sheffield (June 25, 1935–November 2, 2002), was an English-born mathematician, physicist and science fiction author. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... The word physicist should not be confused with physician, which means medical doctor. ... November 15 is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 46 days remaining. ... Moors murderer Myra Hindley Myra Hindley (July 23, 1942–November 15, 2002), known as the Moors Murderess, was born in Crumpshall in the English city of Manchester. ... The Moors murders were committed in and around Greater Manchester in England from 1962 to 1965 by Ian Brady and Myra Hindley. ... November 17 is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece. ... Abba Eban (אבא אבן) (February 2, 1915 - November 17, 2002) was an Israeli diplomat and politician. ... November 21 is the 325th day of the year (326th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Hadda Brooks (October 29, 1916 - November 21, 2002) was a noted African American pianist, vocalist and composer. ... November 24 is the 328th day (329th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... John Rawls (February 21, 1921 - November 24, 2002) was a philosopher, a professor of political philosophy at Harvard University and author of A Theory of Justice (1971), Political Liberalism, and The Law of Peoples. ... November 26 is the 330th day (331st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Verne H. Winchell (approx:1915 - November 26, 2002) was founder of Winchells Donuts. ... Winchells Donuts were founded by Verne Winchell on October 8, 1948 in Temple City, California. ...

December

• December 3 - Glenn Quinn, actor
• December 5 - Ne Win, Burmese dictator
• December 6 - Father Philip Berrigan, priest, political activist
• December 6 - Charles Rosen, pioneer in artificial intelligence
• December 9 - Stan Rice, painter, educator, poet, husband of author Anne Rice
• December 18 - Ray Hnatyshyn, former Governor General of Canada (b. 1934)
• December 22 - Joe Strummer, musician

December 3 is the 337th (in leap years the 338th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Glenn Quinn (May 28, 1970 - December 3, 2002) from Dublin, Ireland was a successful actor in television and film. ... December 5 is the 339th day (340th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Ne Win (May 24, 1911 - December 5, 2002) (born Shu Maung) was a Burmese military commander and ruler of the country from 1962 until 1988. ... December 6 is the 340th day (341st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Philip Berrigan (October 5, 1923 - December 6, 2002) was an internationally renowned peace activist and Roman Catholic priest. ... December 6 is the 340th day (341st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Charles Rosen (born May 5, 1927) is an American pianist and music theorist. ... Artificial intelligence (also known as machine intelligence and often abbreviated as AI) is intelligence exhibited by any manufactured (i. ... December 9 is the 343rd day (344th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Stan Rice (1943 - December 9, 2002) was an American poet and artist and husband of writer Anne Rice (married 1961). ... Anne Rice signing books at Olssons on 19th Street, N.W. in the The District of Columbia circa 1990. ... December 18 is the 352nd day of the year (353rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Ramon John Ray Hnatyshyn PC,CC (March 16, 1934 - December 18, 2002) was Canadas twenty-fourth governor general, serving from 1990 to 1995. ... The Governor General and Commander-in-Chief in and over Canada, normally simply known as the Governor General of Canada in French, Gouverneur(e) général(e) is the Canadian representative of the monarch (presently Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II). ... 1934 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... December 22 is the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... John Graham Mellor (August 21, 1952–December 22, 2002), better known as Joe Strummer, was the co-founder and lead singer of punk rock band The Clash, and later The Mescaleros. ...

Nobel Prizes

• Peace: Jimmy Carter, 39th US president "for his decades of untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development."
• Literature: Imre Kertész, Hungarian writer "for writing that upholds the fragile experience of the individual against the barbaric arbitrariness of history".
• Chemistry:
  • John B. Fenn (Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, USA) and Koichi Tanaka (Shimadzu Corp., Kyoto, Japan) "for their development of soft desorption ionisation methods for mass spectrometric analyses of biological macromolecules"
  • Kurt Wüthrich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zürich, Switzerland and The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, USA) "for his development of nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy for determining the three-dimensional structure of biological macromolecules in solution"
• Physics:
  • Raymond Davis Jr. (Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA) and Masatoshi Koshiba (International Center for Elementary Particle Physics, University of Tokyo, Japan) "for pioneering contributions to astrophysics, in particular for the detection of cosmic neutrinos"
  • Riccardo Giacconi (Associated Universities Inc., Washington DC, USA) "for pioneering contributions to astrophysics, which have led to the discovery of cosmic X-ray sources"
• Physiology or Medicine:
  • Sydney Brenner, H. Robert Horvitz and John E. Sulston "for their discoveries concerning genetic regulation of organ development and programmed cell death"
• Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel
  • Daniel Kahneman, Vernon L. Smith

Order: 39th President Vice President: Walter Mondale Term of office: January 20, 1977 – January 20, 1981 Preceded by: Gerald Ford Succeeded by: Ronald Reagan Date of birth: October 1, 1924 Place of birth: Plains, Georgia First Lady: Rosalynn Carter Political party: Democratic James Earl Jimmy Carter, Jr. ... Imre Kertész (born November 9, 1929) is Jewish- Hungarian author, Holocaust concentration camp survivor, and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2002 for writing that upholds the fragile experience of the individual against the barbaric arbitrariness of history. Kertész best-known work, Fateless (Sorstalanság) describes the experience of... Dr. John B. Fenn (born June 15, 1917) is a research professor of analytical chemistry who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2002. ... Virginia Commonwealth University or VCU for short, is a large American research university with its main campus located in urban Richmond, Virginia. ... Koichi Tanaka (田中 耕一, born 1959-08-03) is a Japanese scientist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2002 for developing a novel method for mass spectroscopic analyses of biological macromolecules. ... Kurt Wüthrich (born October 4, 1938) is a Swiss chemist and Nobel laureate. ... ETH Zurich (from its German name Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich, ETHZ) is the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich, Switzerland. ... The Scripps Research Institute, in La Jolla, California is home to notable chemists such as K. Barry Sharpless and P. G. Schultz, as well as neurobiologist Gerald Edelman. ... Koshiba, Masatoshi (小柴 昌俊, born 26 September 1926) is a Japanese physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2002. ... The International Center for Elementary Particle Physics is a division of the University of Tokyo, Japan dedicated to the study of particle physics. ... Riccardo Giacconi (born October 6, 1931) is an American Nobel Prize-winning astrophysicist. ... Sydney Brenner (born 1927 January 13) is a British biologist active in the United States. ... H. Robert Horvitz is an American biologist best known for his research on the nematode worm Caenorhabditis elegans. ... John E. Sulston received his degree as a chemist at Cambridge, UK, but devoted his scientific life to biological research, especially in the field of molecular biology. ... The Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences (Swe. ... Daniel Kahneman (born 1934 in Tel Aviv, Israel) is a key pioneer and theorist of behavioral finance, which integrates economics and cognitive science to explain seemingly irrational risk management behavior in human beings. ... Vernon L. Smith is professor of economics and law at George Mason University, a research scholar in the Interdisciplinary Center for Economic Science, and a Fellow of the Mercatus Center all in Arlington, Virginia. ...

Fields Medalists

• Laurent Lafforgue, Vladimir Voevodsky

The Fields Medal is a prize awarded to up to four mathematicians (not over forty years of age) at each International Congress of International Mathematical Union, since 1936 and regularly since 1948 at the initiative of the Canadian mathematican John Charles Fields. ... Laurent Lafforgue (born November 6, 1966) is a French mathematician. ... Vladimir Voevodsky (Russian: Владимир Воеводский) (born June 4, 1966) is a Russian mathematician. ...

External links

• 2002 Year-End Google Zeitgeist (http://www.google.com/press/zeitgeist2002.html) - Google's Yearly List of Major Events and Top Searches for 2002

• 2002 was Autism Awareness Year in the United Kingdom  (http://www.ukautism.com) - initiated by Ivan and Charika Corea of the Autism Awareness Campaign UK and 800 UK organisations led by the BIBIC and the Disabilities Trust.