2002
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| Millennium: | 3rd millennium |
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| Centuries: | 20th century – 21st century – 22nd century |
| Decades: | 1970s 1980s 1990s – 2000s – 2010s 2020s 2030s |
| Years: | 1999 2000 2001 – 2002 – 2003 2004 2005 |
2002 (MMII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar.
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Events [change]
- January 1 – The Treaty on Open Skies, initially signed in 1992, officially enters into force.
- January 1 – Euro notes and coins started to be used in France, Spain, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Greece, Finland, Luxembourg, Belgium, Austria, the Republic of Ireland, and the Netherlands.
- January 5 – A light aircraft crashes into a Tampa, Florida building, bringing fear of a repeat September 11, 2001 attacks.
- January 10 – Enrique Bolaños became the President of the Republic of Nicaragua.
- January 16 – The UN Security Council agreed to forbid selling arms to Osama bin Laden, Al-Qaida, and the Taliban and freezes their assets.
- January 17 – Mount Nyiragongo in the Democratic Republic of the Congo erupts, leaving about 400,000 people without a home.
- January 23 – Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl is kidnapped in Pakistan, accused of being a CIA agent.
- January 31 – A large section of the Antarctic Larsen Ice Shelf begins breaking up, eventually consuming about 3,250 km² (1,254 miles²) after 35 days.
- February 8-24 – The 19th Olympic Winter Games were held in Salt Lake City, Utah.[1]
- April 28 – Green Party of Pakistan is formed
Nobel prize winners [change]
- Chemistry – John B. Fenn
- Chemistry – Koichi Tanaka
- Chemistry – Kurt Wüthrich
- Economics – Daniel Kahneman
- Economics – Vernon L. Smith
- Literature – Imre Kertész
- Medicine – Sydney Brenner
- Medicine – H. Robert Horvitz
- Medicine – John E. Sulston
- Peace – Jimmy Carter
- Physics – Raymond Davis Jr.
- Physics – Riccardo Giacconi
- Physics – Masatoshi Koshiba
Deaths [change]
- February 13 – Waylon Jennings
- January 8 – Dave Thomas, founder of Wendy's fast food chain,(b. 1932)
Movies released [change]
Hit Songs [change]
- Don't Say Goodbye – Paulina Rubio
- Escape – Enrique Iglesias
- Somewhere Out There – Our Lady Peace
- Everyday – Bon Jovi
- Headstrong – Trapt
- Up! – Shania Twain
- Landslide – Dixie Chicks
- Cry – Faith Hill
- A Thousand Miles – Vanessa Carlton
- Beautiful – Christina Aguilera
- Lose Yourself – Eminem
- I'm Gonna Be Alright - Jennifer Lopez
References [change]
- ↑ International Olympic Committee (2009). "Salt Lake City 2002 Winter Olympics". http://www.olympic.org/en/content/Olympic-Games/All-Past-Olympic-Games/Winter/Salt-Lake-City-2002/. Retrieved 01 October 2010.
Other Websites [change]
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