2002

Centuries:	20th century - 21st century - 22nd century
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Years:	1999 2000 2001 - 2002 - 2003 2004 2005

Year 2002 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar.

[change] Events

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, Ireland, and the Netherlands.
January 5 - A light aircraft crashes into a Tampa, Florida building, bringin 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 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.

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