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2002 Historical Event(s)
January 29, 2002
– In his State of the Union Address, President George W. Bush describes “regimes that sponsor terror” as an Axis of Evil, in which he includes Iraq, Iran and North Korea.
February 12, 2002
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Water Horse in Chinese astrology.
April 12, 2002
– A female suicide bomber detonated at the entrance to Jerusalem’s Mahane Yehuda open-air market, killing 7 and wounding 104.
May 22, 2002
– In Washington, D.C., the remains of the missing Chandra Levy are found in Rock Creek Park.
October 31, 2002
– A federal grand jury in Houston, Texas indicts former Enron Corp. chief financial officer Andrew Fastow on 78 counts of wire fraud, money laundering, conspiracy and obstruction of justice related to the collapse of his ex-employer.
November 7, 2002
– Iran bans advertising of United States products.
November 14, 2002
– Argentina defaults on an $805 million World Bank payment.
December 8, 2002
– The Caribbean Community Heads of Government meet with the Government of Cuba and declare the date to be “CARICOM-Cuba Day”—to celebrate diplomatic ties between the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Cuba.
December 17, 2002
– Second Congo War: The Congolese parties of the Inter Congolese Dialogue sign a peace accord which makes provision for transitional governance and legislative and presidential elections within two years.
December 23, 2002
– A MQ-1 Predator is shot down by an Iraqi MiG-25, making it the first time in history that an aircraft and an unmanned drone had engaged in combat.
Who Were Born On 2002?
February 5, 2002
– Davis Cleveland, American actor
April 11, 2002
– Alexa Gerasimovich, American actress
April 30, 2002
– Miguel Urdangarín y de Borbón, Spanish prince
June 25, 2002
– Mason Vale Cotton, American actor
July 22, 2002
– Prince Felix of Denmark, Danish royalty
July 30, 2002
– Prince Hridayendra of Nepal, Nepalese royal
September 19, 2002
– Jason and Kristopher Simmons, American identical twin actors
November 14, 2002
– Ben Bowen, American brain cancer victim (d. 2005)
December 28, 2002
– Kelsey Smith-Briggs, American murder victim (d. 2005)