About the day » Wednesday April 3, 2002Calender converter
April 2, 2002Died on Wednesday April 3, 2002
- Andreas van Nes (76), Nuenen
- Dirkje BAKKER (75), Urk
- Arija Johanna van Haften (83), Brielle
- Andreas (Andre) van Nes Drs. (76), Nuenen, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
- Alberdina Spang (80)
- van Vliet (74)
- Dirk Bolderman (82), Bussum, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Catharina Schoormans (83), Heerlen, Nederland
- Albert Gerard Marie ( Albert ) Baggen (70), Stein
- Christina Hendrika Oliedam (91), Haarlem
Born on April 3
- 1990 » Karim Ansarifard, Iranian footballer
- 1990 » Madison Brengle, American tennis player
- 1991 » Hayley Kiyoko, American actress and singer
- 1992 » Simone Benedetti, Italian footballer
- 1992 » Yuliya Yefimova, Russian swimmer
- 1993 » Pape Moussa Konaté, Senegalese footballer
- 1994 » Kodi Nikorima, New Zealand rugby league player
- 1996 » Mayo Hibi, Japanese tennis player
- 1997 » Gabriel Jesus, Brazilian footballer
- 1998 » Paris Jackson, American actress, model and singer
Died on April 3
- 1995 » Alfred J. Billes, Canadian businessman, co-founded Canadian Tire (b. 1902)
- 1996 » Ron Brown, American captain and politician, 30th United States Secretary of Commerce (b. 1941)
- 1998 » Mary Cartwright, English mathematician and academic (b. 1900)
- 1999 » Geoffrey Walsh, Canadian general (b. 1909)
- 1999 » Lionel Bart, English composer (b. 1930)
- 2000 » Dina Abramowicz, Librarian and YIVO and Yiddish language expert (b. 1909)
- 2000 » Terence McKenna, American botanist and philosopher (b. 1946)
- 2005 » François Gérin, Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1944)
- 2007 » Nina Wang, Chinese businesswoman (b. 1937)
- 2008 » Hrvoje Ćustić, Croatian footballer (b. 1983)
Names that were popular for boys in 2002
- Thomas
- Lucas
- Daan
- Lars
- Ruben
- Tim
- David
- Thijs
- Jan
- Jens
- Tom
- Robin
- Niels
- Luuk
- Rens
- Stijn
Names that were popular for girls in 2002
- Amber
- Femke
- Lisa
- Anna
- Emma
- Sanne
- Eloise
- Julia
- Eva
- Laura
- Sarah
- Isabella
- Anne
- Fleur
- Iris
- Lotte
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 2002
- Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, August 3, 1998 to Monday, July 22, 2002 the cabinet Kok II, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, July 22, 2002 to Tuesday, May 27, 2003 the cabinet Balkenende I, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 16.1 million citizens.
- February 27 » Godhra train burning: A Muslim mob torches a train returning from Ayodhya, killing 59 Hindu pilgrims.
- February 27 » Ryanair Flight 296 catches fire at London Stansted Airport. Subsequent investigations criticize Ryanair's handling of the evacuation.
- April 14 » Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez returns to office two days after being ousted and arrested by the country's military.
- May 6 » Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn is assassinated following a radio-interview at the Mediapark in Hilversum.
- May 7 » An EgyptAir Boeing 737-500 crashes on approach to Tunis–Carthage International Airport, killing 14 people.
- May 28 » The last steel girder is removed from the original World Trade Center site. Cleanup duties officially end with closing ceremonies at Ground Zero in Manhattan, New York City.
Weather April 3, 2002
The temperature on April 3, 2002 was between 10.1 °C and 19.4 °C and averaged 14.7 °C. There was 12.2 hours of sunshine (93%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east.