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Died on Thursday September 12, 2002
- Dirk Doorn (75), Den Helder
- Arie Uijttewaal (76), Lage Vuursche
- Arendje Maria Plokker (92), Vlaardingen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Cornelis Schriek (86), 's Graveland
- Dirk VLIETMAN (84), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Donald N. Egbert SHEFFIELD (92), Muskegon, Muskegon County, Michigan, Verenigde Staten
- Adrianus Wilhelmus Antonius Uijttewaal (76), Lage-Vuursche,, Utrecht, Nederland
- Cornelis Olij (90), Oosthuizen, Nederland
- Cornelis Olij (90), Oosthuizen
- Antoinetta Catharina Johanna (Nettie) TRIELING (87), Heerhugowaard, Noord-Holland, Nederland
Born on September 12
- 1991 » Mike Towell, Scottish professional boxer († 2016)
- 1991 » Thomas Meunier, Belgian footballer
- 1992 » Connor Franta, American YouTube personality
- 1992 » Sviatlana Pirazhenka, Belarusian tennis player
- 1993 » Kelsea Ballerini, American singer-songwriter
- 1994 » Elina Svitolina, Ukrainian tennis player
- 1994 » Gideon Jung, German footballer
- 1994 » RM, South Korean rapper, songwriter and record producer
- 1995 » Ryan Potter, American actor
- 1995 » Steven Gardiner, Bahamian sprinter
Died on September 12
- 1995 » Jeremy Brett, English actor (b. 1933)
- 1996 » Ernesto Geisel, Brazilian general and politician, 29th President of Brazil (b. 1907)
- 1997 » Judith Merril, American-Canadian science fiction writer, editor and political activist (b. 1923)
- 1999 » Bill Quackenbush, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (b. 1922)
- 2000 » Stanley Turrentine, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1934)
- 2003 » Johnny Cash, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (b. 1932)
- 2005 » Serge Lang, French-American mathematician, author and academic (b. 1927)
- 2007 » Bobby Byrd, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1934)
- 2008 » Bob Quinn, Australian footballer and coach (b. 1915)
- 2008 » David Foster Wallace, American novelist, short story writer, and essayist (b. 1962)
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.
- May 3 » An Indian Air Force MiG-21 crashes into a bank in Jalandhar, killing eight and injuring 17.
- May 7 » An EgyptAir Boeing 737-500 crashes on approach to Tunis–Carthage International Airport, killing 14 people.
- June 24 » The Igandu train disaster in Tanzania kills 281, the worst train accident in African history.
- July 28 » Nine coal miners trapped in the flooded Quecreek Mine in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, are rescued after 77 hours underground.
- September 23 » The first public version of the web browser Mozilla Firefox ("Phoenix 0.1") is released.
- December 27 » Two truck bombs kill 72 and wound 200 at the pro-Moscow headquarters of the Chechen government in Grozny, Chechnya, Russia.
Weather September 12, 2002
The temperature on September 12, 2002 was between 11.0 °C and 23.1 °C and averaged 17.3 °C. There was 12.0 hours of sunshine (93%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.