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Born on Sunday January 13, 2002
Died on Sunday January 13, 2002



Born on January 13

Died on January 13
  • 2002 » Frank Shuster, Canadian actor, comedian, and screenwriter (b. 1916)
  • 2003 » Norman Panama, American director and screenwriter (b. 1914)
  • 2004 » Arne Næss, Jr., Norwegian businessman and mountaineer (b. 1937)
  • 2005 » Earl Cameron, Canadian journalist (b. 1915)
  • 2005 » Nell Rankin, American soprano and actress (b. 1924)
  • 2006 » Frank Fixaris, American journalist and sportscaster (b. 1934)
  • 2006 » Marc Potvin, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (b. 1967)
  • 2007 » Danny Oakes, American race car driver (b. 1911)
  • 2007 » Michael Brecker, American saxophonist and composer (b. 1949)
  • 2008 » Johnny Podres, American baseball player and coach (b. 1932)

Names that were popular for boys in 2002
  1. Thomas
  2. Lucas
  3. Daan
  4. Lars
  5. Ruben
  6. Tim
  7. David
  8. Thijs
  9. Jan
  10. Jens
  11. Tom
  12. Robin
  13. Niels
  14. Luuk
  15. Rens
  16. Stijn
Names that were popular for girls in 2002
  1. Amber
  2. Femke
  3. Lisa
  4. Anna
  5. Emma
  6. Sanne
  7. Julia
  8. Eloise
  9. Eva
  10. Laura
  11. Sarah
  12. Isabella
  13. Anne
  14. Fleur
  15. Iris
  16. 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.
  • January 29 » 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.
  • May 24 » Russia and the United States sign the Moscow Treaty.
  • May 26 » The tugboat Robert Y. Love collides with a support pier of Interstate 40 on the Arkansas River near Webbers Falls, Oklahoma, resulting in 14 deaths and 11 others injured.
  • July 9 » The African Union is established in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, replacing the Organisation of African Unity (OAU). The organization's first chairman is Thabo Mbeki, President of South Africa.
  • July 15 » "American Taliban" John Walker Lindh pleads guilty to supplying aid to the enemy and to possession of explosives during the commission of a felony.
  • September 4 » The Oakland Athletics win their 20th consecutive game, an American League record.
Weather January 13, 2002

The temperature on January 13, 2002 was between -0.4 °C and 6.7 °C and averaged 2.3 °C. There was 6.7 hours of sunshine (82%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast.

Source: KNMI