About the day » Thursday September 12, 2002Calender converter

• Adrianus Cornelis Broks (81), Goirle
• Dixie Lee Stewart (65), Philo, Muskingum County, Ohio
• Adriana Johanna Maria Van der Westen (85), Oosterhout, Nederland
• Cornelis Olij (90), Oosthuizen, Nederland
• Adrianus Cornelis Broks (81), Goirle
• Arendje Maria Plokker (92), Vlaardingen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Carolus Laurent Martha MERTENS (71), Mol, Antwerpen (BE)
• Clazina Apolonia Bontje (87), Leidschendam
• Cornelis Schriek (86), 's Graveland
• Antonius Henderikus Bouwhuis (66), Slagharen

• 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

• 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)

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

1. Amber
2. Lisa
3. Femke
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

• 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 2 » Wedding of Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange, and Máxima Zorreguieta Cerruti
• June 14 » Near-Earth asteroid 2002 MN misses the Earth by 75,000 miles (121,000km), about one-third of the distance between the Earth and the Moon.
• July 27 » Ukraine airshow disaster: A Sukhoi Su-27 fighter crashes during an air show at Lviv, Ukraine killing 77 and injuring more than 500 others, making it the deadliest air show disaster in history.
• July 28 » Nine coal miners trapped in the flooded Quecreek Mine in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, are rescued after 77 hours underground.
• October 2 » The Beltway sniper attacks begin, extending over three weeks.
• November 18 » Iraq disarmament crisis: United Nations weapons inspectors led by Hans Blix arrive in Iraq.

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.