About the day » Wednesday September 18, 2002Calender converter

• Alois Peter Nosbusch (83)
• Dina LEENHEER (83), Rijnsburg
• Bettie Rosalie Admire ** (79), Romona, San Diego, California, Verenigde Staten
• Aaltje Wildeboer (85)
• Claudina Maria Carolina Bentinck van Schoonheten (97)
• Alice Maria VAN POTTELBERGH (89), Aalst,9300,Flandre Orientale,Flandre,BELGIQUE
• Alida Theresia Buis (73), Amsterdam
• Aleida van den Boorn (86), Maastricht
• Geertruida Elske van den Bosch (89)
• Anna de Rooij (70), Tilburg, 4272, Noord Brabant, NL St Petrus Donders

• 1983 » Giulio Scandella, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1983 » Kevin Doyle, Irish footballer
• 1984 » Anthony Gonzalez, American football player and politician
• 1984 » Dizzee Rascal, British hip hop musician
• 1989 » Serge Ibaka, Congolese-Spanish basketball player
• 1990 » Lewis Holtby, German footballer
• 1992 » Edrick Lee, Australian rugby league player
• 1995 » Max Meyer, German footballer
• 1998 » Christian Pulisic, American soccer player
• 2003 » Ana Galindo, Mexican rhythmic gymnast

• 2001 » Ernie Coombs, American-Canadian television host (b. 1927)
• 2002 » Bob Hayes, American sprinter and football player (b. 1942)
• 2002 » Margita Stefanović, Serbian keyboard player (b. 1959)
• 2002 » Mauro Ramos, Brazilian footballer and manager (b. 1930)
• 2003 » Bob Mitchell, English educator and politician (b. 1927)
• 2003 » Emil Fackenheim, German rabbi and philosopher (b. 1916)
• 2004 » Norman Cantor, Canadian-American historian and educator (b. 1929)
• 2004 » Russ Meyer, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1922)
• 2005 » Clint C. Wilson, Sr., American cartoonist (b. 1914)
• 2005 » Michael Park, English racing driver (b. 1966)

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. 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

• 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.
• June 29 » Naval clashes between South Korea and North Korea lead to the death of six South Korean sailors and sinking of a North Korean vessel.
• August 30 » Rico Linhas Aéreas Flight 4823 crashes on approach to Rio Branco International Airport, killing 23 of the 31 people on board.
• November 6 » Jiang Lijun is detained by Chinese police for signing the Open Letter to the 16th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.
• November 15 » Hu Jintao becomes General Secretary of the Communist Party of China and a new nine-member Politburo Standing Committee is inaugurated.
• November 22 » In Nigeria, more than 100 people are killed at an attack aimed at the contestants of the Miss World contest.
• December 17 » 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.

The temperature on September 18, 2002 was between 12.2 °C and 17.4 °C and averaged 14.5 °C. There was 0.5 hours of sunshine (4%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast.