About the day » Thursday September 26, 2002Calender converter

• Myrthe Selina Teske Van Gaal, Den Haag, Nederland († 2002)
• Mike Siertsema, Steenwijk, Steenwijk, Overijssel, Nederland
• Sam Thomas Peters, Alkmaar († 2005)
• Sam Thomas Peters, Alkmaar († 2005)

• Dingeman Antonie Kieboom (88)
• Alma de Meyere (97), Eeklo, Oost-Vlaanderen, België
• Anne Marije Ant Slingerland (79), Rotterdam, Government of Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands
• Caroline Schouten (69), Everson, Whatcom County, Washington, Verenigde Staten
• Aaldert R Eleveld (73), Oldemarkt
• Cornelia Anna Maria van Berkel (82), Tilburg
• Cornelia Longina Maria van Rulo (84), 's Hertogenbosch
• Catharina (Tho) Vossen (77), Opglabbeek
• Cornelia Diamant (66), Massillon (Ohio-U.S.A.)
• Akke Wiebes Bultsma (92), Beamsville, Niagara Regional Municipality, Canada

• 1989 » Chinami Suzuki, Japanese model, television host, and actress
• 1991 » Alma Jodorowsky, French actress, fashion model and singer
• 1991 » Dan Preston, English footballer
• 1991 » Réka Demeter, Hungarian football defender
• 1992 » Yoo Ara, South Korean singer and actress
• 1993 » Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, American basketball player
• 1994 » Jack Conger, American swimmer
• 1994 » Lucas Gafarot, Spanish footballer
• 1995 » Miloš Veljković, Serbian footballer
• 2000 » Princess Salma bint Abdullah, Jordanian princess

• 1998 » Betty Carter, American singer (b. 1930)
• 1999 » Oseola McCarty, American philanthropist (b. 1908)
• 2000 » Baden Powell de Aquino, Brazilian guitarist and composer (b. 1937)
• 2000 » Richard Mulligan, American actor (b. 1932)
• 2003 » Robert Palmer, English singer-songwriter (b. 1949)
• 2003 » Shawn Lane, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (b. 1963)
• 2004 » Marianna Komlos, Canadian bodybuilder, model, and wrestler (b. 1969)
• 2005 » Helen Cresswell, English author and screenwriter (b. 1934)
• 2006 » Byron Nelson, American golfer and coach (b. 1912)
• 2006 » Iva Toguri D'Aquino, American wartime propaganda broadcaster (b. 1916)

1. Thomas
2. Lucas
3. Daan
4. Lars
5. Ruben
6. Tim
7. David
8. Thijs
9. Jan
10. Jens
11. Tom
12. Niels
13. Robin
14. Luuk
15. Rens
16. Stijn

1. Amber
2. Femke
3. Lisa
4. Emma
5. Anna
6. Sanne
7. Eloise
8. Julia
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.
• January 22 » Kmart becomes the largest retailer in United States history to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
• February 1 » Daniel Pearl, American journalist and South Asia Bureau Chief of the Wall Street Journal, kidnapped January 23, 2002, is beheaded and mutilated by his captors.
• March 2 » U.S. invasion of Afghanistan: Operation Anaconda begins, (ending on March 19 after killing 500 Taliban and al-Qaeda fighters, with 11 Western troop fatalities).
• March 30 » 2002 Lyon car attack takes place.
• May 1 » OpenOffice.org released version 1.0, the first stable version of the software.
• July 28 » Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise Flight 9560 crashes after takeoff from Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow, Russia, killing 14 of the 16 people on board.

The temperature on September 26, 2002 was between 9.3 °C and 15.5 °C and averaged 12.3 °C. There was 4.3 mm of rain during 5.7 hours. There was 1.4 hours of sunshine (12%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west.