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January 17, 2002 
January 15, 2002
Died on Wednesday January 16, 2002
- Cornelia van den Dool (83), Barneveld
- Audra Violet Greenhalgh (81), Yuba City, California, Verenigde Staten
- Bernardina Wilhelmina AALDERS (75)
- André Smolders (79)
- Carolina Hendrika (Carolien) Hietland (53), Almelo, Overijssel, Nederland
- Anna Maria Van der Hoeven (87), Leeuwarden,, Fryslân | Friesland, Nederland
- Aaltje Aukes Nauta (72), Goutum, Leeuwarderadeel, Friesland, Nederland
- Arie Cornelis Griffioen (67)
- Adriaantje Bravenboer (59)
- Antoinetta Wijnanda Maria Koch (91), Hilversum, Nederland
Born on January 16
- 1988 » Jorge Torres Nilo, Mexican footballer
- 1988 » Nicklas Bendtner, Danish footballer
- 1991 » Matt Duchene, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1993 » Amandine Hesse, French tennis player
- 1993 » Hannes Anier, Estonian footballer
- 1994 » Chris Smith, Australian rugby league player
- 1995 » Mikaela Turik, Australian-Canadian cricketer
- 1996 » Kim Jennie, Korean singer
- 1998 » Cameron Murray, Australian rugby league player
- 2003 » Adriana Hernández, Mexican rhythmic gymnast
Died on January 16
- 1996 » Marcia Davenport, American author and critic (b. 1903)
- 1999 » Jim McClelland, Australian lawyer, jurist, and politician, 12th Minister for Industry and Science (b. 1915)
- 2000 » Robert R. Wilson, American physicist and academic (b. 1914)
- 2001 » Auberon Waugh, English author and journalist (b. 1939)
- 2002 » Robert Hanbury Brown, English astronomer and physicist (b. 1916)
- 2003 » Richard Wainwright, English politician (b. 1918)
- 2004 » Kalevi Sorsa, Finnish politician 34th Prime Minister of Finland (b. 1930)
- 2005 » Marjorie Williams, American journalist and author (b. 1958)
- 2006 » Stanley Biber, American soldier and physician (b. 1923)
- 2007 » Benny Parsons, American race car driver and sportscaster (b. 1941)
Names that were popular for boys in 2002
- Thomas
- Lucas
- Daan
- Lars
- Ruben
- Tim
- David
- Thijs
- Jan
- Jens
- Tom
- Niels
- Robin
- Luuk
- Rens
- Sam
Names that were popular for girls in 2002
- Amber
- Femke
- Lisa
- Emma
- Anna
- Sanne
- Eloise
- Julia
- Eva
- Laura
- Sarah
- Isabella
- Anne
- Fleur
- Lotte
- Iris
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.
- February 2 » Wedding of Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange, and Máxima Zorreguieta Cerruti
- May 3 » An Indian Air Force MiG-21 crashes into a bank in Jalandhar, killing eight and injuring 17.
- May 20 » The independence of East Timor is recognized by Portugal, formally ending 23 years of Indonesian rule and three years of provisional UN administration (Portugal itself is the former colonizer of East Timor until 1976).
- May 23 » The "55 parties" clause of the Kyoto Protocol is reached after its ratification by Iceland.
- September 10 » Switzerland, traditionally a neutral country, becomes a full member of the United Nations.
- October 31 » A federal grand jury in Houston, Texas indicts former Enron chief financial officer Andrew Fastow on 78 counts of wire fraud, money laundering, conspiracy and obstruction of justice related to the collapse of his ex-employer.
Weather January 16, 2002
The temperature on January 16, 2002 was between 1.8 °C and 7.3 °C and averaged 4.3 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 6.3 hours of sunshine (76%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.