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January 23, 2002
Died on Thursday January 24, 2002
- Anna RANKLEEF, Utrecht
- Albert Geert van Vliet (46), unbekannt
- Anna Cornelia van den Hoek (81), Noord Oostpolder
- Cecil Clair Roush (93), Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, VS
- Adriaan Johannes de Broekert (84), Oostkapelle
- Anna Willemina Bouwers (82), Nw-Schoonebeek gemeente Emmen
- "Philippe" Maurice Marie de Mac-Mahon (63), Paris
- Alfred Stokking (72), Amsterdam
- Anthonius Maria de Koning (43), Rijswijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Anna Willemine Bouwers (82), Nw-Schoonebeek, gem. Emmen, Nederland
Born on January 24
- 1991 » Tatiana Kashirina, Russian weightlifter
- 1991 » Zhan Beleniuk, Ukrainian Greco-Roman wrestler
- 1992 » Becky Downie, English gymnast
- 1992 » Felitciano Zschusschen, Curaçao footballer
- 1992 » Phiwa Nkambule, South African entrepreneur
- 1994 » Tommie Hoban, English footballer
- 1995 » Dylan Everett, Canadian actor
- 1997 » Nirei Fukuzumi, Japanese racer
- 1999 » Vitalie Damașcan, Moldovan footballer
- 2012 » Princess Athena of Denmark, younger child of Prince Joachim and Princess Marie of Denmark
Died on January 24
- 1993 » Gustav Ernesaks, Estonian composer and conductor (b. 1908)
- 2002 » Elie Hobeika, Lebanese commander and politician (b. 1956)
- 2003 » Gianni Agnelli, Italian businessman (b. 1921)
- 2004 » Leônidas, Brazilian footballer and manager (b. 1913)
- 2006 » Schafik Handal, Salvadoran politician (b. 1930)
- 2007 » İsmail Cem İpekçi, Turkish journalist and politician, 45th Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1940)
- 2007 » Emiliano Mercado del Toro, Puerto Rican-American soldier (b. 1891)
- 2007 » Guadalupe Larriva, Ecuadorian academic and politician (b. 1956)
- 2007 » Krystyna Feldman, Polish actress (b. 1916)
- 2010 » Pernell Roberts, American actor (b. 1928)
Names that were popular for boys in 2002
- Thomas
- Lucas
- Daan
- Lars
- Ruben
- Tim
- David
- Thijs
- Jan
- Jens
- Tom
- Robin
- Niels
- Luuk
- Rens
- Stijn
Names that were popular for girls in 2002
- Amber
- Femke
- Lisa
- Anna
- Emma
- Sanne
- Julia
- Eloise
- Eva
- Laura
- Sarah
- Isabella
- Anne
- Fleur
- Iris
- 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.
- April 12 » A suicide bomber blows herself up at the entrance to Jerusalem's Mahane Yehuda Market, killing seven people and wounding 104.
- May 1 » OpenOffice.org released version 1.0, the first stable version of the software.
- May 7 » A China Northern Airlines MD-82 plunges into the Yellow Sea, killing 112 people.
- 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 » Anti-Terrorism Court of Pakistan hands down the death sentence to British born Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh and life terms to three others suspected of murdering The Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl.
- 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.
Weather January 24, 2002
The temperature on January 24, 2002 was between 4.4 °C and 11.0 °C and averaged 8.4 °C. There was 5.4 mm of rain during 6.1 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.