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Born on Tuesday October 15, 2002
Died on Tuesday October 15, 2002
- Christina Jans Dijk (95), Leeuwarden
- Arendina Kaptein (89), Arnhem
- Alice Agatha DeBraose (923)
- Anna Elisabeth Glas (80), Tilburg
- Cornelis Arie Dekker (86), Rotterdam
- Cornelia Petronella Storm (55), Hengelo
- Aaldrik Zweep (75), Dalen Coevorden Drenthe Nederland
- Arnoldus van TILBURG (81), Venray, Limburg, Nederland
- Adriana Paans (91)
- Anna Maria Swenne (96), Amstelveen
Born on October 15
- 1988 » Lassy Mbouity, Congolese writer and politician
- 1989 » Anthony Joshua, British professional boxer
- 1989 » Blaine Gabbert, American football player
- 1989 » Leandro Antonio Martínez, Argentinian-Italian footballer
- 1990 » Jeon Ji-yoon, South Korean singer-songwriter and dancer
- 1994 » Lil' Kleine, Dutch rapper
- 1995 » Jakob Pöltl, Austrian basketball player
- 1996 » Charly Musonda, Belgian footballer
- 1996 » Zelo, South Korean rapper and dancer
- 1999 » Bailee Madison, American actress
Died on October 15
- 1999 » Josef Locke, British-Irish soldier, policeman, tenor and actor (b. 1917)
- 2000 » Konrad Emil Bloch, Polish-American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1912)
- 2000 » Vincent Canby, American journalist and critic (b. 1924)
- 2003 » Ben Metcalfe, Canadian journalist and activist (b. 1919)
- 2005 » Jason Collier, American basketball player (b. 1977)
- 2005 » Matti Wuori, Finnish lawyer and politician (b. 1945)
- 2007 » Piet Boukema, Dutch jurist and politician (b. 1933)
- 2008 » Edie Adams, American actress and singer (b. 1927)
- 2008 » Fazıl Hüsnü Dağlarca, Turkish soldier and poet (b. 1914)
- 2008 » Jack Narz, American game show host and announcer (b. 1922)
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.
- January 8 » President George W. Bush signs into law the No Child Left Behind Act.
- March 27 » Passover massacre: A Palestinian suicide bomber kills 29 people at a Passover seder in Netanya, Israel.
- May 23 » The "55 parties" clause of the Kyoto Protocol is reached after its ratification by Iceland.
- May 26 » The tugboat Robert Y. Love collides with a support pier of Interstate 40 on the Arkansas River near Webbers Falls, Oklahoma, resulting in 14 deaths and 11 others injured.
- June 22 » An earthquake measuring 6.5 Mw strikes a region of northwestern Iran killing at least 261 people and injuring 1,300 others and eventually causing widespread public anger due to the slow official response.
- December 23 » A U.S. MQ-1 Predator is shot down by an Iraqi MiG-25 in the first combat engagement between a drone and conventional aircraft.
Weather October 15, 2002
The temperature on October 15, 2002 was between 4.4 °C and 12.3 °C and averaged 8.1 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (3%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast.