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October 15, 2002
Born on Wednesday October 16, 2002
- Gio Zotter, Almere, Nederland
- Boris W. M. Willekens
- Thomas van Cappellen, Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Robin Mark POOLE, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia († 2002)
Died on Wednesday October 16, 2002
- Antoon Johannes Meurs (96), Driel,Overbetuwe,Gelderland,Nederland
- Aaltje Tuin (85), Almelo, Overijssel, Netherlands
- Arend KIEL (56), Stadskanaal (Onstwedde) Groningen Netherlands
- Bets Kuhnen (71)
- Carl Francis Pauly <Wb BdpPwbInfo>Wb12 (76), Anaheim, Orange County, California
- Albert Alles Metzlar (68), Hippolytushoef, province of Noord-Holland
- Clazina Maria Sepers (76), Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland
- Catharina Elisabeth Dijkmans (88), Geertruidenberg, Nederland
- Alec James Sparks (82)
- Cecile Weber (73)
Born on October 16
- 1986 » Nicky Adams, English-Welsh footballer
- 1988 » Zoltán Stieber, Hungarian footballer
- 1989 » Dan Biggar, Welsh rugby player
- 1992 » Bryce Harper, American baseball player
- 1992 » Kostas Fortounis, Greek footballer
- 1992 » Stuart Lightbody, Irish badminton player
- 1993 » Caroline Garcia, French tennis player
- 1994 » Adam Elliott, Australian rugby league player
- 1997 » Charles Leclerc, Monégasque Formula One driver
- 1997 » Naomi Osaka, Haitian-Japanese tennis player
Died on October 16
- 1998 » Jon Postel, American computer scientist and academic (b. 1943)
- 1999 » Jean Shepherd, American radio host, actor, and screenwriter (b. 1921)
- 2000 » Mel Carnahan, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 51st Governor of Missouri (b. 1934)
- 2000 » Rick Jason, American actor (b. 1923)
- 2001 » Etta Jones, American singer-songwriter (b. 1928)
- 2003 » Avni Arbaş, Turkish painter (b. 1919)
- 2003 » László Papp, Hungarian boxer (b. 1926)
- 2003 » Stu Hart, Canadian wrestler and trainer (b. 1915)
- 2004 » Pierre Salinger, American journalist and politician, 11th White House Press Secretary (b. 1925)
- 2006 » John Victor Murra, Ukrainian-American anthropologist and academic (b. 1916)
Names that were popular for boys in 2002
- Johannes
- Jan
- Thomas
- Pieter
- Lucas
- Willem
- Cornelis
- Jacob
- Daan
- David
- Ruben
- Hendrik
- Tim
- Lars
- Michael
- Jesse
Names that were popular for girls in 2002
- Maria
- Anna
- Amber
- Marie
- Johanna
- Elisabeth
- Sophie
- Elizabeth
- Anne
- Femke
- Emma
- Lisa
- Sanne
- Laura
- Julia
- Eva
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 2 » Israeli forces surround the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem into which armed Palestinians had retreated.
- May 23 » The "55 parties" clause of the Kyoto Protocol is reached after its ratification by Iceland.
- July 1 » The International Criminal Court is established to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression.
- 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.
- October 7 » The Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on STS-112 to continue assembly of the International Space Station.
- November 28 » Suicide bombers blow up an Israeli-owned hotel in Mombasa, Kenya; their colleagues fail in their attempt to bring down Arkia Israel Airlines Flight 582 with surface-to-air missiles.
The weather on Wednesday October 16, 2002
The temperature on October 16, 2002 was between 10.1 °C and 14.6 °C and averaged 12.2 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain during 1.1 hours. There was 1.7 hours of sunshine (16%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI