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Born on Saturday October 19, 2002
Died on Saturday October 19, 2002
- Evert Groeneveld (92)
- Berendina Maria Carpentier (74), Westervoort Gld
- Florent Léon (Florent) Maris (82), Hasselt, België
- Casper Everardus Smeehuijzen (77), Helmond
- Earl Luther Grandia (87), Pella, Marion County, Iowa
- Bernadine Watering van de (71), Dinteloord en Prinsenland, Nederland
- Betty Lorraine Mercer (73), Grand Traverse County, Michigan, Verenigde Staten
- Abbedeus Jan Bangma (90), Bolsward, Friesland, Nederland
- Eleuterio Marquez Marquez (95), Distrito Federal, México
- Carolus Petrus Johanna Maria Brouwers (58), s-Hertogenbosch
Born on October 19
- 1989 » James Gavet, New Zealand rugby league player
- 1990 » Endō Shōta, Japanese sumo wrestler
- 1990 » Janet Leon, Swedish singer-songwriter and dancer
- 1990 » Tom Kilbey, English footballer
- 1991 » Colton Dixon, American singer-songwriter and pianist
- 1992 » Shiho, Japanese actress and model
- 1993 » Abby Sunderland, American sailor
- 1994 » Agnė Sereikaitė, Lithuanian speed skater
- 1996 » Bernadeth Pons, Filipino volleyball athlete
- 1999 » Carlotta Truman, German singer-songwriter
Died on October 19
- 1999 » James C. Murray, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (b. 1917)
- 1999 » Nathalie Sarraute, Russian-French lawyer and author (b. 1900)
- 2002 » Nikolay Rukavishnikov, Russian physicist and astronaut (b. 1932)
- 2003 » Alija Izetbegović, Bosniak lawyer and politician, 1st President of Bosnia and Herzegovina (b. 1925)
- 2003 » Margaret Murie, American environmentalist and author (b. 1902)
- 2003 » Nello Pagani, Italian motorcycle racer and race car driver (b. 1911)
- 2003 » Road Warrior Hawk, American wrestler (b. 1957)
- 2005 » Ryan Dallas Cook, American trombonist (b. 1982)
- 2006 » James Glennon, American cinematographer (b. 1942)
- 2006 » Phyllis Kirk, American actress (b. 1927)
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.
- February 27 » Ryanair Flight 296 catches fire at London Stansted Airport. Subsequent investigations criticize Ryanair's handling of the evacuation.
- March 19 » Zimbabwe is suspended from the Commonwealth on charges of human rights abuses and of electoral fraud, following a turbulent presidential election.
- September 9 » The Rafiganj train wreck happened in Bihar, India.
- September 23 » The first public version of the web browser Mozilla Firefox ("Phoenix 0.1") is released.
- 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.
- November 15 » Hu Jintao becomes General Secretary of the Communist Party of China and a new nine-member Politburo Standing Committee is inaugurated.
The weather on Saturday October 19, 2002
The temperature on October 19, 2002 was between 1.8 °C and 9.9 °C and averaged 5.9 °C. There was 4.3 mm of rain during 2.5 hours. There was 4.5 hours of sunshine (43%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI