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Born on Monday October 21, 2002
- Lennart Willem ter Borgh, Diemen
- Julia Cramer van den Bogaart, Amstelveen
- Ella Cramer van den Bogaart, Amstelveen
- Niels Smit, Emmen
Died on Monday October 21, 2002
- Alphonsius Theodorus Johannes 'Alphons' van Uhm (85), Elten (D)
- Alida Margaretha Maria Out (80), Amsterdam
- Bartholomea Cornelia Swenne (77), Rotterdam
- Aagje Hoogendoorn (78)
- Cornelis de Boer (50), Groningen, Nederland
- Alexis Victor Eugène van Houtte (94), Oostende (B)
- Catharina Johanna CLARIJS (90), Woensdrecht, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Brechtje Vlaar (82)
- Antoon Jan Huygen (77), Tongeren (A.Z. Vesalius)
- Antje M. van Wageningen (83)
Born on October 21
- 1990 » Bengali-Fodé Koita, French footballer
- 1991 » Geoffry Hairemans, Belgian footballer
- 1991 » Harry Pell, English footballer
- 1991 » Rob Keogh, English cricketer
- 1991 » Tom Eastman, English footballer
- 1991 » Vadaine Oliver, English footballer
- 1992 » Bernard Tomic, German-Australian tennis player
- 1992 » Marzia Bisognin, Italian businessperson and former YouTuber
- 1995 » Antoinette Guedia Mouafo, Cameroonian swimmer
- 1995 » Cameron Burgess, Scottish-Australian footballer
Died on October 21
- 1996 » Georgios Zoitakis, Greek general and politician (b. 1910)
- 1998 » Francis W. Sargent, American soldier and politician, 64th Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1915)
- 1999 » Ahmet Taner Kışlalı, Turkish political scientist, lawyer, and politician (b. 1939)
- 1999 » Lars Bo, Danish author and illustrator (b. 1924)
- 2002 » Edward J. Mortola, American academic and president of Pace University (b. 1917)
- 2003 » Elliott Smith, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1969)
- 2003 » Louise Day Hicks, American politician (b. 1916)
- 2003 » Luis A. Ferré, Puerto Rican engineer and politician, 3rd Governor of Puerto Rico (b. 1904)
- 2006 » Sandy West, American singer-songwriter and drummer (b. 1959)
- 2007 » Paul Fox, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1951)
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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 12 » An Iran Airtour Tupolev Tu-154 crashes in the mountains outside Khorramabad, Iran while descending for a landing at Khorramabad Airport, killing 119.
- March 1 » The Envisat environmental satellite successfully launches aboard an Ariane 5 rocket to reach an orbit of 800km (500mi) above the Earth, which was the then-largest payload at 10.5 m long and with a diameter of 4.57 m.
- April 4 » The Angolan government and UNITA rebels sign a peace treaty ending the Angolan Civil War.
- May 7 » A China Northern Airlines MD-82 plunges into the Yellow Sea, killing 112 people.
- May 10 » FBI agent Robert Hanssen is sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for selling United States secrets to Russia for $1.4million in cash and diamonds.
- October 29 » Ho Chi Minh City ITC fire, a fire destroys a luxurious department store where 1500 people are shopping. Over 60 people die and over 100 are unaccounted for. It is the deadliest disaster in Vietnam during peacetime.
Weather October 21, 2002
The temperature on October 21, 2002 was between 6.3 °C and 14.0 °C and averaged 10.3 °C. There was 1.7 mm of rain during 2.4 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast.