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• Jente Stevens, Tongeren († 2002)
• Johannes Limburg († 2002)

• Catrina Geertuida ten KLEIJ (83), Amsterdam
• Boukje Herder (85)
• Barend Potemans (67)
• Adrianus Schrama (72), Thailand
• Alphonsius Augustinus Arends (67), Enschede, 7500, Nederland
• Aafje Groot (95)
• Clarence Edwin Kern (66), Florida (USA)
• Adrianus Joannes Habraken (75), Oirschot, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Albert van Dijk (92), Wijk bij Duurstede, Utrecht, Nederland
• Unknown

• 1991 » Torstein Andersen Aase, Norwegian footballer
• 1992 » Marrion Gopez, Filipino actor, singer, and dancer
• 1993 » Nabil Jeffri, Malaysian racing driver
• 1994 » Jalen Ramsey, American football player
• 1994 » Krystal, American-South Korean singer, dancer, and actress
• 1994 » Tereza Martincová, Czech tennis player
• 1995 » Vincent Leuluai, Australian rugby league player
• 1996 » Kyla Ross, American gymnast
• 1997 » Claudia Fragapane, English gymnast
• 1998 » Daya, American singer

• 2001 » Jaromil Jireš, Czech director and screenwriter (b. 1935)
• 2001 » Kathleen Ankers, American actress and set designer (b. 1919)
• 2001 » Wolf Rüdiger Hess, German author and critic (b. 1937)
• 2002 » Harry Hay, English-American activist, co-founded the Mattachine Society and Radical Faeries (b. 1912)
• 2002 » Hernán Gaviria, Colombian footballer (b. 1969)
• 2002 » Peggy Moran, American actress and singer (b. 1918)
• 2002 » Winton M. Blount, American soldier and politician, 59th United States Postmaster General (b. 1921)
• 2004 » James Aloysius Hickey, American cardinal (b. 1920)
• 2004 » Randy Dorton, American engineer (b. 1954)
• 2004 » Ricky Hendrick, American race car driver and businessman (b. 1980)

1. Thomas
2. Lucas
3. Daan
4. Lars
5. Ruben
6. Tim
7. David
8. Thijs
9. Jan
10. Jens
11. Tom
12. Niels
13. Robin
14. Luuk
15. Rens
16. Sam

1. Amber
2. Lisa
3. Femke
4. Anna
5. Emma
6. Sanne
7. Eloise
8. Julia
9. Eva
10. Laura
11. Sarah
12. Isabella
13. Anne
14. Fleur
15. Lotte
16. Iris

• 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 22 » Angolan political and rebel leader Jonas Savimbi is killed in a military ambush.
• May 28 » The last steel girder is removed from the original World Trade Center site. Cleanup duties officially end with closing ceremonies at Ground Zero in Manhattan, New York City.
• 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.
• September 10 » Switzerland, traditionally a neutral country, becomes a full member of the United Nations.
• October 2 » The Beltway sniper attacks begin, extending over three weeks.
• November 13 » Iraq disarmament crisis: Iraq agrees to the terms of the UN Security Council Resolution 1441.

The temperature on October 24, 2002 was between 4.8 °C and 11.9 °C and averaged 8.1 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 6.8 hours of sunshine (67%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.