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April 5, 2002Born on Saturday April 6, 2002
- Romy Agnes Roger Geerts
- juul jacobs, helden-beringe
- Caitlin Mouw, Sioux City, Iowa, VS († 2003)
Died on Saturday April 6, 2002
- Albert Bernard Dechêne (78)
- Andreas Josephus Baptiste Mathilda Vaerendonck (73), Sint-Niklaas (Oost-Vlaanderen, België)
- Anje Boers (79)
- Catharina Maria HUIS (53), Hoorn
- Baukelina Jacobs Heslinga (98), Zuidhorn, Groningen, Nederland
- Avah Aleene Maus (93), Lima, Allen Co.Ohio
- Aaltje Jacobs Kuitert (102), Kollum, Kollumerland, Friesland, Nederland
- Carol Ann Placko (60), Abilene, Taylor County, Texas, Verenigde Staten
- Annigje Gritter (85), Beilen
- Alphonsus Franciscus Keustermans (78), Baarle-Nassau
Born on April 6
- 1988 » Jucilei, Brazilian footballer
- 1988 » Leigh Adams, Australian footballer
- 1990 » Andrei Veis, Estonian footballer
- 1990 » Charlie McDermott, American actor
- 1990 » Lachlan Coote, Australian rugby league player
- 1992 » Julie Ertz, American soccer player
- 1992 » Ken, South Korean singer
- 1994 » Adrián Alonso, Mexican actor
- 1995 » Darya Lebesheva, Belarusian tennis player
- 1998 » Peyton List, American actress and model
Died on April 6
- 1999 » Red Norvo, American vibraphone player and composer (b. 1908)
- 2000 » Habib Bourguiba, Tunisian politician, 1st President of Tunisia (b. 1903)
- 2001 » Charles Pettigrew, American singer-songwriter (b. 1963)
- 2003 » Anita Borg, American computer scientist and educator; founded Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology (b. 1949)
- 2003 » Babatunde Olatunji, Nigerian drummer, educator, and activist (b. 1927)
- 2003 » David Bloom, American journalist (b. 1963)
- 2003 » Gerald Emmett Carter, Canadian cardinal (b. 1912)
- 2004 » Larisa Bogoraz, Russian linguist and activist (b. 1929)
- 2004 » Lou Berberet, American baseball player (b. 1929)
- 2005 » Rainier III, Prince of Monaco (b. 1923)
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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.
- January 18 » The Sierra Leone Civil War is declared over.
- March 27 » Passover massacre: A Palestinian suicide bomber kills 29 people at a Passover seder in Netanya, Israel.
- May 20 » The independence of East Timor is recognized by Portugal, formally ending 23 years of Indonesian rule and three years of provisional UN administration (Portugal itself is the former colonizer of East Timor until 1976).
- 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.
- July 2 » Steve Fossett becomes the first person to fly solo around the world nonstop in a balloon.
- November 18 » Iraq disarmament crisis: United Nations weapons inspectors led by Hans Blix arrive in Iraq.
Weather April 6, 2002
The average temperature on April 6, 2002 was 5.7 °C. There was 12.4 hours of sunshine (93%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.