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June 2, 2002Died on Monday June 3, 2002
- Albert Cornelis Gerardus Bovenkamp (59), Oude-Pekela, Groningen, Nederland
- Dammerina Boender (87), Maasdijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Cornelia Maria Gouka (77)
- Anna Maria Majoor (88), Leusden
- Antje van der Pijl (77), Oldemarkt,Gemeente Steenwijkerland,Overijssel,Nederland
- Dammerina Boender (87)
- Ada Mary Anna VAN DEN BROEK (88), Wassenaar Zuid-Holland Netherlands
- Elisabeth Jentine Maria Reijnders (78), Zaanstad
- Doe Haddeman (85), Vlaardingen
- Boukje Stoker (82), Haule, gem. Ooststellingwerf, Friesland, Nederland
Born on June 3
- 1986 » Adrián Vallés, Spanish race car driver
- 1986 » Al Horford, Dominican basketball player
- 1986 » Micah Kogo, Kenyan runner
- 1986 » Rafael Nadal, Spanish tennis player
- 1987 » Masami Nagasawa, Japanese actress
- 1989 » Katie Hoff, American swimmer
- 1991 » Lukasz Teodorczyk, Polish footballer
- 1991 » Sami Vatanen, Finnish ice hockey defenceman
- 1991 » Yordano Ventura, Dominican baseball player († 2017)
- 1992 » Mario Götze, German footballer
Died on June 3
- 1994 » Puig Aubert, German-French rugby player and coach (b. 1925)
- 1997 » Dennis James, American actor and game show host (b. 1917)
- 2001 » Anthony Quinn, Mexican-American actor and producer (b. 1915)
- 2002 » Lew Wasserman, American talent agent and manager (b. 1913)
- 2003 » Felix de Weldon, Austrian-American sculptor, designed the Marine Corps War Memorial (b. 1907)
- 2005 » Harold Cardinal, Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1945)
- 2009 » David Carradine, American actor (b. 1936)
- 2009 » Koko Taylor, American singer (b. 1928)
- 2010 » John Hedgecoe, English photographer and author (b. 1932)
- 2010 » Rue McClanahan, American actress (b. 1934)
Names that were popular for boys in 2002
- Thomas
- Lucas
- Daan
- Lars
- Ruben
- Tim
- David
- Thijs
- Jan
- Jens
- Tom
- Niels
- Robin
- Luuk
- Rens
- Stijn
Names that were popular for girls in 2002
- Amber
- Lisa
- Femke
- Anna
- Emma
- Sanne
- Eloise
- Julia
- Eva
- Laura
- Sarah
- Isabella
- Anne
- Fleur
- Lotte
- Iris
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 27 » Nanterre massacre: In Nanterre, France, a gunman opens fire at the end of a town council meeting, resulting in the deaths of eight councilors; 19 other people are injured.
- March 30 » 2002 Lyon car attack takes place.
- April 2 » Israeli forces surround the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem into which armed Palestinians had retreated.
- May 6 » Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn is assassinated following a radio-interview at the Mediapark in Hilversum.
- June 14 » Near-Earth asteroid 2002 MN misses the Earth by 75,000 miles (121,000km), about one-third of the distance between the Earth and the Moon.
Weather June 3, 2002
The temperature on June 3, 2002 was between 12.1 °C and 25.1 °C and averaged 18.4 °C. There was 4.3 mm of rain during 1.3 hours. There was 4.6 hours of sunshine (28%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast.