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Born on Tuesday September 17, 2002
- Joshua Boekwijt, Zoetermeer
- Kato Boelen, Tiel
Died on Tuesday September 17, 2002
- Carlos Valencia (73), Porterville, VS
- Ernest Hubertus Frissen (85), Stein
- Geert Post (75)
- Anna Francisca Reijnders (78), Schinveld, Limburg, Nederland
- Bertus Wilschut (68), Woerden
- Geertje de Vries (89), Ridderkerk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Adriana Christina Maria van de Veerdonk (86), Erp, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Bertha Willen (79), Sittard-Geleen (Geleen) (Limburg)
- Geert Post (75), Urk
- Arend Lascher (83)
Born on September 17
- 1987 » Paul Huntington, English footballer
- 1989 » Kate Deines, American soccer player
- 1990 » Pixie Geldof, English model and singer
- 1990 » Sean Scannell, English footballer
- 1991 » Cameron King, Australian rugby league player
- 1991 » Justyna Jegiołka, Polish tennis player
- 1991 » Ryo Ishikawa, Japanese golfer
- 1993 » Sofiane Boufal, Moroccan footballer
- 1993 » Sophie Howard, Scottish footballer
- 1997 » Auston Matthews, American ice hockey player
Died on September 17
- 1995 » Isadore Epstein, Estonian-American astronomer and academic (b. 1919)
- 1996 » Spiro Agnew, American soldier and politician, 39th Vice President of the United States (b. 1918)
- 1997 » Red Skelton, American actor and comedian (b. 1913)
- 1998 » Geoffrey Dutton, Australian historian and author (b. 1922)
- 1998 » Ted Binion, American poker player and businessman (b. 1943)
- 1999 » Frankie Vaughan, English singer and actor (b. 1928)
- 2000 » Georgiy Gongadze, Georgian-Ukrainian journalist and director (b. 1969)
- 2003 » Erich Hallhuber, German actor (b. 1951)
- 2005 » Alfred Reed, American composer and educator (b. 1921)
- 2005 » Jacques Lacarrière, French journalist and critic (b. 1925)
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
- Femke
- Lisa
- Emma
- Anna
- Sanne
- Eloise
- Julia
- Eva
- Laura
- Sarah
- Isabella
- Anne
- Fleur
- Iris
- Lotte
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.
- April 11 » The Ghriba synagogue bombing by al-Qaeda kills 21 in Tunisia.
- May 1 » OpenOffice.org released version 1.0, the first stable version of the software.
- August 19 » Khankala Mi-26 crash: A Russian Mil Mi-26 helicopter carrying troops is hit by a Chechen missile outside Grozny, killing 118 soldiers.
- August 20 » A group of Iraqis opposed to the regime of Saddam Hussein take over the Iraqi embassy in Berlin, Germany for five hours before releasing their hostages and surrendering.
- September 10 » Switzerland, traditionally a neutral country, becomes a full member of the United Nations.
- October 26 » Approximately 50 Chechen terrorists and 150 hostages die when Russian special forces troops storm a theater building in Moscow, which had been occupied by the terrorists during a musical performance three days before.
Weather September 17, 2002
The temperature on September 17, 2002 was between 8.9 °C and 17.9 °C and averaged 14.2 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest.