What Happened In November 2002 In History

Historical Events for November, 2002

• 4th » Chinese authorities arrest cyber-dissident He Depu for signing a pro-democracy letter to the 16th National Congress of the Communist Party of China named Communist Party Congress.
• 7th » Iran bans advertising of United States products.
• 8th » Iraq disarmament crisis: UN Security Council Resolution 1441 The United Nations Security Council unanimously approves a resolution on Iraq, forcing Saddam Hussein to disarmament e.g disarm or face "serious consequences".
• 13th » Iraq disarmament crisis: Iraq agrees to the terms of the UN Security Council Resolution 1441.
• 13th » The oil tanker 'Prestige (ship) e.g Prestige' sinks off the Galicia (Spain) called Galician coast and causes a huge oil spill.
• 15th » Hu Jintao becomes General Secretary of the Communist Party of China and a new nine-member Politburo Standing Committee is inaugurated.
• 18th » Iraq disarmament crisis: United Nations weapons inspectors led by Hans Blix arrive in Iraq.
• 19th » The Greek oil tanker 'Prestige (oil tanker) Prestige' splits in half and sinks off the coast of Galicia (Spain) Galicia, releasing over 20 million US gallons (76,000 m³) of oil in the Prestige oil spill largest environmental disaster in Spanish and Portug
• 21st » NATO invites Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia to become members.
• 22nd » In Nigeria, more than 100 people are killed at an attack aimed at the contestants of the Miss World contest.
• 28th » Suicide bombers 2002 Mombasa attacks named blow up an Israeli-owned hotel in Mombasa, Kenya; their colleagues fail in their attempt to bring down Arkia Israel Airlines Flight 582 with surface-to-air missiles.

Famous Birthdays on November in 2002

• 14th » Ben Bowen, American brain cancer victim (d. 2005)
• 19th » Gaia Cauchi, Maltese singer

Famous Deaths for November 2002

• 2nd » Tonio Selwart, German actor (b. 1896)
• 2nd » Charles Sheffield, American physicist and author (b. 1935)
• 3rd » Lonnie Donegan, Scottish-English singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1931)
• 3rd » Jonathan Harris, American actor (b. 1914)
• 7th » Rudolf Augstein, German journalist, co-founded 'Der Spiegel' (b. 1923)
• 8th » Jon Elia, Pakistani poet, philosopher, and scholar (b. 1931)
• 9th » Merlin Santana, American actor (b. 1976)
• 9th » William Schutz, American psychologist and academic (b. 1925)
• 10th » Michel Boisrond, French actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1921)
• 13th » Juan Alberto Schiaffino, Uruguayan footballer and manager (b. 1925)
• 13th » Rishikesh Shaha, Nepalese academic, politician, and activist (b. 1925)
• 14th » Eddie Bracken, American actor and singer (b. 1915)
• 14th » Elena Nikolaidi, Turkish-American soprano and educator (b. 1909)
• 17th » Abba Eban, South African-Israeli soldier and politician, 3rd Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Israel) named Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1915)
• 17th » Frank McCarthy (artist) named Frank McCarthy, American painter and illustrator (b. 1924)
• 18th » James Coburn, American actor (b. 1928)
• 21st » Hadda Brooks, American singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1916)
• 23rd » Roberto Matta, Chilean-Italian painter and sculptor (b. 1911)
• 24th » John Rawls, American philosopher, author, and academic (b. 1921)
• 25th » Karel Reisz, Czech-English director and producer (b. 1926)
• 26th » Polo Montañez, Cuban singer-songwriter (b. 1955)
• 27th » Shivmangal Singh Suman, Indian poet and academic (b. 1915)
• 28th » Dave "Snaker" Ray, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Koerner, Ray & Glover) (b. 1943)
• 29th » Daniel Gélin, French actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1921)
• 29th » George Harris (wrestler) known as George Harris, American wrestler and manager (b. 1927)
• 30th » Mr. Wrestling, American wrestler (b. 1934)

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