What Happened In September 2002 In History

Historical Events for September, 2002

• 10th » Switzerland, traditionally a neutral country, joins the United Nations.
• 20th » The Kolka-Karmadon rock ice slide e.g Kolka-Karmadon rock/ice slide.
• 23rd » The first public version of the web browser Mozilla Firefox ("Phoenix 0.1") is released.
• 25th » The Vitim event, a possible Meteoroid Bolide e.g bolide impact in Siberia, Russia.
• 26th » The overcrowded Senegalese ferry MV called Le Joola capsizes off the coast of the Gambia killing more than 1,000.
• 27th » East Timor called Timor-Leste joins the United Nations.

Famous Birthdays on September in 2002

• 30th » Maddie Ziegler, American dancer and actress

Famous Deaths for September 2002

• 2nd » Dick Reynolds, Australian footballer and coach (b. 1915)
• 3rd » Kenneth Hare, Canadian climatologist and academic (b. 1919)
• 3rd » W. Clement Stone, American businessman, philanthropist, and author (b. 1902)
• 4th » Vlado Perlemuter, Lithuanian-French pianist and educator (b. 1904)
• 5th » David Todd Wilkinson, American cosmologist and astronomer (b. 1935)
• 6th » Ilya Livykou, Greek actress (b. 1919)
• 7th » Katrin Cartlidge, English actress (b. 1961)
• 7th » Cyrinda Foxe, American model and actress (b. 1952)
• 7th » Erma Franklin, American singer (b. 1938)
• 7th » Uziel Gal, German-Israeli colonel and gun designer, designed the Uzi (b. 1923)
• 8th » Rulon Jeffs, American religious leader (b. 1909)
• 8th » Laurie Williams, Jamaican cricketer (b. 1968)
• 11th » Kim Hunter, American actress (b. 1922)
• 11th » Johnny Unitas, American football player and sportscaster (b. 1933)
• 11th » David Wisniewski, American author and illustrator (b. 1953)
• 13th » George Stanley, Canadian soldier, historian, and author, designed the Flag of Canada (b. 1907)
• 16th » James Gregory (actor) named James Gregory, American actor (b. 1911)
• 18th » Bob Hayes, American sprinter and football player (b. 1942)
• 18th » Mauro Ramos, Brazilian footballer and manager (b. 1930)
• 18th » Margita Stefanović, Serbian keyboard player (Ekatarina Velika) (b. 1959)
• 19th » Duncan Hallas, English author and activist (b. 1925)
• 20th » Sergei Bodrov, Jr., Russian actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1971)
• 21st » Robert L. Forward, American physicist and engineer (b. 1932)
• 21st » Rocco Rock, American wrestler (b. 1953)
• 22nd » Jan de Hartog, Dutch-American author and playwright (b. 1914)
• 23rd » Vernon Corea, Sri Lankan-English radio host (b. 1927)
• 24th » Youssouf Togoïmi, Chadian politician (b. 1953)
• 24th » Mike Webster, American football player (b. 1952)
• 28th » Patsy Mink, American lawyer and politician (b. 1927)
• 28th » Hartland Molson, Canadian captain and politician (b. 1907)
• 29th » Edmund Trebus, Polish-English compulsive hoarder (b. 1918)
• 30th » Göran Kropp, Swedish race car driver and mountaineer (b. 1966)
• 30th » Hans-Peter Tschudi, Swiss politician, 63rd President of the Swiss Confederation (b. 1913)

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