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August 4, 2002
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict: A Palestinian suicide bombing claims 9 lives, near Safed; there is a shooting attack in Jerusalem, claiming 2; there is an attack upon a settler family, killing the parents. Other names In Arabic, the month is called أغسطسص ʾUġusṭuṣ or آب ʾĀb; usage varies from place to place and See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. January 2002: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August February 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - March 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September April 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September May 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September June 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September July 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September September 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - October 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - November 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - December 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - This is a Timeline of the history of Afghanistan in August 2002. Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about suicide attacks for political and/or military reasons Safed (צְפַת pronounced Tsfat; صفد pronounced Safad) is a city in the Northern District of Israel. Jerusalem (יְרוּשָׁלַיִם, he-Latn Yerushaláyim; Arabic: ar القُدس, ar-Latn al-Quds) is the Not all of the victims of these attacks were Israeli Jews; some were Israeli Arabs and Druze. The Druze ( Arabic: درزي derzī or durzī, plural دروز durūz) are a religious community found primarily in Syria, Lebanon
- The water parasite Cryptosporidium was discovered in drinking water as a result of the 2002 Glasgow floods. Cryptosporidium is a Protozoan that can cause gastro-intestinal illness with Diarrhea in humans The 2002 Glasgow floods was a series of Flash floods that occurred after Thunderstorms in the Scottish Lowlands in late July and early August 2002
August 5, 2002
- Recent celebrity deaths: Chick Hearn, pro-basketball announcer dies at the age of 85. Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The following is a list of notable deaths in 2008. Names are listed by date of death not the date it was announced Francis Dayle "Chick" Hearn (November 27 1916 &ndash August 5 2002 was an American Sportscaster. Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m
- Stock market downturn of 2002: U. The stock market downturn of 2002 (some say " Stock market crash " or " the Internet bubble bursting " is the sharp drop in stock prices during S. indices continue heavy losses from the previous week and fall by over three percent on the day, NASDAQ falling below its July 23 low. The NASDAQ (acronym of National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations) is an American Stock exchange.
- British cases of Legionnaires' disease continue to rise, to a total of 56 diagnosed cases so far, in that country's largest outbreak for many years. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Legionellosis is an Infectious disease caused by Bacteria belonging to the Genus Legionella.
- Microsoft has announced that it is to make some concessions towards the proposed final settlement of the United States v. Microsoft case, ahead of the judge's verdict. Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational Computer technology Corporation, which rose to dominate the Home computer United States v Microsoft There were many civil actions taking place in May 18 1998
- The gun turret of the USS Monitor was raised from the sea bottom off the coast of North Carolina, where it had lain since sinking in 1862. Design Monitor was one of three ironclad warships ordered by the U North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday
August 7, 2002
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict: Israeli forces kill 6 Palestinians: Israeli undercover soldiers kill four Palestinian militants wound three in a gun-fight in Tulkarm. Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Tulkarm or Tulkarem ( طولكرم Ṭūlkarm; טול כרם) is a Palestinian city in the Tulkarm Governorate in the An Israeli sniper kills Hussam Hamdan, a member of Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Ḥamas (ar حركة حماس acronym ar حركة المقاومة The Gaza Strip (قطاع غزة, רצועת עזה Retzu'at 'Azza) is a coastal strip of land along the Mediterranean Sea, bordering Egypt on the south-west Israeli troops and 30 tanks push into northern Gaza, killing a Palestinian policeman. These come in response to the attacks of August 4 listed below.
- Three members of Manchester rock band Oasis have been injured in a head-on car crash in Indianapolis while on tour in the U. Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Oasis are an English rock band that formed in Manchester in 1991 S. A. None were seriously injured.
- Mathematics: A group at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur have presented an algorithm that they claim determines whether a number is prime in polynomial time relative to the length of the input number in bits. Mathematics is the body of Knowledge and Academic discipline that studies such concepts as Quantity, Structure, Space and In Mathematics, Computing, Linguistics and related subjects an algorithm is a sequence of finite instructions often used for Calculation The integers (from the Latin integer, literally "untouched" hence "whole" the word entire comes from the same origin but via French In Mathematics, a prime number (or a prime) is a Natural number which has exactly two distinct natural number Divisors 1 A bit is a binary digit, taking a value of either 0 or 1 Binary digits are a basic unit of Information storage and communication This is an important result in computational complexity theory. Computational complexity theory, as a branch of the Theory of computation in Computer science, investigates the problems related to the amounts of resources
- Stock market downturn of 2002: The stock market remains volatile. The stock market downturn of 2002 (some say " Stock market crash " or " the Internet bubble bursting " is the sharp drop in stock prices during A stock market, or (equity market is a private or public market for the trading of company Stock and derivatives of company
- Explosions went off near the parliament building as Colombia's President Álvaro Uribe was being sworn in, killing at least 10 people. Colombia (kəˈlʌmbɪə officially the Republic of Colombia () is a country in northwestern South America. Álvaro Uribe Vélez ('alβ̞aɾo u'ɾiβ̞e 'β̞eles born July 4 1952 in Medellín) is a Colombian politician and lawyer who is currently the 39th President
- Recent celebrity deaths: Edsger Dijkstra, one of the giants of the field of computer science, has died. The following is a list of notable deaths in 2008. Names are listed by date of death not the date it was announced Edsger Wybe Dijkstra ( May 11, 1930 &ndash August 6, 2002; ˈɛtsxər ˈwibə ˈdɛɪkstra was a Dutch computer scientist Computer science (or computing science) is the study and the Science of the theoretical foundations of Information and Computation and their
August 8, 2002
- Accountancy scandals: WorldCom announced it had discovered $3. Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Accounting scandals, or corporate accounting scandals are political and business scandals which arise with the disclosure of misdeeds by trusted executives MCI Inc is an American Telecommunications company that is headquartered in Ashburn Virginia. 3 billion in false accounting in addition to the $3. 8 billion discovered earlier.
- The F.C.C. votes to require television manufacturers to include digital tuners in nearly all televisions by 2007. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic A digital tuner is a tuning device that allows a television or radio set to receive signals via airwaves satellite, or cable and translates them into a
August 9, 2002
- Extreme weather: Dozens are killed by floods caused by torrential rains in Europe, including the Malse and Blanice rivers of the Czech Republic, the Black Sea resort village of Shirokaya Balka near Novorossiisk in Russia, and Romania. Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. See also List of extreme weather events Extreme weather includes Weather phenomena that are at the extremes of the historical distribution especially A flood is an overflow of an expanse of water that submerges land a deluge The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia, The Black Sea is an inland Sea bounded by southeastern Europe, the Caucasus and the Anatolian peninsula ( Turkey History In antiquity the shores of the Tsemess Bay were the site of Bata, an ancient Greek colony that specialized in the Grain trade Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania The downpours have also caused extensive damage in Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Italy, and Spain. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich The state of Bulgaria (България transliterated bg-Latn ''Balgaria'' The country preserves the traditions (in ethnic name language and alphabet of the First Bulgarian Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
- A massive explosion in Jalalabad at the maintenance facility of the Afghan Construction and Logistics Unit, a private construction company, kills at least 10 and injures 25, damaging 50 homes and a hydroelectric dam. Jalalabad (Jalalkot ( Pashto: جلالکوټ، جلال اباد) is a city in eastern Afghanistan. Hydroelectricity is electricity generated by Hydropower, ie the production of power through use of the gravitational force of falling water
August 10, 2002
- Charlton Heston, movie actor and president of the National Rifle Association, announces that he has Alzheimer's disease
August 11, 2002
- UNEP (UN Environment Programme) reports on the Asian brown cloud. Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Charlton Heston (born John Charles Carter; October 4 1923 &ndash April 5 2008) was an American Actor of An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works The National Rifle Association, or NRA, is a non-profit ( 501(c(4) group dedicated to the protection of the Second Amendment of the Alzheimer's disease ( AD) also called Alzheimer disease or simply Alzheimer's, is the most common form of Dementia. Events 2492 BC - Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The UN Environment Programme (or UNEP) coordinates United Nations environmental activities assisting developing countries in implementing environmentally sound policies The Asian brown cloud is a layer of Air pollution that covers parts of the northern Indian Ocean, India, Pakistan, and parts of South Asia
August 12, 2002
- Recent celebrity deaths: Enos Slaughter, Baseball Hall of Famer, dies at 86 from the disease non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The following is a list of notable deaths in 2008. Names are listed by date of death not the date it was announced Enos Bradsher Slaughter ( April 27 1916 - August 12 2002) was an American Right fielder in Major League Baseball The non-Hodgkin lymphomas are a diverse group of hematologic cancers which encompass any Lymphoma other than Hodgkin lymphoma.
- Extreme weather: The death toll in Europe caused by flooding has risen to at least 74, with 58 deaths in Russia, 3 in Germany, 3 in Austria, and one in the Czech Republic. See also List of extreme weather events Extreme weather includes Weather phenomena that are at the extremes of the historical distribution especially A flood is an overflow of an expanse of water that submerges land a deluge Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia, Prime Minister Vladimir Spidla declared a state of emergency in Prague, Bohemia, Plzen and Karlovy Vary. Vladimír Špidla (ˈvlaɟɪmiːr ˈʃpɪdla (born 21 April 1951 in Prague) is a Czech Social democratic Politician Prague (ˈprɑːg Praha (ˈpraɦa see also other names) is the Capital and Largest city of the Czech Republic. Bohemia (Čechy; Bohemia Czechy is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western two-thirds of the traditional Czech Lands, currently the Karlovy Vary ( pronounced, Karlsbad also known in English as Carlsbad) is a spa city situated in western Bohemia, Czech Republic All shipping on the Danube has been halted. The Danube (In Donau from earlier Danuvius, Celtic *dānu, meaning "to flow run" Slovak and Polish Dunaj Premier Silvio Berlusconi approved $50 million in emergency aid in response to the $300 million in damage of northern Italy's crops. (born 29 September 1936 is an Italian politician, Entrepreneur, Real estate and Insurance Tycoon, Bank and Media proprietor Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest
- US Airways declares bankruptcy, caused by the air travel slowdown following the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attack. US Airways Inc is the fifth largest Airline in the United States. Bankruptcy is a legally declared inability or impairment of ability of an individual or organization to pay their Creditors Creditors may file a bankruptcy petition against
- Colombian president Álvaro Uribe declares state of emergency. Colombia (kəˈlʌmbɪə officially the Republic of Colombia () is a country in northwestern South America. Álvaro Uribe Vélez ('alβ̞aɾo u'ɾiβ̞e 'β̞eles born July 4 1952 in Medellín) is a Colombian politician and lawyer who is currently the 39th President
August 13, 2002
- Extreme weather: On the seventh day of heavy rains, the peak of 100-year flood of the Vltava River reaches Prague, and the Kampa district is submerged under several yards of water, as well as the Prague Zoo, killing an elephant, five rhinoceros, a lion, a gorilla and 80 birds, and allowing five seals to escape. Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. See also List of extreme weather events Extreme weather includes Weather phenomena that are at the extremes of the historical distribution especially The Vltava ( Moldau is the longest River in the Czech Republic, running north from its source in Šumava through Český Krumlov, Prague (ˈprɑːg Praha (ˈpraɦa see also other names) is the Capital and Largest city of the Czech Republic. Prague Zoo is a Zoo in Prague, Czech Republic. It was founded in 1931 with the goal to "advance the study of zoology protect wildlife Elephants ( family: Elephantidae) are large land Mammals of the order Proboscidea. Rhinoceros (raɪˈnɒsərəs often colloquially abbreviated rhino, is a name used to group five extant species of Odd-toed ungulates in the family The lion ( Panthera leo) is a member of the family Felidae and one of four Big cats in the Genus Panthera. Gorillas, the largest of the living Primates are ground-dwelling Herbivores that inhabit the Forests of Africa. The Kampa Museum is flooded. 15,000 people were evacuated from Mělník, and 1,600 people were evacuated from Děčín. Mělník (ˈmɲɛlɲiːk is a town in the Czech Republic, Central Bohemian Region. Děčín ('ɟɛtʃiːn Tetschen is a large City in the north of the Czech Republic The death toll in Europe is at 88, 9 in the Czech Republic.
August 14, 2002
- Vladimir Putin announces that Belarus will be fully integrated into Russia, with each of Belarus's six provinces to become a separate republic within the Russian Federation. Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (; born 7 October 1952 in Leningrad, USSR; now Saint Petersburg, Russia was the second President of Russia Belarus ( Belarusian Беларусь / Biełaruś is a Landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered by Russia to the north and east Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending A republic is a State or Country that is not led by a hereditary Monarch, but in which the people (or at least a part of its people have impact on its A federation ( Latin: foedus, covenant is a union comprising a number of partially self-governing states or regions united by a central ("federal"
- Recent celebrity deaths: Larry Rivers, American painter, dies at 78. The following is a list of notable deaths in 2008. Names are listed by date of death not the date it was announced Larry Rivers ( August 17, 1923 - August 14 2002) was a Jewish American artist musician filmmaker and occasional actor The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Painting (pān'tīng in Art, is the practice of applying Color to a Surface (support base such as e
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict: Marwan Barghouti, captured April 15, is indicted in a civilian Israeli court. Marwan Bin Khatib Barghouti ( مروان البرغوثي born June 6, 1959) is a Palestinian politician and militant leader who gained political authority Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English
- The United States Food and Drug Administration orders a recall of all soft tissues processed since October 3 by CryoLife, the largest supplier of implant tissue in the United States, after 27 cases of serious infection, including one death in November. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
- Extreme weather: The peak of a 100-year flood of the Vltava River surges through the Czech Republic into the Elbe in Germany. See also List of extreme weather events Extreme weather includes Weather phenomena that are at the extremes of the historical distribution especially The Vltava ( Moldau is the longest River in the Czech Republic, running north from its source in Šumava through Český Krumlov, The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia, The Elbe ( die Elbe Low German: de Ilv) is one of the major Rivers of Central Europe. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. In Plzen the city center is flooded, and breweries shut down. In Ceske Budejovice, most of the old town is under more than a foot of water, and the Czech Budweiser breweries are shut down. České Budějovice (ˈtʃɛskɛː ˈbuɟɛjovɪtsɛ colloquially Budějce; Budweis or Böhmisch Budweis, often referred to simply as Budweis in Budějovický Budvar is a Brewery in the Czech Republic that is best known for brewing a beer known as Budweiser Budvar in European Union Czechvar More than 200,000 Czechs are forced to leave their homes. Damages are estimated at over $600 million. In Dresden, the Zwinger Palace courtyard and basement are flooded, damaging paintings. Dresden (etymologically from Old Sorbian Drežďany, meaning people of the riverside forest, Drježdźany is the Capital city of the German The Semper Opera basement is flooded, closing it for weeks. The Semperoper is the Opera house of the Saxon State Opera Dresden (German Sächsische Staatsoper Dresden) and the Concert hall of the Sächsische More than 3,000 hospital patients are evacuated. Europe-wide death toll is now 99.
August 16, 2002
- Thousands of fans gather at Graceland in commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the death of Elvis. Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Graceland is the name of the 138 acre estate and large white-columned mansion that once belonged to Elvis Presley, located at 3734 Elvis Presley Boulevard in Memphis
August 17, 2002
- Extreme weather: The Elbe crests at Dresden at the record height of 30. Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. See also List of extreme weather events Extreme weather includes Weather phenomena that are at the extremes of the historical distribution especially The Elbe ( die Elbe Low German: de Ilv) is one of the major Rivers of Central Europe. Dresden (etymologically from Old Sorbian Drežďany, meaning people of the riverside forest, Drježdźany is the Capital city of the German 84 feet. 30,000 Germans are evacuated along the river's path.
August 18, 2002
- Extreme weather: One of the sea lions who escaped from the Prague Zoo on the 13th is safely recaptured near Wittenberg. Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. See also List of extreme weather events Extreme weather includes Weather phenomena that are at the extremes of the historical distribution especially For other uses of the term "sea lion" see Sea lion (disambiguation. Prague Zoo is a Zoo in Prague, Czech Republic. It was founded in 1931 with the goal to "advance the study of zoology protect wildlife Wittenberg, officially Lutherstadt Wittenberg, is a Town in Germany in the Bundesland Saxony-Anhalt, on the Elbe
August 19, 2002
- Martin Strel is approaching Memphis, Tennessee in his effort for peace to swim the length of the Mississippi River. Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Martin Strel (born October 1 1954) is a Slovenian ultra Marathon Swimmer, best known for swimming the entire length of Memphis is a City in the southwest corner of Tennessee, and the County seat of Shelby County. Peace, in the modern usage is a concept defined by the ideal state of relationship as absence of hostility at the international level that of a War. The Mississippi River is the second longest River in the United States, with a length of from its source in Lake Itasca in Minnesota to
- Recent celebrity deaths: Al Ayyam reports that international terrorist Abu Nidal was found dead of apparent suicide. The following is a list of notable deaths in 2008. Names are listed by date of death not the date it was announced Terrorism is the systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion Abu Nidal (أبو نضال (May 1937&ndashAugust 16 2002 born Sabri Khalil al-Banna, (Arabic صبري خليل البنا was a Palestinian political leader
- Extreme weather: The flooding death toll in Europe reaches 109. See also List of extreme weather events Extreme weather includes Weather phenomena that are at the extremes of the historical distribution especially A flood is an overflow of an expanse of water that submerges land a deluge The Danube peaks at Budapest at a record 28. The Danube (In Donau from earlier Danuvius, Celtic *dānu, meaning "to flow run" Slovak and Polish Dunaj Budapest ( also /ˈbʊ-/) is the capital city of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary it serves as the country's principal Political, 3 feet, mostly contained by the walls along the river. Dessau is flooded. Dessau is a town in Germany on the junction of the rivers Mulde and Elbe, in the Bundesland (Federal State of Saxony-Anhalt Overall damage in the Czech Republic is expected to cost $2. 8 billion.
August 21, 2002
- Extreme weather: In India, a 125-year-old dam bursts under torrential rains, killing 10. Events 1192 - Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the De facto ruler of Japan. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. See also List of extreme weather events Extreme weather includes Weather phenomena that are at the extremes of the historical distribution especially India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country
August 22, 2002
- Extreme weather: In China, the Dongting Lake floods Yueyang, forcing the evacuation of 600,000 people; the crest of the flooding from the Yangtze River is expected Sunday. Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. See also List of extreme weather events Extreme weather includes Weather phenomena that are at the extremes of the historical distribution especially China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National Lake Dongting, or Dongting Lake ( is a large shallow Lake in northeastern Hunan Province of China. Administration The Yueyang metropolitan area is made up of six outlying districts two special districts and the city proper Floods and landslides have killed nearly 1000 people in China, 200 in the Hunan province. ( is a province of China, located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and south of Lake Dongting (hence the name Hunan, meaning There have been 376 deaths in India, 494 in Nepal, and 158 deaths in Bangladesh this monsoon season. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Nepal (नेपाल) is a Landlocked country in South Asia. ( Bengali: বাংলাদেশ inc-Latn Bangladesh) officially A monsoon is a seasonal prevailing wind which lasts for several months
- Government of Canada: Jean Chrétien, the Prime Minister of Canada, announces he will step down in February 2004. The Canadian Government, formally Her Majesty's Government in Canada, is the Federal government of Canada. Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien, (generally known as Jean Chrétien) (born January 11, 1934) is a Canadian politician who was the twentieth Prime The Prime Minister of Canada ( French: Premier ministre du Canada) is the primary Minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus Overview February was named after the Latin term februum, which means purification, via the purification ritual Februa held on February 15 in the "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again "
August 23, 2002
- Recent celebrity deaths: Baseball Hall of Fame player Hoyt Wilhelm dies. Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The following is a list of notable deaths in 2008. Names are listed by date of death not the date it was announced James Hoyt Wilhelm ( July 26, 1922 in Huntersville North Carolina - August 23, 2002 in Sarasota Florida) was an American
August 25, 2002
- The first series of the British Reality show I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! started on ITV1
August 31, 2002
- Recent celebrity deaths: Lionel Hampton, jazz vibraphone master, dies. Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. I'm a Celebrity Get Me out of Here! is a Reality television show in which celebrities live in jungle conditions with few creature comforts and have to earn Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The following is a list of notable deaths in 2008. Names are listed by date of death not the date it was announced Lionel Leo Hampton ( April 20, 1908 &ndash August 31, 2002) was an American Jazz Vibraphonist, Percussionist Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States The vibraphone, sometimes called the vibraharp or simply the vibes, is a Musical instrument in the mallet subfamily of the percussion family
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict: A think tank affiliated with the Arab League ended its meeting in Cairo by calling Jews "enemies of all nations", by claiming that Arabs, as Semites, cannot be anti-Semitic, and by claiming that the events of September 11, 2001 were concocted by the United States government. The Arab League ( الجامعة العربية) officially called the League of Arab States ( جامعة الدول العربية Cairo () which means "the Vanquisher" or "the Triumphant" is the capital and largest city of Egypt. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ Antisemitism (alternatively spelled anti-semitism or anti-Semitism; also rarely known as judeophobia) is the Prejudice against or hostility The United States of America —commonly referred to as the See http://www.zccf.org.ae/LECTURES/E2_lectures/e255.htm
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