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Contents 1 Events 1.1 October 3, 2002 1.2 October 5, 2002 1.3 October 6, 2002 1.4 October 7, 2002 1.5 October 9, 2002 1.6 October 10, 2002 1.7 October 11, 2002 1.8 October 12, 2002 1.9 October 13, 2002 1.10 October 14, 2002 1.11 October 15, 2002 1.12 October 16, 2002 1.13 October 17, 2002 1.14 October 18, 2002 1.15 October 19, 2002 1.16 October 22, 2002 1.17 October 23, 2002 1.18 October 24, 2002 1.19 October 25, 2002 1.20 October 26, 2002 1.21 October 27, 2002 1.22 October 28, 2002 1.23 October 29, 2002 1.24 October 30, 2002 1.25 October 31, 2002

Events

See also: Moscow theatre siege Beltway sniper attacks Bali car bombing Myyrmanni bombing Zamboanga bombings Timeline of the War in Afghanistan (October 2002)

October 3, 2002

• Hurricane Lili strikes near Intercoastal City, Louisiana as a Category One hurricane weakened from the significant Category Four storm it was just 10 hours eariler. October events and holidays Children's Book Week ( England) - First Week of October National Day ( China People's Republic 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 August 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September September 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 - The Moscow theater hostage crisis, also known as the 2002 Nord-Ost siege, was the seizure of a crowded Moscow Theatre on October 23 The Beltway sniper attacks took place during three weeks in October 2002 in Maryland and Virginia. The 2002 Bali bombings occurred on 12 October 2002 in the tourist district of Kuta on the Indonesian island of Bali. The Myyrmanni bombing took place on October 11, 2002 in the town of Vantaa, Finland, in Greater Helsinki, in the local Myyrmanni The Zamboanga bombings refer to the October 17, 2002 explosions of two bombs in the main shopping district of the mostly Christian city of Zamboanga in This is a Timeline of the history of Afghanistan in October 2002. Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Hurricane Lili was the deadliest and costliest hurricane of the 2002 Atlantic hurricane season.

October 5, 2002

• Bertrand Delanoë, mayor of Paris stabbed in the abdomen at city hall during the Nuits Blanches event. Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Bertrand Delanoë (born 30 May 1950) /bɛʁtʁɑ̃ dəlanɔe/ ( is a French Politician, and has been the mayor of Paris Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city

October 6, 2002

• The Limburg, a French oil tanker, explodes off the coast of Yemen, in a terrorist attack. Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Maritime Jewel is a double hull Oil tanker built in 2000; its length is and its width is. Yemen ( Arabic: اليَمَن al-Yaman officially the Republic of Yemen ( Arabic: الجمهورية اليمنية al-Jumhuuriyya The following is a timeline of acts and failed attempts that can be considered non-state Terrorism.
• Israeli-Palestinian conflict: In the West Bank village of Akraba, Jewish settlers fire upon Palestinians picking olives, shooting dead 24-year-old Hani Yusuf and wounding another. The West Bank (الضفة الغربية, הגדה המערבית Hagadah Hamaaravit) also referred to in Israel as " Judea and Samaria Israelis soldiers shoot dead Samir Nursi, an Islamic Jihad gunman, in a gun battle in the Jenin refugee camp. Jenin ( Arabic:; ג'נין a city in the West Bank 's Jenin Governorate, is a major Palestinian agricultural center
• recent celebrity deaths: Prince Claus of the Netherlands died aged 76. The following is a list of notable deaths in 2008. Names are listed by date of death not the date it was announced Prince Claus of the Netherlands Jonkheer of Amsberg ( September 6 1926 – October 6 2002) was a German-born aristocrat who became The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands
• Josemaria Escriva, founder of Opus Dei was canonized by Pope John Paul II

October 7, 2002

• Stock market downturn of 2002: Nasdaq falls 1. Saint Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer (January 9 1902 &ndash June 26 1975 (also known as José María or Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer y Albás, born Opus Dei, formally known as The Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei, is a part of the Roman Catholic Church that teaches the Catholic belief that everyone Pope Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The stock market downturn of 2002 (some say " Stock market crash " or " the Internet bubble bursting " is the sharp drop in stock prices during The NASDAQ (acronym of National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations) is an American Stock exchange. 8% to 1119. 40, the Dow Jones Industrial Average index falls 1. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ( also called the DJIA, Dow 30, INDP, or informally the Dow Jones or The Dow) is one of several 4% to 7422. 84, and the S&P falls 1. 91% to 785. 28, levels not reached since August 1996, mid-1997, and spring of 1997 respectively.
• Israeli-Palestinian conflict: Israeli troops raid Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip, killing 13 (10 from a helicopter missile) and wounding as many as 100, after Palestinians fire a rocket at a Jewish settlement in the area. Khan Yunis (خان يونس literally Jonah 's Inn) is a city and adjacent Refugee camp in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. 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 Later Palestinians kidnap and kill Rajeh Abu Lehiya, chief of the Palestinian riot police, and two others die in gunfire during a police-Hamas supporters conflict. Ḥamas (ar حركة حماس acronym ar حركة المقاومة
• Astronomy: Announcement of the discovery of Quaoar, a planetoid object circling the Sun

October 9, 2002

• The European Commission of the European Union has announced that ten countries - Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia - have met its criteria for entry, opening the way for an expansion of the EU from 15 member states to 25. Astronomy (from the Greek words astron (ἄστρον "star" and nomos (νόμος "law" is the scientific study The Sun (Sol is the Star at the center of the Solar System. Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The European Commission (formally the Commission of the European Communities) is the executive branch of the European Union. The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in Cyprus (Κύπρος transliterated: Kýpros,; Kıbrıs officially the Republic of Cyprus (Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία Kypriakī́ Dīmokratía The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia, Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia ( Eesti or Eesti Vabariik) is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic Latvia ( Latvija officially the Republic of Latvia (Latvijas Republika is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region. Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania (Lietuvos Respublika is a Country in Eastern often referred to as Northern Europe or in the Malta, officially the Republic of Malta (Repubblika ta' Malta is a European Microstate, comprising an Archipelago of three islands Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Slovakia (long form Slovak Republic; Slovak:, long form, is a Landlocked country in Central Europe with a population of over five million Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia (Republika Slovenija) is a Country in southern Central Europe bordering Italy to the west The European Parliament has still to consider each candidate individually and the final decision will require the approval of the current member states. The European Parliament ( Europarl or EP) is the only directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union (EU
• Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom is making various ceremonial appearances in Canada in her role as the Queen of Canada. For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page TalkCommonewalth realm.-->The monarchy of
• Lawrence Lessig argues Eldred v. Ashcroft in front of the U.S. Supreme Court. Lawrence Lessig (born June 3 1961) is an American academic and political activist Eldred v Ashcroft, 537 US 186 (2003 challenged the constitutionality of the 1998 Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act (CTEA The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the federal judiciary. The case challenges retroactive copyright extensions passed by Congress, and potentially affects millions of copyrighted works.
• Public Interest group Harvardwatch released a report on Harken's partnership with Harvard University

October 10, 2002

• France confirms that an explosion aboard French oil tanker Limburg off the coast of Yemen was, indeed, a terrorist act. The Harken Energy scandal (more appropriately known as the "Harken Energy kerfuffle" refers to a series of transactions entered into during 1990 involving Harken Energy Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. History The technology of oil transportation has evolved alongside the oil industry Yemen ( Arabic: اليَمَن al-Yaman officially the Republic of Yemen ( Arabic: الجمهورية اليمنية al-Jumhuuriyya Terrorism is the systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion
• Hungarian Holocaust survivor Imre Kertész wins the Nobel Prize for Literature. Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic The Holocaust (from the Greek el ''ὁλόκαυστον'' (el-Latn holókauston holos, "completely" and kaustos, "burnt" also known as Imre Kertész (imrɛ ˈkɛrteːs (born November 9, 1929, Budapest) is a Hungarian Jewish author Holocaust The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred The Nobel Committee singled out his 1975 novel Fateless, a semiautobiographical account of a boy sent to Auschwitz who survives by detaching himself from the everyday gritty reality. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Fateless or Fatelessness ( Hungarian: Sorstalanság, lit "Fatelessness" is a novel by Imre Kertész, winner "Auschwitz" redirects here For the town see Oświęcim Auschwitz-Birkenau () was the largest of Nazi Germany
• In the journal Nature, anthropologist Milford Wolpoff and colleagues at the University of Michigan argued that the fossil skull discovered in Chad in July is not that of an early human, but of an ape. Nature is a prominent Scientific journal, first published on 4 November 1869 Anthropology (/ˌænθɹəˈpɒlədʒi/ from Greek grc ἄνθρωπος anthrōpos, "human" -λογία -logia) is the study of The University of Michigan Ann Arbor ( U of M, U-M, UM or simply Michigan) is a top-ranked Coeducational public research Sahelanthropus tchadensis is a Fossil Ape that lived approximately 7-6 Million years ago. Chad (Tchad تشاد Tshād) officially known as the Republic of Chad, is a Landlocked country in Central Africa.
• A suicide bomber killed a 71-year-old woman and injured several other at a bus stop near Tel Aviv, Israel. Tel Aviv-Yafo (תֵּל ־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ تل أبيب Tal ʾAbīb) (usually Tel Aviv) is the second-largest city in Israel For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics.
• A large crowd of Palestinian police officers and militiamen marched in a funeral procession for a policeman killed by a Hamas militiaman. Palestinian people or Palestinians ( الشعب الفلسطيني, ash-sha`b al-filasTīni; الفلسطينيون, al-filasTīnīyyūn Ḥamas (ar حركة حماس acronym ar حركة المقاومة Hamas claims that, although they did not authorize the killing, it was justified under Islamic law. For other meanings including people named 'Islam' see Islam (disambiguation.
• The International Court of Justice grants sovereignty over the Bakassi peninsula to Cameroon and not Nigeria. See also International Commission of Jurists The International Court of Justice (known colloquially as the World Court or ICJ; Cour Bakassi is the Peninsular extension of the African territory of Calabar into the Atlantic Ocean. The Republic of Cameroon is a unitary republic of central and western Africa. Nigeria, officially named the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal Constitutional republic comprising thirty-six states and one Federal

October 11, 2002

• U.S. plan to invade Iraq: The United States Senate voted to give war powers to President George W. Bush as part of the ongoing conflict between the United States and Iraq. Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The 2003 invasion of Iraq, from March 20 to May 1 2003 was spearheaded by the United States, backed by British forces and smaller contingents from Australia The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics.
• Jimmy Carter is honored with the Nobel Peace Prize. James Earl "Jimmy" Carter Jr (born October 1 1924 was the thirty-ninth President of the United States, serving from 1977 to 1981 and the recipient of the 2002 The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor
• Myyrmanni bombing: A suicide bomber explodes at the Myyrmanni Shopping Mall in Vantaa, Finland, killing 7 including the bomber. The Myyrmanni bombing took place on October 11, 2002 in the town of Vantaa, Finland, in Greater Helsinki, in the local Myyrmanni This article is about suicide attacks for political and/or military reasons Geography Location Vantaa encompasses 243 km² of which 190 km² is water Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe.
• United States embassy guards in Tel Aviv, Israel stopped a suicide bomber from setting off a bomb in a crowded beachfront cafe. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A diplomatic mission is a group of people from one State or an international Inter-governmental organization (such as the United Nations) present in Tel Aviv-Yafo (תֵּל ־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ تل أبيب Tal ʾAbīb) (usually Tel Aviv) is the second-largest city in Israel For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics.
• More than 10,000 supporters of Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat rallied in Gaza City to show strength against Hamas. Mohammed Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa al-Husseini ( Arabic: محمد عبد الرؤوف عرفات القدوة الحسيني (August 24 1929 – November 11 Gaza (غزة, עַזָּה ʕazzā is the largest city in the Gaza Strip and the Palestinian territories. Ḥamas (ar حركة حماس acronym ar حركة المقاومة

October 12, 2002

• Ethnic rioting in India results in numerous deaths. Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country The riots are said to be a reaction to recent public comments by Jerry Falwell, American televangelist, derogatory of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad. Jerry Lamon Falwell Sr ( August 11 1933 – May 15, 2007) was an American evangelical Christian Pastor, In Religion, a prophet (or prophetess) is a person who has encountered the Supernatural or the divine and serves as an intermediary IMPORTANT PLEASE READ ##### For all questions relating to the addition of (pbuh peace be upon him or other honorifics
• 2002 Bali terrorist bombing: A car-bomb on the Indonesian island of Bali explodes outside a nightclub killing at least 182 people, 75% of whom are said to have been foreign holidaymakers. The 2002 Bali bombings occurred on 12 October 2002 in the tourist district of Kuta on the Indonesian island of Bali. The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. Bali is an Indonesian Island located at, the westernmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands, lying between Java to the west and Lombok to Another 210 people are said to have been injured. The principal suspects for this terrorist incident are a group seeking to establish an Islamic state in Indonesia, Jemaah Islamiyah, although it could equally be the work of al-Qaeda. The following is a timeline of acts and failed attempts that can be considered non-state Terrorism. History The JI was established as a loose confederation of several Islamic groups Al-Qaeda, alternatively spelled al-Qaida, al-Qa`ida or al-Qa`idah, ( Arabic:; ar-Latn ''al-qāʿidah'' Translation: The Another bomb explodes at around the same time in the nearby town of Denpasar, Bali. Denpasar is the capital city of the province of Bali, Indonesia.

October 13, 2002

• U. Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. S. President George W. Bush amongst many others has condemned the perpetrators of the Bali car bombing of October 11. George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. The 2002 Bali bombings occurred on 12 October 2002 in the tourist district of Kuta on the Indonesian island of Bali. Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed The death toll has now risen to at least 187.

October 14, 2002

• The San Francisco Giants defeated the St. Louis Cardinals, 4 games to 1, to win the National League Championship Series and move on the World Series. Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in, that currently play in the National League West Division. The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. They will play the Anaheim Angels, who defeated the Minnesota Twins 4 games to 1 to win the American League Championship Series. The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are a professional baseball team based in Anaheim, California. The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
• The Washington sniper strikes again at 9:15 p. The Beltway sniper attacks took place during three weeks in October 2002 in Maryland and Virginia. m. at a Home Depot in Falls Church, Virginia, making Linda Franklin the ninth victim. The Home Depot ( is an American Retailer of Home improvement and construction products and services Falls Church is an Independent city in Virginia, United States.
• United Kingdom took back the reins of government in Northern Ireland amid a crisis in the peace process provoked by a spying scandal, but vowed to try and restore home rule early next year. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of See also Good Friday Agreement. The Agreement, most often referred to as the Belfast Agreement (Comhaontú Bhéal Feirste Belfast Greeance or the Good Friday Agreement (Comhaontú Aoine an
• Indonesia's defense minister blamed al-Qaida and its extremist allies for the massive bomb attack that killed more than 180 people at a nightclub on the resort island of Bali. The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. Al-Qaeda, alternatively spelled al-Qaida, al-Qa`ida or al-Qa`idah, ( Arabic:; ar-Latn ''al-qāʿidah'' Translation: The The 2002 Bali bombings occurred on 12 October 2002 in the tourist district of Kuta on the Indonesian island of Bali. Bali is an Indonesian Island located at, the westernmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands, lying between Java to the west and Lombok to

October 15, 2002

• A Kyiv judge ordered prosecutors to open a criminal probe of Ukraine's veteran President Leonid Kuchma, on charges of corruption and abuse of power. Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Kiev, also known as Kyiv ( Ukrainian:, Kyiv, ˈkɪjiw Russian:, Kiyev; see also Cities' alternative names) is the Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. Leonid Danylovych Kuchma (Леонід Данилович Кýчма born August 9, 1938) was the second President of Ukraine from July
• ImClone Systems founder Sam Waksal pleaded guilty to bank fraud and conspiracy in an insider trading scandal that threatens Martha Stewart and her home decorating empire. ImClone Systems Incorporated ( is a Biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing biologic medicines in the area of Oncology. Samuel D Waksal, who was born September 8, 1947 in Paris France to Holocaust survivor parents is an Jewish American Immunologist Insider trading is the trading of a Corporation 's Stock or other securities (e Martha Stewart (born Martha Helen Kostyra; August 3, 1941) is an American Business magnate, Television host, author

October 16, 2002

• Iraq War: Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002, was signed into law by President George W. Bush. Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign " Iraq Resolution " and " Iraq War Resolution " are popular names for the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States.
• Politics of the Netherlands: the cabinet of Balkenende resigns. The politics of the Netherlands take place within the framework of a parliamentary Representative democracy, a Constitutional monarchy and a Because of the constant internal fighting in the new party LPF, the other two governing parties, CDA and VVD decided that continuing the coalition was impossible. Pim Fortuyn List ( Lijst Pim Fortuyn, LPF is a defunct Political party in the Netherlands. The Christian Democratic Appeal ( CDA) (Christen Democratisch Appèl is a Dutch Christian-democratic Political party. The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy ( VVD) (Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie is a Dutch liberal Political party. A coalition government, or coalition cabinet, is a Cabinet of a parliamentary Government in which several parties cooperate It seems almost certain that there will be new elections, possibly as early as December.
• Officials in Brussels fear that the collapse in the Netherlands will delay the expansion of the EU. Brussels (Bruxelles pronounced; Brussel pronounced) officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in The Netherlands cabinet was already divided on the issue and if new elections are to be held it may take 4-5 months before another cabinet is installed that is willing to make a decision.
• Politics of Germany: Gerhard Schröder and Joschka Fischer sign the coalition treaty for the second red-green cabinet. Politics of Germany takes place in a framework of a federal parliamentary representative democratic Republic, whereby the Federal Chancellor ˌɡeɐ̯haɐ̯t fʁɪʦ kʊɐ̯t ˈʃʁøːdɐ (born 7 April 1944 German politician, was Chancellor of Germany from 1998 to 2005 Dr hc (Haifa Joseph Martin "Joschka" Fischer Bundesminister a A coalition is an alliance among individuals during which they cooperate in joint action, each in their own Self-interest.

October 17, 2002

• Zamboanga bombings: Two bombs exploded in the main shopping district of the mostly Christian city of Zamboanga in the southern Philippines, killing six and wounding about 150. Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Zamboanga bombings refer to the October 17, 2002 explosions of two bombs in the main shopping district of the mostly Christian city of Zamboanga in A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP It was the second major evident terrorist incident in southeast Asia in less than a week. The following is a timeline of acts and failed attempts that can be considered non-state Terrorism. Suspicion immediately focused on Jemaah Islamiyah, an Islamic extremist group also being investigated for the October 11 Bali car bombing, in which more than 180 people died. History The JI was established as a loose confederation of several Islamic groups For other meanings including people named 'Islam' see Islam (disambiguation. The 2002 Bali bombings occurred on 12 October 2002 in the tourist district of Kuta on the Indonesian island of Bali.
• Astronomy: There is further evidence for the existence of a supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy, the Milky Way galaxy. Astronomy (from the Greek words astron (ἄστρον "star" and nomos (νόμος "law" is the scientific study A black hole is a theoretical region of space in which the Gravitational field is so powerful that nothing not even Electromagnetic radiation (e A galaxy is a massive gravitationally bound system consisting of Stars an Interstellar medium of gas and dust, and Dark matter The Milky Way (a translation of the Latin Via Lactea, in turn derived from the Greek Γαλαξίας (Galaxias sometimes referred to simply The object Sagittarius A* has now been identified as the black hole at the galactic centre by a team led by Rainer Schödel of the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, who observed the behavior of the star S2 which is near Sagittarius A*. Sagittarius A* (pronounced "A-star" standard abbreviation Sgr A*) is a bright and very compact source of Radio emission at the center of The Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics is a Max Planck Institute, located in Garching, near Munich, Germany. S2 (also known as S0—2 is a star that is located close to the radio source Sagittarius A*, orbiting it with an orbital period of 15
• U. S. officials announce the existence of a clandestine North Korea nuclear weapons program, admitted to by North Korean officials. North Korea claims to possess Nuclear weapons and the CIA asserts that it has a substantial arsenal of Chemical weapons.

October 18, 2002

• October 18, 2002 Manila bus bombing: A bomb exploded in suburban Manila, destroying a bus and killing at least three people, while 23 others were wounded. Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The City of Manila A grenade exploded in the Philippine capital's financial district hours earlier. The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP The bomb attacks occurred only one day after two deadly bombings in the southern Philippines. The Zamboanga bombings refer to the October 17, 2002 explosions of two bombs in the main shopping district of the mostly Christian city of Zamboanga in
• An armed individual entered a school in Stuttgart, Germany and held five people hostage, demanding a ransom for their release. Stuttgart (ˈʃtʊtgaɐ̯t is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The hostages were known to be four schoolchildren and one teacher. The 16-year old subsequently released the hostages and surrendered peacefully.
• Valentin Tsvetkov, governor of the Russian Far East region of Magadan, was assassinated on the streets in Moscow, in what authorities claim was probably a contract killing. Magadan (Магада́н is a Port town on the Sea of Okhotsk and gateway to the Kolyma region Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of

October 19, 2002

• Computer chess: Chess champion Vladimir Kramnik and the computer program Deep Fritz have drawn the Brains in Bahrain match, a series of eight games, with 4 points each. Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The idea of creating a Chess -playing machine dates back to the eighteenth century Vladimir Borisovich Kramnik (Влади́мир Бори́сович Кра́мник (born June 25, 1975) is a Russian Chess grandmaster Fritz is a German chess program developed by Frans Morsch and Mathias Feist and published by ChessBase. Brains in Bahrain was an eight-game Chess match between World Chess Champion Vladimir Kramnik and the computer program Deep Fritz

October 22, 2002

• The German Bundestag made Gerhard Schröder again Chancellor. Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The Bundestag ("Federal Diet " or "Lower House of German Parliament" is the Parliament of Germany. ˌɡeɐ̯haɐ̯t fʁɪʦ kʊɐ̯t ˈʃʁøːdɐ (born 7 April 1944 German politician, was Chancellor of Germany from 1998 to 2005 The Head of government of Germany is called Chancellor (Kanzler He was elected with 305 votes, one vote out of the 306 red-green coalition missing. After that, the new ministers of the Bundesregierung were appointed. The Cabinet of Germany ( German: Bundeskabinett or Bundesregierung) is the chief executive body of the Federal Republic of Germany
• Canadian author Yann Martel won the Booker Prize for his "quirky fable" Life of Pi. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Yann Martel (born June 25, 1963 in Salamanca, Spain) is a Canadian Author best known for the Man Booker Prize The Man Booker Prize for Fiction, also known in short as the Booker Prize, is a literary prize awarded each year for the best original full-length Novel The prize is worth £50,000 ($77,300). Martel's work was picked from 130 novels from Britain, Ireland and the Commonwealth.

October 23, 2002

• Moscow theatre siege: Suspected Chechen guerrillas took hundreds hostage in a theater in Moscow, threatening to blow up the building and demanding withdrawal of Russian troops from Chechnya. Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Moscow theater hostage crisis, also known as the 2002 Nord-Ost siege, was the seizure of a crowded Moscow Theatre on October 23 The Chechen Republic (ˈʧɛʧɨn rɪˈpʌblɨk Чече́нская Респу́блика Chechenskaya Respublika; Нохчийн Республика Noxçiyn Respublika Guerrilla warfare is the unconventional warfare and combat with which a small group of combatants use mobile tactics (ambushes raids etc Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending
• Washington sniper: Police reported that a ransom note was left at the scene of the latest shooting by the person believed to have shot 13 people and killed 9. The Beltway sniper attacks took place during three weeks in October 2002 in Maryland and Virginia. The note apparently demanded $10 million, and it contained a threat to local residents saying, "Your children are not safe anywhere at any time. "
• recent celebrity deaths: Former CIA chief Richard Helms dies at 89. The following is a list of notable deaths in 2008. Names are listed by date of death not the date it was announced near as long as it used to be several months ago It has been actively summarized and split into sub-articles and there is a dynamic talk page discussion of all Richard McGarrah Helms ( March 30, 1913 &ndash October 23, 2002) was the Director of Central Intelligence (DCI from 1966 to 1973

October 24, 2002

• Moscow theatre siege: The Chechen rebels holding hundreds of hostages in a Moscow theater shot and killed one captive and said they were ready to die for their cause, warning that thousands more of their comrades were "keen on dying. Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Moscow theater hostage crisis, also known as the 2002 Nord-Ost siege, was the seizure of a crowded Moscow Theatre on October 23 The Chechen Republic (ˈʧɛʧɨn rɪˈpʌblɨk Чече́нская Респу́блика Chechenskaya Respublika; Нохчийн Республика Noxçiyn Respublika Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of "
• Beltway sniper: Within hours of Police Chief Charles Moose announcing that John Allen Muhammad was wanted in connection with the investigation, Muhammad and his 17-year-old stepson John Lee Malvo were arrested on federal weapons charges, found with the rifle used in the shootings. The Beltway sniper attacks took place during three weeks in October 2002 in Maryland and Virginia. Charles Alexander Moose (born 1953 is an American law enforcement official and author John Allen Muhammad (b December 31, 1960) is a Spree killer from the United States Lee Boyd Malvo (alias John Lee Malvo or Malik Malvo) (born February 18, 1985) is a Jamaican convicted of mass murder
• Recent celebrity deaths: Adolph Green, prolific playwright and lyricist, dies at 87. The following is a list of notable deaths in 2008. Names are listed by date of death not the date it was announced Adolph Green ( December 2, 1914 October 23, 2002) was an American Lyricist and Playwright who with long-time A playwright, also known as a dramatist, is a person who writes dramatic literature or Drama. A lyricist is a Writer who specializes in Song Lyrics, usually paid for by a band to write a custom song(s With songwriter Betty Comden, he wrote the hit Broadway musicals On the Town, Wonderful Town and Bells Are Ringing and screenplays for Singin' in the Rain and The Band Wagon. A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both Betty Comden ( May 3 1917 November 23 2006) along with Adolph Green (1914 2002 was one-half of the musical duo Comden and Green Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located On the Town is a musical with music by Leonard Bernstein and book and Lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, based Singin' in the Rain is a 1952 Comedy Musical film starring Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, and Debbie Reynolds For the musical see The Band Wagon (musical. The Band Wagon ( 1953) is a Musical comedy film that many critics rank (along
• Recent celebrity deaths: Harry Hay, gay rights activist. The following is a list of notable deaths in 2008. Names are listed by date of death not the date it was announced Harry Hay ( April 7, 1912, Worthing, England – October 24, 2002) was a leader in the Gay rights Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender social movements share related goals of social acceptance of Homosexuality, Bisexuality and Transgenderism Lesbian He founded the Mattachine Society, the first gay rights group in the US. The Mattachine Society was the earliest lasting Homophile organization in the United States. He also helped found the Rainbow Coalition and the Radical Faeries. Radical faeries (also faeries and faes) are a loosely affiliated worldwide network of mostly Gay men seeking to "reject hetero - Imitation

October 25, 2002

• Recent celebrity deaths: Richard Harris, Irish actor, dies at 72 in hospital from Hodgkin's disease, a form of lymphoma. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a 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 Richard St John Harris ( October 1 1930 - October 25 2002) was a two-time Academy Award -nominated and Grammy Award An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Hodgkin's lymphoma, also known as Hodgkin's disease is a type of Lymphoma first described by Thomas Hodgkin in 1832 Lymphoma a type of Neoplasm that originates in Lymphocytes (a type of White blood cell in the vertebrate Immune system)
• Recent celebrity deaths: Paul Wellstone, U.S. Senator, is killed in a plane crash with his wife, daughter, and five others. The following is a list of notable deaths in 2008. Names are listed by date of death not the date it was announced Paul David Wellstone ( July 21, 1944 – October 25, 2002) was a two-term U The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives
• Moscow theatre siege: The Chechen separatist "suicide squad" released eight children but kept some 700 people hostage in a Moscow theater rigged with explosives. The Moscow theater hostage crisis, also known as the 2002 Nord-Ost siege, was the seizure of a crowded Moscow Theatre on October 23 The Chechen Republic (ˈʧɛʧɨn rɪˈpʌblɨk Чече́нская Респу́блика Chechenskaya Respublika; Нохчийн Республика Noxçiyn Respublika Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of Diplomats waited for the gunmen to honor a pledge to free about 75 foreigners among their hostages, including Australians, Austrians, Britons, Germans and three Americans.
• Israeli-Palestinian conflict: Hundreds of Israeli soldiers backed by scores of tanks and other military vehicles took control of the Palestinian city of Jenin in response to a suicide bombing that killed 14 people. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Palestinian people or Palestinians ( الشعب الفلسطيني, ash-sha`b al-filasTīni; الفلسطينيون, al-filasTīnīyyūn Jenin ( Arabic:; ג'נין a city in the West Bank 's Jenin Governorate, is a major Palestinian agricultural center This article is about suicide attacks for political and/or military reasons
• Kenyan President Daniel arap Moi dissolved the country's Parliament, officially starting the campaign for one of the East African country's most competitive general elections and closing his tenure as one of Africa's longest ruling leaders. The Republic of Kenya is a country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the north Somalia to the northeast Tanzania to the south Daniel Toroitich arap Moi (born September 2, 1924) was the President of Kenya from 1978 until 2002
• IBM has announced that its Blue Gene petaflop supercomputer architecture will use the Linux operating system. International Business Machines Corporation abbreviated IBM and nicknamed "Big Blue", is a multinational Computer Technology Blue Gene is a Computer architecture project designed to produce several Supercomputers designed to reach operating speeds in the PFLOPS (petaFLOPS Measuring performance In order for FLOPS to be useful as a measure of floating-point performance a standard benchmark must be available on all computers of interest A supercomputer is a Computer that is at the frontline of processing capacity particularly speed of calculation (at the time of its introduction In Computer engineering, computer architecture is the conceptual design and fundamental operational structure of a Computer system Linux (commonly pronounced ˈlɪnəks

October 26, 2002

• Sports: The Anaheim Angels force a decisive 7th game with the San Francisco Giants in the 2002 World Series with a dramatic late-inning rally from 5-0 to win 6-5
• Moscow theatre siege: Special forces of the Russian army attacked the Chechen separatists who were holding hostages in a Moscow theater. Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Sport is an Activity that is governed by a set of rules or Customs and often engaged in competitively The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are a professional baseball team based in Anaheim, California. The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in, that currently play in the National League West Division. The World Series was the 98th edition of the Fall Classic held from October 19-27 2002 The Moscow theater hostage crisis, also known as the 2002 Nord-Ost siege, was the seizure of a crowded Moscow Theatre on October 23 In most countries special forces (SF is a generic term for highly-trained Military teams/units that conduct specialized operations such as Reconnaissance Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending The Chechen Republic (ˈʧɛʧɨn rɪˈpʌblɨk Чече́нская Респу́блика Chechenskaya Respublika; Нохчийн Республика Noxçiyn Respublika Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of 50 of the 53 separatists and 117 of the 800 hostages were killed. Most of hostages were killed by poison gas used by the special forces, with most of the surviving hostages hospitalised with gas poisoning. In the context of Biology, poisons are substances that can cause damage, Illness, or Death to Organisms usually by This page is about the physical properties of gas as a state of matter A hospital is an institution for Health care providing treatment by specialised staff and equipment and often but not always providing for

October 27, 2002

• Sports: The Anaheim Angels win the 2002 World Series by 4 games to 3, with a 4-1 win over the San Francisco Giants in Game 7. Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Sport is an Activity that is governed by a set of rules or Customs and often engaged in competitively The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are a professional baseball team based in Anaheim, California. The World Series was the 98th edition of the Fall Classic held from October 19-27 2002 The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in, that currently play in the National League West Division.
• Sports: Emmitt Smith of the Dallas Cowboys passes Walter Payton as the NFL's leading rusher in a 17-14 loss to the Seattle Seahawks
• Leftist Luis Inácio Lula da Silva handily wins Brazil's presidential election

October 28, 2002

• Sports: Team Bath become the first university team to qualify for the FA Cup First Round since 1882. Sport is an Activity that is governed by a set of rules or Customs and often engaged in competitively Emmitt James Smith III (born May 15 1969 in Pensacola Florida) is a former American football player who played for the Dallas Cowboys The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference (NFC in the National Walter Jerry Payton (July 25 1954 – November 1 1999 was an American football player who played for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle Washington, USA Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (pronounced /lu'iz i'nasju 'lulɐ da 'siwvɐ/; born October 27, 1945) known simply as Lula, is the thirty-fifth and |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Sport is an Activity that is governed by a set of rules or Customs and often engaged in competitively The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common They beat Horsham 4-3 on penalties in the Fourth Qualifying Round replay.
• Three nursing professors are shot dead at the University of Arizona by a student flunking out of the nursing program. The University of Arizona (also referred to as UA, U of A, or Arizona) is a Land-grant and space-grant public institution Robert J. Flores, Jr. , 41, shot and killed Robin Rogers, 50, Barbara Monroe, 45, and Cheryl McGaffic, 44 before turning the gun on himself. Two of the teachers were shot in a classroom and the gunman allowed the students to leave before killing himself.

October 29, 2002

• Moscow theatre siege: Some medical experts now believe that the Moscow hostages and terrorists were gassed with a military incapacitating agent such as BZ or a similar substance. Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Moscow theater hostage crisis, also known as the 2002 Nord-Ost siege, was the seizure of a crowded Moscow Theatre on October 23 Terrorism is the systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion The term incapacitating agent is defined by the US Department of Defense as "An agent that produces temporary Physiological or mental "QNB" redirects here For the spoof Amateur radio Q code, see QNB (amateur radio. Others claim that a fentanyl derivative may have been used. Fentanyl is one of the most powerful Opioid Analgesics with a potency approximately 81 times that of Morphine. The U. S. Embassy in Moscow stated that it believed that the substance was an opiate. For other uses see Opiate (disambiguation, or for the class of drugs see Opioid. Other candidates suggested include the Russian incapacitating agent Kolokol-1 and aerosolized Valium. KOLOKOL-1 (Russian Колокол, eng bell) is an opiate-derived Incapacitating agent. Diazepam (daɪˈæzɨpæm first marketed as Valium by Hoffmann-La Roche, is a Benzodiazepine derivative Drug. Yet another medical expert has stated that the gas used is a common anaesthetic gas that is commonly used in Europe. Anesthesia, or anaesthesia (see spelling differences; from Greek grc αν- an-, "without" and grc αἲσθησις
• Jack the Ripper: The crime novelist Patricia Cornwell announces DNA evidence possibly linking the painter Walter Sickert to one of the many letters claiming to be from the 19th century serial killer Jack the Ripper. Jack the Ripper is an alias given to an unidentified Serial killer active in the largely impoverished Whitechapel area and adjacent districts of London Patricia Cornwell (born Patricia Carroll Daniels June 9, 1956) is a contemporary American Crime writer. Deoxyribonucleic acid ( DNA) is a Nucleic acid that contains the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known Walter Richard Sickert ( May 31, 1860 in Munich, Germany &ndash January 22, 1942 in Bath, England A serial killer is a person who Murders usually three or more people with a "cooling off" period between each murder and whose motivation for killing is largely based
• The Canadian ministry of foreign affairs issues an advisory to Canadians born in Iraq, Iran, Syria, Libya, and Sudan warning them to "consider carefully" whether to go to the United States for "any reason. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية Libya ( ليبيا ar-Latn Lībiyā; Libyan vernacular: Lībya; Amazigh:) officially the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Sudan (officially the Republic of Sudan) ( السودان al-Sūdān is a country in northeastern Africa. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the " This follows a US law requiring photos and fingerprints of Canadian citizens born in those countries upon entering the US, as well as the deportation to Syria of Maher Arar, a Canadian citizen. Maher Arar (born 1970 a telecommunications engineer lives in Canada, holding dual Syrian and Canadian citizenship The American ambassador, Paul Cellucci, later assures the Canadian government that all Canadian passport holders will be treated equally; however, further incidents attributed to racial profiling take place. Argeo Paul Cellucci (born April 24, 1948) is an American politician and diplomat former Governor of Massachusetts, and former Ambassador Racial profiling is the inclusion of racial or ethnic characteristics in determining whether a person is considered likely to commit a particular type of crime or

October 30, 2002

• Recent deaths: Run-DMC DJ Jam Master Jay is shot and killed at age 37. Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. 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 Run-DMC was a pioneering hip hop group during the 1980s founded by Joseph "[The Reverend] Run" Simmons, Darryl "D A disc jockey (also known as DJ or deejay) is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience Jason William Mizell ( January 21 1965 &ndash October 30 2002) also known as Jam-Master Jay and Jay Gambulos, was
• The Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party chose former Vice President of the United States Walter Mondale as their candidate for the United States Senate seat of recently-deceased Senator Paul Wellstone from Minnesota. The Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL is a major Political party in the US state of Minnesota. The Vice President of the United States is the first person in the presidential line of succession, becoming the new President of the United States upon the death Walter Frederick "Fritz" Mondale (born January 5, 1928) is an American politician and member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Paul David Wellstone ( July 21, 1944 – October 25, 2002) was a two-term U Minnesota ( Native Americans demonstrated the name to early settlers
• The government of Canada issued a travel advisory to the United States for all Canadian citizens born in Iran, Iraq, Libya, Sudan or Syria after the United States announced that anyone born in those countries will be photographed and fingerprinted upon arrival in the United States. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page A travel advisory is a Public notice issued by a Government agency to provide information about the relative safety of traveling to or visiting one or more specific The United States of America —commonly referred to as the For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. Libya ( ليبيا ar-Latn Lībiyā; Libyan vernacular: Lībya; Amazigh:) officially the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Sudan (officially the Republic of Sudan) ( السودان al-Sūdān is a country in northeastern Africa. Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية
• The European Union accused tobacco company R. J. Reynolds of selling black market cigarettes to drug traffickers and mobsters from Italy, Russia, Colombia and the Balkans. The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in Tobacco is an Agricultural product recognized as an addictive drug processed from the fresh Leaves of plants in the genus Nicotiana. Richard Joshua "RJ" Reynolds ( July 20, 1850 - July 29, 1918) was an American businessman and founder of the R A cigarette ( French "small Cigar " from cigar + -ette) is a product consumed through Smoking and manufactured Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Colombia (kəˈlʌmbɪə officially the Republic of Colombia () is a country in northwestern South America.

October 31, 2002

• The Russian Health Minister Yuri Shevchenko has now stated that the incapacitating agent used in the storming of the Moscow theatre siege was a fentanyl derivative. Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending The term incapacitating agent is defined by the US Department of Defense as "An agent that produces temporary Physiological or mental The Moscow theater hostage crisis, also known as the 2002 Nord-Ost siege, was the seizure of a crowded Moscow Theatre on October 23 Fentanyl is one of the most powerful Opioid Analgesics with a potency approximately 81 times that of Morphine.
• Over a million people gather in Greenwich Village to celebrate Halloween. Greenwich Village (ˌgrɛnɪtʃ ˈvɪlɪdʒ often simply called the Village, is a largely residential area on the west side of downtown (southern Manhattan Halloween, or Hallowe’en, is a Holiday celebrated on the night of October 31.
• Nine bombs exploded in Soweto, South Africa and the vicinity and one near Pretoria. Soweto is an urban area in the City of Johannesburg, in Gauteng, South Africa. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa Pretoria is a city located in the northern part of Gauteng Province, South Africa. It is believed to be the work of white right-wing soldiers or police.
• Pat Buchanan denounces Canada as Soviet Canuckistan over the warning issued by the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs regarding travel to the US (see October 29 below. Patrick Joseph "Pat" Buchanan (born November 2 1938 is an American Political commentator, Author, syndicated Columnist Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Anti-Canadianism represents a consistent hostility towards the government, culture, or people of Canada. )

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