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25 August 2002 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 25 August 2002 was a Sunday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “Complicated” by Avril Lavigne.
- Top Film of 2002
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2002 was The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.
- Best-Selling Vehicle of 2002
- Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 2002 was the Holden Commodore.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 25 August is Virgo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 25 August 2002 fell in the Year of the Horse.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for August is Peridot.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 25 August 2002 was Waning Gibbous.
On this day: 25 August
- 1991 Belarus gains its independence from the Soviet Union.
- 2003 NASA successfully launches the Spitzer Space Telescope into space.
- 2005 Hurricane Katrina makes landfall in Florida.
- 2006 Former Prime Minister of Ukraine Pavlo Lazarenko is sentenced to nine years imprisonment for money laundering, wire fraud, and extortion.
- 2012 Voyager 1 spacecraft enters interstellar space, becoming the first man-made object to do so.
Famous people born on 25 August
- Alexander Skarsgård, Swedish actor (born 1976)
- Kimi Antonelli, Italian race car driver (born 2006)
- Blake Lively, American model and actress (born 1987)
- Sean Connery, Scottish actor and producer (1930–2020)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2002 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '2002 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 26 January – The Melbourne inner-city Birrarung Marr park was formally opened to the public.
- 6 February – Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II's accession as Queen of Australia
- 1 – 5 March – The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2002 takes place in Coolum, Queensland.
Life in Australia in 2002
Prime Minister
John Howard
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$0.90
Loaf of Bread
$2.20
Average House
$225,000
Weekly Wage
$890.00
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