At A Glance

26 August 2002 at a glance

Day of the week
26 August 2002 was a Monday.
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 26 August is Virgo.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 26 August 2002 fell in the Year of the Horse.
Birthstone
The birthstone for August is Peridot.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 26 August 2002 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 26 August

  • 1977 The Charter of the French Language is adopted by the National Assembly of Quebec.
  • 1978 Papal conclave: Albino Luciani is elected as Pope John Paul I.
  • 1999 Russia begins the Second Chechen War in response to the Invasion of Dagestan by the Islamic International Peacekeeping Brigade.
  • 2011 The Boeing 787 Dreamliner, Boeing's all-new composite airliner, receives certification from the EASA and the FAA.
  • 2014 The Jay Report into the Rotherham child sexual exploitation scandal is published.

Famous people born on 26 August

  • Macaulay Culkin, American actor (born 1980)
  • Keke Palmer, American actress and singer (born 1993)
  • Mother Teresa, Albanian-Indian nun, missionary, Catholic saint, and Nobel Prize laureate (1910–1997)
  • Melissa McCarthy, American actress, comedian, producer, and screenwriter (born 1970)

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.
More events of 2002 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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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