At A Glance
26 October 2002 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 26 October 2002 was a Saturday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “Aserejé (The Ketchup Song)” by Las Ketchup.
- 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 October is Scorpio.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 26 October 2002 fell in the Year of the Horse.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for October is Opal.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 26 October 2002 was Waning Gibbous.
On this day: 26 October
- 1994 Jordan and Israel sign a peace treaty.
- 1999 The United Kingdom's House of Lords votes to end the right of most hereditary peers to vote in Britain's upper chamber of Parliament.
- 2000 A wave of protests forces Robert Guéï to step down as president after the Ivorian presidential election.
- 2001 The United States passes the USA PATRIOT Act into law.
- 2004 Rockstar Games releases Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas for the PlayStation 2 in North America, which sold 12 million units for the PS2, becoming the console's best-selling video game.
Famous people born on 26 October
- Seth MacFarlane, American voice actor, singer, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1973)
- Hillary Clinton, American lawyer and politician, 67th United States Secretary of State and 44th First Lady of the United States (born 1947)
- Jaclyn Smith, American actress and producer (born 1945)
- Raveena Tandon, Indian actress, producer, and former model (born 1972)
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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