At A Glance

14 November 2002 at a glance

Day of the week
14 November 2002 was a Thursday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “Unbreakable” by Westlife.
Top Film of 2002
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2002 was The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.
Star sign
The star sign for 14 November is Scorpio.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 14 November 2002 fell in the Year of the Horse.
Birthstone
The birthstone for November is Topaz.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 14 November 2002 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 14 November

  • 2001 War in Afghanistan: Afghan Northern Alliance fighters take over the capital Kabul.
  • 2001 A magnitude 7.8 earthquake strikes a remote part of the Tibetan Plateau. It has the longest known surface rupture recorded on land (~400 km) and is the best documented example of a supershear earthquake.
  • 2003 Astronomers discover Sedna, a distant trans-Neptunian dwarf planet.
  • 2008 The first G-20 economic summit opens in Washington, D.C.
  • 2008 Space Shuttle Endeavour launches on STS-126 to continue assembly of the International Space Station.

Famous people born on 14 November

  • Charles III, King of the United Kingdom and 14 other Commonwealth realms (born 1948)
  • Travis Barker, American drummer, songwriter, and producer (born 1975)
  • Josh Duhamel, American model and actor (born 1972)
  • Jawaharlal Nehru, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of India (1889–1964)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 2002 in the United Kingdom

A selection from Wikipedia's '2002 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.

  • 2 March – The animated series of Mr. Bean premieres on ITV1. It is based on Rowan Atkinson's Mr. Bean.
  • 11 March – BBC 6 Music, the first new BBC Radio station in decades, is launched.
  • 24 May – Falkirk Wheel boat lift opens in Scotland, also marking the reopening of the Union Canal for leisure traffic.

Life in 2002

Prime Minister

Tony Blair

Monarch

Elizabeth II

Pint of Beer

£2.00

Loaf of Bread

76p

Average House

£117,748

Weekly Wage

£506.00

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