At A Glance

16 January 2002 at a glance

Day of the week
16 January 2002 was a Wednesday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “More Than a Woman” by Aaliyah.
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 16 January is Capricorn.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 16 January 2002 fell in the Year of the Snake.
Birthstone
The birthstone for January is Garnet.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 16 January 2002 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 16 January

  • 2001 US President Bill Clinton awards former President Theodore Roosevelt a posthumous Medal of Honor for his service in the Spanish–American War.
  • 2002 War in Afghanistan: The UN Security Council unanimously establishes an arms embargo and the freezing of assets of Osama bin Laden, al-Qaeda, and the remaining members of the Taliban.
  • 2003 The Space Shuttle Columbia takes off for mission STS-107 which would be its final one. Columbia disintegrated 16 days later on re-entry.
  • 2006 Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is sworn in as Liberia's new president. She becomes Africa's first female elected head of state.
  • 2011 Syrian civil war: The Movement for a Democratic Society (TEV-DEM) is established with the stated goal of re-organizing Syria along the lines of democratic confederalism.

Famous people born on 16 January

  • Aaliyah, American singer and actress (1979–2001)
  • Lin-Manuel Miranda, American actor, playwright, and composer (born 1980)
  • Sade, Nigerian-English singer-songwriter and producer (born 1959)
  • Sidharth Malhotra, Indian actor (born 1985)

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

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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