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12 September 2002 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 12 September 2002 was a Thursday.
- Irish Chart Song in 2002
- The Irish chart song for 2002 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.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 12 September is Virgo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 12 September 2002 fell in the Year of the Horse.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 12 September 2002 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 12 September
- 1993 NASA launches Space Shuttle Discovery on STS-51.
- 2001 Ansett Australia, Australia's first commercial interstate airline, collapses due to increased strain on the international airline industry, leaving 10,000 people unemployed.
- 2003 Typhoon Maemi, the strongest recorded typhoon to strike South Korea, made landfall near Busan.
- 2005 Israeli–Palestinian conflict: the Israeli disengagement from Gaza is completed, leaving some 2,530 homes demolished.
- 2007 Former Philippine President Joseph Estrada is convicted of plunder.
Famous people born on 12 September
- Sydney Sweeney, American actress (born 1997)
- Emmy Rossum, American singer and actress (born 1986)
- Paul Walker, American actor (1973–2013)
- Hans Zimmer, German composer and producer (born 1957)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2002 in Ireland
A selection from Wikipedia's '2002 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.
- 1 January – The Euro Currency officially became the legal tender for the Republic of Ireland, along with the other European Union (EU) Eurozone member area countries, replacing the Irish pound by being introduced physically with the official launch of the currency coins and banknotes.
- 9 January – Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev received the Freedom of the City of Dublin.
- 13 March – The MS Stena Europe ferry was introduced on the Fishguard–Rosslare route.
Life in Ireland in 2002
Taoiseach
Bertie Ahern
Petrol (per litre)
€0.88/L
Loaf of Bread
€1.05
Average House
€220,000
Weekly Wage
€315
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Famous Faces Born in the 2000s
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