At A Glance

15 July 2002 at a glance

Day of the week
15 July 2002 was a Monday.
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 15 July is Cancer.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 15 July 2002 fell in the Year of the Horse.
Birthstone
The birthstone for July is Ruby.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 15 July 2002 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 15 July

  • 2002 "American Taliban" John Walker Lindh pleads guilty to supplying aid to the enemy and possession of explosives during the commission of a felony.
  • 2003 AOL Time Warner disbands Netscape. The Mozilla Foundation is established on the same day.
  • 2006 Twitter, later one of the largest social media platforms in the world, is launched.
  • 2009 Space Shuttle program: Endeavour is launched on STS-127 to complete assembly of the International Space Station's Kibō module.
  • 2012 South Korean rapper Psy releases his hit single Gangnam Style.

Famous people born on 15 July

  • Linda Ronstadt, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress (born 1946)
  • Barry Melrose, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and sportscaster (born 1956)
  • Diane Kruger, German actress and model (born 1976)
  • Brian Austin Green, American actor (born 1973)

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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