At A Glance

22 May 2002 at a glance

Day of the week
22 May 2002 was a Wednesday.
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 22 May is Gemini.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 22 May 2002 fell in the Year of the Horse.
Birthstone
The birthstone for May is Emerald.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 22 May 2002 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 22 May

  • 1994 A worldwide trade embargo against Haiti goes into effect to punish its military rulers for not reinstating the country's ousted elected leader, Jean-Bertrand Aristide.
  • 1996 The Burmese military regime jails 71 supporters of Aung San Suu Kyi in a bid to block a pro-democracy meeting.
  • 1998 A U.S. federal judge rules that U.S. Secret Service agents can be compelled to testify before a grand jury concerning the Lewinsky scandal involving President Bill Clinton.
  • 2010 Inter Milan beat Bayern Munich 2–0 in the UEFA Champions League final in Madrid, Spain to become the first, and so far only, Italian team to win the historic treble (Serie A, Coppa Italia, Champions League).
  • 2012 Tokyo Skytree opens to the public. It is the tallest tower in the world (634 m), and the third tallest man-made structure on Earth after Merdeka 118 (680.5 m) and Burj Khalifa (829.8 m).

Famous people born on 22 May

  • Novak Djokovic, Serbian tennis player (born 1987)
  • Tommy John, American baseball player (1943–2026)
  • Katie Price, English television personality and glamour model (born 1978)
  • Morrissey, English singer-songwriter and performer (born 1959)

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

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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