At A Glance

6 February 2002 at a glance

Day of the week
6 February 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 6 February is Aquarius.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 6 February 2002 fell in the Year of the Snake.
Birthstone
The birthstone for February is Amethyst.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 6 February 2002 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 6 February

  • 1989 The Round Table Talks start in Poland, thus marking the beginning of the overthrow of communism in Eastern Europe.
  • 1996 Willamette Valley Flood: Floods in the Willamette Valley of Oregon, United States, causes over US$500 million in property damage throughout the Pacific Northwest.
  • 1998 Washington National Airport is renamed Ronald Reagan National Airport.
  • 2000 Second Chechen War: Russia captures Grozny, Chechnya, forcing the separatist Chechen Republic of Ichkeria government into exile.
  • 2006 Stephen Harper becomes Prime Minister of Canada.

Famous people born on 6 February

  • Ronald Reagan, American actor and politician, 40th President of the United States (1911–2004)
  • Mike Farrell, American actor and producer (born 1939)
  • Babe Ruth, American baseball player and coach (1895–1948)
  • Bob Marley, Jamaican singer-songwriter and cultural icon (1945–1981)

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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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