Iraq disarmament crisis: UN Security Council Resolution 1441: The United Nations Security Council unanimously approves a resolution on Iraq, forcing Saddam Hussein to disarm or face "serious consequences". Date: November 8, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 8 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today)
A Fokker 50 crashes near Luxembourg Airport, killing 20 and injuring three. Date: November 6, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 6 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today)
Jiang Lijun is detained by Chinese police for signing the Open Letter to the 16th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. Date: November 6, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 6 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today)
Chinese authorities arrest cyber-dissident He Depu for signing a pro-democracy letter to the 16th Communist Party Congress. Date: November 4, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 4 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today)
A federal grand jury in Houston, Texas indicts former Enron chief financial officer Andrew Fastow on 78 counts of wire fraud, money laundering, conspiracy and obstruction of justice related to the collapse of his ex-employer. Date: October 31, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 31 📅 Events on this day…
A fire destroys a luxurious department store in Ho Chi Minh City, where 1,500 people are shopping. More than 60 people die and over 100 are unaccounted for in the deadliest peacetime disaster in Vietnam. Date: October 29, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 29 📅 Events on this day…
Approximately 50 Chechen terrorists and 150 hostages die when Russian special forces troops storm a theater building in Moscow, which had been occupied by the terrorists during a musical performance three days before. Date: October 26, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 26 📅 Events on this day in 2002…
Second Chechen War: Chechen separatist terrorists seize the House of Culture theater in Moscow and take approximately 700 theater-goers hostage. Date: October 23, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 23 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today)
Top Gear, the revived popular British TV motoring magazine, premieres on BBC. Date: October 20, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 20 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Bibliotheca Alexandrina opens in Egypt, commemorating the ancient library of Alexandria. Date: October 16, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 16 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today)