EgyptAir Boeing 737-500 Crashes Near Tunis, 14 Killed May 7, 2002

California gubernatorial recall: Then Governor of California Gray Davis announces that the state would face a record budget deficit of $35 billion, roughly double the figure reported during his reelection campaign one month earlier. Date: December 18, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 18 📅 Events on this day in…

Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez returns to office two days after being ousted and arrested by the country's military. Date: April 14, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 14 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2002Air China Flight 129 Crashes in Busan,…

Daniel Pearl, American journalist and South Asia Bureau Chief of The Wall Street Journal, kidnapped on January 23, is beheaded and mutilated by his captors. Date: February 1, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 1 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…

The first cases of the 2002–2004 SARS outbreak are traced to Foshan, Guangdong Province, China. Date: November 16, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 16 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2002Afghanistan Shah-i-Kot Valley Battle Kills 7 U.S. Soldiers, 200 Al-Qaeda…

U.S. invasion of Afghanistan: Operation Anaconda begins, (ending on March 19 after killing 500 Taliban and al-Qaeda fighters, with 11 Western troop fatalities). Date: March 2, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 2 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2002Sofia Gubaidulina’s…