2002

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Centuries:	20th century - 21st century - 22nd century
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Years:	1999 2000 2001 - 2002 - 2003 2004 2005

Year 2002 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar.

Contents 1 Events 2 Nobel prize winners 3 Deaths 4 Films released 5 Other Websites

[change] Events

• January 1 - The Treaty on Open Skies, initially signed in 1992, officially enters into force.
• January 1 - Euro notes and coins started to be used in France, Spain, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Greece, Finland, Luxembourg, Belgium, Austria, Ireland, and the Netherlands.
• January 5 - A light aircraft crashes into a Tampa, Florida building, bringin fear of a repeat September 11, 2001 attacks.
• January 10 - Enrique Bolaños became the President of the Republic of Nicaragua.
• January 16 - The UN Security Council agreed to forbid selling arms to Osama bin Laden, Al-Qaida, and the Taliban and freezes their assets.
• January 17 - Mount Nyiragongo in the Democratic Republic of the Congo erupts, leaving about 400,000 people without home.
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