What Happened in 2002
78 historical events, 5 notable births, and 19 notable deaths in 2002.
Major Events
January 2002
2002 — calendar year
2002 FIFA World Cup — 17th FIFA World Cup, held in South Korea and Japan
Eurovision Song Contest 2002 — 47th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest
2002 Formula One World Championship — sports season
2002 Asian Games — 14th edition of the Asian Games
2002 Winter Olympics medal table — Wikimedia list article
2002 in film — overview of the events of 2002 in film
2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup — 2002 edition of the association football competition CONCACAF Gold Cup
2002 FIBA World Championship — 2002 edition of the FIBA World Championship
2002 African Cup of Nations — football tournament
2002–03 UEFA Cup — 32nd season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA
2002 FIFA World Cup squads — Wikimedia list article
2002 OFC Nations Cup — international football competition
deaths in 2002 — Wikimedia list article
2002 Gujarat violence — communal violence in Gujarat, India
2002 European Men's Handball Championship — 2002 edition of the European Men's Handball Championship
59th Golden Globe Awards — 2002 film and television award ceremony, on the 20th of January in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States of America, honoring achievements in 2001 filmmaking and televisionmaking
2002 UEFA Super Cup — tournament
35th Chess Olympiad — FIDE chess tournament for national teams
alpine skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics — 2002 edition of the alpine skiing competitions during the Olympic Winter Games
biathlon at the 2002 Winter Olympics — 1992 edition of the biathlon competitions during the Olympic Winter Games
speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics — Speed skating at the Olympics
2002 Wimbledon Championships — 116th staging of the Wimbledon Championships
2002 FIVB Women's World Championship — Volleyball World-Championship
2002 Australian Open — 2002 Australian Open Tennis Championships
2002 European Athletics Championships — 2002 edition of the European Athletics Championships
ski jumping at the 2002 Winter Olympics — ski jumping events during the 2002 Olympic Winter Games
2002 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship — international football competition
Estonia at the 2002 Winter Olympics — sporting event delegation
Azerbaijan at the 2002 Winter Olympics — sporting event delegation
short track speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics — Speed skating at the Olympics
2002 French Open — 2002 French Open Tennis Championships
curling at the 2002 Winter Olympics — curling events at the Olympics
2002 European Women's Handball Championship — 2002 edition of the European Women's Handball Championship
2002 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship — volleyball competition held in Argentina
2002 Cannes Film Festival — film festival edition
Poland at the 2002 Winter Olympics — Participation at the 2002 Winter Olympics
2002 Commonwealth Games — multi-sport event in Manchester, England
2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup — international football competition
Operation Anaconda — 2002 military operation
bobsleigh at the 2002 Winter Olympics — bobsleigh events at the Olympics
South Korea at the 2002 Winter Olympics — country entered in olympic winter games
Australia at the 2002 Winter Olympics — sporting event delegation
Bulgaria at the 2002 Winter Olympics — sporting event delegation
February 2002
2002 Winter Olympics — 19th edition of Winter Olympics, in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
figure skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics — 2002 edition of the figure skating competitions during the Olympic Winter Games
ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics — 2002 edition of the ice hockey tournaments during the Olympic Winter Games
October 2002
Moscow theater hostage crisis — seizure of a crowded Dubrovka Theater in Russia that happened in 2002
2002 Bali bombings — terrorist attack in Indonesia
2002 Japanese Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2002
March 2002
74th Academy Awards — award ceremony presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for achievement in filmmaking in 2001
2002 Winter Paralympics — 2002 Winter Paralympics held in Salt Lake City
2002 Australian Grand Prix — 681th Formula 1 Championship Grand Prix
2002 Brazilian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2002
2002 Malaysian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2002
WrestleMania X8 — WWE's 2002 WrestleMania pay-per-view
June 2002
2002 FIFA World Cup Final — championship match of the 2002 FIFA World Cup
2002 Canadian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2002
2002 European Grand Prix — Formula One motor event held in 2002
April 2002
2002 French presidential election — 2002 presidential election in France
2002 Spanish Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2002
2002 San Marino Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2002
Air China Flight 129 — 2002 aviation accident in South Korea
May 2002
2002 UEFA Champions League Final — association football match
China Airlines Flight 611 — 2002 aviation accident in Taiwan
2002 Austrian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2002
2002 Monaco Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2002
July 2002
Überlingen mid-air collision — 2002 aviation accident in Germany
2002 French Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2002
2002 German Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2002
2002 British Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2002
September 2002
2002 United States Grand Prix — racing
2002 German federal election — federal election in Germany
2002 Italian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2002
2002 Belgian Grand Prix — Formula One race
August 2002
2002 Hungarian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2002
2002 European floods — August 2002 flood series
December 2002
2002 Intercontinental Cup — football match