What Happened In June 2002 In History

Historical Events for June, 2002

• 6th » 2002 Eastern Mediterranean event e.g Eastern Mediterranean event. A near-Earth asteroid estimated at ten meters in diameter explodes over the Mediterranean Sea between Greece and Libya. The resulting explosion is estimated to have a force of 26 kilotons,
• 10th » The first direct electronic communication experiment between the nervous systems of two humans is carried out by Kevin Warwick in the United Kingdom.
• 11th » Antonio Meucci is acknowledged as the first inventor of the telephone by the United States Congress.
• 13th » The United States withdraws from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty.
• 13th » Two 14-year-old South Korean girls are Yangju highway incident named struck and killed by a United States Army armored vehicle, leading to months of public protests against the U.S.
• 14th » Near-Earth object Near-Earth asteroid 2002 MN misses the Earth by convert 75000 mi km, about one-third of the distance between the Earth and the Moon.
• 29th » 2nd Battle of the Western Sea e.g Naval clashes between South Korea and North Korea lead to the death of six South Korean sailors and sinking of a North Korean vessel.

Famous Birthdays on June in 2002

• 8th » Countess Eloise of Orange-Nassau van Amsberg

Famous Deaths for June 2002

• 1st » Hansie Cronje, South African cricketer (b. 1969)
• 2nd » Hugo van Lawick, Dutch director and photographer (b. 1937)
• 3rd » Lew Wasserman, American talent agent and manager (b. 1913)
• 4th » Fernando Belaúnde Terry, Peruvian politician, 42nd President of Peru (b. 1912)
• 5th » Gwen Plumb, Australian actress (b. 1912)
• 5th » Dee Dee Ramone, American singer-songwriter and bass player (Ramones) (b. 1951)
• 6th » Robbin Crosby, American guitarist and songwriter (Ratt) (b. 1959)
• 7th » Wayne Cody, American sportscaster (b. 1936)
• 7th » Signe Hasso, Swedish-American actress (b. 1915)
• 7th » Basappa Danappa Jatti, Indian politician, 5th Vice President of India (b. 1912)
• 7th » Lilian, Princess of Réthy (b. 1916)
• 10th » John Gotti, American mob boss (b. 1940)
• 12th » Bill Blass (designer) e.g Bill Blass, American fashion designer, founded Bill Blass Limited (b. 1922)
• 13th » John Hope (meteorologist) named John Hope, American meteorologist (b. 1919)
• 13th » Maia Wojciechowska, Polish-American author (b. 1927)
• 14th » June Jordan, American author and activist (b. 1936)
• 15th » Choi Hong Hi, South Korean general and martial artist, founded Taekwondo (b. 1918)
• 17th » Willie Davenport, American hurdler (b. 1943)
• 17th » Fritz Walter, German footballer (b. 1920)
• 18th » Jack Buck, American sportscaster (b. 1924)
• 19th » Navleen Kumar, Indian activist (b. 1948)
• 20th » Erwin Chargaff, Austrian-American biochemist and academic (b. 1905)
• 20th » Tinus Osendarp, Dutch runner (b. 1916)
• 21st » Timothy Findley, Canadian author and playwright (b. 1930)
• 22nd » Darryl Kile, American baseball player (b. 1968)
• 22nd » Eppie Lederer, American journalist (b. 1918)
• 23rd » Pedro Alcázar, Panamanian boxer (b. 1975)
• 24th » Pierre Werner, Luxembourgian politician, 21st Prime Minister of Luxembourg (b. 1913)
• 25th » Jean Corbeil, Canadian politician (b. 1934)
• 26th » Jay Berwanger, American football player (b. 1914)
• 26th » Arnold Brown (General of The Salvation Army) named Arnold Brown, English-Canadian 11th Generals of The Salvation Army named General of The Salvation Army (b. 1913)
• 27th » John Entwistle, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (The Who) (b. 1944)
• 27th » Robert L. J. Long, American admiral (b. 1920)
• 29th » Rosemary Clooney, American singer and actress (b. 1928)
• 29th » Ole-Johan Dahl, Norwegian computer scientist and academic (b. 1931)
• 29th » François Périer, French actor (b. 1919)
• 30th » Chico Xavier, Brazilian medium and author (b. 1910)

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