Your place in the Universe on 2002
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Get your map!2002 (MMII in Roman Numerals) was the year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2002th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations.
Is 2002 a year special to you? If so you may like to discover what 2002 was famous for, who won the Oscars and the Nobel Prizes in 2002, who was Time's Person of the Year in 2002, which books, music and movies were top of the charts in 2002, what Chinese zodiac sign is associated to 2002, what babynames were most popular that year, what was the World population on that year and what happend in 2002.
On this page we will address all your questions and curiosities about 2002 to help you enjoy your trip down memory lane.
In 2002, during the 75th Academy Awards Cerimony, held on 23/03/2003 the following movies, actors, actresses and directors were awarded with the Oscar in 6 categories honoring the films released in 2002:
The most popular and best selling books in 2002 were:
According to the Chinese Zodiac and Astrology 2002 was the Year of the Horse.
Discover Zodiac Sign Characteristics and Personality Traits of people born under the Horse sign.
The 3 most popular baby names in 2002 were Jacob, Michael and Joshua for boys and Emily, Madison and Hannah for girls according to the US Census Bureau historical records.
The Top # 10 male names given to baby boys in 2002 in the USA according to the US Census Bureau historical records were:
The Top # 10 female names given to baby girls in 2002 in the USA according to the US Census Bureau historical records were:
The number 1 song in the USA in 2002, i.e. the best selling and most popular song of tha year, was Dilemma by Nelly
The Music Chart in the USA in 2002 with the top 10 most popular songs, was:
The number 1 song in the UK in 2002, i.e. the best selling and most popular song of tha year, was How You Remind Me by Nickelback
The Music Chart in the UK in 2002 with the top 10 most popular songs, was:
The most popular movies and box office hits in 2002 were:
The world population in 2002 was 6,301,773,188 people according to data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. This figure includes both urban and rural populations. The urban population at that time accounted for 48.0% of the total population, which is roughly 3.0 billion individuals.The annual population change in 2002 was an increase of +79.0 million people, representing a percentage increase of +1.27% over the previous year.The average population density in 2002 was 26 persons per square mile (or 42 persons per square kilometer).
Here's what happened in 2002: