What happened on Sunday December 08, 2002?

About December 8th, 2002, in brief:

  • Historical events: United Airlines Flight 553, a Boeing 737, crashes after aborting its landing attempt at Chicago Midway International Airport, resulting in a fatal accident that claims 45 lives and raises questions about aviation safety protocols.
  • Day of the week: December 8th, 2002 was a Sunday
  • Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius (in western zodiac), Horse (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Waxing crescent
  • #1 US song: Lose Yourself by Eminem
  • #1 UK song: Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word by Blue featuring Elton John
  • Popular movie: Minority Report directed by Steven Spielberg

More about December 8th, 2002? See below for more news and curiosities on December 8th, 2002.

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December 08, 2002: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on December 08, 2002:

  • United Airlines Flight 553 Tragedy United Airlines Flight 553, a Boeing 737, crashes after aborting its landing attempt at Chicago Midway International Airport, resulting in a fatal accident that claims 45 lives and raises questions about aviation safety protocols.
  • Super Typhoon Pongsona Devastates Guam Super Typhoon Pongsona makes a destructive crossing over Guam, causing significant infrastructure damage and setting a new record for daily rainfall, demonstrating the extreme meteorological events in the Pacific region.
  • CARICOM-Cuba Diplomatic Milestone The Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) meet with the Government of Cuba to officially declare December 8th as 'CARICOM Cuba Day', celebrating and commemorating diplomatic ties between the regional organizations.
  • Serbia's Electoral Challenge In Serbia, a general election fails to fill the presidency due to insufficient voter turnout, highlighting democratic challenges in the post-Yugoslav political landscape.

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December 08, 2002: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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December 08, 2002: What were the main match results that day?

Serie A - Italian Football

  • Brescia - Juventus : 2 - 0
  • Chievo - Bologna : 0 - 0
  • Modena - Como : 1 - 1
  • Parma - Reggina : 2 - 0
  • Perugia - Piacenza : 0 - 0

Jupiler League - Football (Belgium)

  • Bergen - Germinal : 2 - 1
  • Genk - Standard : 1 - 5
  • Gent - Mechelen : 2 - 0
  • Lierse - St Truiden : 0 - 2

Bundesliga 1 - Football (Germany)

  • Hamburg - Bochum : 1 - 1
  • M'gladbach - Hannover : 1 - 0

Bundesliga 2 - Football (Germany)

  • Aachen - Reutlingen : 3 - 1
  • Ahlen - Mannheim : 1 - 4
  • Braunschweig - Union Berlin : 1 - 2
  • Ein Frankfurt - Oberhausen : 1 - 0
  • Ein Trier - FC Koln : 2 - 3
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What day of the week was December 08, 2002?


December 08, 2002 was a Sunday and it was the 342nd day of the year 2002 in the Gregorian calendar.

December 08, 2002 can also be written as 12/8/2002 in the US and as 8/12/2002 in UK and Europe.

December 08, 2002 in December 2002 calendar

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December 08, 2002: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on December 08, 2002 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week December 2nd and December 8th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

December 08, 2002: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on December 08, 2002 was Lose Yourself by Eminem, according to the music chart for the week December 2nd and December 8th.

  1. - Lose Yourself youtube
  2. - Work It youtube
  3. - Jenny From The Block youtube
  4. - Underneath It All youtube
  5. - Luv U Better youtube

December 08, 2002: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on December 08, 2002 was Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word by Blue featuring Elton John, according to the music chart for the week December 2nd and December 8th.

  1. - Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word youtube
  2. - Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum) youtube
  3. - The Ketchup Song (Asereje) youtube
  4. - Dilemma youtube

December 08, 2002: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on December 08, 2002 was Work It by Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott, according to the music chart for the week December 2nd and December 8th.

  1. - Work It
  2. - Love Of My Life (An Ode To Hip Hop)
  3. - Luv U Better youtube
  4. - dontchange
  5. - Lose Yourself youtube
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December 08, 2002: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for December 8th is Sagittarius.

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Babies born in December are either Sagittarius or Capricorn. People born before December 21st are Sagittarius, while people born from December 22nd have the sign of Capricorn.

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December 08, 2002: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for December 08, 2002 is Horse and the associated element is Water.

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December 08, 2002: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on December 08, 2002 was Waxing crescent.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on December 08, 2002 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on December 08, 2002 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 35% full, rising at 11:11 am and setting at 10:01 pm.

The previous full moon was on Nov 20, 2002 while the next full moon would come on Dec 19, 2002.

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How old is someone born on December 08, 2002?


Someone born on December 08, 2002 is:

22 years 3 months old,

or 267 months and 10 days old,

or 1162 weeks and 2 days old,

or 8136 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on December 08, 2002?

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