What happened on Tuesday July 16, 2002?

About July 16th, 2002, in brief:

  • Historical events: John F. Kennedy Jr., his wife Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, and sister-in-law Lauren Bessette tragically died in a plane crash off the coast of Martha's Vineyard. Kennedy, a prominent media figure and son of President John F. Kennedy, was piloting a Piper Saratoga aircraft when it crashed into the Atlantic Ocean, shocking the nation and marking a devastating moment for the Kennedy family.
  • Day of the week: July 16th, 2002 was a Tuesday
  • Zodiac Sign: Cancer (in western zodiac), Horse (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Waxing crescent
  • #1 US song: Hot In Herre by Nelly
  • #1 UK song: The Logical Song by Scooter
  • Popular movie: Signs directed by M. Night Shyamalan

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July 16, 2002: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on July 16, 2002:

  • Tragic Kennedy Plane Crash John F. Kennedy Jr., his wife Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, and sister-in-law Lauren Bessette tragically died in a plane crash off the coast of Martha's Vineyard. Kennedy, a prominent media figure and son of President John F. Kennedy, was piloting a Piper Saratoga aircraft when it crashed into the Atlantic Ocean, shocking the nation and marking a devastating moment for the Kennedy family.
  • John Cocke: Pioneer Computer Scientist John Cocke, a renowned American computer scientist and pioneer in computer architecture, compiler design, and reduced instruction set computing (RISC), passed away. He was a significant contributor to modern computing technologies and was known for his groundbreaking work at IBM Research. Cocke was a recipient of the Turing Award, often considered the Nobel Prize of computing.

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July 16, 2002: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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July 16, 2002: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Stock market quotes on July 16, 2002:

  • ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $35.01
  • Apple AAPL: opens at $18.15
  • Microsoft MSFT: opens at $51.31
  • General Electric GE: opens at $27.32
  • International Business Machines IBM: opens at $69.51

Exchange Rates on July 16, 2002:

  • 1 USD = 116.02 JPY
  • 1 USD = 1.5353 CAD
  • 1 USD = 1.4556 CHF
  • 1 EUR = 116.96 JPY
  • 1 EUR = 0.6399 GBP
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What day of the week was July 16, 2002?


July 16, 2002 was a Tuesday and it was the 197th day of the year 2002 in the Gregorian calendar.

July 16, 2002 can also be written as 7/16/2002 in the US and as 16/7/2002 in UK and Europe.

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Who was born on July 16, 2002?


Famous people born on July 16, 2002:

  • Milly Shapiro

    Milly Shapiro is an actress known for her role in the horror film 'Hereditary'.

  • Paulos Abraham
  • Vita Akimova
  • Noam Dovrat

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July 16, 2002: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on July 16, 2002:

  • Abigal Van Buren

    Abigal Van Buren was an American poet known for her insightful and emotional verses.

  • John Cocke

    American computer scientist and engineer (b. 1925).

  • Oleksandr Kolčyns'kyj
  • Antonella Della Porta

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July 16, 2002: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on July 16, 2002 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week July 15th and July 21st. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).


July 16, 2002: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on July 16, 2002 was Hot In Herre by Nelly, according to the music chart for the week July 15th and July 21st.

  1. - Hot In Herre youtube
  2. - Without Me youtube
  3. - Hero youtube
  4. - Complicated youtube
  5. - I Need A Girl (Part Two) youtube

July 16, 2002: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on July 16, 2002 was The Logical Song by Scooter, according to the music chart for the week July 15th and July 21st.

  1. - The Logical Song youtube
  2. - A Little Less Conversation youtube
  3. - Anyone Of Us (Stupid Mistake) youtube
  4. - Hot In Herre youtube
  5. - Wherever You Will Go youtube

July 16, 2002: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on July 16, 2002 was Hot In Herre by Nelly, according to the music chart for the week July 15th and July 21st.

  1. - Hot In Herre youtube
  2. - I Need A Girl (Part Two)
  3. - Oh Boy
  4. - halfcrazy
  5. - Still Fly
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July 16, 2002: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for July 16th is Cancer.

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Cancer is the 4th sign in the Western Zodiac. People born between June 21st and July 22nd belong to the Cancer sign: discover Cancer personality and who should a Cancer marry.

Babies born in July are either Cancer or Leo. People born before July 22nd are Cancer, while people born from July 23rd have the sign of Leo.

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July 16, 2002: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for July 16, 2002 is Horse and the associated element is Water.

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July 16, 2002: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on July 16, 2002 was Waxing crescent.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on July 16, 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 July 16, 2002 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 50% full, rising at 12:38 pm and setting at 12:32 am.

The previous full moon was on Jun 24, 2002 while the next full moon would come on Jul 24, 2002.

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How old is someone born on July 16, 2002?


Someone born on July 16, 2002 is:

22 years 4 months old,

or 268 months and 28 days old,

or 1169 weeks and 4 days old,

or 8187 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on July 16, 2002?

There are 214 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Wednesday July 16th 2025.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on July 16, 2002?

You belong to the Gen Z generation if you were born on July 16, 2002.

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