What happened on Friday August 09, 2002?

About August 9th, 2002, in brief:

  • Historical events: A catastrophic flooding event swept across multiple European countries, resulting in dozens of fatalities. The torrential rains impacted regions including the Malse and Blanice rivers, as well as the Black Sea resort village of Shirokaya Balka near Novorossiisk, Russia. Significant damage was reported in Spain, Bulgaria, Croatia, and Italy due to the intense rainfall and subsequent flooding.
  • Day of the week: August 9th, 2002 was a Friday
  • Zodiac Sign: Leo (in western zodiac), Horse (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: New Moon
  • #1 US song: Hot In Herre by Nelly
  • #1 UK song: Colourblind by Darius
  • Popular movie: Minority Report directed by Steven Spielberg

More about August 9th, 2002? See below for more news and curiosities on August 9th, 2002.

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August 09, 2002: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on August 09, 2002:

  • Severe European Floods Cause Widespread Destruction A catastrophic flooding event swept across multiple European countries, resulting in dozens of fatalities. The torrential rains impacted regions including the Malse and Blanice rivers, as well as the Black Sea resort village of Shirokaya Balka near Novorossiisk, Russia. Significant damage was reported in Spain, Bulgaria, Croatia, and Italy due to the intense rainfall and subsequent flooding.
  • Deadly Explosion at Afghan Construction Facility A catastrophic explosion occurred at the Afghan Construction and Logistics Unit's maintenance facility, resulting in at least 10 fatalities and 25 injuries. The blast caused extensive damage, destroying 50 homes and critically damaging a local hydroelectric dam, highlighting the significant infrastructure and human cost of the incident.

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August 09, 2002: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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August 09, 2002: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Stock market quotes on August 09, 2002:

  • ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $35.77
  • Apple AAPL: opens at $15.25
  • Microsoft MSFT: opens at $48.15
  • General Electric GE: opens at $31.50
  • International Business Machines IBM: opens at $70.61

Exchange Rates on August 09, 2002:

  • 1 USD = 120.13 JPY
  • 1 USD = 1.5737 CAD
  • 1 USD = 1.5033 CHF
  • 1 EUR = 116.58 JPY
  • 1 EUR = 0.6365 GBP

August 09, 2002: What were the main match results that day?

Jupiler League - Football (Belgium)

  • Genk - Lokeren : 2 - 3
  • Standard - Mouscron : 0 - 3

Bundesliga 1 - Football (Germany)

  • Dortmund - Hertha : 2 - 2

Le Championnat - Football (France)

  • Bordeaux - Paris SG : 0 - 0

Futbol Ligi 1 - Football (Turkey)

  • Trabzonspor - Fenerbahce : 0 - 0
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What day of the week was August 09, 2002?


August 09, 2002 was a Friday and it was the 221st day of the year 2002 in the Gregorian calendar.

August 09, 2002 can also be written as 8/9/2002 in the US and as 9/8/2002 in UK and Europe.

August 09, 2002 in August 2002 calendar

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August 09, 2002: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on August 09, 2002:

  • Al Grenert

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August 09, 2002: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on August 09, 2002 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week August 5th and August 11th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

August 09, 2002: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on August 09, 2002 was Hot In Herre by Nelly, according to the music chart for the week August 5th and August 11th.

  1. - Hot In Herre youtube
  2. - Dilemma youtube
  3. - Complicated youtube
  4. - I Need A Girl (Part Two) youtube
  5. - Just A Friend youtube

August 09, 2002: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on August 09, 2002 was Colourblind by Darius, according to the music chart for the week August 5th and August 11th.

  1. - Colourblind youtube
  2. - Anyone Of Us (Stupid Mistake) youtube
  3. - Automatic High youtube
  4. - Underneath Your Clothes youtube
  5. - Round Round youtube

August 09, 2002: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on August 09, 2002 was Hot In Herre by Nelly, according to the music chart for the week August 5th and August 11th.

  1. - Hot In Herre youtube
  2. - Nothin'
  3. - Dilemma
  4. - I Need A Girl (Part Two)
  5. - Just A Friend 2002
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August 09, 2002: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for August 9th is Leo.

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August 09, 2002: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for August 09, 2002 is Horse and the associated element is Water.

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August 09, 2002: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on August 09, 2002 was New Moon.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on August 09, 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 August 09, 2002 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 7% full, rising at 06:39 am and setting at 09:37 pm.

The previous full moon was on Jul 24, 2002 while the next full moon would come on Aug 22, 2002.

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How old is someone born on August 09, 2002?


Someone born on August 09, 2002 is:

22 years 8 months old,

or 272 months and 25 days old,

or 1186 weeks and 2 days old,

or 8304 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on August 09, 2002?

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on August 09, 2002?

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