What happened on Friday April 12, 2002?

About April 12th, 2002, in brief:

  • Historical events: A significant political upheaval occurred in Venezuela where Hugo Chávez was forcibly removed from power through a military coup. Pedro Carmona, leader of the Venezuelan Federation of Chambers of Commerce, was installed as interim president. Immediately after taking power, Carmona repealed the constitution and dissolved the national parliament, marking a dramatic shift in Venezuela's democratic governance.
  • Day of the week: April 12th, 2002 was a Friday
  • Zodiac Sign: Aries (in western zodiac), Horse (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: New Moon
  • #1 US song: Ain't It Funny by Jennifer Lopez
  • #1 UK song: Unchained Melody by Gareth Gates
  • Popular movie: Minority Report directed by Steven Spielberg

More about April 12th, 2002? See below for more news and curiosities on April 12th, 2002.

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April 12, 2002: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on April 12, 2002:

  • Venezuelan Coup Against Hugo Chávez A significant political upheaval occurred in Venezuela where Hugo Chávez was forcibly removed from power through a military coup. Pedro Carmona, leader of the Venezuelan Federation of Chambers of Commerce, was installed as interim president. Immediately after taking power, Carmona repealed the constitution and dissolved the national parliament, marking a dramatic shift in Venezuela's democratic governance.
  • Jerusalem Market Suicide Bombing A devastating terrorist attack occurred at the Mahane Yehuda Market in Jerusalem, where a Palestinian suicide bomber killed 7 people and wounded 104 individuals, including 9 Arabs. This attack represented a tragic moment of violence in the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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April 12, 2002: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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April 12, 2002: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Stock market quotes on April 12, 2002:

  • ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $41.95
  • Apple AAPL: opens at $25.01
  • Microsoft MSFT: opens at $55.15
  • General Electric GE: opens at $34.45
  • International Business Machines IBM: opens at $87.56

Exchange Rates on April 12, 2002:

  • 1 USD = 132.04 JPY
  • 1 USD = 1.5875 CAD
  • 1 USD = 1.6664 CHF
  • 1 EUR = 116.08 JPY
  • 1 EUR = 0.612 GBP

April 12, 2002: What were the main match results that day?

Jupiler League - Football (Belgium)

  • Standard - Club Brugge : 1 - 1

Bundesliga 2 - Football (Germany)

  • Babelsberg - Mannheim : 1 - 2
  • Bochum - Duisburg : 3 - 0
  • Karlsruhe - Reutlingen : 1 - 0

Le Championnat - Football (France)

  • Marseille - Paris SG : 1 - 0

Division 1 - Football (United Kingdom)

  • Coventry - Millwall : 0 - 1
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What day of the week was April 12, 2002?


April 12, 2002 was a Friday and it was the 102nd day of the year 2002 in the Gregorian calendar.

April 12, 2002 can also be written as 4/12/2002 in the US and as 12/4/2002 in UK and Europe.

April 12, 2002 in April 2002 calendar

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April 12, 2002: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on April 12, 2002:

  • George Shevelov

    Ukrainian-born american academic and linguist (born in 1908).

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April 12, 2002: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on April 12, 2002 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week April 8th and April 14th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

April 12, 2002: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on April 12, 2002 was Ain't It Funny by Jennifer Lopez, according to the music chart for the week April 8th and April 14th.

  1. - Ain't It Funny youtube
  2. - What's Luv? youtube
  3. - Foolish youtube
  4. - In The End youtube
  5. - Girlfriend youtube

April 12, 2002: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on April 12, 2002 was Unchained Melody by Gareth Gates, according to the music chart for the week April 8th and April 14th.

  1. - Unchained Melody youtube
  2. - Whenever Wherever youtube
  3. - How You Remind Me youtube
  4. - Me Julie youtube
  5. - 4 My People youtube

April 12, 2002: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on April 12, 2002 was Foolish by Ashanti, according to the music chart for the week April 8th and April 14th.

  1. - Foolish youtube
  2. - U Don't Have To Call youtube
  3. - Oops (Oh My)
  4. - What's Luv?
  5. - I Love You
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April 12, 2002: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for April 12th is Aries.

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Babies born in April are either Aries or Taurus. People born before April 19th are Aries, while people born from April 20th have the sign of Taurus.

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April 12, 2002: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for April 12, 2002 is Horse and the associated element is Water.

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April 12, 2002: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on April 12, 2002 was New Moon.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on April 12, 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 April 12, 2002 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 1% full, rising at 06:37 am and setting at 08:29 pm.

The previous full moon was on Mar 28, 2002 while the next full moon would come on Apr 27, 2002.

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How old is someone born on April 12, 2002?


Someone born on April 12, 2002 is:

23 years and 22 days old,

or 276 months and 22 days old,

or 1203 weeks and 2 days old,

or 8423 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on April 12, 2002?

There are 343 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Sunday April 12th 2026.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on April 12, 2002?

You belong to the Gen Z generation if you were born on April 12, 2002.

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