October 22nd, 2002.

Top songs.

These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on October 22nd, 2002.

• United States: Dilemma - Nelly & Kelly Rowland
• United Kingdom: Dilemma - Nelly & Kelly Rowland

Take me back to October 22nd, 2002!

Let's take a walk down memory lane.

The date is October 22nd, 2002, and it's a Tuesday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Libra. The summer is long gone. Temperatures have started to become much cooler and the evenings are beginning to get darker.

Fallen leaves have carpeted driveways, lawns, pathways and sidewalks and there's a fresh earthy scent in the ear. Halloween of 2002 is quickly approaching and stores are selling costumes and decorations. The song Dilemma by Nelly & Kelly Rowland is on top of the singles charts in both the USA and the United Kingdom.

George W. Bush Jnr. is currently the President of the United States, and the movie The Ring is at the top of the Box Office. In the United Kingdom, Tony Blair is the current Prime Minister. In technology news, more and more people are beginning to gain access to the Internet. Internet speeds are increasing and MP3 sharing is beginning to threaten the existence of music stores.

A popular software program called LimeWire is currently being used by many people to share music, software and videos. It is also a haven for computer viruses. It's 2002, so the music charts are being dominated by the likes of Ashanti, Nickelback, Nelly, Eminem, Usher, Blu Cantrell, The Calling, Linkin Park and Jennifer Lopez. A rock music genre called "Emo" is beginning to become more and more mainstream.

If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Jam Master Jay, Lana Clarkson, Curt Hennig and Fred Rogers would all be still alive. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "Frasier", "King of the Hill", "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Oz". Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Crazy Taxi", "Red Faction", "Medal of Honor: Allied Assault" and "Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven".

Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Friends", "Johnny Bravo", "7th Heaven" and "Courage the Cowardly Dog". Popular toys at the moment include the likes of Razor (scooter), HitClips audio player, the PlayStation 2 and the Game Boy Advance.

News topics, fads & culture.

These are trending news stories and fads that were prevalent at this time. These are topics that would have been in the media on October 22nd, 2002.

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  D.C. sniper attacks.

  The D.C. sniper attacks were occurring during this period of time. Between October 2nd and October 24th, 2002, John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo killed 10 people in the D.C. sniper attacks.

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  Popular cellphones in 2002.

  Popular mobile phones in 2002 included the likes of the Nokia 3310, the Nokia 6100 and the Samsung SGH-T100.

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  Emo.

  In the summer of 2002, a rock music genre called Emo started to rise in popularity.

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  Norah Jones - "Don't Know Why"

  "Don't Know Why" by Norah Jones would go on to win a Grammy for 2002's Record of the Year.

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  2002 in music.

  Popular music artists in 2002 included The Calling, Jennifer Lopez, Linkin Park, Puddle of Mudd, Ashanti, Usher, Vanessa Carlton, Eminem, Ja Rule, Jimmy Eat World, Nelly, Avril Lavigne and Missy Elliott.

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  The highest paid celebrities in 2002.

  According to Forbes, the highest paid celebrities in 2002 were Britney Spears, Tiger Woods, Steven Spielberg, Madonna, U2, NSYNC, Mariah Carey, Oprah Winfrey, Michael Jordan and Tom Hanks.

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  Who were the best NBA players in 2002?

  In 2002, the best NBA players were Tim Duncan, Shaquille O'Neal, Kobe Bryant, Tracy McGrady, Jason Kidd, Kevin Garnett, Chris Webber, Dirk Nowitzki, Gary Payton, Allen Iverson, Ben Wallace, Jermaine O'Neal, Dikembe Mutombo, Paul Pierce and Steve Nash.

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  Time Person of the Year 2002.

  "The Whistleblowers" are listed as the Time Person of the Year for 2002.

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  Anna Kournikova.

  Russian tennis player Anna Kournikova was named as FHM's sexiest woman in 2002.

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  Landline phones begin to die out.

  During this period, landline phones started to decline. This was due to the rise of personal cell phones.

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  2002 in movies.

  Movies released in 2002 included The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Spider-Man, Men in Black II, Signs, Die Another Day, Ice Age, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Minority Report, Catch Me If You Can, 8 Mile, Gangs of New York and The Ring.

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  Who were the best football players in 2002?

  In 2002, the best soccer players were Ronaldo, Roberto Carlos, Oliver Kahn, Zinedine Zidane, Michael Ballack, Thierry Henry, Raúl, Rivaldo, Yıldıray Baştürk and Alessandro Del Piero.

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  Chicago.

  "Chicago" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2002.

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  Internet usage increases dramatically.

  From about 2002 onward, Internet usage increased dramatically across the entire world. Faster broadband networks were being rolled out, allowing users to download and stream their favorite music and videos. Social networks also started to blow up in popularity.

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  The Internet begins to hurt music stores.

  In the early-to-mid 2000s, MP3 sharing on the Internet became more and more popular. MP3 players were taking over and portable CD players such as the "Discman" were declining in popularity. During this period, it became increasingly obvious that most music stores would not survive the onslaught of the digital age.

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  The PlayStation 2 & the Xbox.

  The PlayStation 2 and the original Xbox were competing with one another during this time.

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  The iPod.

  Apple's iPod music player was released on October 23rd, 2001.

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  Nokia games such as Bounce.

  During this period, you might have been playing simple mobile games such as Nokia's "Bounce", which was first released in July of 2001.

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  MSN Messenger.

  During this period of time, a lot of people were using MSN Messenger to chat with their friends online.

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  VCRs are being phased out.

  During this period, people were still using VCRs to play movies. However, more and more households were beginning to replace them with DVD players.

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  DVDs begin to replace VCR tapes.

  In the first half of the 2000s, DVDs started to replace the older VCR tapes. As a result, people no longer had to rewind their tapes before bringing them back to the rental store.

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  Wallpaper is quickly dying off.

  During the early noughties, wallpaper was quickly disappearing from people's homes. By this stage, minimalist interior design trends were in vogue and many people had already made the switchover to using paint.

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  The Game Boy Color.

  During this time, the Game Boy Color was the go-to handheld device for gamers. Popular games included Wario Land 3, Donkey Kong Country and the various Pokémon releases.

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  Floppy disks are being phased out.

  In the late 1990s and early 2000s, the floppy disk was phased out. The emergence of the CD-RW and faster Internet speeds made the diskette redundant.

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  CD folders.

  During the late 1990s and early 2000s, many people used CD folders to store their music collections. Disc towers were also popular for albums and things such as PlayStation games.

Basic facts.

Basic facts and information about this date.

• 20 years, 1 months and 8 days have passed since October 22nd, 2002.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 43 of 2002.
• Leap Year: 2002 was not a leap year.
• Age: A person born on October 22nd, 2002 will be 20 years old.
• Generation: People born in 2002 belong to the Generation Z generation.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 1035241200.

Around this time.

Notable events that happened close to October 22nd, 2002.

• September 23rd, 2002: The Internet browser Firefox is released.
• September 23rd, 2002: The first episode of "CSI: Miami" is aired.
• September 26th, 2002: Jennifer Lopez releases her song "Jenny from the Block".
• September 26th, 2002: 1863 people are killed when a passenger ferry capsizes off the coast of Gambia.
• October 2nd, 2002: The D.C. sniper attacks begin.
• October 3rd, 2002: The first episode of the anime TV series "Naruto" is aired.
• October 5th, 2002: The website domain name for Gawker is registered.
• October 7th, 2002: Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo makes his professional debut.
• October 7th, 2002: 13-year-old Iran Brown is critically wounded by the D.C. snipers in Bowie, Maryland.
• October 9th, 2002: Dean Harold Meyers is shot dead by the D.C. snipers while pumping gasoline at a station near Manassas, Virginia.
• October 9th, 2002: Female serial killer Aileen Wuornos is executed by lethal injection.
• October 10th, 2002: Jay-Z and Beyonce release the song "'03 Bonnie & Clyde".
• October 11th, 2002: The Transporter (2002) is released.
• October 11th, 2002: Michael Moore releases his documentary "Bowling for Columbine".
• October 11th, 2002: Kenneth Bridges is shot dead by the D.C. snipers while pumping gas at a station near Fredericksburg, Virginia.
• October 12th, 2002: 202 people are killed on the Indonesian island of Bali when an Islamist group detonates three bombs in the tourist district of Kuta.
• October 14th, 2002: FBI intelligence analyst Linda Franklin is shot dead by the D.C. snipers at a parking lot in Home Depot in Fairfax County, Virginia.
• October 14th, 2002: British R&B collective Big Brovaz release their single "Nu Flow".
• October 18th, 2002: The Ring (2002) is released.
• October 19th, 2002: Football: Niall Quinn plays his final game.
• October 19th, 2002: Voters in Ireland accept the Treaty of Nice after a second referendum is held.
• October 20th, 2002: The first episode of Top Gear is aired on BBC.
• This date: October 22nd, 2002
• October 24th, 2002: The D.C. snipers (John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo) are arrested by authorities near Myersville, Maryland.
• October 25th, 2002: The film "Jackass: The Movie" is released.
• October 25th, 2002: New Mexico crime: Linda Henning is found guilty of the 1999 murder of Girly Chew Hossencofft.
• October 26th, 2002: Moscow theater hostage crisis: 130 hostages and 40 terrorists are killed after Russian forces storm a movie theater that had been taken over by Islamic Chechen separatists.
• October 27th, 2002: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is released.
• October 28th, 2002: The single "Lose Yourself" is released by rapper Eminem.
• October 30th, 2002: Run D.M.C. member Jam Master Jay is shot and killed in Queens, New York.
• November 1st, 2002: The movie 28 Days Later (2002) is released.
• November 2nd, 2002: The domain name for LinkedIn is first registered.
• November 6th, 2002: Jennifer Lopez reveals that she is now engaged to actor Ben Affleck.
• November 8th, 2002: 8 Mile (2002) is released in movie theaters.
• November 11th, 2002: Coldplay release their song "The Scientist".
• November 14th, 2002: Argentina defaults on a US $805 million World Bank loan payment.
• November 15th, 2002: The movie Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) is released.
• November 15th, 2002: Moors murderer Myra Hindley dies in prison.
• November 16th, 2002: Aaliyah's song "Miss You" is posthumously released.
• November 16th, 2002: Christina Aguilera releases the song "Beautiful".
• November 16th, 2002: The first case of SARS-CoV-1 is detected in Foshan, Guangdong, China.
• November 20th, 2002: The James Bond movie Die Another Day (2002) is released.
• November 20th, 2002: Michael Jackson creates news headlines after he dangles his child "Blanket" over the railing of his Berlin hotel room.
• November 21st, 2002: Los Zetas cartel leader Arturo Guzmán Decena (Z-1) is shot dead by the Mexican army in Matamoros.

Horoscope, birthstone and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on October 22nd, 2002, will have the star sign Libra.
• Zodiac Element: Air.
• Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 2002 was the year of the Horse (Yang Metal).
• The Life Path Number for this date is 9.
• Native American Zodiac: October 22nd, 2002 falls under the Raven.
• Birthstone: A person during the month of October will have the birthstones Tourmaline and Opal.
• Birth flower (October): The Marigold and the Cosmos.

Personality traits.

Check out our personality summary for people who were born on October 22nd, 2002.

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Photos of early 2000s fashion.

Photographs of early 2000s fashion and hairstyles.

Cars in 2002.

2002 saw the introduction of cars such as the Ford Fiesta (fifth generation), the Chevrolet Aveo, the Mazda 6, the Honda Accord (seventh generation), the Mercedes-Benz E-Class (W211) and the Cadillac CTS.

2002 - TV stations, commercials and shows.

A nostalgic video that emulates what television was like back in 2002.

Were you born on this date?

If you were born on this date, then it is unlikely that you will remember anything from the year 2002.

This is because humans find it difficult to retrieve memories from their early childhood.

If you are looking for some childhood nostalgia, then you should check out October 22nd, 2008 instead.

Weather on October 22nd, 2002.

Historical weather information for October 22nd, 2002.

• Dublin, Ireland: It was 12.3 degrees Celsius. It rained a bit (mist or a shower or two). It was a cloudy day.
• New York, USA: Temperature: 42.3 degrees Fahrenheit. 5.72 degrees Celsius. Rain fell. Precipitation: 2.54cm.
• London, England: Temperature: 14.44 degrees Celsius. Rain fell. Precipitation: 6.6cm.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on October 22nd, 2002 was most likely conceived around January 29th, 2002.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on October 22nd, 2002 is close to July 15th, 2003.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about October 22nd, 2002.

• A total of 7,344 days have passed since this date.
• 1,049 weeks have passed.
• 634,525,200 seconds have passed since the October 22nd, 2002.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 740,279,400 times.
• Since October 22nd, 2002, the Earth has travelled approximately 327,415,003,200 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 105,754,200 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 54,569,167 steps. That's about 24,253 miles!
• Since this date, 7,614,302 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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