What are the important events that happened on October 24, 2002? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
October 24, 2002: Facts & Myths About This Day
October 24, 2002 is the 297th day of the year 2002 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 68 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Thursday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is October 11, 2002 – a Thursday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 17,256,960 minutes has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘dihectaenneacontaheptagon’ day.
If a person born on this day saved a Nickel every day starting at age 3, then by now that person has accumulated $337.95. (Assuming this person is still alive today.)
Scorpio is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Opal is the modern birthstone for this month. Jasper is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Horse is the mythical animal and Water is the element for this person if we consider the very old art of Chinese astrology.
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October 24, 2002 Historical Events
- 2002 –Police arrest spree killers John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo, ending the Beltway sniper attacks in the area around Washington, DC.
Who died on October 24, 2002?
- 2002 –Harry Hay, American activist (b. 1912)
- 2002 –Herman Gaviria, Colombian football player (b. 1969)
- 2002 –Winton M. Blount, United States Postmaster General (b. 1921)
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