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April 2, 2002

On April 2, 2002, israeli forces surround the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, into which armed Palestinians had retreated. The year's #1 song was "How You Remind Me" by Nickelback. Jake Fraser-McGurk, Karl Hein, Sadie Sink would arrive in the same year.

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2002 (MMII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2002nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 2nd year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 3rd year of the 2000s decade.

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What happened

On April 2, 2002

  1. 2002 Israeli forces surround the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, into which armed Palestinians had retreated.

    Country in West Asia

    Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. It is bordered by Lebanon to the north, Syria to the northeast, Jordan to the east, and Egypt to the southwest. Israel's western coast lies on the Mediterranean Sea, its southern tip reaches the Red Sea, and to the east is Earth's lowest point near the Dead Sea.

Arrivals

Born on April 2, 2002

Emma Myers 2002– American actress (born 2002)

Farewells

Died on April 2, 2002

Levi Celerio Filipino composer and lyricist
John R. Pierce American electrical engineer, scientist, and author

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The class of 2002

Others born in 2002

Jake Fraser-McGurk 2002– Australian cricketer
Karl Hein 2002– Estonian footballer
Sadie Sink 2002– American actress
Loren Gray 2002– American singer and internet personality
Emma Myers 2002– American actress
Anthony Elanga 2002– Swedish footballer

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