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May 7, 2002

On May 7, 2002, an EgyptAir Boeing 737-500 crashes on approach to Tunis–Carthage International Airport, killing 14 people. 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 May 7, 2002

  1. 2002 An EgyptAir Boeing 737-500 crashes on approach to Tunis–Carthage International Airport, killing 14 people.

    2002 aviation accident in Tunisia

    EgyptAir Flight 843 was a flight from Cairo International Airport to Tunis–Carthage International Airport. On 7 May 2002, the Boeing 737-566 on the route crashed into a hill near Tunis–Carthage International Airport. Of the 6 crew members and 56 passengers, 3 crew members and 11 passengers died, making a total of 14 fatalities.

  2. 2002 A China Northern Airlines MD-82 plunges into the Yellow Sea, killing 112 people.

    2002 aircraft accident in Bohai Bay

    China Northern Airlines Flight 6136 (CBF6136/CJ6136) was a Chinese domestic passenger flight from Beijing Capital International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport. On 7 May 2002, the McDonnell Douglas MD-80 operating the flight crashed into the bay near Dalian shortly after the pilot reported fire on board, killing all 103 passengers and 9 crew members. The cause of the fire was later determined to be arson.

Arrivals

Born on May 7, 2002

Jake Bongiovi 2002– American model (born 2002)
Andrew Barth Feldman 2002– American actor and singer (born 2002)

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Other moments from 2002

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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