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October 2, 2002

On October 2, 2002, the Beltway sniper attacks begin in Washington, D.C., extending over three weeks and killing 10 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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On October 2, 2002

  1. 2002 The Beltway sniper attacks begin in Washington, D.C., extending over three weeks and killing 10 people.

    2002 series of coordinated shootings in the Washington, D.C. area

    C. sniper attacks were a series of coordinated shootings that occurred over three weeks in October 2002 throughout the Washington metropolitan area, consisting of the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia. These were preceded by a series of murders and robberies in several states starting in February 2002.

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Born on October 2, 2002

Jacob Sartorius 2002– American social media personality (born 2002)

Farewells

Died on October 2, 2002

Heinz von Foerster Austrian-American scientist and cybernetician (1911–2002)

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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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