X-Nico

unusual facts about April 2002


Wendie Jo Sperber

She revealed in April of 2002, though, that the cancer had reappeared and spread throughout her body, and by mid-2004 it had reached Stage 4 at which time she had also undergone experimental brain radiation therapy.



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192nd Military Police Battalion

The 2/192nd Field Artillery Battalion was mobilized in April 2002 in support of the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah.

A Long Way to Blow a Kiss

All songs written by Antony Harding. Released on 29 April 2002 on Fortune and Glory Records of Moseley England.

Abel Pacheco

On 7 April 2002, in the second round – the first time the mechanism had been used since the rules were introduced – Pacheco got 58% of the vote, beating Rolando Araya of the social democratic PLN by a narrow margin.

Al Odah v. United States

Al Odah v. United States was originally filed by the Center for Constitutional Rights and co-counsel in April 2002 on behalf of twelve imprisoned Kuwaitis, including Fawzi Al Odah, seeking the right of habeas corpus.

Allan Ruthven

He was involved in the official unfurling ceremony of the Lions' 2001 premiership flag in Melbourne in April 2002, but failing health prevented him from being a part of the Lions' successful national tour with the 2002 premiership cup.

Arthur Ponsonby, 11th Earl of Bessborough

He died on 5 April 2002 and was succeeded by his eldest son Myles Ponsonby, 12th Earl of Bessborough

Beto Vázquez Infinity

In April, 2002 the tour producer José Luis Botto poposed Beto to take the band on tour and play in Spain, in a fest where bands such as Barón Rojo, Shaman, Ángeles del Infierno and Dark Moor among others would take part.

Brand blunder

An April 2002 Starbucks ad featured twin cups of their Tazo drinks with the caption "Collapse into cool" and an airborne dragonfly, imagery and wording which reminded many of the recent 9/11 attacks.

Bresnan Communications

Bresnan re-entered the cable business in April 2002, with the $735 million purchase of former AT&T Broadband Rocky Mountain systems from Comcast.

Carlo Angela

Based on the evidence and the testimonies collected and presented to it, on 29 August 2001 an Israeli committee awarded Professor Angela the Medal as a Righteous among the Nations and inserted his name into the Garden of the Righteous at the Yad Vashem museum in Jerusalem: the awarding ceremony took place in San Maurizio Canavese on 25 April 2002.

Chris Bennion

Just one month later in April 2002, he left Glanford Park for League of Ireland side Shelbourne on a free transfer.

CityWest Homes

CityWest Homes (CWH) is a housing association in the City of Westminster, London, established by the city council in April 2002 as an arm's length management organisation.

Cosmo Oro

The series reduced substantially in quality and frequency of publication in the 2000s, and ceased publication with issue #203 in April 2002 (The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton).

Damião Vaz d'Almeida

He is from Príncipe and has held a number of high positions on the island, most notably president of the Pagué district assembly and president of the Príncipe regional government from 29 April 1995 to 12 April 2002.

DR 18 201

Originally sporting a green livery with white stripes, the engine was repainted between 30 April 2002 and 10 July 2005 in a special red livery (RAL 3003, ruby red) sponsored by the model railway manufacturer, Roco.

DVD X Copy

Anticipating a lawsuit by the major Hollywood motion picture studios, in April 2002, 321 Studios filed a pre-emptive complaint against eight Hollywood studios contending that the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), a law that prohibits the circumvention of copy protection technology, violates consumer rights as provided in the Fair Use doctrine of the Copyright Act of 1976.

Gaetano Badalamenti

In April 2002, an Italian court convicted him of the 1978 murder of activist radio broadcaster Giuseppe Impastato and sentenced him to life imprisonment.

Garry Bush

In April 2002 Bush made his one and only appearance on Late Night Poker, finishing 5th in the heat won by Surinder Sunar and also featuring "Mad" Marty Wilson, Dave Welch and Victoria Coren.

Gerry Cowper

Just as David Spinx, her on-screen EastEnders partner, had small roles in the series prior to playing Keith Miller, Cowper had briefly played Lindsay, the mother of a schizophrenic called Matt, in April 2002.

Hikaru Ijūin

25 April 2002, voice role with Kunihiro Matsumura; also a voice role with Asakusa Kid (浅草キッド), Pe Hayashiya (林家 ペー) and Duncan (ダンカン); Duncan produced these appearances

Inter Airlines

Since the company's inception in April 2002, Inter Airlines was used by the biggest tour operators such as TUI AG and Thomas Cook AG as well as their branches KRAS Holland & Jetairfly Belgium ( both part of the TUI group) and Neckermann (Thomas Cook Group).

Las Melli

They studied at the music university of Instituto Superior de Arte de Cuba, where they graduated with a first class and maximum qualification in Lyric Singing in April 2002.

Live WFMU 91.1

It was originally broadcast and recorded on 13 April 2002 at WFMU Hoboken, NJ.

Lockwood Aircam

Jack Roush of NASCAR team Roush Fenway Racing nearly lost his life after the Aircam he was flying struck a power line and sank in a lake near Troy, Alabama in April 2002.

Macau–United States relations

The legislature passed an anti-terrorism law in April 2002 that includes provisions that are consistent with the requirements of UN Security Council Resolution 1373.

Marco Mazza

His personal best time in the 10,000 metres is 27:44.05 minutes, achieved in April 2002 in Camaiore.

Match.com International

In April 2002, Soulmates Technology was purchased by IAC/InterActiveCorp (then TicketMaster) to become the international wing of their other personals business.

Maze Hill railway station

In April 2002 the station was the scene of a fight between Charlton Athletic and Southampton football hooligans that became known as The Battle of Maze Hill.

New Freedom Commission on Mental Health

The New Freedom Commission on Mental Health was established by U.S. President George W. Bush in April 2002 to conduct a comprehensive study of the U.S. mental health service delivery system and make recommendations based on its findings.

Ram Vilas Paswan

Thereafter, he was the Union Communications Minister from October 1999 to September 2001 when he was shifted to the Coal Ministry, the portfolio he held till April 2002.

Rockman Theme Song Collection

Released on the 20th of April, 2002, Rockman Theme Song Collection, contains various theme songs from the video games in the Rockman classic, X, and DASH series.

Samer Tariq Issawi

On 15 April 2002, Samer was arrested by the Israeli army in Ramallah as part of Operation Defensive Shield during the Second Intifada.

Second Kok cabinet

The second and final time was on 16 April 2002, close to the natural end of term for the cabinet, when prime minister Kok wished to resign over the NIOD report into the fall of Srebrenica in 1995 and the other ministers had no choice but to follow him.

Tiina Saario

At the 1999 Algarve Cup Saario made two further appearances, but did not play for her country again until April 2002; a 3–0 defeat to the United States in San Jose, California.

Trevor Mallard

In April 2002, Trevor Mallard made crude comments about inserting beer bottles into "uncomfortable places" of International Rugby Board chairman Vernon Pugh and Australian Rugby boss John O'Neill during a radio interview about following the withdrawal of co-hosting rights for the 2003 Rugby World Cup.

Trevor Peake

Coventry sacked their manager Roland Nilsson in April 2002 and appointed Peake, alongside Steve Ogrizovic, as caretaker managers for the club's final game of the season.

Vigil of the Princes

The Prince of Wales, The Duke of York, The Earl of Wessex and Viscount Linley took guard at 16:40 UTC on 8 April 2002 at the lying-in-state of their grandmother, Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother (widow of King George VI; daughter-in-law of King George V).

WLTM

WZDR, a radio station (99.7 FM) licensed to Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, United States, which held the call sign WLTM from September 1996 to April 2002

WTFX

WLVE, a radio station (610 AM) licensed to Winchester, Virginia, United States, which held the call sign WTFX from April 2002 to April 2009