Historical Events for February 2002
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2nd - The wedding of Crown Prince Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands to the Argentinean born Máxima Zorreguieta takes place.
3rd - Super Bowl XXXVI: New England Patriots beat St. Louis Rams, 20-17 at the Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans MVP: Tom Brady, New England, QB
8th - XIX Winter Olympics opens in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
12th - US Secretary of Energy makes the decision that Yucca Mountain is suitable to be the United States' nuclear waste repository.
12th - An Iran Air Tupolev Tu-154 crashes prior to landing in Khorramabad, Iran, killing 119.
12th - The trial of former President of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Slobodan Milošević begins at the United Nations war crimes tribunal in The Hague. He eventually dies four years later before its conclusion.
14th - The Tullaghmurray Lass sinks off the coast of Kilkeel, County Down, Northern Ireland killing three members of the same family on board.
15th - At the Tri-State Crematory in La Fayette, Georgia, investigators find uncremated bodies disposed of in the woods and buildings on the crematorium's property. The discovery reveals one of the worst incidents of abuse in the funeral service industry.
17th - Westlife go to No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'World Of Our Own.' The Irish boy band's 10th UK No.1 single.
17th - 'Always On Time' by R&B artist Ja Rule featuring Ashanti starts a two-week run at No.1 on the US singles chart.
19th - NASA's Mars Odyssey space probe begins to map the surface of Mars using its thermal emission imaging system.
20th - In Reqa Al-Gharbiya, Egypt, a fire on a train injures over 65 and kills at least 370.
22nd - Angolan political and rebel leader Jonas Savimbi is killed in a military ambush.
24th - XIX Winter Olympics closes in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
24th - Canada defeats the United States 5-2 to win the men's ice hockey Olympic Gold Medal
27th - Godhra train burning, a Muslim mob kills 59 Hindu pilgrims returning from Ayodhya;
27th - Ryanair Flight 296 catches fire in London Stansted Airport. Subsequent investigations criticize Ryanair's handling of the evacuation.
