19 January 2002Death of Jeff AstleJeff Astle
Death of Jeff Astle
Historical records for Great Britain in 2002, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Death of Jeff Astle
The cause of death was a degenerative brain disease; failing mental ability had become apparent five years earlier, had been an exceptional header of the ball, and the coroner found that the repeated minor trauma had been the cause of his death
Plays a final Who concert before his death.
Death of Walter Winterbottom
Death of John Edward Thaw
The Treasury completes the multi-year programme of official gold auctions.
Brown announces sustained real-terms NHS funding increases backed by higher contributions.
Brown raises National Insurance contributions to fund higher National Health Service spending.
Pulp release Bad Cover Version, one of the final singles before the band enter a long hiatus.
Death of Barbara Castle
Scores from distance to give Arsenal the lead against Chelsea in the FA Cup final.
Releases Heathen, his first album on ISO Records and a strong late-career critical success.
Dies at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas before The Who's U.S. tour.
Appointed manager of Leeds United
The Tax Credits Act creates child and working tax credits.
Brown announces another multi-year settlement for public-service expenditure.
The worlds most expensive defender iwhen he joins Manchester United from Leeds United
Blair announces he will publish a dossier on Iraq's weapons of mass destruction
Britain publishes dossier on Iraq that says Saddam could launch weapons of mass destruction in 45 minutes, Dossier is criticized for overplaying certainty of intelligence
Britain publishes dossier on Iraq that says Saddam could launch weapons of mass destruction in 45 minutes, Dossier is criticized for overplaying certainty of intelligence. A 50 page dossier claims Iraq can deploy chemical & biological weopons within 45 mins
Appointed Ambassador of Iran
UN Resolution 1441 gives Iraq "a final opportunity to comply with its disarmament obligations" and set up inspections by the United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Both the US ambassador to the UN, John Negroponte, and the UK ambassador, Jeremy Greenstock, publicly confirmed the reading of the resolution, assuring that Resolution 1441 provided no "automaticity" or "hidden triggers" for an invasion.
UN Resolution 1441 gives Iraq "a final opportunity to comply with its disarmament obligations" and set up inspections by the United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
Both the US ambassador to the UN, John Negroponte, and the UK ambassador, Jeremy Greenstock, publicly confirmed the reading of the resolution, assuring that Resolution 1441 provided no "automaticity" or "hidden triggers" for an invasion.
UN Resolution 1441 gives Iraq "a final opportunity to comply with its disarmament obligations" and set up inspections by the United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
Both the US ambassador to the UN, John Negroponte, and the UK ambassador, Jeremy Greenstock, publicly confirmed the reading of the resolution, assuring that Resolution 1441 provided no "automaticity" or "hidden triggers" for an invasion
UN Resolution 1441 gives Iraq "a final opportunity to comply with its disarmament obligations" and set up inspections by the United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
UN Resolution 1441 gives Iraq "a final opportunity to comply with its disarmament obligations" and set up inspections by the United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Network Rail assumes ownership and management of the national rail infrastructure.
Begins the Great American Songbook series with It Had to Be You.
Northern Ireland returns to direct rule from London after the suspension of the local assembly following allegations of Irish Republican Army spying
Network Rail, a non profit company, replaces Railtrack
Northern Ireland returns to direct rule from London after the suspension of the local assembly following allegations of Irish Republican Army spying
Releases Escapology, including Feel and Come Undone.
Peter Foster, a convicted fraudster, helps the Blairs buy a flat ib Bristol
Receives an Academy Award nomination for the screenplay of Memento.
Adoption and Children Act 2002 reforms adoption law and child welfare provisions
Celebrates 50 yrs as Queen
Starmer is appointed Queen's Counsel after his work in human-rights and public law.
Recieves a Fellowship of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), the highest award given by the Academy
Stars in Bend It Like Beckham
With Roberto Emparan, discovers the five-dimensional rotating black ring solution, demonstrating that higher-dimensional black holes need not have spherical horizons.
Winner of the British Comedy Award for "Lifetime Achievement"
James Gordon Brown presents the 2002 Budget to the House of Commons as Chancellor of the Exchequer.
The 2002 Budget under James Gordon Brown sets out the Government's taxation, expenditure and borrowing plans.
Shelley and Devoto teamed up for the first time since 1976, producing the album Buzzkunst, a play on the German word for "Art"
Shelley and Devoto teamed up for the first time since 1976, producing the album Buzzkunst, a play on the German word for "Art"
Mick Jones teams up with his former London SS colleague, Generation X and Sigue Sigue Sputnik member, Tony James to form a new band named Carbon
Mick Jones teams up with his former London SS colleague, Generation X and Sigue Sigue Sputnik member, Tony James to form a new band named Carbon
Efstathiou combines microwave-background and galaxy-survey information to constrain cosmological parameters and strengthen the case for a substantial dark-energy component.
Channel 4 broadcast a documentary film on the off-screen life of Brambell and his relationship with Harry H. Corbett, who played Harold Steptoe in Steptoe and Son, "When Steptoe met son", revealed that the two men detested each other
Death of Joe Strummer, from a congenital heart defect at the age of 50
Joins Deep Purple as keyboard player, replacing Jon Lord after earlier work as a touring substitute.
Leaves Deep Purple after more than three decades as the band's defining keyboard player.
Clough is made an Inaugural Inductee of the English Football Hall of Fame in recognition of his impact as manager
Greaves is made an Inaugural Inductee to the English Football Hall of Fame
Made an Inaugural Inductee of the English Football Hall of Fame in 2002 in recognition of his impact on the English game as both a player and manager
Inaugural Inductee of the English Football Hall of Fame
Enterprise Act 2002 reforms competition, insolvency, and enterprise law
Releases Feel, one of his biggest international singles.
Inducted into English Football Hall of Fame
The Strategic Rail Authority abolishes long term franchises
Joins the founding lineup of Franz Ferdinand in Glasgow.
Helps form Franz Ferdinand in Glasgow.
Joins Franz Ferdinand during the band's formation in Glasgow.
Becomes drummer in the original Franz Ferdinand lineup formed in Glasgow.
Receives a Golden Globe nomination for the screenplay of Memento.
Lennon is included in the top 10 of the 2002 "100 Greatest Britons" poll sponsored by the BBC and voted for by the public
Best has a liver transplant at King's College Hospital in London
Weller releases the No. 1 hit album "Illumination"
Directs Insomnia, starring Al Pacino and Robin Williams, marking his first major studio thriller.
Robson is knighted
"Hurdy Gurdy Man" is on the soundtrack of Michael Cuestas movie L.I.E
Releaes "Up", his first full-length studio album in a decade. "Long Walk Home", the music from the Australian movie Rabbit-Proof Fence
Charles Kennedy marries Sarah Gurling, the sister of his friend, James Gurling
Nationality Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 reforms nationality, asylum, and immigration law
During Tony Blair's government, a child in the UK is successfully treated by gene therapy at Great Ormond Street Hospital.
The Labour Party Government is in office as this NHS milestone occurs: A child in the UK is successfully treated by gene therapy at Great Ormond Street Hospital.
This NHS development occurs while Tony Blair serves as Prime Minister: A child in the UK is successfully treated by gene therapy at Great Ormond Street Hospital.
Awarded the OBE
The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister is created as a Government Dept
Ozzy Osbourne stars in MTVs reality sitcom "The Osbournes" which draws 4.1 million viewers to its regular Tuesday time slot
Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 creates asset recovery and money laundering powers
Pulp cease regular activity after touring, beginning an extended hiatus.
Network Rail, a non profit company, replaces Railtrack. The Strategic Rail Authority halves the number of train companies. The Strategic Rail Authority abolishes long term franchises
Releases the studio album Respect Yourself.
Appointed Secretary of State for Education and Skills
1st TV drama appearance in more than a decade, as Winston Churchills manservant, in The Gathering Storm
Appears in "The Gathering Storm"
Appears in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. Appears in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
Stars in The Quiet American
Squire releases his first solo album, "Time Changes Everything"
Stage winner of stage 13 of the Tour de France
Transferred to Burnley
Releaes "Up", his first full-length studio album in a decade. "Long Walk Home", the music from the Australian movie Rabbit-Proof Fence
Returns to Yes for another period with Anderson, Howe, Squire and White.
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