Born in 2002
Turns 24 in 2026
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BACK TO 2002 · United Kingdom
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The Two Towers and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets returned two fantasy stories to cinemas. Eminem released Lose Yourself as the lead single from 8 Mile, pairing a tense guitar with a pounding rhythm.
What happened in 2002?
Eminem turns one chance into an anthem
Eminem released Lose Yourself in 2002 as the lead single from 8 Mile, turning a fictional rapper’s anxiety into a global motivational anthem.
Brazil wins a fifth men’s World Cup
Brazil defeated Germany 2–0 in Yokohama to win the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
Envisat starts watching Earth from orbit
On March 1, 2002, the European Space Agency launched Envisat from French Guiana to monitor land, oceans, ice and atmosphere.
European Space Agency · International Laser Ranging Service, International Association of Geodesy
Winter Olympics return to Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City hosted the Winter Olympics from February 8 to 24, 2002.
International Olympic Committee Olympic Studies Centre · Deseret News
Firsts and new ideas
Mars Odyssey mapped signs of buried ice
NASA’s Mars Odyssey mapped evidence for abundant buried water ice near the south pole.
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory · Science, indexed by the U.S. National Library of Medicine
Google introduced a news-aggregation service
Google News launched on September 22, 2002, grouping coverage from thousands of news sources.
Number ones and music in 2002
Chart positions belong to the country and chart named in each record.
Sk8er Boi gives Avril Lavigne a sharp edge
Avril Lavigne’s Sk8er Boi had a U.S. release on June 4, 2002, and reached UK charts later that year.
Avril Lavigne official channel / Arista · Official Charts Company
Avril Lavigne brings guitar-led pop to the front
The U.S. and Canadian release of Avril Lavigne’s Let Go came on June 4, 2002.
Prices and everyday money in 2002
United Kingdom figures in the money of the time. Units and sources matter: these are not today's prices.
| Item or measure | Then | Unit and source |
|---|---|---|
| Average weekly earnings per person in the United Kingdom (Bank of England series) | £344.60 per week | GBP per week Bank of England (series republished by Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis FRED) |
| sugar (annual average) | 62p | perkg source-table measure Office for National Statistics |
| flour (annual average) | 60p | per1.5kg source-table measure Office for National Statistics |
| bread (annual average) | 57.0p | 800g source-table loaf Office for National Statistics |
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