Family member Jack Depp

Events in 2002 and 9-4

Events in the world in the birth year of Jack Depp

• Former Yugoslav leader Slobodan Milosevic’s trial on charges of crimes against humanity opens at The Hague (Feb. 12).
• Tamil Tigers and Sri Lankan government sign a cease-fire agreement, ending 19 years of civil war (Feb. 22). Background: World in Review
• India's worst Hindu-Muslim violence in a decade rocked the state of Gujarat after a Muslim mob fire-bombed a train, killing Hindu activists. Hindus retaliated, and more than 1,000 died in the bloodshed (Feb. 27 et seq.). Background: World in Review
• U.S. and Afghan troops launch Operation Anaconda against remaining al-Qaeda and Taliban fighters in Afghanistan (March 2). Background: Taliban Timeline and Afghanistan
• Israeli tanks and warplanes attack West Bank towns of Nablus, Jenin, Bethlehem, and others in response to string of Palestinian suicide attacks (March 29–April 21). In the first three months of 2002, 14 suicide bombers kill dozens of Israeli civilians, and wounded hundreds. Background: World in Review
• International Criminal Court wins UN ratification; U.S. refuses to ratify (April 11).
• Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez ousted in coup, then reinstated (April 12, 14).
• U.S. and Russia reach landmark arms agreement to cut both countries' nuclear arsenals by up to two-thirds over the next 10 years (May 13).
• East Timor becomes a new nation (May 20).
• Terrorist bomb in Bali kills hundreds (Oct. 12).
• Government suspended in Northern Ireland in protest of suspected IRA spy ring (Oct. 14).
• North Korea admits to developing nuclear arms in defiance of treaty (Oct. 16).
• Chechen rebels take 763 hostages in Moscow theater (Oct. 23). Russian authorities release a gas into theater, killing 116 hostages and freeing remainder (Oct. 26). Background: Chechnya Timeline
• China's Jiang Zemin officially retires as general secretary; Hu Jintao named as his successor (Nov. 14).
• UN Security Council passes unanimous resolution calling on Iraq to disarm or else face "serious consequences." (Nov. 8).
• UN arms inspectors return to Iraq (Nov. 18).

Birthday Jack Depp (9-4) in history

• Day 9-4 year 1731: Robert Jenkins had his ear cut off, which sparked the "Jenkins' Ear" War between Spain and England.
• Day 9-4 year 1865: Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House.
• Day 9-4 year 1914: The first full-color film, The World, The Flesh and the Devil, was shown in London.
• Day 9-4 year 1939: Contralto Marian Anderson, after being denied performing at Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C., gave a concert at the Lincoln Memorial.
• Day 9-4 year 1942: American and Philippine troops on Bataan were overwhelmed by Japanese forces during World War II. The "Bataan Death March" began soon after.
• Day 9-4 year 1959: NASA announced the selection of America’s first astronauts, including Alan Shepard and John Glenn.
• Day 9-4 year 1963: Winston Churchill became the first honorary U.S. citizen.
• Day 9-4 year 1992: Former Panamanian ruler Manuel Noriega was convicted of drug and racketeering charges.
• Day 9-4 year 2003: American Marines pulled down Saddam Hussein’s statue in Baghdad after U.S. commanders declared his rule ended.
• Day 9-4 year 2005: Britain's Prince Charles marries Camilla Parker Bowles.