The year 2002 was a palindrome, the first since 1991, which by coincidence, was also a common year that started on a Tuesday.
* 25. julij - reaktivno potniško letalo Concorde na letu 4590 družbe Air France strmoglavi kmalu po vzletu iz Pariza, pri čemer umre vseh 109 ljudi na krovu in štirje na tleh.