Deaths on September 11

Kim Hunter

Died on September 11, 2002

Kim Hunter, American actress (b. 1922)

Kim Hunter (born Janet Cole; November 12, 1922 – September 11, 2002) was an American theatre, film, and television actress. She achieved prominence for portraying Stella Kowalski in the original production of Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire, which she reprised for the 1951 film adaptation, and won both an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Decades later, she was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for her work on the soap opera The Edge of Night. She also portrayed the chimpanzee Zira in Planet of the Apes (1968), and its sequels Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970) and Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971).

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Events on 2002

16 Jan

Osama bin Laden
The UN Security Council unanimously establishes an arms embargo and the freezing of assets of Osama bin Laden, al-Qaeda, and the remaining members of the Taliban.
4 Apr

Angolan Civil War
The Angolan government and UNITA rebels sign a peace treaty ending the Angolan Civil War.
14 Apr

Hugo Chávez
Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez returns to office two days after being ousted and arrested by the country's military.
12 May

Fidel Castro
Former US President Jimmy Carter arrives in Cuba for a five-day visit with Fidel Castro, becoming the first President of the United States, in or out of office, to visit the island since Castro's 1959 revolution.
20 Aug

Saddam Hussein
A group of Iraqis opposed to the regime of Saddam Hussein take over the Iraqi Embassy in Berlin, Germany for five hours before releasing their hostages and surrendering.

Deaths on September 11

Kim Hunter

Died on September 11, 2002

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Events on 2002

Osama bin Laden

Angolan Civil War

Hugo Chávez

Fidel Castro

Saddam Hussein