What Happened on December 12, 2002

Historical Events

Ronaldo's 2nd Win

Ballon d'Or: Inter/Real Madrid forward Ronaldo is named best football player in Europe for a second time ahead of Real Madrid left back Roberto Carlos and Bayern Munich goalkeeper Oliver Kahn

Famous Deaths

Brad Dexter [Boris Milanovich], American actor (Macao, The Magnificent Seven), dies of emphysema at 85
Dee Brown, American author (b. 1908)
Jay Wesley Neill, American convicted mass murderer, dies at 37

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