Date: May 9, 2002
The "55 parties" clause of the Kyoto Protocol is reached after its ratification by Iceland. Date: May 23, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 23 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2002Lagos Military Storage Explosion Kills 1,100, Displaces 20,000 (January 27,…
The Massacre of the Innocents, a painting by Peter Paul Rubens, is sold at a Sotheby's auction for £49.5 million (US$76.2 million) to Lord Thomson. Date: July 10, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 10 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2002Egyptian Train…
Air China Flight 129 crashes on approach to Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea, killing 129 people. Date: April 15, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 15 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2002Antonio Meucci Recognized as Telephone Inventor by…
Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise Flight 9560 crashes after takeoff from Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow, Russia, killing 14 of the 16 people on board. Date: July 28, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 28 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2002Jonas Savimbi…
Space Shuttle Endeavour launches on STS-111, carrying the Expedition 5 crew to the International Space Station to replace the Expedition 4 crew. Astronaut Franklin Chang-Díaz becomes the second person to have flown on seven spaceflights. Date: June 5, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 5 📅 Events on this day…
An earthquake in Mindanao, Philippines, kills 15 people and injures more than 100. Date: March 5, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 5 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2002Caracas Protest March Demands Chávez Resignation, 19 Killed – April 11, 2002UN…