Date: July 1, 2002
Iraq disarmament crisis: UN Security Council Resolution 1441: The United Nations Security Council unanimously approves a resolution on Iraq, forcing Saddam Hussein to disarm or face "serious consequences". Date: November 8, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 8 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today)…
Israeli–Palestinian conflict: Israeli forces seize the Palestinian freighter Karine A in the Red Sea, finding 50 tons of weapons. Date: January 3, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 3 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2002Grigori Perelman Posts First Poincaré Conjecture…
In reaction to the Passover massacre two days prior, Israel launches Operation Defensive Shield against Palestinian militants, its largest military operation in the West Bank since the 1967 Six-Day War. Date: March 29, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 29 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This…
Angolan political and rebel leader Jonas Savimbi is killed in a military ambush. Date: February 22, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 22 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2002Israeli Forces Seize Karine A Weapons Ship, Red Sea January 3, 2002Fokker…
Antonio Meucci is acknowledged as the first inventor of the telephone by the United States Congress. Date: June 11, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 11 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2002Sierra Leone Civil War Declared Over, January 18, 2002Envisat…
Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn is assassinated following a radio interview at the Mediapark in Hilversum. Date: May 6, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 6 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2002Kano, Nigeria Plane Crash Kills 103, Injures 51 – May…