Date: July 27, 2002
The Sierra Leone Civil War is declared over. Date: January 18, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 18 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2002Boeing 707 Crashes Near Bangui Airport, 28 Killed – July 4, 2002Jerusalem Mahane Yehuda Market Suicide Bombing…
The International Criminal Court is established to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and the crime of aggression. Date: July 1, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 1 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2002Northwestern Iran Earthquake Kills…
The 38-day stand-off in the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem comes to an end when the Palestinians inside agree to have 13 suspected terrorists among them deported to several different countries. Date: May 9, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 9 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅…
The Igandu train disaster in Tanzania kills 281, the worst train accident in African history. Date: June 24, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 24 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2002Bashkirian Airlines Flight 2937 and DHL Flight 611 Mid-Air Collision,…
Eastern Mediterranean event. A near-Earth asteroid estimated at ten meters in diameter explodes over the Mediterranean Sea between Greece and Libya. The explosion is estimated to have a force of 26 kilotons, slightly more powerful than the Nagasaki atomic bomb. Date: June 6, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 6…
The Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on mission STS-110, carrying the S0 truss to the International Space Station. Astronaut Jerry L. Ross also becomes the first person to fly on seven spaceflights. Date: April 8, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 8 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅…