Date: January 16, 2002
Nanterre massacre: In Nanterre, France, a gunman opens fire at the end of a town council meeting, resulting in the deaths of eight councilors; 19 other people are injured. Date: March 27, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 27 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day…
A fire destroys a luxurious department store in Ho Chi Minh City, where 1,500 people are shopping. More than 60 people die and over 100 are unaccounted for in the deadliest peacetime disaster in Vietnam. Date: October 29, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 29 📅 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 2002Grozny Truck Bombs Kill 72 at Chechen Government HQ, December 27, 2002Near-Earth…
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 2002Tugboat Robert Y. Love Collides with I-40…
The overcrowded Senegalese ferry, MV Le Joola, capsizes off the coast of the Gambia killing more than 1,000. Date: September 26, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 26 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2002Khankala Mi-26 Helicopter Crash Kills 118 Soldiers, August…
Top Gear, the revived popular British TV motoring magazine, premieres on BBC. Date: October 20, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 20 📅 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, 2002Jonas Savimbi Killed…