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)
The African Union is established in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, replacing the Organisation of African Unity (OAU). The organization's first chairman is Thabo Mbeki, President of South Africa. Date: July 9, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 9 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today)
A Boeing 707 crashes near Bangui M'Poko International Airport in Bangui, Central African Republic, killing 28. Date: July 4, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 4 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today)
Bashkirian Airlines Flight 2937, a Tupolev Tu-154, and DHL Flight 611, a Boeing 757, collide in mid-air over Überlingen, southern Germany, killing all 71 on board both planes. Date: July 1, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 1 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
Naval clashes between South Korea and North Korea lead to the death of six South Korean sailors and sinking of a North Korean vessel. Date: June 29, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 29 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
An earthquake measuring 6.5 Mw strikes a region of northwestern Iran killing at least 261 people and injuring 1,300 others and eventually causing widespread public anger due to the slow official response. Date: June 22, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 22 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅…
Padre Pio is canonized by the Roman Catholic Church. Date: June 16, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 16 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today)
Near-Earth asteroid 2002 MN misses the Earth by 75,000 miles (121,000 km), about one-third of the distance between the Earth and the Moon. Date: June 14, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 14 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today)