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)
The United States withdraws from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty. Date: June 13, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 13 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
The first direct electronic communication experiment between the nervous systems of two humans is carried out by Kevin Warwick in the United Kingdom. Date: June 10, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 10 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today)