Fifty-two people are killed during an arson attack caused by members of the drug cartel Los Zetas. Date: August 25, 2011 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 25 📅 Events on this day in 2011 📅 On This Day (Today)
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is overthrown after the National Transitional Council forces take control of Bab al-Azizia compound during the Libyan Civil War. Date: August 23, 2011 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 23 📅 Events on this day in 2011 📅 On This Day (Today)
A magnitude 5.8 (class: moderate) earthquake occurs in Virginia. Damage occurs to monuments and structures in Washington, D.C. and the resulted damage is estimated at 200 million–300 million USD. Date: August 23, 2011 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 23 📅 Events on this day in 2011 📅 On This Day (Today)
First Air Flight 6560 crashes 1 mile from the Resolute Bay runway, killing 12 of the 15 aboard. Date: August 20, 2011 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 20 📅 Events on this day in 2011 📅 On This Day (Today)
A terrorist attack on Israel's Highway 12 near the Egyptian border kills 16 and injures 40. Date: August 18, 2011 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 18 📅 Events on this day in 2011 📅 On This Day (Today)
War in Afghanistan: A United States military helicopter is shot down, killing 30 American special forces members and a working dog, seven Afghan soldiers, and one Afghan civilian. It was the deadliest single event for the United States in the War in Afghanistan. Date: August 6, 2011 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events…
Marriage of Queen Elizabeth II's eldest granddaughter Zara Phillips to former rugby union footballer Mike Tindall. Date: July 30, 2011 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 30 📅 Events on this day in 2011 📅 On This Day (Today)
While flying from Seoul, South Korea to Shanghai, China, Asiana Airlines Flight 991 develops an in-flight fire in the cargo hold. The Boeing 747-400F freighter attempts to divert to Jeju International Airport, but crashes into the sea South-West of Jeju island, killing both crew members on board. Date: July 28, 2011 Read more on Wikipedia…
A Royal Moroccan Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules crashes near Guelmim Airport in Guelmim, Morocco. All 80 people on board are killed. Date: July 26, 2011 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 26 📅 Events on this day in 2011 📅 On This Day (Today)
A high-speed train rear-ends another on a viaduct on the Yongtaiwen railway line in Wenzhou, Zhejiang province, China, resulting in 40 deaths. Date: July 23, 2011 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 23 📅 Events on this day in 2011 📅 On This Day (Today)