China successfully launches its Shenzhou 9 spacecraft, carrying three astronauts, including the first female Chinese astronaut Liu Yang, to the Tiangong-1 orbital module. Date: June 16, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 16 📅 Events on this day in 2012 📅 On This Day (Today)
A series of bombings across Iraq, including Baghdad, Hillah and Kirkuk, kills at least 93 people and wounds over 300 others. Date: June 13, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 13 📅 Events on this day in 2012 📅 On This Day (Today)
75 people die in a landslide triggered by two earthquakes in Afghanistan; an entire village is buried. Date: June 11, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 11 📅 Events on this day in 2012 📅 On This Day (Today)
Last transit of Venus until the year 2117. Date: June 5, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 5 📅 Events on this day in 2012 📅 On This Day (Today)
The pageant for the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II takes place on the River Thames. Date: June 3, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 3 📅 Events on this day in 2012 📅 On This Day (Today)
A plane carrying 153 people crashes in a residential neighborhood in Lagos, Nigeria, killing everyone on board plus six people on the ground. Date: June 3, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 3 📅 Events on this day in 2012 📅 On This Day (Today)
Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is sentenced to life imprisonment for his role in the killing of demonstrators during the 2011 Egyptian revolution. Date: June 2, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 2 📅 Events on this day in 2012 📅 On This Day (Today)
Former Liberian president Charles Taylor is sentenced to 50 years in prison for his role in atrocities committed during the Sierra Leone Civil War. Date: May 30, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 30 📅 Events on this day in 2012 📅 On This Day (Today)
A 5.8-magnitude earthquake hits northern Italy near Bologna, killing at least 24 people. Date: May 29, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 29 📅 Events on this day in 2012 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Arkankergen massacre in Kazakhstan's Alakol District kills 15 people. Date: May 28, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 28 📅 Events on this day in 2012 📅 On This Day (Today)