Date: March 29, 2002
Robert Steinhäuser kills 16 at Gutenberg-Gymnasium in Erfurt, Germany, before committing suicide. Date: April 26, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 26 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2002Bibliotheca Alexandrina Opens in Egypt, Commemorating Ancient Library of Alexandria – October 16,…
Godhra train burning: A Muslim mob torches a train returning from Ayodhya, killing 59 Hindu pilgrims. Date: February 27, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 27 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2002Rico Linhas Aéreas Flight 4823 Crash Kills 23 –…
Civil rights movement: A jury in Birmingham, Alabama, convicts former Ku Klux Klan member Bobby Frank Cherry of the 1963 murder of four girls in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing. Date: May 22, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 22 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On…
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) More events from 2002Robert Hanssen Sentenced…
Ryanair Flight 296 catches fire at London Stansted Airport causing minor injuries. Date: February 27, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 27 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2002Caracas Protest March Demands Chávez Resignation, 19 Killed – April 11, 2002US Withdraws…
The independence of East Timor is recognized by Portugal, formally ending 23 years of Indonesian rule and three years of provisional UN administration (Portugal itself is the former colonizer of East Timor until 1976). Date: May 20, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 20 📅 Events on this day in…