Date: March 29, 2002
Over two hundred thousand people march in Caracas towards the presidential palace to demand the resignation of President Hugo Chávez. Nineteen protesters are killed. Date: April 11, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 11 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2002Gujarat…
Hu Jintao becomes General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and a new nine-member Politburo Standing Committee is inaugurated. Date: November 15, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 15 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2002Tugboat Robert Y. Love Collides with…
An Iran Airtour Tupolev Tu-154 crashes in the mountains outside Khorramabad, Iran while descending for a landing at Khorramabad Airport, killing 119. Date: February 12, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 12 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2002Egyptian Train Gas…
The 38-day stand-off in the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem comes to an end when the Palestinians inside agree to have 13 suspected terrorists among them deported to several different countries. Date: May 9, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 9 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅…
Daniel Pearl, American journalist and South Asia Bureau Chief of The Wall Street Journal, kidnapped on January 23, is beheaded and mutilated by his captors. Date: February 1, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 1 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
Israeli–Palestinian conflict: Israeli forces seize the Palestinian freighter Karine A in the Red Sea, finding 50 tons of weapons. Date: January 3, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 3 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2002George W. Bush Signs No Child…