Date: May 12, 2002
Mount Nyiragongo erupts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, displacing an estimated 400,000 people. Date: January 17, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 17 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2002Ghriba Synagogue Bombing Kills 21 in Tunisia, April 11, 2002Myyrmanni…
U.S. journalist Daniel Pearl is kidnapped in Karachi, Pakistan and subsequently murdered. Date: January 23, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 23 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2002African Union Established in Addis Ababa, Replacing OAU, July 9, 20022002 Lyon Car…
Nine coal miners trapped in the flooded Quecreek Mine in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, are rescued after 77 hours underground. Date: July 28, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 28 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2002Portugal Recognizes East Timor Independence After…
Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn is assassinated following a radio interview at the Mediapark in Hilversum. Date: May 6, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 6 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2002Afghanistan Special Operations Raid Kills 7 U.S. Soldiers, 200 Al-Qaeda…
A U.S. MQ-1 Predator is shot down by an Iraqi MiG-25 in the first combat engagement between a drone and conventional aircraft. Date: December 23, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 23 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2002Angola Civil War…
Second Chechen War: Chechen separatist terrorists seize the House of Culture theater in Moscow and take approximately 700 theater-goers hostage. Date: October 23, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 23 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2002Pakistan Sentences Daniel Pearl Murder…