Padre Pio Canonized by Roman Catholic Church, June 16, 2002
Date: June 16, 2002
Date: June 16, 2002
An earthquake measuring 6.5 Mw strikes a region of northwestern Iran killing at least 261 people and injuring 1,300 others and eventually causing widespread public anger due to the slow official response. Date: June 22, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 22 π Events on this day in 2002 π …
Godhra train burning: A Muslim mob torches a train returning from Ayodhya, killing 59 Hindu pilgrims. Date: February 27, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 27 π Events on this day in 2002 π On This Day (Today) More events from 2002Birmingham Jury Convicts Bobby Frank Cherry in 16th Street…
Terrorists detonate bombs in two nightclubs in Kuta, Bali, Indonesia, killing 202 and wounding over 200. Date: October 12, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 12 π Events on this day in 2002 π On This Day (Today) More events from 2002Rubens’ Massacre of the Innocents Sells at Sotheby’s for…
The Anti-Terrorism Court of Pakistan sentences British born Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh to death, and three others suspected of murdering The Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl to life. Date: July 15, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 15 π Events on this day in 2002 π On This Day…
Typhoon Rusa, the most powerful typhoon to hit South Korea in 43 years, made landfall, killing at least 236 people. Date: August 31, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 31 π Events on this day in 2002 π On This Day (Today) More events from 2002Church of the Nativity Standoff…
A China Northern Airlines MD-82 plunges into the Yellow Sea, killing 112 people. Date: May 7, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 7 π Events on this day in 2002 π On This Day (Today) More events from 2002Sierra Leone Civil War Declared Over – January 18, 2002Gujarat Religious Violence:…