UTair Flight 120 crashes after takeoff from Roshchino International Airport in Tyumen, Russia, killing 33 and injuring 10. Date: April 2, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 2 📅 Events on this day in 2012 📅 On This Day (Today)
A mass shooting at Oikos University in California leaves seven people dead and three injured. Date: April 2, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 2 📅 Events on this day in 2012 📅 On This Day (Today)
A spree shooting occurs at the Fort Hood army base in Texas, with four dead, including the gunman, and 16 others injured. Date: April 2, 2014 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 2 📅 Events on this day in 2014 📅 On This Day (Today)
Four men steal items worth up to £200 million from an underground safe deposit facility in London's Hatton Garden area in what has been called the "largest burglary in English legal history." Date: April 2, 2015 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 2 📅 Events on this day in 2015 📅 On…
Gunmen attack Garissa University College in Kenya, killing at least 148 people and wounding 79 others. Date: April 2, 2015 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 2 📅 Events on this day in 2015 📅 On This Day (Today)
COVID-19 pandemic: The total number of confirmed cases reach one million. Date: April 2, 2020 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 2 📅 Events on this day in 2020 📅 On This Day (Today)
A Capitol Police officer is killed and another injured when an attacker rams his car into a barricade outside the United States Capitol. Date: April 2, 2021 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 2 📅 Events on this day in 2021 📅 On This Day (Today)
At least 49 people are killed in a train derailment in Taiwan after a truck accidentally rolls onto the track. Date: April 2, 2021 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 2 📅 Events on this day in 2021 📅 On This Day (Today)
Viertola school shooting: A 12-year-old pupil is killed and two others injured by a shooter of the same age in Vantaa, Finland. Date: April 2, 2024 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 2 📅 Events on this day in 2024 📅 On This Day (Today)
Liberation Day tariffs: U.S. President Donald Trump announces sweeping worldwide tariffs. Date: April 2, 2025 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 2 📅 Events on this day in 2025 📅 On This Day (Today)