Angolan political and rebel leader Jonas Savimbi is killed in a military ambush. Date: February 22, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on February 22 đ Events on this day in 2002 đ On This Day (Today)
The 6.4 Mw⯠Zarand earthquake shakes the Kerman province of Iran with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), leaving 612 people dead and 1,411 injured. Date: February 22, 2005 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on February 22 đ Events on this day in 2005 đ On This Day (Today)
The Securitas depot robbery was the UK's largest heist. Almost ÂŁ53m (about $92.5 million or âŹ78 million) was stolen from a Securitas depot in Tonbridge, Kent. Date: February 22, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on February 22 đ Events on this day in 2006 đ On This Day (Today)
At approximately 6:44Â a.m. local Iraqi time, explosions occurred at the al-Askari Shrine in Samarra, Iraq. The attack on the shrine, one of the holiest sites in Shia Islam, caused the escalation of sectarian tensions in Iraq into a full-scale civil war. Date: February 22, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on February…
Bahraini uprising: Tens of thousands of people march in protest against the deaths of seven victims killed by police and army forces during previous protests. Date: February 22, 2011 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on February 22 đ Events on this day in 2011 đ On This Day (Today)
New Zealand's second deadliest earthquake, the 2011 Christchurch earthquake, kills 185 people. Date: February 22, 2011 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on February 22 đ Events on this day in 2011 đ On This Day (Today)
A train crash in Buenos Aires, Argentina, kills 51 people and injures 700 others. Date: February 22, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on February 22 đ Events on this day in 2012 đ On This Day (Today)
President Viktor Yanukovych of Ukraine is impeached by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine by a vote of 328â0, fulfilling a major goal of the Euromaidan rebellion. Date: February 22, 2014 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on February 22 đ Events on this day in 2014 đ On This Day (Today)
A ferry carrying 100 passengers capsizes in the Padma River, killing 70 people. Date: February 22, 2015 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on February 22 đ Events on this day in 2015 đ On This Day (Today)
A man throws a grenade at the U.S. embassy in Podgorica, Montenegro. He dies at the scene from a second explosion, with no one else hurt. Date: February 22, 2018 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on February 22 đ Events on this day in 2018 đ On This Day (Today)