Sayano-Shushenskaya Dam Accident Kills 75, Causes Power Failure, August 17, 2009
Date: August 17, 2009
Date: August 17, 2009
Honduran president Manuel Zelaya is ousted by a local military coup following a failed request to hold a referendum to rewrite the Honduran Constitution. This was the start of the 2009 Honduran constitutional crisis. Date: June 28, 2009 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 28 π Events on this day in…
Teoh Beng Hock, an aide to a politician in Malaysia is found dead on the rooftop of a building adjacent to the offices of the Anti-Corruption Commission, sparking an inquest that gains nationwide attention. Date: July 16, 2009 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 16 π Events on this day in…
France announces its return to full participation of its military forces within NATO. Date: April 4, 2009 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 4 π Events on this day in 2009 π On This Day (Today) More events from 2009Colgan Air Flight 3407 Crashes in New York, February 12, 2009ICC Issues…
Two Tamil Tigers aircraft packed with C4 explosives en route to the national airforce headquarters are shot down by the Sri Lankan military before reaching their target, in a kamikaze style attack. Date: February 20, 2009 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 20 π Events on this day in 2009 π …
Massereene Barracks shooting: The Real Irish Republican Army kills two British soldiers and injures two other soldiers and two civilians at Massereene Barracks, the first British military deaths in Northern Ireland since the end of The Troubles. Date: March 7, 2009 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 7 π Events on…
Kidnapping victim Jaycee Dugard is discovered alive in California after being missing for over 18 years. Her captors, Phillip and Nancy Garrido, are apprehended. Date: August 26, 2009 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 26 π Events on this day in 2009 π On This Day (Today) More events from 2009Tbilisi…