Date: March 16, 2002
The Envisat environmental satellite successfully launches aboard an Ariane 5 rocket to reach an orbit of 800 km (500 mi) above the Earth, which was the then-largest payload at 10.5 m long and with a diameter of 4.57 m. Date: March 1, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 1 📅 Events on…
A cooking gas cylinder explodes on board an Egyptian National Railways train in El Ayyat, causing a fire and killing over 370 people. Date: February 20, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 20 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2002Nanterre Massacre:…
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 → 📅 Other events on July 15 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day…
Over two hundred thousand people march in Caracas towards the presidential palace to demand the resignation of President Hugo Chávez. Nineteen protesters are killed. Date: April 11, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 11 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2002Passover…
In reaction to the Passover massacre two days prior, Israel launches Operation Defensive Shield against Palestinian militants, its largest military operation in the West Bank since the 1967 Six-Day War. Date: March 29, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 29 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This…
An explosion at a military storage facility in Lagos, Nigeria, kills at least 1,100 people and displaces over 20,000 others. Date: January 27, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 27 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2002Portugal Recognizes East Timor Independence,…