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Six people and the perpetrator are killed and 17 injured in a mass shooting at a shopping mall in Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands. Date: April 9, 2011 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 9 π Events on this day in 2011 π On This Day (Today) More events from 2011Fidel…
A bomb explodes as Coptic Christians in Alexandria, Egypt, leave a new year service, killing 23 people. Date: January 1, 2011 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 1 π Events on this day in 2011 π On This Day (Today) More events from 2011Minsk Metro Explosion Kills 15, Injures 204 -…
An earthquake measuring 9.0 in magnitude strikes 130Β km (81Β mi) east of Sendai, Japan, triggering a tsunami killing thousands of people. This event also triggered the second largest nuclear accident in history, and one of only two events to be classified as a Level 7 on the International Nuclear Event Scale. Date: March 11, 2011 Read…
Space Shuttle Discovery launches on its final mission, STS-133. Date: February 24, 2011 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 24 π Events on this day in 2011 π On This Day (Today) More events from 2011Beginning of the Syrian Revolution, March 15, 2011Rio de Janeiro Elementary School Shooting Kills 12 Children,…
Sitting US Congresswoman Gabby Giffords is shot in the head along with 18 others in a mass shooting in Tucson, Arizona. Giffords survived the assassination attempt, but six others died, including John Roll, a federal judge. Date: January 8, 2011 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 8 π Events on this…
A reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant explodes and releases radioactivity into the atmosphere a day after the 2011 TΕhoku earthquake and tsunami. Date: March 12, 2011 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 12 π Events on this day in 2011 π On This Day (Today) More events from…