Historical Events In 2012

Jan 07   Hot air balloon crashes in Carterton, New Zealand, killing 11 on this day in history.   

Jan 13   Cruise ship, Costa Concordia, runs aground at Isola de Giglio, Italy, with at least 15 deaths in the year 2012.   

Jan 14   On this day in history suicide bomber kills 53 and injures 130 in Basra, Iraq   

Jan 18   Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) blackout becomes the largest protest in the history of the internet in the year 2012.   

Jan 19   On this day in history fBI shuts down Megaupload.com for alleged copyright infringement, hacker group Anonymous responds by attacking government and entertainment industry websites   

Jan 23   European Union agrees to embargo Iranian oil in protest against Iran's alleged nuclear weapons program on this day in history.   

Jan 23   Iran.European Union relations: The European Union adopts an embargo against Iran in protest of that nation's continued effort to enrich uranium on this day in history.   

Feb 01   At least 73 people are killed in the Egyptian football riots in Port Said on this day in history.   

Feb 01   At least 79 people were killed and more than 1,000 were injured after a football match in Port Said, Egypt in the year 2012.   

Feb 02   Cold snap across Europe kills more than 100 people (over 400 people by 08-02) on this day in history.   

Feb 04   In the year 2012 tens of thousands of people are stranded by floods in the Australian states of New South Wales and Queensland   

Feb 05   On this day in history quarterback Eli Manning wins his second Superbowl Most Valuable Player Award after leading the New York Giants to a 21-17 victory over the New England Patriots in Superbowl XLVI   

Feb 06   In the year 2012 6.9 magnitude quake hits near the central Philipines with 43 confirmed deaths   

Feb 06   In the year 2012 the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II marks the 60th anniversary of her accession to the thrones of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, and the 60th anniversary of her becoming Head of the Commonwealth.   

Feb 11   On this day in history israel Air Force conducts four air strikes in Gaza Strip   

Feb 12   Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow is re-elected president of Turkmenistan with 97% of the vote in the year 2012.   

Feb 15   United Kingdom unemployment rate reaches 17 year high of 8.4% on this day in history.   

Feb 17   On this day in history the President of Germany, Christian Wulff, resigns over a corruption scandal   

Feb 18   Kateri Tekakwitha canonized as the first native American saint in the year 2012.   

Feb 19   44 people killed in prison brawl in Apocada, Mexico, between two rival drug cartels in the year 2012.   

Feb 19   In the year 2012 iran suspends oil exports to Britain and France following sanctions put in place by the European Union and the United States in January.   

Feb 20   Scientists successfully regenerate Silene stenophylla from a 31,800 year old piece of fruit, greatly surpassing the previous record of 2,000 years in the year 2012.   

Feb 21   On this day in history greek government debt crisis: Eurozone finance ministers reach an agreement on a second, .130-billion Greek bailout.   

Feb 21   Yemen voters go to the polls for a presidential election where the only candidate on the ballot paper is vice-president Abd Rabbuh Mansur al-Hadi on this day in history.   

Feb 22   In the year 2012 train crash in Buenos Aires, Argentina, kills 50 and injures hundreds   

Feb 23   On this day in history a series of bomb attacks across 12 Iraqi cities kills 60 and injures 200   

Feb 25   Syrian Army kills 100 civilians in artillery shelling of Homs and Hama in the year 2012.   

Feb 26   The film The Artist wins five Academy Awards and becomes the first silent film to win since 1927 on this day in history.   

Feb 27   Arab Spring: As a result of ongoing protests, Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh is succeeded by Vice President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Al-Hadi on this day in history.   

Feb 27   Wikileaks begins disclosing 5 million emails from private intelligence company Stratfor on this day in history.   

Feb 28   Occupy London protesters evicted from St Paul's Cathedral in the year 2012.   

Mar 01   On this day in history euro zone unemployment reaches historical high of 10.7%   

Mar 02   In the year 2012 tornadoes kill at least 27 people in the American states of Indiana and Kentucky   

Mar 03   Lorry crash in east Guinea kills 50 and injures 27 on this day in history.   

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