Page 3: Historical Events In 2012

Apr 10   In the year 2012 united Nations deadline for Syrian troop withdrawal passes as violence continues   

Apr 11   8.6 magnitude earth quack and 8.2 aftershock occurs off the coast of Indonesia on this day in history.   

Apr 12   On this day in history a ceasefire in the 2011-2012 Syrian uprising comes into effect   

Apr 12   Mutinous soldiers in Guinea-Bissau stage a coup d'état and take control of the capital city, Bissau. They arrest interim President Raimundo Pereira and leading presidential candidate Carlos Gomes Júnior in the midst of a presidential election campaign in the year 2012.   

Apr 13   Kwangmy.ngs.ng-3, a North Korean Earth observation satellite, explodes shortly after launch. The United States and other countries had called the impending launch a violation of United Nations Security Council demands.[15] The launch was planned to mark the centenary of the birth of Kim Il-sung, the founder of the republic on this day in history.   

Apr 13   North Korean long range rocket testing ends in failure after the rocket broke up after launch in the year 2012.   

Apr 15   400 Islamist Militants escape from a Pakistan prison after an insurgent attack on this day in history.   

Apr 16   In the year 2012 at least 55 people are killed in the Syrian uprising despite UN presence to oversee ceasefire   

Apr 17   On this day in history the St Cuthbert Gospel, Europe's oldest intact book, purchased by the British Library for 9 million pounds   

Apr 18   The Casoria Contemporary Art Museum in Naples begins burning artworks after cultural institution budget cuts on this day in history.   

Apr 19   Levon Helm, American rock musician, dies from throat cancer at 71 on this day in history.   

Apr 20   On this day in history plane crash near Islamabad, Pakistan, kills 127 people   

Apr 21   In the year 2012 two trains in Sloterdijk, Netherlands, injure 117 people in a head on collision   

Apr 22   30 year old women collapses and dies during London Marathon on this day in history.   

Apr 23   Netherlands Prime Minister, Mark Rutte, tenders resignation, paving the way for early elections on this day in history.   

Apr 25   The United Kingdom dips back into recession after the economy shrunk 0.2% in the first quarter of 2012 on this day in history.   

Apr 26   70 people are killed by rocket attacks by the Syrian Army on the city of Hama on this day in history.   

Apr 26   Former Liberian President Charles Taylor is found guilty on 11 counts of aiding and abetting war crimes and crimes against humanity during the Sierra Leone Civil War on this day in history.   

Apr 27   On this day in history four explosions in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine, kill 27 people   

Apr 28   In the year 2012 tent collapse in St Louis, Missouri, kills one and injures 110 people   

Apr 29   In the year 2012 international Chemical Weapons Convention deadline for chemical weapon stockpiles comes into effect   

Apr 30   On this day in history the unfinished One World Trade Center overtakes the Empire State building to become the tallest building in New York   

May 01   On this day in history china and Russia sign $15 billion dollar trade deal   

May 02   A pastel version of The Scream, by Norwegian painter Edvard Munch, sells for US$120 million in a New York City auction, setting a new world record for an auctioned work of art in the year 2012.   

May 02   Edvard Munch's famous painting 'The Scream' sells at auction for $119,922,500 in the year 2012.   

May 04   In the year 2012 14 decapitated bodies and 9 hung from a bridge are found in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico   

May 05   In the year 2012 17 people are killed and 47 missing after a flash flood in Nepal   

May 06   Francois Hollande elected President of France in the year 2012.   

May 07   In the year 2012 nATO air strike kills 14 and woulds 6 civilians in Afghanistan's Badghis Province   

May 09   Mark Rothko's "Orange, Red, Yellow" becomes the most expensive contemporary art piece to be sold at auction for $86.9 million dollars in the year 2012.   

May 10   The Red Cross suspends all humanitarian work in Pakistan after a worker was kidnapped and killed in the year 2012.   

May 11   On this day in history chinese scientists break world record by transferring photons over 97 kilometers using quantum teleportation   

May 12   In the year 2012 aug 12 - The 2012 World Expo takes place in Yeosu, South Korea.   

May 12   In the year 2012 the discovery of a missing Mayan calender piece disproves 2012 Armageddon   

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