Historical Events In 2012

May 13   49 dismembered bodies are found on a Mexican highway as part of the Mexican drug war on this day in history.   

May 14   On this day in history 1,500 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons agree to end mass hunger strike   

May 15   On this day in history eurozone economy narrowly avoids recession   

May 19   On this day in history chelsea defeat Bayern Munich in penalty shootout to win the UEFA Champion's League   

May 20   Tomislav Nikolić elected president of Serbia in the year 2012.   

May 21   In the year 2012 120 people are killed and 350 injured by a suicide bomb in Sana'a, Yemen   

May 22   On this day in history 14 people die and 30 are injured in train collision in India   

May 22   In the year 2012 tokyo Skytree, the tallest self-supporting tower in the world at 634 metres high, is opened to public.   

May 25   In the year 2012 up to 116 people are massacred, including women and children, by the Syrian army in Houla, in the Homs province   

May 26   A gunman in the Finnish town of Hyvink on this day in history.   

May 27   A NATO airstrike kills a family of eight, including six children, in Afghanistan on this day in history.   

May 29   On this day in history thousands march in protest in Johannesburg against Brett Murray's controversial painting The Spear   

May 30   A number of nations including Germany, Turkey and Canada, expel Syrian diplomats following the Houla massacre on this day in history.   

Jun 01   On this day in history new York Mets pitcher Johan Santana pitches a no-hitter against the St. Louis Cardinals   

Jun 03   On this day in history suicide car bombing kills 15 and inures 42 people in Bauchi, Nigeria   

Jun 04   In the year 2012 uS drone attack kills 15 militants in Pakistan, including high ranking al-Qaeda official, Abu Yahya al-Libi   

Jun 05   The century's second and last solar transit of Venus occurs. The next pair are predicted to occur in 2117 and 2125 in the year 2012.   

Jun 06   Transit of Venus (between Earth & Sun) occurs in the year 2012.   

Jun 07   In the year 2012 16th century archaeology remains of the Curtain Theatre, where some of Shakespeare's plays were first performed, were found under a pub in London   

Jun 08   A bus bombing in Pakistan kills 18 and injures 35 people on this day in history.   

Jun 09   In the year 2012 it is announced that up to $125 million dollars in loans will be given to aid Spain's struggling banks   

Jun 10   A Helicopter crash near Nairobi, Kenya, kills five people, including George Saitoti, a Kenyan cabinet minister in the year 2012.   

Jun 11   Five people are killed after an ambulance hits a roadside bomb in Afghanistan in the year 2012.   

Jun 12   On this day in history the chemical compound NOTT-202, which is capable of selectively absorbing carbon dioxide, is created   

Jun 13   On this day in history a series of bombings across Iraq kill 93 and wound 300 people   

Jun 14   On this day in history an explosion at an Indian steel plant kills 11 people and severely injures 16   

Jun 15   Apple I computer sells for a record $374,500 on this day in history.   

Jun 16   On this day in history 32 people are killed by a car bomb in Baghdad   

Jun 17   France's Socialist Party wins a majority in the legislative election on this day in history.   

Jun 18   15 people are killed and 40 injured in a suicide attack in Baquba, Iraq in the year 2012.   

Jun 19   A man in Saudi Arabia is beheaded for witchcraft and sorcery on this day in history.   

Jun 20   Western Libyan tribal clashes kill 105 people and injure 500 in the year 2012.   

Jun 21   Moody's downgrades 15 major banks in the UK, US, Canada and Europe on this day in history.   

Jun 22   On this day in history two Baghdad market bombings kill 14 people and injure 106   

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