Page 2: Historical Events In 2012

Mar 04   On this day in history a series of explosions are reported at a munitions dump in Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of the Congo, with at least 250 people dead.   

Mar 04   Munitions dump explosions kill at least 250 people in the Republic of Congo in the year 2012.   

Mar 05   27 members of Iraq's security force are killed by gunmen disguised as police in Haditha on this day in history.   

Mar 06   On this day in history 9,000 residents are evacuated from Wagga Wagga, Australia, as the Murrimbidgee River threatens to overflow   

Mar 08   On this day in history greece secures debt-restructuring deal with private lenders   

Mar 09   Senior members of hacking group Lulz Sec are arrested, including one member of the FBI, in the United States, United Kingdom and Ireland in the year 2012.   

Mar 10   In the year 2012 at least 130 rockets are fired into Israel from Gaza   

Mar 11   US soldier kills 16 civilians in Afghanistan in the year 2012.   

Mar 12   In the year 2012 100 people are killed in ethnic clashes and cattle raids in South Sudan   

Mar 13   In the year 2012 19 people are shot dead in a bus attack in Ethiopia   

Mar 13   On this day in history after 244 years since its first publication, the Encyclopædia Britannica discontinues its print edition.   

Mar 16   In the year 2012 turkish NATO helicopter crashes into a house killing ten people in the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan   

Mar 17   On this day in history bolton Wanderer footballer Fabrice Muamba collapses and is rushed to hospital during a live football match against Tottenham Hotspur   

Mar 18   On this day in history superleague Greece football match between Olympiacos and Panathinaikos is abandoned after fans set fire to Athens' Olympic Stadium   

Mar 19   On this day in history wendy's overtakes Burger King to become the second best selling hamburger chain   

Mar 20   In the year 2012 50 people are killed and 240 injured in a wave of terror attacks across 10 cities in Iraq   

Mar 21   Greek Parliament votes in favour of an international bailout deal on this day in history.   

Mar 22   Largest protest in Quebec's history occurs in Montreal with over 200,000 people marching against government tuition hikes and for free access to post-secondary education in the year 2012.   

Mar 22   The President of Mali, Amadou Toumani Touré, is ousted in a coup d'état after mutinous soldiers attack government offices on this day in history.   

Mar 23   In the year 2012 african Union suspends Mali's membership following a coup   

Mar 24   African Union deploys 5,000 strong force with the aim of catching or killing warlord Joseph Kony in the year 2012.   

Mar 25   Peter Cruddas, treasurer of Britain's Conservative Party, resigns after being caught on film selling access to British Prime Minister David Cameron on this day in history.   

Mar 26   Macky Sall elected as President of Senegal on this day in history.   

Mar 30   Spanish Government cuts 27 Billion Euros from its budget in one of its toughest austerity driver in history in the year 2012.   

Apr 01   Plane crash in Western Siberia kills at least 31 people ( UTair Aviation ATR-72) on this day in history.   

Apr 02   On this day in history oikos University, Oakland shooting kills seven people and injures 3   

Apr 03   In the year 2012 spanish unemployment reaches record high, youth unemployment stands at 50%   

Apr 04   German Nobel Laureat, Gunter Grass, publishes controversial poem that claims Israel is plotting to wipe out Iran on this day in history.   

Apr 05   In the year 2012 severe storms in Argentina kill 14 people   

Apr 06   The National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad unilaterally declares the independence of Azawad from Mali in the year 2012.   

Apr 06   US F-18 Hornet crashes into side of apartment building in Virginia with no fatalities on this day in history.   

Apr 07   Joyce Banda becomes President of Malawi in the year 2012.   

Apr 08   Gunter Grass labelled persona non gratta by Israeli internal affairs minister Eli Yishai on this day in history.   

Apr 09   On this day in history the Lion King becomes highest grossing Broadway show after overtaking The Phantom of the Opera   

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