Page 9: Historical Events In 2012

Nov 06   5 people are shot at a poultry processing plant in Fresno, California in the year 2012.   

Nov 07   In the year 2012 48 people are killed by a magnitude 7.3 earthquake in Guatemala   

Nov 09   2 Iranian fighter jets fire on a US General Atomics MQ-1 Predator drone in international air space in the year 2012.   

Nov 10   In the year 2012 20 Syrian troops are killed by suicide bombings in Daara   

Nov 11   12 people are killed by a magnitude 6.8 earthquake in Burma on this day in history.   

Nov 12   In the year 2012 into the Silence by Wade Davis wins the 2012 Samuel Johnson Prize   

Nov 13   3 Syrian tanks enter the demilitarized zone of Golan Heights in the year 2012.   

Nov 14   A series of protests against austerity measures occur across Europe including Spain, Portugal, and Greece on this day in history.   

Nov 14   On this day in history israel launches Operation Pillar of Defense against the Palestinian-governed Gaza Strip, killing Hamas military chief Ahmed Jabari. In the following week 140 Palestinians and five Israelis are killed in an ensuing cycle of violence. A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is announced by Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton after the week-long escalation in hostilities in Southern Israel and the Gaza Strip.   

Nov 15   In the year 2012 at least 95 people are killed in Syrian conflicts   

Nov 16   Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 grosses $500 million in 24 hours to become the biggest entertainment launch of all time on this day in history.   

Nov 17   50 schoolchildren and a bus driver are killed after a train collides with a school bus in Manfalut, Egypt in the year 2012.   

Nov 18   On this day in history lewis Hamilton wins the 2012 US Formula One Grand Prix   

Nov 20   On this day in history toshiba unveils a robot designed to help in nuclear disasters   

Nov 21   In the year 2012 an Israel and Hamas ceasefire is negotiated   

Nov 22   2 people are killed and 120 injured after a 100-vehicle pile-up in dense fog in Texas in the year 2012.   

Nov 23   JR Tokai unveil a maglev LO train prototype capable of travelling up to 500km per hour on this day in history.   

Nov 24   Gangnam Style becomes the most viewed youtube video surpassing 808 million views in the year 2012.   

Nov 25   In the year 2012 11 people are killed and 30 are wounded by twin car bombs hitting a Protestant church in Nigeria   

Nov 25   In the year 2012 typhoon Bopha, known as "Pablo" in the Philippines, kills at least 1,067 with around 838 people still missing. The typhoon caused considerable damage in the island of Mindanao.   

Nov 26   In the year 2012 10 children are killed and 15 people are injured after a Syrian government Jet drops a cluster bomb on a playground   

Nov 27   29 people are killed and 126 are wounded by 8 car bombings across Iraq in the year 2012.   

Nov 28   On this day in history 54 people are killed and 120 are injured by two car bombs in Damascus, Syria   

Nov 29   30 people are killed and 100 are wounded by bombs in Hillah and Karbala, Iraq on this day in history.   

Nov 29   In the year 2012 the UN General Assembly approves a motion granting Palestine non-member observer state status.   

Dec 01   8 people are killed and 36 injured after a bus overturns in Bolivia in the year 2012.   

Dec 02   In the year 2012 9 people are killed after 30 cars are trapped in Sasago Tunnel, Japan   

Dec 03   Voyager 1 spacecraft, launched in 1977, reaches the end of our solar system and enters interstellar space on this day in history.   

Dec 04   29 people are killed by a mortar attack in Bteeha, Syria in the year 2012.   

Dec 04   Typhoon Bopha in Philippines killing 1,901 people in the year 2012.   

Dec 05   In the year 2012 8 people are killed and 12 injured by a magnitude 5.6 earthquake in South Korea   

Dec 06   7 people are killed and 770 injured during Egyptian protests on this day in history.   

Dec 08   On this day in history in Qatar, the UN Climate Change Conference agrees to extend the Kyoto Protocol until 2020.   

Dec 08   In the year 2012 uN climate conference agrees to extend the Kyoto Protocol to 2020   

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