Explore 1542 historical events from 2010–2019.
The Brindisi school bombing occurred on 19 May 2012, when three gas cylinder bombs hidden in a large rubbish bin exploded in front of the Morvillo Falcone high school in Brindisi, …
Three gas cylinder bombs explode in front of a vocational school in the Italian city of Brindisi, killing one person and
On 21 May 2012, a suicide bomber detonated an explosive belt among groups of Yemeni soldiers rehearsing for the annual Unity Day military parade in Sanaa, Yemen. An 18-year-old sol…
A suicide bombing kills more than 120 people in Sanaa, Yemen
Tokyo Skytree , a.k.a Tokyo Sky Tree, is a broadcasting and observation tower, located in Sumida, Tokyo, Japan. It has been the tallest tower in Japan since opening in 2012, and re…
Tokyo Skytree opens to the public
Arnold Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller was a Danish shipping magnate. He was a longtime figure at A.P. Moller–Maersk Group, which was founded by his father.
Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller, Danish businessman (born 1913)
Carlo Petrini was an Italian professional football player and coach.
Carlo Petrini, Italian footballer and coach (born 1948)
Leila Berg was an English children's author, editor and play specialist. She was well known as a journalist and a writer on education and children's rights. Berg was a recipient of…
Leila Berg, English journalist and author (born 1917)
John Quinn Brisben was an American teacher, author, and political activist from Chicago, Illinois. Brisben was on the Socialist Party USA's presidential ticket twice. He was the pa…
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Dimitris Mitropanos was a Greek singer. He was renowned for his mastery of laïkó, a Greek music style.
Dimitris Mitropanos, Greek singer (born 1948)
SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 2, also known as Dragon C2+, was the second test-flight for SpaceX's uncrewed Cargo Dragon spacecraft. It launched in May 2012 on the third flight of the co…
SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 2 launches a Dragon capsule on a Falcon 9 rocket in the first commercial flight to the Internati
SpaceX Dragon 1 is a class of fourteen partially reusable cargo spacecraft developed by SpaceX, an American private space transportation company. The spacecraft flew 23 missions be…
The SpaceX Dragon 1 becomes the first commercial spacecraft to successfully rendezvous and berth with the International
Liberia, officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to its northwest, Guinea to its north, Ivory Coast to its east, …
Former Liberian president Charles Taylor is sentenced to 50 years in prison for his role in atrocities committed during
The president of the Arab Republic of Egypt is the head of state of Egypt. Under the various iterations of the Constitution of Egypt following the Egyptian revolution of 1952, the …
Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is sentenced to life imprisonment for his role in the killing of demonstrators d
Dana Air Flight 0992 was a scheduled Nigerian domestic passenger flight from Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport to Murtala Muhammed International Airport. On 3 June 2012, the McD…
A plane carrying 153 people crashes in a residential neighborhood in Lagos, Nigeria, killing everyone on board plus six
Nityananda Mahapatra was an Indian Odia politician, poet and journalist.
Nityananda Mohapatra, Indian journalist, poet, and politician (born 1912)
Jonathan V. Plaut was an American Reform rabbi and author. Plaut was the rabbi of Temple Beth Israel in Jackson, MI.
Jonathan V
Stanley Rogers Resor was an American lawyer, military officer, and government official.
Stanley Rogers Resor, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 9th United States Secretary of the Army (born 1917)
Richard Wagstaff Clark was an American television and radio personality and television producer who hosted American Bandstand from 1956 to 1989. He also hosted five incarnations of…
Dick Clark, American television host and producer, founded Dick Clark Productions (born 1929)
Robert Oliver Ragland was an American film score composer, best known for his soundtracks to numerous genre films ranging from blaxploitation (Abby), to horror, to monster movies, …
Robert O
The Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant was a parade on 3 June 2012 of 670 boats on the Tideway of the River Thames in London as part of the celebrations of the Diamond Jubilee of Eliza…
The pageant for the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II takes place on the River Thames
The 2012 transit of Venus, when the planet Venus appeared as a small, dark spot passing across the face of the Sun, began at 22:09 UTC on 5 June 2012, and finished at 04:49 UTC on …
Last transit of Venus until the year 2117
On 11 June 2012, two moderate earthquakes struck northern Afghanistan, causing a large landslide. The landslide buried the town of Sayi Hazara, trapping 71 people. After four days …
75 people die in a landslide triggered by two earthquakes in Afghanistan; an entire village is buried
Shenzhou 9 was the fourth crewed spacecraft flight of China's Shenzhou program, launched at 18:37:24 CST, 16 June 2012. Shenzhou 9 was the second spacecraft and first crewed missio…
China successfully launches its Shenzhou 9 spacecraft, carrying three astronauts, including the first female Chinese ast
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is a part of the United States Department of Defense (DoD) and is one of the six …
The United States Air Force's robotic Boeing X-37B spaceplane returns to Earth after a classified 469-day orbital missio
Doris Betts was a short story writer, novelist, essayist and Alumni Distinguished Professor Emerita at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She was the author of three shor…
Doris Betts, American author and academic (born 1932)