What important events happened in 2015?
What important events happened in 2015?
April 25 – A magnitude 7.8 earthquake strikes Nepal and causes 8,857 deaths in Nepal, 130 in India, 27 in China and 4 in Bangladesh with a total of 9,018 deaths. April 29 – The World Health Organization (WHO) declares that rubella has been eradicated from the Americas.
What was happening in Canada in 2014?
In the shootings at Parliament Hill, a gunman shot a Canadian Forces soldier dead at the National War Memorial in Ottawa, then entered the Parliament buildings where he was killed by security forces. Ottawa’s downtown core was put under lockdown during the search for a potential second shooter.
What big happened in 2010?
On January 12, 2010, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake devastates Haiti, killing more than 230,000 and destroying the nation’s infrastructure. On January 27, 2010, Apple Computer unveils the iPad tablet computer.
What historical events happened in the year 2002?
Historical Events for the Year 2002 1st January » Taiwan officially joins the World Trade Organization, as Chinese Taipei. 1st January » The Treaty on Open Skies named Open Skies mutual surveillance treaty, initially signed in 1992, officially comes into force.
What happened in India on 27 February 2002?
27th February» Godhra train burning: A Muslim mob torches a train returning from Ayodhya, killing 59 Hinduism called Hindu prigrims. 28th February» During the 2002 Gujarat riots named religious violence in Gujarat, the 97 people killed in the Naroda Patiya massacre and 69 in Gulbarg Society massacre.
What happened in 2002 in the eastern Mediterranean?
28th May » The ‘2001 Mars Odyssey e.g Mars Odyssey’ finds signs of large ice deposits on the planet Mars. 6th June » 2002 Eastern Mediterranean event e.g Eastern Mediterranean event. A near-Earth asteroid estimated at ten meters in diameter explodes over the Mediterranean Sea between Greece and Libya.
What happened on the 3rd January 1992?
1st January » The Treaty on Open Skies named Open Skies mutual surveillance treaty, initially signed in 1992, officially comes into force. 3rd January » Israeli forces seize the Palestinian freighter ‘Karine A Affair or Karine A’ in the Red Sea, finding 50 tons of weapons.
