Historical Events In 2012
Sunday, 07 March 2021
Jan 07 In the year 2012 hot air balloon crashes in Carterton, New Zealand, killing 11
Jan 13 In the year 2012 cruise ship, Costa Concordia, runs aground at Isola de Giglio, Italy, with at least 15 deaths
Jan 14 On this day in history suicide bomber kills 53 and injures 130 in Basra, Iraq
Jan 18 Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) blackout becomes the largest protest in the history of the internet in the year 2012.
Jan 19 In the year 2012 fBI shuts down Megaupload.com for alleged copyright infringement, hacker group Anonymous responds by attacking government and entertainment industry websites
Jan 23 In the year 2012 european Union agrees to embargo Iranian oil in protest against Iran's alleged nuclear weapons program
Jan 23 In the year 2012 iran.European Union relations: The European Union adopts an embargo against Iran in protest of that nation's continued effort to enrich uranium.
Feb 01 On this day in history at least 73 people are killed in the Egyptian football riots in Port Said
Feb 01 On this day in history at least 79 people were killed and more than 1,000 were injured after a football match in Port Said, Egypt.
Feb 02 Cold snap across Europe kills more than 100 people (over 400 people by 08-02) on this day in history.
Feb 04 Tens of thousands of people are stranded by floods in the Australian states of New South Wales and Queensland in the year 2012.
Feb 05 In the year 2012 quarterback Eli Manning wins his second Superbowl Most Valuable Player Award after leading the New York Giants to a 21-17 victory over the New England Patriots in Superbowl XLVI
Feb 06 On this day in history 6.9 magnitude quake hits near the central Philipines with 43 confirmed deaths
Feb 06 On this day in history the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II marks the 60th anniversary of her accession to the thrones of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, and the 60th anniversary of her becoming Head of the Commonwealth.
Feb 11 Israel Air Force conducts four air strikes in Gaza Strip on this day in history.
Feb 12 Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow is re-elected president of Turkmenistan with 97% of the vote on this day in history.
Feb 15 On this day in history united Kingdom unemployment rate reaches 17 year high of 8.4%
Feb 17 In the year 2012 the President of Germany, Christian Wulff, resigns over a corruption scandal
Feb 18 In the year 2012 kateri Tekakwitha canonized as the first native American saint
Feb 19 44 people killed in prison brawl in Apocada, Mexico, between two rival drug cartels on this day in history.
Feb 19 Iran suspends oil exports to Britain and France following sanctions put in place by the European Union and the United States in January on this day in history.
Feb 20 Scientists successfully regenerate Silene stenophylla from a 31,800 year old piece of fruit, greatly surpassing the previous record of 2,000 years in the year 2012.
Feb 21 On this day in history greek government debt crisis: Eurozone finance ministers reach an agreement on a second, .130-billion Greek bailout.
Feb 21 Yemen voters go to the polls for a presidential election where the only candidate on the ballot paper is vice-president Abd Rabbuh Mansur al-Hadi in the year 2012.
Feb 22 Train crash in Buenos Aires, Argentina, kills 50 and injures hundreds in the year 2012.
Feb 23 A series of bomb attacks across 12 Iraqi cities kills 60 and injures 200 in the year 2012.
Feb 25 Syrian Army kills 100 civilians in artillery shelling of Homs and Hama on this day in history.
Feb 26 The film The Artist wins five Academy Awards and becomes the first silent film to win since 1927 in the year 2012.
Feb 27 In the year 2012 arab Spring: As a result of ongoing protests, Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh is succeeded by Vice President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Al-Hadi.
Feb 27 In the year 2012 wikileaks begins disclosing 5 million emails from private intelligence company Stratfor
Feb 28 On this day in history occupy London protesters evicted from St Paul's Cathedral
Mar 01 In the year 2012 euro zone unemployment reaches historical high of 10.7%
Mar 02 Tornadoes kill at least 27 people in the American states of Indiana and Kentucky on this day in history.
Mar 03 On this day in history lorry crash in east Guinea kills 50 and injures 27
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