Historical Events In 2012

Jan 07   Hot air balloon crashes in Carterton, New Zealand, killing 11.   

Jan 13   Cruise ship, Costa Concordia, runs aground at Isola de Giglio, Italy, with at least 15 deaths   

Jan 14   Suicide bomber results in the deaths of 53 and injures 130 in Basra, Iraq.   

Jan 18   Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) blackout is recorded as becoming the largest protest in the history of the internet.   

Jan 19   FBI shuts down Megaupload.com for alleged copyright infringement, hacker group Anonymous responds by attacking government and entertainment industry websites.   

Jan 23   European Union agrees to embargo Iranian oil in protest against Iran's alleged nuclear weapons program   

Jan 23   In this year, Iran.European Union relations: The European Union formally adopts an embargo against Iran in protest of that nation's continued effort to enrich uranium.   

Feb 01   At least 73 people are killed in the Egyptian football riots in Port Said   

Feb 01   At least 79 people were killed and more than 1000 were injured after a football match in Port Said, Egypt.   

Feb 02   Cold snap across Europe results in the deaths of more than 100 people (over 400 people by 08-02)   

Feb 04   Tens of thousands of people are stranded by floods in the Australian states of New South Wales and Queensland   

Feb 05   In this year, Quarterback Eli Manning claims 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   magnitude 6.9 quake hits near the central Philipines with 43 confirmed deaths.   

Feb 06   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.   

Feb 12   Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow is re-elected president of Turkmenistan with 97% of the vote   

Feb 15   United Kingdom unemployment rate reaches 17 year high of 8.4%.   

Feb 17   The President of Germany, Christian Wulff, steps down over a corruption scandal   

Feb 18   Kateri Tekakwitha canonized as the inaugural native American saint.   

Feb 19   44 people killed in prison brawl in Apocada, Mexico, between two rival drug cartels   

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   

Feb 20   Scientists successfully regenerate Silene stenophylla from a 31800 year old piece of fruit, greatly surpassing the previous record of 2000 years   

Feb 21   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   

Feb 22   Train crash in Buenos Aires, Argentina, results in the deaths of 50 and injures hundreds.   

Feb 23   A series of bomb attacks across 12 Iraqi cities results in the deaths of 60 and injures 200.   

Feb 25   Syrian Army results in the deaths of 100 civilians in artillery shelling of Homs and Hama.   

Feb 26   In this year, The film The Artist claims five Academy Awards and is recorded as becoming the inaugural silent film to win since 1927   

Feb 27   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   Wikileaks begins disclosing 5 million emails from private intelligence company Stratfor.   

Feb 28   Occupy London protesters evicted from St Paul's Cathedral   

Mar 01   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   

Mar 03   Lorry crash in east Guinea results in the deaths of 50 and injures 27.   

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