Historical Events In 2012

May 13   On this day in history 49 dismembered bodies are found on a Mexican highway as part of the Mexican drug war  

May 14   In the year 2012 1,500 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons agree to end mass hunger strike  

May 15   On this day in history eurozone economy narrowly avoids recession  

May 19   In the year 2012 chelsea defeat Bayern Munich in penalty shootout to win the UEFA Champion's League  

May 20   On this day in history tomislav Nikolić elected president of Serbia  

May 21   On this day in history 120 people are killed and 350 injured by a suicide bomb in Sana'a, Yemen  

May 22   In the year 2012 14 people die and 30 are injured in train collision in India  

May 22   On this day in history tokyo Skytree, the tallest self-supporting tower in the world at 634 metres high, is opened to public.  

May 25   Up to 116 people are massacred, including women and children, by the Syrian army in Houla, in the Homs province in the year 2012.  

May 26   A gunman in the Finnish town of Hyvink on this day in history.  

May 27   A NATO airstrike kills a family of eight, including six children, in Afghanistan on this day in history.  

May 29   On this day in history thousands march in protest in Johannesburg against Brett Murray's controversial painting The Spear  

May 30   A number of nations including Germany, Turkey and Canada, expel Syrian diplomats following the Houla massacre on this day in history.  

Jun 01   New York Mets pitcher Johan Santana pitches a no-hitter against the St. Louis Cardinals in the year 2012.  

Jun 03   On this day in history suicide car bombing kills 15 and inures 42 people in Bauchi, Nigeria  

Jun 04   On this day in history uS drone attack kills 15 militants in Pakistan, including high ranking al-Qaeda official, Abu Yahya al-Libi  

Jun 05   The century's second and last solar transit of Venus occurs. The next pair are predicted to occur in 2117 and 2125 on this day in history.  

Jun 06   On this day in history transit of Venus (between Earth & Sun) occurs  

Jun 07   16th century archaeology remains of the Curtain Theatre, where some of Shakespeare's plays were first performed, were found under a pub in London in the year 2012.  

Jun 08   A bus bombing in Pakistan kills 18 and injures 35 people on this day in history.  

Jun 09   It is announced that up to $125 million dollars in loans will be given to aid Spain's struggling banks on this day in history.  

Jun 10   A Helicopter crash near Nairobi, Kenya, kills five people, including George Saitoti, a Kenyan cabinet minister in the year 2012.  

Jun 11   Five people are killed after an ambulance hits a roadside bomb in Afghanistan in the year 2012.  

Jun 12   The chemical compound NOTT-202, which is capable of selectively absorbing carbon dioxide, is created in the year 2012.  

Jun 13   In the year 2012 a series of bombings across Iraq kill 93 and wound 300 people  

Jun 14   In the year 2012 an explosion at an Indian steel plant kills 11 people and severely injures 16  

Jun 15   Apple I computer sells for a record $374,500 on this day in history.  

Jun 16   32 people are killed by a car bomb in Baghdad in the year 2012.  

Jun 17   France's Socialist Party wins a majority in the legislative election on this day in history.  

Jun 18   In the year 2012 15 people are killed and 40 injured in a suicide attack in Baquba, Iraq  

Jun 19   A man in Saudi Arabia is beheaded for witchcraft and sorcery on this day in history.  

Jun 20   Western Libyan tribal clashes kill 105 people and injure 500 in the year 2012.  

Jun 21   In the year 2012 moody's downgrades 15 major banks in the UK, US, Canada and Europe  

Jun 22   Two Baghdad market bombings kill 14 people and injure 106 on this day in history.  

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