Page 4: Historical Events In 2012

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

May 14   On this day in history 1,500 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons agree to end mass hunger strike   

May 15   In the year 2012 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   In the year 2012 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   14 people die and 30 are injured in train collision in India on this day in history.   

May 22   In the year 2012 tokyo Skytree, the tallest self-supporting tower in the world at 634 metres high, is opened to public.   

May 25   On this day in history up to 116 people are massacred, including women and children, by the Syrian army in Houla, in the Homs province   

May 26   A gunman in the Finnish town of Hyvink in the year 2012.   

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

May 29   In the year 2012 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   On this day in history new York Mets pitcher Johan Santana pitches a no-hitter against the St. Louis Cardinals   

Jun 03   Suicide car bombing kills 15 and inures 42 people in Bauchi, Nigeria on this day in history.   

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

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

Jun 06   Transit of Venus (between Earth & Sun) occurs on this day in history.   

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

Jun 08   A bus bombing in Pakistan kills 18 and injures 35 people in the year 2012.   

Jun 09   In the year 2012 it is announced that up to $125 million dollars in loans will be given to aid Spain's struggling banks   

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

Jun 11   On this day in history five people are killed after an ambulance hits a roadside bomb in Afghanistan   

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

Jun 13   A series of bombings across Iraq kill 93 and wound 300 people on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

Jun 18   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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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