Malagasy coup d'état
A coup d'état successfully overthrows Malagasy president Andry Rajoelina.
Read sourceA chronological view of notable events, discoveries, and turning points recorded on this date.
A coup d'état successfully overthrows Malagasy president Andry Rajoelina.
Read sourceAustralians vote to reject a constitutional amendment that would have established an Indigenous Voice to Parliament.
Read sourceAbout 10,000 American employees of John Deere go on strike.
Read sourceAn Al-Shabaab suicide bomber detonated a massive truck bomb at the Zobe junction in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, killing 587 people, injuring 316 others, and leaving more than 500 missing.
Read sourceA suicide bomb attack in Tonsa, Pakistan kills at least seven people and injures 13 others.
Read sourceA snowstorm and avalanche in the Nepalese Himalayas triggered by the remnants of Cyclone Hudhud kills 43 people.
Read sourceThe Serbia vs. Albania UEFA qualifying match is canceled after 42 minutes due to several incidents on and off the pitch. Albania is eventually awarded a win.
Read sourceFelix Baumgartner successfully jumps to Earth from a balloon in the stratosphere.
Read sourceMK Airlines Flight 1602 crashes during takeoff from Halifax Stanfield International Airport, killing all seven people on board.
Read sourcePinnacle Airlines Flight 3701 crashes in Jefferson City, Missouri. The two pilots (the aircraft's only occupants) are killed.
Read sourceThe Steve Bartman Incident takes place at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois.
Read sourceEric Rudolph is charged with six bombings, including the 1996 Centennial Olympic Park bombing in Atlanta, Georgia.
Read sourceYasser Arafat, Yitzhak Rabin and Shimon Peres receive the Nobel Peace Prize for their role in the establishment of the Oslo Accords and the framing of future Palestinian self government.
Read sourceBurmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Read sourceU.S. President Ronald Reagan proclaims a war on drugs.
Read sourceVice President Hosni Mubarak is elected as the President of Egypt, one week after the assassination of Anwar Sadat.
Read sourceThe 6th Congress of the Workers' Party ended, having anointed North Korean President Kim Il Sung's son Kim Jong Il as his successor.
Read sourceThe first National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights draws approximately 100,000 people.
Read sourceAn RAF Avro Vulcan bomber explodes and crashes over Żabbar, Malta after an aborted landing, killing five crew members and one person on the ground.
Read sourceIn the Thammasat student uprising, over 100,000 people protest in Thailand against the military government. Seventy-seven are killed and 857 are injured by soldiers.
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