1 Riots and mass killings in the Indian state of Gujarat From February 2002 to March 2002 . Gujarat;2002_Gujarat_riots; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_Gujarat_riots 2002_Gujarat_riots 2 The International Astronomical Union defines 'planet' at its 26th General Assembly, demoting Pluto to the status of 'dwarf planet' more than 70 years after its discovery August 24, 2006 1693226; International_Astronomical_Union;Pluto;Dwarf_planet;IAU_definition_of_planet; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IAU_definition_of_planet IAU_definition_of_planet 3 Four terror attacks (3 on the London Underground and 1 on a bus) rock the transport network in London, killing 52 (not including the 4 bombers) and injuring over 700 July 7, 2005 2643741;2643743; London_Underground;7_July_2005_London_bombings; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7_July_2005_London_bombings 7_July_2005_London_bombings 4 One of the worst natural disasters in recorded history hits Southeast Asia, when the strongest earthquake in 40 years, measuring 9.3 on the Richter scale, hits the entire Indian Ocean region, which generates an enormous tsunami that crashes into the coastal areas of a number of nations includingThailand, India, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Malaysia, Myanmar, Bangladesh, and Indonesia. The official death toll in the affected countries stands at 186,983 while more than 40,000 people are still missing. December 26, 2004 1210997;1327865;1733045;1269750;1282028;1643084;1227603; 2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake_and_tsunami;Richter_magnitude_scale;Indian_cricket_team_in_Sri_Lanka_in_2010;Maldives;Malaysia;Burma;Bangladesh;Indonesia;2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake_and_tsunami; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake_and_tsunami 2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake_and_tsunami 5 The Orange Revolution begins when the government of the Ukraine is accused of electoral fraud against presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko. November 22, 2004 690791; Orange_Revolution;Ukraine;Viktor_Yushchenko;Orange_Revolution; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_Revolution Orange_Revolution 6 Chechen terrorists take 1,128 people hostage, mostly children, in a school in the Beslan school hostage crisis. The hostage-takers demand the release of Chechen rebels imprisoned in neighbouring Ingushetia and the independence of Chechnya from Russia. September 1, 2004 569665;556349;576697;2017370; Beslan_school_hostage_crisis;Ingushetia;Chechnya;Russia;Beslan_school_siege; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beslan_school_siege Beslan_school_siege 7 America demands Iraq allow unfettered access to weapons inspectors. November 8, 2002 . Iraq_disarmament_crisis; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq_disarmament_crisis Iraq_disarmament_crisis 8 The Beltway sniper attacks begin with 5 shootings in Montgomery County, Maryland. October 1, 2002 4362716;4361885; Beltway_sniper_attacks;Beltway_sniper_attacks; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beltway_sniper_attacks Beltway_sniper_attacks 9 Four terror attacks (3 on the London Underground and 1 on a bus) rock the transport network in London, killing 52 (not including the 4 bombers) and injuring over 700 September 11, 2001 2643741;2643743; London_Underground;September_11_attacks; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_11_attacks September_11_attacks 10 An earthquake hits Gujarat, India, killing almost 20,000. January 26, 2001 1269750;1270770;1270771; Gujarat;2001_Gujarat_earthquake; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_Gujarat_earthquake 2001_Gujarat_earthquake 11 Sierra Leone Civil War: The British Armed Forces launch Operation Palliser to support the Sierra Leone government to counter the Revolutionary United Front. May 1, 2000 2403846; Sierra_Leone_Civil_War;Operation_Palliser;Revolutionary_United_Front;British_military_intervention_in_the_Sierra_Leone_Civil_War#Operation_Palliser; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_military_intervention_in_the_Sierra_Leone_Civil_War#Operation_Palliser British_military_intervention_in_the_Sierra_Leone_Civil_War#Operation_Palliser 12 East Timor votes for independence from Indonesia in a referendum. August 30, 1999 1643084;1623843;7289708; East_Timor;Indonesia;1999_East_Timorese_crisis; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999_East_Timorese_crisis 1999_East_Timorese_crisis 13 Columbine High School massacre: Two Littleton, Colorado teenagers, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, open fire on their teachers and classmates, killing 12 students and 1 teacher, and then themselves. April 20, 1999 5429032;5417618; Columbine_High_School_massacre;Eric_Harris_and_Dylan_Klebold;Columbine_High_School_massacre; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbine_High_School_massacre Columbine_High_School_massacre 14 Good Friday: 1 hour after the end of the talks deadline, the Belfast Agreement is signed between the Irish and British governments and most Northern Ireland political parties, with the notable exception of the Democratic Unionist Party. April 10, 1998 2655984;2641364;2963597; Good_Friday_Agreement;Northern_Ireland;Democratic_Unionist_Party;Good_Friday_Agreement; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Friday_Agreement Good_Friday_Agreement 15 Diana, Princess of Wales is killed in a car accident in Paris August 31, 1997 2634895; Diana,_Princess_of_Wales;Death_of_Diana,_Princess_of_Wales; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Diana,_Princess_of_Wales Death_of_Diana,_Princess_of_Wales 16 The United Kingdom hands sovereignty of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China. July 1, 1997 2635167;1814991;1819729;1819730; China;Transfer_of_sovereignty_over_Hong_Kong; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transfer_of_sovereignty_over_Hong_Kong Transfer_of_sovereignty_over_Hong_Kong 17 The Australian government introduces a nationwide ban on the private possession of both automatic and semi-automatic rifles, in response to the Port Arthur massacre. May 10, 1996 1801722; Port_Arthur_massacre_(Australia);Port_Arthur_massacre_(Australia); https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Arthur_massacre_(Australia) Port_Arthur_massacre_(Australia) 18 Srebrenica massacre: Units of the Army of Republika Srpska, under the command of General Ratko Mladic, enter Srebrenica with little resistance from Dutch peacekeepers of the United Nations Protection Force, going on to kill thousands of Bosniak men and boys and rape many women. July 11, 1995 . Srebrenica_massacre;Army_of_Republika_Srpska;Ratko_Mladic;United_Nations_Protection_Force;Bosniaks;Srebrenica_massacre; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Srebrenica_massacre Srebrenica_massacre 19 South Africa holds its first fully multiracial elections, marking the final end of apartheid. Nelson Mandela wins the elections and is sworn in as the first democratic president. April 27, 1994 2473572;2395504; South_Africa;Apartheid_in_South_Africa;Nelson_Mandela;Negotiations_to_end_apartheid_in_South_Africa; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negotiations_to_end_apartheid_in_South_Africa Negotiations_to_end_apartheid_in_South_Africa 20 Dissolution of Czechoslovakia: The Czech Republic and Slovakia separate in the so-called Velvet Divorce. January 1, 1993 8505031;3057568;3077311; Dissolution_of_Czechoslovakia;Czech_Republic;Dissolution_of_Czechoslovakia;Dissolution_of_Czechoslovakia; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dissolution_of_Czechoslovakia Dissolution_of_Czechoslovakia 23 Cold War: The leaders of the Yemen Arab Republic and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen announce the unification of their countries as the Republic of Yemen. May 22, 1990 69543; Cold_War;Yemen_Arab_Republic;South_Yemen;Yemeni_unification; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemeni_unification Yemeni_unification 24 German reunification: An agreement is reached for a two-stage plan to reunite Germany. February 13, 1990 2921044; German_reunification;German_reunification; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_reunification German_reunification 25 Cold War and Fall of the Berlin Wall: Günter Schabowski accidentally states in a live broadcast press conference that new rules for traveling from East Germany to West Germany will be put in effect "immediately". East Germany opens checkpoints in the Berlin Wall, allowing its citizens to travel freely to West Germany for the first time in decades (November 17 celebrates Germans tearing the wall down). November 9, 1989 2921044;8354410;7289708;2950157; Cold_War;Berlin_Wall;East_Germany;Berlin_Wall;Berlin_Wall; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin_Wall Berlin_Wall 26 The Soviet Union begins its program of economic restructuring (perestroika) with legislation initiated by Premier Mikhail Gorbachev (though Gorbachev had begun minor restructuring in 1985). January 2, 1988 8354411; Perestroika;Mikhail_Gorbachev;Perestroika; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perestroika Perestroika 27 Black Monday: Stock market levels fall sharply on Wall Street and around the world. October 19, 1987 . Black_Monday_(1987); https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Monday_(1987) Black_Monday_(1987) 28 A peaceful student demonstration in Prague, Czechoslovakia, is severely beaten back by riot police. This sparks a revolution aimed at overthrowing the Communist government (it succeeds on December 29). From 1 December, 1989 to 29 December, 1989 8505031;3067696; Czechoslovak_Socialist_Republic;Velvet_Revolution; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velvet_Revolution Velvet_Revolution 29 The Woodstock Festival is held in upstate New York, featuring some of the top rock musicians of the era. From August 15 1969 to August 17 1969 5128638; Woodstock;Woodstock; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodstock Woodstock 30 Two trains carrying explosives and fuel collide in Ryongchon, North Korea, killing 161 people, injuring 1,300 and destroying thousands of homes. April 22, 2004 1873107; Ryongchon;North_Korea;Ryongchon_disaster; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryongchon_disaster Ryongchon_disaster 31 Seung-Hui Cho, a South Korean expatriate student, shoots and kills 32 people at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, before committing suicide, resulting in the deadliest shooting incident by a single gunman in United States history. April 16, 2007 6252001; Seung-Hui_Cho;Virginia_Polytechnic_Institute_and_State_University;Virginia_Tech_shooting; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Tech_shooting Virginia_Tech_shooting 32 Homeland Security police detain workers at 6 meatpacking plants in the midwestern U.S. December 12, 2006 . Swift_raids; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swift_raids Swift_raids 33 An explosion takes place at one of BP's largest oil refineries in Texas City, killing 15 and injuring more than 170. March 23, 2005 4736134; Texas_City_Refinery_explosion; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_City_Refinery_explosion Texas_City_Refinery_explosion 34 a $1.73 billion research program to study both the North Pole and South Pole, is launched in Paris. January 1, 2005 2968815;6269204; North_Pole;South_Pole;International_Polar_Year; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Polar_Year International_Polar_Year 35 In Casablanca, Morocco, 33 civilians are killed and more than 100 injured in the Casablanca terrorist attacks. May 16, 2003 2553603;2542007;2553604; Morocco;2003_Casablanca_bombings;2003_Casablanca_bombings; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_Casablanca_bombings 2003_Casablanca_bombings 36 Terrorists detonate bombs in 2 nightclubs in Kuta, Bali, killing 202 and injuring over 300. October 12, 2002 1639002;1650535; 2002_Bali_bombings; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_Bali_bombings 2002_Bali_bombings 37 Terrorists detonate bombs in 2 nightclubs in Kuta, Bali, killing 202 and injuring over 300. October 12, 2002 1639002;1650535; 2002_Bali_bombings; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_Bali_bombings 2002_Bali_bombings 38 Kenya Airways Flight 431 crashes off the coast of Côte d'Ivoire into the Atlantic Ocean, killing 169. January 30, 2000 3358844;3373405; Kenya_Airways_Flight_431;Atlantic_Ocean;Kenya_Airways_Flight_431; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenya_Airways_Flight_431 Kenya_Airways_Flight_431 39 in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, 3 Chinese embassy workers are killed and 20 others wounded when a NATO B-2 aircraft mistakenly bombs the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade. May 7, 1999 792680;8505035; NATO;Belgrade;Kosovo_War; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosovo_War Kosovo_War 40 The bombings of the United States embassies in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and Nairobi, Kenya, kill 224 people and injure over 4,500; they are linked to terrorist Osama bin Laden, an exile of Saudi Arabia. August 7, 1998 184742;192950;6252001;149590;160260;102358; Tanzania;Kenya;1998_United_States_embassy_bombings; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_United_States_embassy_bombings 1998_United_States_embassy_bombings 41 Rosemary West is sentenced to life for killing 10 women and girls, including her daughter and stepdaughter, after the jury returns a guilty verdict at Winchester Crown Court. The trial judge recommends that she should never be released from prison, making her only the second woman in British legal history to be subjected to a whole life tariff (the other is Myra Hindley). November 22, 1995 . Rosemary_West;The_Trial;Life_imprisonment_in_England_and_Wales;Moors_murders;Rosemary_West; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosemary_West Rosemary_West 42 A massive anti-poll tax demonstration in Trafalgar Square, London, turns into a riot; 471 people are injured, and 341 are arrested. March 31, 1990 2643741;6619832;2643743;8161112; Trafalgar_Square;Poll_Tax_Riots; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poll_Tax_Riots Poll_Tax_Riots 43 F. W. de Klerk announces the unbanning of the African National Congress and promises to release Nelson Mandela. February 2, 1990 . F._W._de_Klerk;African_National_Congress;Nelson_Mandela;Apartheid; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apartheid Apartheid 44 Patrick Edward Purdy kills 5 children, wounds 30 and then shoots himself in Stockton, California. January 17, 1989 5332921;5399020;4750402;4350049; Cleveland_School_massacre;Stockton,_California;Stockton_schoolyard_shooting; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockton_schoolyard_shooting Stockton_schoolyard_shooting 45 A British Midland Boeing 737 crashes on approach to East Midlands Airport, leaving 47 dead. January 8, 1989 6296613; British_Midland_International;East_Midlands_Airport;Kegworth_air_disaster; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kegworth_air_disaster Kegworth_air_disaster 46 Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North and Vice Admiral John Poindexter are indicted on charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States. March 16, 1988 6252001; Oliver_North;John_Poindexter;Iran%E2%80%93Contra_affair; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–Contra_affair Iran–Contra_affair 47 Republic of China Army execute 19 unarmed Vietnamese refugees on Donggang beach, Lieyu, Kinmen off Mainland China March 7, 1987 1678008;1797132; National_Revolutionary_Army;Lieyu,_Kinmen;1987_Lieyu_massacre; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987_Lieyu_massacre 1987_Lieyu_massacre 48 The Tower Commission rebukes U.S. President Ronald Reagan for not controlling his National Security Council staff. February 26, 1987 6252001; Tower_Commission;Ronald_Reagan;United_States_National_Security_Council;Tower_Commission; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_Commission Tower_Commission 49 An Amtrak train en route from Washington, D.C. to Boston collides with Conrail engines at Chase, Maryland, killing 16 January 4, 1987 5815135;4930956;4138106;4361885; Amtrak;Conrail;1987_Maryland_train_collision; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987_Maryland_train_collision 1987_Maryland_train_collision 50 Vietnam War: In Washington, D.C., 250,000–500,000 protesters stage a peaceful demonstration against the war, including a symbolic "March Against Death". November 15, 1969 . Vietnam_War;Vietnam_War; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War Vietnam_War 52 STS-31: The Hubble Space Telescope is launched aboard Space Shuttle Discovery. April 24, 1990 . STS-31;Hubble_Space_Telescope;Space_Shuttle_Discovery;;Hubble_Space_Telescope https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubble_Space_Telescope Hubble_Space_Telescope 53 The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change releases its first assessment report, linking increases in carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere, and resultant rise in global temperature, to human activities. June 12, 1905 . Intergovernmental_Panel_on_Climate_Change;Carbon_dioxide;;IPCC_First_Assessment_Report https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPCC_First_Assessment_Report IPCC_First_Assessment_Report 54 Rwandan President Juvénal Habyarimana and Burundi President Cyprien Ntaryamira die when a missile shoots down their jet near Kigali, Rwanda. This is taken as a pretext to begin the Rwandan Genocide. April 6, 1994 . Burundi;Cyprien_Ntaryamira;Kigali;Rwandan_Genocide;;Assassination_of_Juv%C3%A9nal_Habyarimana_and_Cyprien_Ntaryamira https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Juv%C3%A9nal_Habyarimana_and_Cyprien_Ntaryamira Assassination_of_Juv%C3%A9nal_Habyarimana_and_Cyprien_Ntaryamira 55 The bombings of the United States embassies in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and Nairobi, Kenya, kill 224 people and injure over 4,500; they are linked to terrorist Osama bin Laden, an exile of Saudi Arabia. August 7, 1998 184742;192950;6252001;149590;160260;102358; Dar_es_Salaam;Tanzania;Nairobi;Kenya;Osama_bin_Laden;Saudi_Arabia;;1998_United_States_embassy_bombings https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_United_States_embassy_bombings 1998_United_States_embassy_bombings 57 8888 Uprising: Thousands of protesters in Burma, now known as Myanmar, are killed during anti-government demonstrations August 8, 1988 1327865; 8888_Uprising;Burma;Burma;;8888_Uprising https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8888_Uprising 8888_Uprising 58 The death of Hu Yaobang sparks the beginning of the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. April 15,1989 . Hu_Yaobang;Tiananmen_Square_protests_of_1989;;Tiananmen_Square_protests_of_1989 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiananmen_Square_protests_of_1989 Tiananmen_Square_protests_of_1989 59 Andrés Rodríguez, who had seized power and declared himself President of Paraguay during a military coup in February, wins a landslide election in a general election marked by charges of fraud. May 1,1989 3437598; Paraguay;;Andr%C3%A9s_Rodr%C3%ADguez_(politician) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9s_Rodr%C3%ADguez_(politician) Andr%C3%A9s_Rodr%C3%ADguez_(politician) 60 Exxon Valdez oil spill: In Alaska's Prince William Sound, the Exxon Valdez spills 240,000 barrels (38,000 m3) of oil after running aground. March 24,1989 5879092; Exxon_Valdez_oil_spill;Prince_William_Sound;;Exxon_Valdez_oil_spill https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exxon_Valdez_oil_spill Exxon_Valdez_oil_spill 61 Ten-Day War: Fighting breaks out when the Yugoslav People's Army attacks secessionists in Slovenia. July 2, 1991 3190538; Ten-Day_War;Yugoslav_People's_Army;Slovenia;;Ten-Day_War https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten-Day_War Ten-Day_War 62 In Paris, the Vietnam-backed government of the state of Cambodia signs an agreement with the Khmer Rouge to end the civil war and bring the Khmer Rouge into government in spite of its role in the Cambodian genocide which ends the Cambodian–Vietnamese War. The deal results in the creation of the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia. October 23,1991 2968815;1831722; Khmer_Rouge;Cambodian–Vietnamese_War;United_Nations_Transitional_Authority_in_Cambodia;;United_Nations_Transitional_Authority_in_Cambodia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Transitional_Authority_in_Cambodia United_Nations_Transitional_Authority_in_Cambodia 63 Bosnian Serbs declare their own republic within Bosnia and Herzegovina, in protest of the decision by Bosniaks and Bosnian Croats to seek EC recognition. January 9, 1992 3277605;3199389; Serbs;Bosnia_and_Herzegovina;Bosniaks;Croats;;Bosnian_War https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bosnian_War Bosnian_War 64 Ethnic Russians riot in Tallinn and other towns in Estonia, about moving the Bronze Soldier, a Soviet World War II memorial april 26-27 2007 453733;588409; Tallinn;Estonia;World_War_II;;Bronze_Night https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronze_Night Bronze_Night 65 Operation Orchard Israeli airplanes strike a suspected nuclear site in Syria September 6, 2007 . Operation_Orchard;Syria;;Operation_Orchard https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Orchard Operation_Orchard 66 World Trade Center bombing: In New York City, a van bomb parked below the North Tower of the World Trade Center explodes, killing 6 and injuring over 1,000. February 26,1993 5128581; World_Trade_Center;;1993_World_Trade_Center_bombing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1993_World_Trade_Center_bombing 1993_World_Trade_Center_bombing 67 Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives agents raid the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas, with a warrant to arrest leader David Koresh on federal firearms violations. Four agents and five Davidians die in the raid and a 51-day standoff begins. From February 29, 1993 to April 19, 1993 4736286;4739526;4229053; Bureau_of_Alcohol,_Tobacco,_Firearms_and_Explosives;Branch_Davidians;David_Koresh;Waco_siege;;Waco_siege https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waco_siege Waco_siege 68 At least 50 people are killed and more than 120 injured in a series of coordinated suicide bombings in Amman, Jordan. November 9, 2005 248816;250441;250439; ;2005_Amman_bombings https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_Amman_bombings 2005_Amman_bombings 69 Hurricane Katrina makes landfall along the U.S. Gulf Coast, causing severe damage. At least 1,836 die in the aftermath. August 29, 2005 . Hurricane_Katrina;;Hurricane_Katrina https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Katrina Hurricane_Katrina 70 Eritrea: Eritrean independence is declared as a result of a referendum held with United Nations verification. April 27,1993 . Eritrea;;Eritrean_War_of_Independence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eritrean_War_of_Independence Eritrean_War_of_Independence 71 Israeli Kahanist Baruch Goldstein opens fire inside the Cave of the Patriarchs in the West Bank; he kills 29 Muslims before worshippers beat him to death. February 25, 1994 285153; Kahanism;Baruch_Goldstein;Cave_of_the_Patriarchs;;Cave_of_the_Patriarchs_massacre https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave_of_the_Patriarchs_massacre Cave_of_the_Patriarchs_massacre 72 The Bombay Riots take place in Mumbai, in December 1992 and January 1993, in which around 900 people died From December 1993 to January 1994 1275339; Bombay_Riots;Mumbai;;Bombay_Riots https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombay_Riots Bombay_Riots 73 A bomb explodes outside the First National Bank in Oshakati, Namibia, killing 27 and injuring 70. February 17, 1988 3354021;3355338; Oshakati;Namibia;;1988_Oshakati_bomb_blast https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1988_Oshakati_bomb_blast 1988_Oshakati_bomb_blast 74 Oklahoma City bombing: 168 people, including 8 Federal Marshals and 19 children, are killed at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building and 680 wounded by a bomb set off by Timothy McVeigh and one of his accomplices, Terry Nichols. April 19,1995 2643741;4544379; Oklahoma_City_bombing;Alfred_P._Murrah_Federal_Building;Timothy_McVeigh;Terry_Nichols;;Oklahoma_City_bombing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma_City_bombing Oklahoma_City_bombing 75 The Dayton Agreement to end the Bosnian War is reached at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio (signed December 14). November 21,1995 5165418;4509884; Dayton_Agreement;Bosnian_War;Wright-Patterson_Air_Force_Base;Dayton,_Ohio;;Dayton_Agreement https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dayton_Agreement Dayton_Agreement 76 Third Taiwan Strait Crisis: The Chinese People's Liberation Army fires missiles into the waters north of Taiwan. From July 21, 1995 to July 26, 1995 1668284;1668281; Third_Taiwan_Strait_Crisis;;Third_Taiwan_Strait_Crisis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Taiwan_Strait_Crisis Third_Taiwan_Strait_Crisis 77 Several explosions at a military dump in Lagos, Nigeria kill more than 1,000. January 27, 2002 2328926;2332459; Nigeria;;2002_Lagos_armoury_explosion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_Lagos_armoury_explosion 2002_Lagos_armoury_explosion 78 The Republic of China (Taiwan) holds its first direct elections for president; Lee Teng-hui is re-elected. March 23, 1996 1668284;1814991; Taiwan;Lee_Teng-hui;;Republic_of_China_presidential_election,_1996 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_China_presidential_election,_1996 Republic_of_China_presidential_election,_1996 79 Dolly the sheep, the first mammal to be successfully cloned from an adult cell, is born at the Roslin Institute in Midlothian, Scotland. July 5, 1996 2638360;4711156; Dolly_(sheep);The_Roslin_Institute;;Dolly_(sheep) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolly_(sheep) Dolly_(sheep) 80 Tropical Storm Allison produces 36 inches (900 mm) of rain in Houston, killing 22, damaging the Texas Medical Center, and causing more than 5 billion American dollars of damage overall. From June 5, 2001 to June9, 2001 4699066; Tropical_Storm_Allison;Texas_Medical_Center;;Tropical_Storm_Allison https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_Storm_Allison Tropical_Storm_Allison 82 The Parliament of India is attacked; 12 are killed. December 13, 2001 1269750; Parliament_of_India;;2001_Indian_Parliament_attack https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_Indian_Parliament_attack 2001_Indian_Parliament_attack 83 Troops of Laurent Kabila march into Kinshasa. Zaire is officially renamed Democratic Republic of the Congo. May 17, 1997 . Laurent-Desire_Kabila;Kinshasa;Zaire;Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo;;First_Congo_War https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Congo_War First_Congo_War 84 The Versailles wedding hall disaster kills 23 in Jerusalem, Israel. May 24, 2001 6444096;294640;293198; Versailles_wedding_hall_disaster;Israel;;Versailles_wedding_hall_disaster https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Versailles_wedding_hall_disaster Versailles_wedding_hall_disaster 85 The Euro currency is introduced in 11 countries - members of the European Union (with the exception of the United Kingdom, Denmark, Greece and Sweden). January 1, 1999 2635167;2623032;2661886;390903; European_Union;;Euro#Introduction https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro#Introduction Euro#Introduction 86 The Northeast blackout of 2003 cuts power to an estimated 10 million people in Ontario, Canada, and 45 million people in eight U.S. states. August 14, 2003 6252001;6093943;6251999; Northeast_blackout_of_2003;;Northeast_blackout_of_2003 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northeast_blackout_of_2003 Northeast_blackout_of_2003 87 In Phnom Penh, Cambodia, the Thai embassy is burned and commercial properties of Thai businesses are vandalized. January 29, 2003 1605651;1830103;1831722; Phnom_Penh;Cambodia;;2003_Phnom_Penh_riots https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_Phnom_Penh_riots 2003_Phnom_Penh_riots 88 armed conflict between India and Pakistan that took place between May and July 1999 in the Kargil district of Kashmir and elsewhere along the Line of Control (LOC). from May 1999 to July 1999 1267776;1269750;1269320;1168579; Pakistan;Kargil_district;Line_of_Control;;Kargil_War https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kargil_War Kargil_War 89 This is the final date during which there is no human presence in space; on October 31, Soyuz TM-31 launches, carrying the first resident crew to the International Space Station. The ISS has been continuously crewed since. from November 2000 to March 2001 . Soyuz_TM-31;International_Space_Station;;Expedition_1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expedition_1 Expedition_1 90 In Aden, Yemen, USS Cole is badly damaged by two Al-Qaeda suicide bombers, who place a small boat laden with explosives alongside the United States Navy destroyer, killing 17 crew members and wounding at least 39. October 12, 2000 415189;69543; Yemen;Al-Qaeda;United_States_Navy;;USS_Cole_bombing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Cole_bombing USS_Cole_bombing 91 2,977 victims are killed in the September 11 attacks at the World Trade Center in New York City, New York, The Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia, and in rural Shanksville, Pennsylvania after American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175 are hijacked and crash into the World Trade Center's Twin Towers, American Airlines Flight 77 is hijacked and crashes into the Pentagon, and United Airlines Flight 93 is hijacked and crashes into grassland in Shanksville, due to the passengers fighting to regain control of the airplane. The World Trade Center towers collapse as a result of the crashes. September 11, 2001 5211655;6254928;5128638;5128581;4744725;6254927; September_11_attacks;World_Trade_Center;New_York_City;The_Pentagon;Arlington_County,_Virginia;Shanksville,_Pennsylvania;American_Airlines_Flight_11;United_Airlines_Flight_175;American_Airlines_Flight_77;The_Pentagon;United_Airlines_Flight_93;World_Trade_Center;;September_11_attacks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_11_attacks September_11_attacks 92 A passenger train derails in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, killing 107 people and injuring another 562 April 25, 2005 1865387;1865385;1865383;1861060; Hyogo_Prefecture;;Amagasaki_rail_crash https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amagasaki_rail_crash Amagasaki_rail_crash 93 Uzbek Interior Ministry and National Security Service troops kill up to 700 during protests in eastern Uzbekistan over the trials of 23 accused Islamic extremists. President Islam Karimovdefends the act. May 13, 2005 1512440; National_Security_Service_(Uzbekistan);Uzbekistan;;Andijan_massacre https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andijan_massacre Andijan_massacre 94 A sudden storm engulfs Mount Everest with several climbing teams high on the mountain, leaving 8 dead. By the end of the month, at least 4 other climbers die in the worst season of fatalities on the mountain to date. May 11, 1996 8165406;1283416; Mount_Everest;;1996_Mount_Everest_disaster https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_Mount_Everest_disaster 1996_Mount_Everest_disaster 95 During economic crisis in Argentina government effectively froze all bank accounts for twelve months which led to riots. December 1, 2001 3865483; ;December_2001_riots_in_Argentina https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_2001_riots_in_Argentina December_2001_riots_in_Argentina 96 The Space Shuttle Columbia takes off for mission STS-107 which would be its final one. Columbia disintegrated 16 days later on re-entry. January 16, 2003 . Space_Shuttle;Space_Shuttle_Columbia;STS-107;;Space_Shuttle_Columbia_disaster https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Columbia_disaster Space_Shuttle_Columbia_disaster 97 Ten-Day War: Fighting breaks out when the Yugoslav People's Army attacks secessionists in Slovenia. From June 27,1991 to July 7, 1991 3190538; Ten-Day_War;Yugoslav_People's_Army;Slovenia;;Ten-Day_War https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten-Day_War Ten-Day_War 98 One of the worst natural disasters in recorded history hits Southeast Asia, when the strongest earthquake in 40 years, measuring 9.3 on the Richter scale, hits the entire Indian Ocean region, which generates an enormous tsunami that crashes into the coastal areas of a number of nations including Thailand, India, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Malaysia, Myanmar, Bangladesh, and Indonesia. The official death toll in the affected countries stands at 186,983 while more than 40,000 people are still missing. December 26, 2004 1210997;1327865;1605651;1733045;1269750;1282028;1643084;1227603; 2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake_and_tsunami;Richter_magnitude_scale;Thailand;Indian_cricket_team_in_Sri_Lanka_in_2010;Maldives;Malaysia;Burma;Bangladesh;Indonesia;;2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake_and_tsunami https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake_and_tsunami 2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake_and_tsunami 99 Terrorists execute simultaneous attacks, with bombs in 4 rush-hour trains in Madrid, killing 191 people. March 11,2004 3117735;3117732; ;2004_Madrid_train_bombings https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Madrid_train_bombings 2004_Madrid_train_bombings 100 The State of Arizona executes Karl LaGrand, a German national involved in an armed robbery in 1982 that led to a death. Karl's brother Walter is executed a week later, in spite of Germany's legal action in the International Court of Justice to attempt to save him. February 24, 1999 2921044;5551752; LaGrand_case;International_Court_of_Justice;;LaGrand_case https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaGrand_case LaGrand_case 101 he 2007 European heatwave was a heat wave that affected most of Southern Europe and the Balkans. From June 17, 2007 to June 27, 2007; From July 20, 2007 to July 26, 2007 . 2007_European_heat_wave; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_European_heat_wave 2007_European_heat_wave 102 World stock markets plummet after China and Europe release less-than-expected growth reports. February 27, 2007 1814991; Chinese_stock_bubble_of_2007; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_stock_bubble_of_2007 Chinese_stock_bubble_of_2007 103 Sixty-five miners die after becoming trapped underground, following an explosion in Nueva Rosita, Mexico February 19, 2006 3994667; Pasta_de_Conchos_mine_disaster;Nueva_Rosita; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pasta_de_Conchos_mine_disaster Pasta_de_Conchos_mine_disaster 104 Israeli troops invade Lebanon in response to Hezbollah kidnapping 2 Israeli soldiers and killing 3. Hezbollah declares open war against Israel 2 days later From July 12, 2006 to August 14, 2006 . 2006_Lebanon_War;Lebanon;Hezbollah;Israel; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Lebanon_War 2006_Lebanon_War 105 The Abu Sayyaf guerrilla group is blamed for the deadliest terrorist attack at sea in world history, which kills 116 in the Philippines. February 27, 2004 1694008; 2004_SuperFerry_14_bombing;Abu_Sayyaf;Philippines; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_SuperFerry_14_bombing 2004_SuperFerry_14_bombing 107 Al Ayyat railway accident at Reqa Al-Gharbiya in Egypt: a fire on a train running from Cairo to Luxorkills at least 383 and injures over 65. February 20, 2002 360630;357994; 2002_Al_Ayyat_railway_accident; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_Al_Ayyat_railway_accident 2002_Al_Ayyat_railway_accident 108 A lone bomber explodes a home-made bomb in the Myyrmanni shopping mall north of Helsinki, Finland; the casualties include himself. October 11, 2002 660013;658226;658225; Myyrmanni_bombing;Myyrmanni; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myyrmanni_bombing Myyrmanni_bombing 109 A Chinese fighter jet bumps into a U.S. EP-3E surveillance aircraft, which is forced to make an emergency landing in Hainan, China. The U.S. crew is detained for 10 days and the F-8 Chinese pilot, Wang Wei, goes missing and is presumed dead. April 1, 2001 1814991;1809054;6252001; Hainan_Island_incident;Hainan_Island_incident; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hainan_Island_incident Hainan_Island_incident 110 A sideswipe collision of 2 Tokyo Metro trains kills 5 people. March 8, 2000 . Naka-Meguro_train_disaster; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naka-Meguro_train_disaster Naka-Meguro_train_disaster