21 events found for 2009
The gamma-ray burst GRB 090423 was detected coming from the most distant astronomical object of any kind known at the ti
A Dutch man drove his car at high speed into a parade in an attempt to kill the Dutch royal family
Police in Napier, New Zealand, began a 40-hour siege of the home of a former New Zealand Army member who had shot at off
The Sri Lanka Army killed Velupillai Prabhakaran, the leader and founder of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, to bri
North Korea conducted a nuclear test and several other missile tests that were widely condemned internationally and led
American physician George Tiller, one of the few doctors in the country who performed late-term abortions, was shot and
A fire at a day-care center kills 49 children in Mexico
After almost two months of civil disobedience, at least 31 people were killed in clashes between the National Police and
Two American journalists, having been arrested for illegal entry into North Korea, were sentenced to twelve years hard l
Following a petition, the liberal progressive Czech Pirate Party was officially registered as a political party
Mass rioting broke out in Shishou, China, over the dubious circumstances surrounding the death of a local chef
War in Afghanistan: British forces began Operation Panther's Claw, in which more than 350 troops made an aerial assault
Iranian student Neda Agha-Soltan was shot dead in Tehran during the presidential election protests; footage of her death
Singer Michael Jackson died as a result of the combination of drugs in his body
Yemenia Flight 626 crashed into the Indian Ocean near the Comoros, killing 152 people, with French schoolgirl Bahia Baka
A series of violent riots broke out in Ürümqi, the capital city of Xinjiang in China.
The Staffordshire Hoard, the largest collection of Anglo-Saxon gold ever discovered, consisting of more than 1,500…
Jadranka Kosor became the first female prime minister of Croatia.
Caspian Airlines Flight 7908 crashed in northwestern Iran, killing all 168 people aboard.