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2014_6 | Section: July (2):
July 8 – Brazil, hosts of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, are beaten 7–1 by Germany in the semi-finals.
July 8–August 26 – Amid growing tensions between Israel and Hamas following the kidnapping and murder of three Israeli teenagers in June and the revenge killing of a Palestinian teenager in July, Israel l... |
2014_7 | Section: August (2):
August 3 – Sinjar massacre, beginning of ISIS attacks resulting in the massacre of over 4,000 Yazidis in Iraq's Sinjar District.
August 7 – Khmer Rouge leaders Nuon Chea and Khieu Samphan are found guilty of crimes against humanity and are sentenced to life imprisonment by the Khmer Rouge Tribunal.... |
2014_8 | Section: September (2):
September 15 – Syrian civil war: ISIS militants launched an offensive to capture the town of Kobanî, which lasted for six months.
September 18 – In the 2014 Scottish independence referendum, Scotland votes against independence from the United Kingdom.
September 21 – The Battle of Sanaa leads to ... |
2014_9 | Section: October (2):
October 3 – Stefan Löfven replaces Fredrik Reinfeldt as Prime Minister of Sweden.
October 19 – The Roman Catholic Church beatifies Pope Paul VI.
October 20 – Joko Widodo is inaugurated as the 7th President of Indonesia.
October 24 – Alan Eustace, an American computer scientist, sets a world record... |
2014_10 | Section: November (2):
November 1 – Bangladesh faces a nationwide blackout.
November 2 – The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) releases the final part of its Fifth Assessment Report, warning that the world faces "severe, pervasive and irreversible" damage from global emissions of CO2.
November 3 – The ta... |
2014_11 | Section: December (2):
December 3 – The Japanese space agency, JAXA, launches uncrewed spaceprobe Hayabusa2 from the Tanegashima Space Center on a six-year round-trip mission to Ryugu to collect rock samples.
December 15 – Two hostages and terrorist Man Haron Monis are killed in the Lindt Cafe siege in Sydney, Australi... |
2015_0 | 2015 (MMXV) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2015th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 15th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 6th year of the 2010s decade. |
2015_0 | Section: January (2):
January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes the 19th Eurozone country.
January 3–7 – A series of massacres in Baga, Nigeria and surrounding villages by Boko Haram kills more than 2,000 people.
January 7 – Two gunmen belonging to Al-Qaeda's Yem... |
2015_1 | Section: February (2):
February 12
Leaders from Russian Federation, Ukraine, Germany and French Republic reach an agreement on the war in eastern Ukraine that includes a ceasefire and withdrawal of heavy weapons. However, several days later, the Ukrainian government and pro-Russian rebels claim that, within its first d... |
2015_2 | Section: March (2):
March 5–8 – The ancient city sites of Nimrud, Hatra and Dur-Sharrukin in Iraq are demolished by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
March 6 – NASA's Dawn probe enters orbit around Ceres, becoming the first spacecraft to visit a dwarf planet.
March 12 – The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant ... |
2015_3 | Section: April (2):
April 2 – 148 people are killed, the majority students, in a mass shooting at the Garissa University College in Kenya, perpetrated by the militant terrorist organization al-Shabaab.
April 4 – A total lunar eclipse was visible in Asia, Australia, Pacific and Americas. It was a shallow total lunar ecl... |
2015_4 | Section: May (2):
May 1–October 31 – Expo 2015 is held in Milan, Italy.
May 7 – The 2015 UK General Election results in the first Conservative majority government in 18 years.
May 8 – A prison break occurred in the Iraqi town of Al Khalis, resulting in over fifty escapees.
May 10 – The first round of the 2015 Polish pr... |
2015_5 | Section: June (2):
June 2 – The FIFA President Sepp Blatter announces his intention to resign amidst an FBI-led corruption investigation, and calls for an extraordinary congress to elect a new president as soon as possible.
June 6 – The governments of India and Bangladesh officially ratify their 1974 agreement to excha... |
2015_6 | Section: July (2):
July 1 – Greek government-debt crisis: Greece becomes the first advanced economy to miss a payment to the International Monetary Fund in the 71-year history of the IMF.
July 5–13 – Greek government-debt crisis: After six months of clashes and futile negotiations between Greece's newly elected, leftis... |
2015_7 | Section: August (2):
August 5 – Debris found on Réunion Island is confirmed to be that of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, missing since March 2014.
August 12 and 15 – Large explosions in Tianjin, China kill 173 and injure more than 800 people. The causes of the explosions were found to be an overheated container of dry n... |
2015_8 | Section: September (2):
September 9 – Queen Elizabeth II, having been on the throne for 63 years, 217 days, became the longest-reigning British monarch in history and the longest-serving head of state of any nation in modern history, surpassing Queen Victoria who had reigned for 63 years, 216 days upon her death on Jan... |
2015_9 | Section: October (2):
October 3 – A United States airstrike on a Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) hospital in Afghanistan kills an estimated 20 people.
October 10 – A series of suicide bombings kills at least 100 people at a peace rally in Ankara, Turkey, and injures more than 400 others.
October 23 –... |
2015_10 | Section: November (2):
November 4 – Romanian prime-minister Victor Ponta resigns amid calls from the people angered by the Colectiv nightclub fire, marking the end of an almost four years period of unrest in Romania. Peaceful protests would continue until November 9.
November 9 – alignDRAW, first AI model to create ima... |
2015_11 | Section: December (2):
December 2 – Two gunmen open fire at a workplace in San Bernardino, California, killing 14 before dying themselves in a shootout with police. ISIL claimed responsibility.
December 11 – OpenAI, a non-profit artificial intelligence research company, is founded.
December 12 – A global climate change... |
2016_0 | 2016 (MMXVI) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2016th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 16th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 7th year of the 2010s decade. |
2016_0 | Section: January (2):
January 3 – Following the fallout caused by the execution of Nimr al-Nimr, Saudi Arabia and several other countries end their diplomatic relations with Iran.
January 8 – Joaquín Guzmán, widely regarded as the world's most powerful drug trafficker, is recaptured following his escape from a maximum-... |
2016_1 | Section: February (2):
February 6 – An earthquake of magnitude 6.6 strikes southern Taiwan, killing 117 people.
February 7 – North Korea launches a reconnaissance satellite named Kwangmyŏngsŏng-4 into space, it is condemned internationally as a long-range ballistic missile test.
February 12 – Pope Francis and Patriarch... |
2016_2 | Section: March (2):
March 14 – The ESA and Roscosmos launch the joint ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter on a mission to Mars.
March 21
The International Criminal Court finds former Congolese Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity, the first time the ICC convicted someone of sexual vio... |
2016_3 | Section: April (2):
April 1–5 – 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh clashes: Clashes occur along the Nagorno-Karabakh line of contact with the Artsakh Defense Army, backed by the Armenian Armed Forces, on one side and the Azerbaijani Armed Forces on the other. The US State Department estimates that a total of 350 people have been ki... |
2016_4 | Section: May (2):
May 2 – Leicester City are officially confirmed Premier League Champions against 5000-1 odds at the start of the season.
May 9 – Rodrigo Duterte is elected the President of the Philippines.
May 10–14 – The Eurovision Song Contest 2016 is held in Stockholm, Sweden, and is won by Ukrainian entrant Jamal... |
2016_5 | Section: June (2):
June 1 – The Gotthard Base Tunnel, the world's longest and deepest railway tunnel, is opened following two decades of construction work.
June 10–July 10 – France hosts the UEFA Euro 2016 football tournament, which is won by Portugal.
June 12 – A gunman claiming allegiance to the Islamic State opens f... |
2016_6 | Section: July (2):
July 1 – Latvia becomes the 35th member of the OECD.
July 2 – 2016 Australian federal election: Malcolm Turnbull's Liberal/National Coalition Government is narrowly re-elected, defeating the Labor Party led by Bill Shorten.
July 5 – NASA's Juno spacecraft enters orbit around Jupiter and begins a 20-m... |
2016_7 | Section: August (2):
August 3 – Emirates Flight 521 crashed at Dubai International Airport in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. 1 person was killed and 39 people were injured.
August 5–21 – The 2016 Summer Olympics are held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the first time in South America.
August 24 – A 6.2 earthquake hits central... |
2016_8 | Section: September (2):
September 1 – An annular solar eclipse was visible from Gabon, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania, Mozambique and Madagascar.
September 3 – The US and China, together responsible for 40% of the world's carbon emissions, both formally join the Paris global climate agreement.
September ... |
2016_9 | Section: October (2):
October 3 – Hurricane Matthew makes landfall in Haiti as a category 4 hurricane, killing 546 and causing $2.8 billion in damages.
October 7 – Three events that will play a significant role in the 2016 United States presidential election all take place on the same afternoon: (1) U.S. intelligence a... |
2016_10 | Section: November (2):
November 1 – The number of people globally using mobile devices to access the internet overtakes those using desktop computers for the first time, having been preceded by the U.S. two years prior.
November 2 – The Chicago Cubs win the World Series for the first time since 1908, ending the longest... |
2016_11 | Section: December (2):
December 1 – Following a mourning period of seven weeks after the death and funeral of Bhumibol Adulyadej, Vajiralongkorn formally succeeds his late father as the new King of Thailand.
December 4 – A constitutional referendum is held in Italy, resulting in the resignation of the Prime Minister.
D... |
2017_0 | 2017 (MMXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2017th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 17th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 8th year of the 2010s decade. |
2017_0 | Section: January (2):
January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the Reina nightclub in Istanbul, Turkey, killing 39 people and injuring 79 others.
January 8 – 2017 Jerusalem truck attack: A Palestinian assailant entered the road where the Israeli defense forces were located... |
2017_1 | Section: February (2):
February 11 – North Korea prompts international condemnation by test firing a ballistic missile across the Sea of Japan.
February 13 – Assassination of Kim Jong-nam: Kim Jong-nam, the eldest son of deceased North Korean leader Kim Jong-il and the half-brother of current North Korean leader Kim Jo... |
2017_2 | Section: March (2):
March 3 – Nintendo releases the Switch worldwide.
March 10 – The UN warns that the world is facing the largest humanitarian crisis since World War II, with up to 20 million people at risk of starvation and famine in Yemen, Somalia, South Sudan and Nigeria.
March 14 – March 2017 North American blizza... |
2017_3 | Section: April (2):
April 7 – In response to a suspected chemical weapons attack on a rebel-held town, the U.S. military launches 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles at an air base in Syria. Russia describes the strikes as an "aggression", adding they significantly damage U.S.–Russia ties.
April 13 – In the 2017 Nangarhar airs... |
2017_4 | Section: May (2):
May 9–13 – The Eurovision Song Contest takes place in Kyiv, Ukraine, and is won by Portuguese entrant Salvador Sobral with the song "Amar Pelos Dois".
May 12 – WannaCry ransomware attack: Computers around the world are hit by a large-scale ransomware cyberattack, which goes on to affect at least 150 c... |
2017_5 | Section: June (2):
June 1 – Amidst widespread criticism, the U.S. government announces its decision to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement in due time.
June 3
London Bridge attack: Eight people are murdered and dozens of civilians are wounded by Islamist terrorists. Three of the attackers are shot dead by the pol... |
2017_6 | Section: July (2):
July 4 – Russia and China urge North Korea to halt its missile and nuclear programs after it successfully tested its first intercontinental ballistic missile.
July 7
The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons is voted for by 122 states.
ISIL affiliated insurgents attacked an Egyptian military c... |
2017_7 | Section: August (2):
August 5
The UN Security Council unanimously approves fresh sanctions on North Korean trade and investment.
Mauritania holds a constitutional referendum for approval of proposed amendments to the constitution.
August 12 – The Unite the Right rally is held in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States... |
2017_8 | Section: September (2):
September 1 – Russian President Vladimir Putin expels 755 diplomats in response to United States sanctions.
United States Passports become invalid to travel to North Korea, in response to the death of Otto Warmbier.
September 3 – North Korea conducts its sixth and most powerful nuclear test.
Sep... |
2017_9 | Section: October (2):
October 1 – 60 people are killed and 867 more injured when Stephen Paddock opens fire on a crowd in Las Vegas, surpassing the 2016 Orlando nightclub shooting as the deadliest mass shooting perpetrated by a lone gunman in U.S. history.
October 12 – The United States announces its decision to withdr... |
2017_10 | Section: November (2):
November 2 – A new species of orangutan is identified in Indonesia, becoming the third known species of orangutan as well as the first great ape to be described for almost a century.
November 3 – Syrian Civil War: both Deir ez-Zor in Syria and Al-Qa'im in Iraq are declared liberated from ISIL on ... |
2017_11 | Section: December (2):
December 5 – Russia is banned from the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang by the International Olympic Committee, following an investigation into state-sponsored doping.
December 6 – The United States officially recognizes Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
December 9 – The Iraqi military announces ... |
2018_0 | 2018 (MMXVIII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2018th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 18th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 9th year of the 2010s decade. |
2018_0 | Section: January (2):
January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of South Sudan.
January 12–13 – The first round of voting in the 2018 Czech presidential election is held.
January 20 – Turkey, led by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, announces the beginning of a military offen... |
2018_1 | Section: February (2):
February 4
The second round of voting of the 2018 Cypriot presidential election is held and incumbent president Nicos Anastasiades is reelected.
2018 Costa Rican general election: The first round of voting of the presidential election and legislative election are held.
February 6 – SpaceX success... |
2018_2 | Section: March (2):
March 4
Former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia, are poisoned by the Novichok nerve agent in Salisbury, England. UK counter-terrorism police investigate amid speculation the Kremlin was behind the incident.
The 2018 Salvadoran legislative election is held to elect all 84 m... |
2018_3 | Section: April (2):
April 1 – 2018 Costa Rican general election: The second round of voting for the presidential election is held and Citizens' Action Party candidate Carlos Alvarado Quesada is elected president.
April 4–15 – The 2018 Commonwealth Games are held in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
April 5 – Agents wi... |
2018_4 | Section: May (2):
May 3
The separatist group ETA officially announces its final dissolution after 40 years of conflict and more than 800 deaths in Spain.
The 2018 lower Puna eruption causes destruction of structures and forces thousands of residents of Hawaii to evacuate as lava floods the land.
May 5
NASA's space prob... |
2018_5 | Section: June (2):
June 1 – Giuseppe Conte becomes the new Prime Minister of Italy, leading a cabinet described as the "first modern populist government in Western Europe".
June 2 – Pedro Sánchez is appointed new Prime Minister of Spain, a day after a vote of no confidence against his predecessor, Mariano Rajoy.
June 3... |
2018_6 | Section: July (2):
July 1 – The 2018 Mexican general election is held to elect the president of Mexico, all 128 members of the Senate of the Republic and all 500 members of the Chamber of Deputies.The presidential candidate of the Juntos Haremos Historia coalition, Andrés Manuel López Obrador is elected president and t... |
2018_7 | Section: August (2):
August 1 – The 2018 Kivu Ebola outbreak begins in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It becomes the second-deadliest outbreak of the Ebola virus on November 29, surpassed only by the 2013 West African Ebola virus epidemic.
August 2 – Apple Inc. becomes the world's first public company to achieve... |
2018_8 | Section: September (2):
September 2 – A fire breaks out in the National Museum of Brazil in Rio de Janeiro, destroying more than 90 percent of its archive of 20 million items.
September 6 – The Supreme Court of India decriminalises homosexuality.; Brazilian congressman Jair Bolsonaro is stabbed in the stomach at Juiz d... |
2019_0 | 2019 (MMXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2019th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 19th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 10th and last year of the 2010s decade. This was the year in which the first known human case of C... |
2019_0 | Section: January (2):
January 1
New Horizons makes a close approach to the Kuiper belt object (KBO) 486958 Arrokoth at 05:33 UTC.
Jair Bolsonaro begins his four-year term as President of Brazil.
Qatar withdraws from OPEC.
Works published by authors who died in 1948 enter the public domain in many countries. In the U.S.... |
2019_1 | Section: February (2):
February 1 – U.S. President Donald Trump confirms that the U.S. will leave the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty of 1987, citing Russian non-compliance. The next day, Russia follows suit with suspension of its obligations to the treaty.
February 3
Pope Francis arrives in Abu Dhabi, United ... |
2019_2 | Section: March (2):
March 3
An uncrewed demonstration flight of the new crew capable version of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, intended to carry American astronauts into space, achieves successful autonomous docking with the International Space Station.
The 2019 Estonian parliamentary election is held to elect all 101 m... |
2019_3 | Section: April (2):
April 2 – Abdelaziz Bouteflika resigns as President of Algeria amid widespread protests, after nearly two decades in office.
April 4 – Second Libyan Civil War: The Libyan National Army (LNA) launches a surprise offensive in western Libya, moving units towards the Government of National Accord-held c... |
2019_4 | Section: May (2):
May 1
King Vajiralongkorn of Thailand marries his personal bodyguard Suthida Tidjai – a commoner – in a surprise ceremony, making her queen consort of Thailand.
Russian President Vladimir Putin signs into law a controversial "sovereign internet" bill that allows Russian authorities to better monitor i... |
2019_5 | Section: June (2):
June 1 – Liverpool F.C win their 6th UEFA Champions League title against fellow English club Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 2–0 at the Metropolitano Stadium, with goals from Mohamed Salah and Divock Origi.
June 2
Nearly five years after abdication, King Juan Carlos I retires from public life.
2019 San Marino... |
2019_6 | Section: July (2):
July – The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reports, on August 15, that July 2019 has been the hottest month on record globally, at 0.95 °C (1.71 °F) above the 20th-century average.
July 1
Japan resumes commercial whaling after a 30-year moratorium, following its withdrawal from... |
2020_0 | 2020 (MMXX) was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2020th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 20th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 1st year of the 2020s decade. |
2020_0 | Section: January (2):
January 1
Croatia begins its term in the presidency of the European Union.
Flash floods struck Jakarta, Indonesia, killing 66 people in the worst flooding in over a decade.
January 2 – The Royal Australian Air Force and Navy are deployed to New South Wales and Victoria to assist mass evacuation ef... |
2020_1 | Section: February (2):
February 6 – Livraga derailment: A Frecciarossa high-speed train traveling from Milan to Salerno derailed in Livraga, Lombardy, Italy. Two people were killed, and 31 were injured.
February 8 – The 2020 Irish general election is held to elect 160 members of the 33rd Dáil, the lower house of the Oi... |
2020_2 | Section: March (2):
March 2 – The Yahoo! Time capsule, dating from 2006, is opened.
March 5 – The International Criminal Court authorizes the Afghanistan War Crimes inquiry to proceed, reportedly allowing for the first time for U.S. citizens to be investigated.
March 9
COVID-19 pandemic: Italy becomes the first country... |
2020_3 | Section: April (2):
April 1
COVID-19 pandemic:
China reports 130 asymptomatic cases of COVID-19, its first reported asymptomatic cases.
Yemen's internationally recognised government releases more than 470 of its prisoners amid concerns of the spread of the virus in Yemen's overcrowded jails. The United Nations Human Ri... |
2020_4 | Section: May (2):
May 1
COVID-19 pandemic: The total number of recovered COVID-19 patients reaches 1 million worldwide, according to data from The Johns Hopkins University.
Guanare prison riot: A riot and attempted escape attempt leaves 47 dead and 75 injured in the Centro Penitenciario de los Llanos in Guanare, Venezu... |
2021_0 | 2021 (MMXXI) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2021st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 21st year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 2nd year of the 2020s decade. |
2021_0 | Section: January (2):
January 1
The African Continental Free Trade Area comes into effect.
The normal/global variant of Adobe Flash Player has been deprecated.
January 4 – The border between Qatar and Saudi Arabia reopens.
January 6 – Supporters of US President Donald Trump attack the US Capitol, disrupting certificat... |
2021_1 | Section: February (2):
February 1
A coup d'état in Myanmar removes Aung San Suu Kyi from power and restores military rule leading to widespread demonstrations across the country.
Kosovo officially establishes diplomatic ties with Israel and announces plans to open an embassy in Jerusalem.
COVID-19 pandemic: The number ... |
2021_2 | Section: March (2):
March 6
Pope Francis meets with Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani in Najaf, Iraq. It is the first-ever meeting between a pope and a grand ayatollah.
2021 Ivorian parliamentary election: The Rally of Houphouëtists for Democracy and Peace coalition wins 137 out of 255 seats in the National Assembly.
Marc... |
2021_3 | Section: April (2):
April 2 – Russia warns NATO against sending any troops to aid Ukraine, amid reports of a large Russian military build-up on its borders.
2021 Hualien train derailment: In Taiwan, a Taroko Express train collided with a truck that rolled down a slope and derailed, resulting in 49 deaths and 202 injuri... |
2021_4 | Section: May (2):
May 2 – The SpaceX Crew-1 mission ends, returning four crew members of Expedition 64 and 65 to Earth from the International Space Station aboard Crew Dragon Resilience.
May 3 – Mexico City Metro overpass collapse: 26 people were killed and 98 people were injured when a Mexico City Metro train bridge c... |
2021_5 | Section: June (2):
June 2 – The 2021 Israeli presidential election is held, and won by Isaac Herzog. In order to remove Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from power, Naftali Bennett agrees to form a coalition with the Israeli opposition as a rotation government that will come to take effect after eleven days.
June 5 – ... |
2021_6 | Section: July (2):
July 3 – Over 130 wildfires, fuelled by lightning strikes, burn through Western Canada following a record-breaking heatwave in North America that results in over 600 deaths.
July 5 – More than 1,000 Afghan soldiers flee to neighbouring Tajikistan after clashing with Taliban militants.
July 7 – Assass... |
2021_7 | Section: August (2):
August 3
The oil tanker Asphalt Princess is hijacked off the coast of the United Arab Emirates.
Wildfires in Greece begin.
August 4
2020 Summer Olympics: Belarusian sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya is given political asylum in Poland through a humanitarian visa after attempts by the Belarus Olympic... |
2021_8 | Section: September (2):
September 5 – 2021 Guinean coup d'état: Guinea's President Alpha Condé is detained by an elite military unit led by a former French legionnaire, Lt. Col. Mamady Doumbouya, claiming to have seized power.
September 7 – El Salvador becomes the first country in the world to accept Bitcoin as an offi... |
2022_0 | 2022 (MMXXII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2022nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 22nd year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 3rd year of the 2020s decade. |
2022_0 | Section: January (2):
January 1 – The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, the largest free trade area in the world, comes into effect for Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.
January 2 – Abdal... |
2022_1 | Section: February (2):
February 3 – Islamic State leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi is killed in Atme during a counter-terrorism raid by U.S. special forces in north-western Syria.
February 4 – China and Russia issue a joint statement opposing further NATO expansion, expressing "serious concerns" about the AUKUS... |
2022_2 | Section: March (2):
March 1
Russian invasion of Ukraine: World Athletics bans both Russia and Belarus from competing in all of its events.
Russian invasion of Ukraine: In an emergency session, United Nations member states pass a resolution deploring Russia's invasion of Ukraine and calling for the immediate withdrawal ... |
2022_3 | Section: April (2):
April 1 – The joint venture AMITA Health split up as AdventHealth and Ascension parted ways.
April 3
Russian invasion of Ukraine: As Russia's forces retreat from areas near Kyiv, it is accused by Ukraine of war crimes, amid mounting evidence of indiscriminate civilian killings, including the Bucha m... |
2022_4 | Section: May (2):
May 6 – 2022 monkeypox outbreak: An outbreak of monkeypox begins when the first monkeypox virus case is reported in London, the United Kingdom.
May 9
Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Mahinda Rajapaksa resigns as a result of massive protests against his government across the country. He is succeeded by Rani... |
2022_5 | Section: June (2):
June 4 – Retired general Bajram Begaj is elected President of Albania by the parliament in the fourth round of voting.
June 5 – At least 50 people are killed in a dual mass shooting-bomb attack in Owo, Nigeria.
June 8 – 2022 South Khorasan train derailment: In Iran, a passenger train derailed travell... |
2022_6 | Section: July (2):
July 1 – Yair Lapid succeeds Naftali Bennett as Prime Minister of Israel, while Bennett succeeds Lapid as Alternate Prime Minister of Israel; this arrangement had been created after the 2021 Israeli legislative election, in which no party won an outright majority.
July 6 – July 31 – UEFA Women's Euro... |
2022_7 | Section: August (2):
August 4
China conducts its largest ever military exercise around Taiwan in response to a controversial visit by Nancy Pelosi, the highest-ranking U.S. official to visit Taiwan since the 1990s.
The Prime Minister of Peru, Aníbal Torres, resigns following multiple criminal investigations against the... |
2023_0 | 2023 (MMXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2023rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 23rd year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 4th year of the 2020s decade. |
2023_0 | Section: January (2):
January 1 – Croatia adopts the euro and joins the Schengen Area, becoming the 20th member state of the Eurozone and the 27th member of the Schengen Area. This is the first enlargement of the Eurozone since Lithuania's entry in 2015, and the first enlargement of the Schengen Area since Liechtenstei... |
2023_1 | Section: February (2):
February 1 – Lebanese liquidity crisis: The central bank of Lebanon devalues the Lebanese pound by 90% amid an ongoing financial crisis.
February 2
Israel and Sudan announce the finalization of an agreement to normalize relations between the two countries.
The European Central Bank and Bank of En... |
2023_2 | Section: March (2):
March 2 – The National Assembly of Vietnam declares Võ Văn Thưởng as the country's new president after receiving 98.38% votes from the Vietnamese parliament.
March 4
UN member states agree on a legal framework for the High Seas Treaty, which aims to protect 30% of the world's oceans by 2030.
Kivu co... |
2023_3 | Section: April (2):
April 2
The 2023 Bulgarian parliamentary election results in a GERB—SDS–PP–DB coalition government headed by Nikolai Denkov as prime minister, and ends two years of political deadlock.
The 2023 Montenegrin presidential election is held, with Jakov Milatović of the Europe Now! movement winning in the... |
2023_4 | Section: May (2):
May 1 – 2023 banking crisis: San Francisco-based First Republic Bank fails and is auctioned off by the US FDIC to JPMorgan Chase for $10.7 billion. The collapse surpasses March's collapse of Silicon Valley Bank to become the second largest in US history.
May 3 – A school shooting occurs in Belgrade, S... |
2023_5 | Section: June (2):
June 2 – A train collision in Odisha, India results in at least 296 deaths and more than 1,200 others injured.
June 6
The 2023 Guinea-Bissau legislative election is held; the coalition Inclusive Alliance Platform – Terra Ranka led by the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde, wi... |
2023_6 | Section: July (2):
July 3
Indian oil refiners start payments for Russian oil imports in Chinese yuan as an alternative to the US dollar due to increasing sanctions against Russia.
In the largest incursion by Israel into the West Bank since the Second Intifada, the Israeli military deploys ground forces and armed drones... |
2023_7 | Section: August (2):
August 1 – Global warming: The world's oceans reach a new record high temperature of 20.96 °C (69.73 °F), exceeding the previous record in 2016. July is also the hottest month on record for globally averaged surface air temperatures by a considerable margin (0.3 °C (32.5 °F)).
The joint venture Cen... |
2024_0 | 2024 (MMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2024th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 24th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 5th year of the 2020s decade. |
2024_0 | Section: January (2):
January 1
Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates become BRICS members.
The Republic of Artsakh is formally dissolved following the recapture of the Nagorno-Karabakh region by Azerbaijan.
A 7.5 Mww earthquake strikes the western coast of Japan (Noto Peninsula), killing at least 504 peop... |
2024_1 | Section: February (2):
February 2 – The US launches airstrikes on 85 targets in Iraq and Syria in response to a deadly drone attack on a US military base.
February 4
President of Namibia Hage Geingob dies at the age of 82, and is succeeded by his vice-president Nangolo Mbumba.
2024 Salvadoran general election: Incumben... |
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