Historical Events
The following events took place on . The list is arranged in chronological order.
Found 42 events. Showing 31 - 42.
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- The Compact of Free Association becomes law, granting the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands independence from the United States.
- Mulugeta Seraw, an Ethiopian law student in Portland, Oregon is beaten to death by members of the Neo-Nazi group East Side White Pride.
- Hans-Adam II, the present Prince of Liechtenstein, begins his reign on the death of his father.
- In Aramoana, New Zealand, David Gray shoots dead 13 people in a massacre before being tracked down and killed by police the next day.
- The High Court of Australia rules in Dietrich v The Queen that although there is no absolute right to have publicly funded counsel, in most circumstances a judge should grant any request for an adjournment or stay when an accused is unrepresented.
- In a referendum, voters in Sweden decide to join the European Union.
- A truck-bomb explodes outside of a US-operated Saudi Arabian National Guard training center in Riyadh, killing five Americans and two Indians. A group called the Islamic Movement for Change claims responsibility.
- Philippine House Speaker Manny Villar passes the articles of impeachment against Philippine President Joseph Estrada.
- War on Terror: In the first such act since World War II, US President George W. Bush signs an executive order allowing military tribunals against foreigners suspected of connections to terrorist acts or planned acts on the United States.
- Iraq disarmament crisis: Iraq agrees to the terms of the UN Security Council Resolution 1441.
- Russia officially withdraws from the Soviet-era Batumi military base, Georgia.
- A total solar eclipse occurred in parts of Australia and the South Pacific.
