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2007 – Algiers bombings: Two bombings in Algiers kill 33 people and wound a further 222 others. 2008 – Kata Air Transport Flight 007 crashes while attempting an emergency landing at Chișinău International Airport, killing eight. [19] 2011 – An explosion in the Minsk Metro, Belarus kills 15 people and injures 204 others.
China normally observes the following order: Sun, Mon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, and Saturn. Seven days make one week, which is repeated in a cycle. Originated in ancient Babylon (or ancient Egypt according to one theory). Used by the Romans at the time of the 1st century AD, later transmitted to other countries.
The Prime Minister of Egypt Essam Sharaf apologises for violence against the protesters in Tahrir Square and calls for a judicial investigation. (Al-Jazeera) 2011 Minsk Metro bombing. At least 11 people are killed and dozens are injured in a bomb explosion at Kastrychnitskaya metro station in Minsk.
February 29. February 29 is a leap day (or "leap year day")—an intercalary date added periodically to create leap years in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. It is the 60th day of a leap year in both Julian and Gregorian calendars, and 306 days remain until the end of the leap year. It is the last day of February in leap years, with the ...
At 11:30 am on Thursday 11 April, Titanic arrived at Cork Harbour on the south coast of Ireland. It was a partly cloudy but relatively warm day, with a brisk wind. [ 132 ] Again, the dock facilities were not suitable for a ship of Titanic 's size, and the tenders America and Ireland were used to bring passengers aboard.
April 14 – 16 – A tornado outbreak and severe thunderstorms kill at least 43 people across the Southern United States, with fatalities occurring in Oklahoma, Arkansas, Alabama, North Carolina and Virginia. It is the deadliest U.S. tornado outbreak to occur in three years. [88] April 15 – Rio is released in theaters.
The government of the People's Republic of China announces the arrest of artist and dissident Ai Weiwei. Indian social activist Anna Hazare ends a 96-hour hunger strike after the Indian government agrees to his movement's anti-corruption demands. At least 11 people are killed and 20 more injured in a shooting at a school in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Southern, Midwestern, & Eastern United States. Part of the Tornadoes of 2011. The 2011 Super Outbreak was the largest, costliest, and one of the deadliest tornado outbreaks ever recorded, taking place in the Southern, Midwestern, and Northeastern United States from April 25 to 28, 2011, leaving catastrophic destruction in its wake. [7][8][9][10 ...