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== Events == | == Events == | ||
* January 16 - Beginning of the Mali Civil War. | * January 16 - Beginning of the Mali Civil War. | ||
* January 23 - [[Al-Nusra Front]] is founded as [[Al-Qaeda]]'s branch in Syria. | * January 23 - [[Al-Nusra Front]] is founded as [[Al-Qaeda]]'s branch in Syria. | ||
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* April 2 - [[One L. Goh|Oikos University shooting]] | * April 2 - [[One L. Goh|Oikos University shooting]] | ||
* April 26 - The Special Court for Sierra Leone finds [[Charles Taylor]] guilty of 11 counts of aiding and abetting [[war crimes]] and [[crimes against humanity]] and sentences him to 50 years in prison. | * April 26 - The Special Court for Sierra Leone finds [[Charles Taylor]] guilty of 11 counts of aiding and abetting [[war crimes]] and [[crimes against humanity]] and sentences him to 50 years in prison. | ||
* May 7 - [[Vladimir Putin]] is elected President of Russia for the second time | * May 7 - [[Vladimir Putin]] is elected President of Russia for the second time. | ||
* May 12 to 13 - [[Los Zetas]] massacres 49 members of the [[Gulf Cartel]] on Mexican Federal Highway 40 in Nuevo León, Mexico. | * May 12 to 13 - [[Los Zetas]] massacres 49 members of the [[Gulf Cartel]] on Mexican Federal Highway 40 in Nuevo León, Mexico. | ||
* May 15 - [[Nicolas Sarkozy]]'s term as President of France comes to an end. | * May 15 - [[Nicolas Sarkozy]]'s term as President of France comes to an end. | ||
* May 25 - [[Luka Magnotta]] uploads his homemade [[Snuff Film|snuff film]] ''1 | * May 25 - [[Luka Magnotta]] uploads his homemade [[Snuff Film|snuff film]] ''1 Lunactic, 1 Ice Pick'' to www.bestgore.com. The video depicts Magnotta horrificly and gruesomely mutilating, torturing, and [[cannibal]]izing the man, including performing acts of [[necrophilia]]. The victim in the video is identified as 33-year-old Jun Lin. This begins an international manhunt for Magnotta. | ||
* June 2 - Former Egyptian President [[Hosni Mubarak]] is sentenced to life in prison for ordering the [[murder]] of peaceful protesters in February 2011. | * June 2 - Former Egyptian President [[Hosni Mubarak]] is sentenced to life in prison for ordering the [[murder]] of peaceful protesters in February 2011. | ||
* June 4 - Luka Magnotta is captured by Berlin Police at an Internet café in the Neukölln district while reading news stories about himself. | * June 4 - Luka Magnotta is captured by Berlin Police at an Internet café in the Neukölln district while reading news stories about himself. | ||
* July 19 - Beginning of the Battle of Aleppo. | * July 19 - Beginning of the Battle of Aleppo. | ||
* July 20 - [[James Holmes]] kills 12 people and injures 70 others in a [[Mass Shooting|mass shooting]] | * July 20 - [[James Holmes]] kills 12 people and injures 70 others in a [[Mass Shooting|mass shooting]] at the Century 16 movie theater in Aurora, Colorado. | ||
* June 30 - [[Mohammed Morsi]] is elected President of Egypt, becoming the first [[Muslim Brotherhood]] member to lead the country. | * June 30 - [[Mohammed Morsi]] is elected President of Egypt, becoming the first [[Muslim Brotherhood]] member to lead the country. | ||
* August 5 - [[Wade Michael Page]] kills 7 people and injures 3 others before committing suicide as part of the Wisconsin Sikh temple shooting. | * August 5 - [[Wade Michael Page]] kills 7 people and injures 3 others before committing suicide as part of the Wisconsin Sikh temple shooting. | ||
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* November 15 - [[Xi Jinping]] is named General Secretary of the [[Communist Party of China]]. | * November 15 - [[Xi Jinping]] is named General Secretary of the [[Communist Party of China]]. | ||
* December 10 - Beginning of the Central African Republic Civil War. | * December 10 - Beginning of the Central African Republic Civil War. | ||
* December 14 – Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting: | * December 14 – Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting: Twenty-eight people, including the [[Adam Lanza|gunman]], are killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. | ||
== Births == | == Births == | ||
=== Victim births === | === Victim births === | ||
* March 5 - Lincoln and Parrish Auzenne | * March 5 - Lincoln and Parrish Auzenne | ||
* August 6 - Bella Bond | * August 6 - Bella Bond | ||
* December 31 - Tylea Moore | * December 31 - Tylea Moore | ||
== Deaths == | == Deaths == | ||
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* June 12 - [[Henry Hill]] | * June 12 - [[Henry Hill]] | ||
* June 30 - [[Yitzhak Shamir]] | * June 30 - [[Yitzhak Shamir]] | ||
* July 9 - [[Muhammad Shabbir]] | *July 9-[[Muhammad Shabbir]] | ||
* August 5 - [[Wade Michael Page]] | * August 5 - [[Wade Michael Page]] | ||
* August 20 - [[Meles Zanawi]] | * August 20 - [[Meles Zanawi]] | ||
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* December 2 - [[Israel Keyes]] | * December 2 - [[Israel Keyes]] | ||
* December 14 - [[Adam Lanza]] | * December 14 - [[Adam Lanza]] | ||
=== Victim deaths === | === Victim deaths === | ||
* February 5 - Charles & Braden Powell | * February 5 - Charles & Braden Powell | ||
* February 26 - Trayvon Martin | * February 26 - Trayvon Martin | ||
*March 19 - Mark, Lawton and Rhonda Sesler | *March 19 - Mark, Lawton and Rhonda Sesler | ||
* May 25 - | * May 25 - Jun Lin | ||
* July 6 - Skylar Neese | * July 6 - Skylar Neese | ||
* August 10 - Melanie Davis | * August 10 - Melanie Davis | ||
* September 11 - J. Christopher Stevens and Sean Smith | * September 11 - J. Christopher Stevens and Sean Smith | ||
* September 12 - Tyrone S. Woods and Glen Doherty | * September 12 - Tyrone S. Woods and Glen Doherty | ||
*October 10 - Amanda Todd | *October 10 - Amanda Todd | ||
*December 14 - Nancy Lanza | *December 14 - Nancy Lanza | ||