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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, replacing [[Dmitry Medvedev]], who subsequently becomes Prime Minister. | ||
* 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 Lunatic, 1 Ice Pick'' to www.bestgore.com. The video depicts Magnotta horrificly and gruesomely mutilating, torturing, and [[cannibal]]izing an unidentified man, including performing acts of [[necrophilia]]. The victim in the video is later identified as 33-year-old Chinese student Jun Lin. This begins an international manhunt for Magnotta. | ||
* May 26 - [[Rudy Eugene|Miami cannibal attack]] | |||
* 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]] at the Century 16 movie theater in Aurora, Colorado. | * July 20 - [[James Holmes]] kills 12 people and injures 70 others in a [[Mass Shooting|mass shooting]] during a midnight showing of ''The Dark Knight Rises'' 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: 20-year-old [[Adam Lanza]] kills his mother Nancy at their home before killing 26 people (20 children and 6 adults) at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. Lanza would commit suicide before first responders could apprehend him. | ||
== Births == | == Births == | ||
=== Victim births === | === Victim births === | ||
* January 12 - Neveah Bravo | |||
* January 12 - Eliahna Torres | |||
* February 2 - Jayce Luevanos | |||
* February 6 - Tess Mata | |||
* February 7 - Antonio Santiago | |||
* February 28 - Jeanne Carlopoli | |||
* March 5 - Lincoln and Parrish Auzenne | * March 5 - Lincoln and Parrish Auzenne | ||
* March 12 - Xavier Lopez | |||
* March 28 - Xavier and Mason Ingle | |||
* April 19 - Makenna Seiler | |||
* April 28 - Alithia Ramirez | |||
* May 10 - Amerie Garza | |||
* May 25 - J.J Vallow | |||
* June 4 - Ellie Garcia | |||
* June 10 - Jackie Cazares | |||
* August 6 - Bella Bond | * August 6 - Bella Bond | ||
* December 31 - Tylea Moore | * December 31 - Tylea Moore | ||
* Unknown - Cooper Harris | |||
* Unknown - Ko Joon-hee | |||
* Unknown - Ashton Perry | |||
== 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]] | ||
* December 29 - [[Ruth Ann Steinhagen]] | |||
=== Victim deaths === | === Victim deaths === | ||
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* February 26 - Trayvon Martin | * February 26 - Trayvon Martin | ||
*March 19 - Mark, Lawton and Rhonda Sesler | *March 19 - Mark, Lawton and Rhonda Sesler | ||
* May 25 - Jun Lin | * May 25 - [[Luka Magnotta|Jun Lin]] | ||
* July 6 - Skylar Neese | * July 6 - Skylar Neese | ||
*July 10 - Amara and Sophie Schaffhausen | *July 10 - Amara and Sophie Schaffhausen | ||