Actor Oscar Steer

Events in 2002 and 28-6

Events in the world in the birth year of Oscar Steer

• Former Yugoslav leader Slobodan Milosevic’s trial on charges of crimes against humanity opens at The Hague (Feb. 12).
• Tamil Tigers and Sri Lankan government sign a cease-fire agreement, ending 19 years of civil war (Feb. 22). Background: World in Review
• India's worst Hindu-Muslim violence in a decade rocked the state of Gujarat after a Muslim mob fire-bombed a train, killing Hindu activists. Hindus retaliated, and more than 1,000 died in the bloodshed (Feb. 27 et seq.). Background: World in Review
• U.S. and Afghan troops launch Operation Anaconda against remaining al-Qaeda and Taliban fighters in Afghanistan (March 2). Background: Taliban Timeline and Afghanistan
• Israeli tanks and warplanes attack West Bank towns of Nablus, Jenin, Bethlehem, and others in response to string of Palestinian suicide attacks (March 29–April 21). In the first three months of 2002, 14 suicide bombers kill dozens of Israeli civilians, and wounded hundreds. Background: World in Review
• International Criminal Court wins UN ratification; U.S. refuses to ratify (April 11).
• Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez ousted in coup, then reinstated (April 12, 14).
• U.S. and Russia reach landmark arms agreement to cut both countries' nuclear arsenals by up to two-thirds over the next 10 years (May 13).
• East Timor becomes a new nation (May 20).
• Terrorist bomb in Bali kills hundreds (Oct. 12).
• Government suspended in Northern Ireland in protest of suspected IRA spy ring (Oct. 14).
• North Korea admits to developing nuclear arms in defiance of treaty (Oct. 16).
• Chechen rebels take 763 hostages in Moscow theater (Oct. 23). Russian authorities release a gas into theater, killing 116 hostages and freeing remainder (Oct. 26). Background: Chechnya Timeline
• China's Jiang Zemin officially retires as general secretary; Hu Jintao named as his successor (Nov. 14).
• UN Security Council passes unanimous resolution calling on Iraq to disarm or else face "serious consequences." (Nov. 8).
• UN arms inspectors return to Iraq (Nov. 18).

Birthday Oscar Steer (28-6) in history

• Day 28-6 year 1836: The fourth President of the United States, James Madison, passed away in Montpelier, Virginia.
• Day 28-6 year 1894: Labor Day became a federal holiday by an act of Congress.
• Day 28-6 year 1914: Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary and his wife were assassinated, setting off World War I.
• Day 28-6 year 1919: The Treaty of Versailles was signed in France, ending World War I.
• Day 28-6 year 1978: The Supreme Court ruled in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke that the use of quotas in affirmative action programs was not permissible.
• Day 28-6 year 1996: The Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina, voted to admit women.
• Day 28-6 year 1997: Boxer Mike Tyson bit Evander Holyfield's ear during their heavyweight title fight, earning a 16-month suspension.
• Day 28-6 year 2000: Elian Gonzalez was returned to his father in Cuba.
• Day 28-6 year 2001: Serbia handed over Slobodan Milosevic over to the UN war crimes tribunal.
• Day 28-6 year 2004: In Iraq, the United States transferred power back to the Iraqis two days earlier than planned.