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Monday, 12 October 2026

2010

The first miners from the 2010 Copiapó mining accident in Chile arrive at the surface after surviving a record 69 days underground awaiting rescue.The following day all 33 miners and rescuers where out of the mine.

2005

The second Chinese human spaceflight ''Shenzhou 6'' launched carrying Fèi Jùnlóng and Niè Hǎishèng for five days in orbit.

2002

Terrorists detonate bombs in the Sari Club in Kuta, Bali, killing 202 and wounding over 300.

2000

The USS ''Cole'' is badly damaged in Aden, Yemen, by two suicide bombers, killing 17 crew members and wounding at least 39

1999

Pervez Musharraf takes power in Pakistan from Nawaz Sharif through a bloodless coup.

The Day of Six Billion: The proclaimed 6 billionth living human in the world is born.

1997

Sidi Daoud massacre in Algeria; 43 killed at a fake roadblock.

1994

NASA loses radio contact with the Magellan spacecraft as the probe descends into the thick atmosphere of Venus (the spacecraft presumably burned up in the atmosphere).

1991

Askar Akayev, previously chosen President of Kyrgyzstan by republic's Supreme Soviet, is confirmed president in an uncontested poll.

1988

Jaffna University Helidrop: Commandos of Indian Peace Keeping Force raided the Jaffna University campus to capture the LTTE chief and walked into a trap.

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