WHAT ALL HAPPENED OCTOBER TO DECEMBER 2012
Find out what all happened October to December 2012

Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting: Twenty-eight people, including the gunman, are killed in Sandy Hook, Connecticut. (14. December 2012)

An Ilyushin Il-76 cargo plane belonging to Aéro-Service, crashes into houses near Maya-Maya Airport during a thunderstorm, killing at least 32 people. (30. November 2012)

British Prime Minister David Cameron and Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond agree on a deal setting out the terms of a referendum on Scottish independence at a meeting in Edinburgh. (15. October 2012)

At least 28 are wounded after a bomb is thrown onto a bus in Tel Aviv. (21. November 2012)

A shooting at a spa in Brookfield, Wisconsin, leaves four people dead, including the shooter. (21. October 2012)

A gang rape in Delhi sparks widespread demonstrations across India. (16. December 2012)

North Korea successfully launches its first satellite, Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 Unit 2, using a Unha-3 carrier rocket. (12. December 2012)

A ferry collision off the coast of Hong Kong kills 38 people and injures 102 others. (1. October 2012)

An Antonov An-72 plane crashes close to the city of Shymkent, killing 27 people. (25. December 2012)

The extrasolar planet Alpha Centauri Bb is discovered. (16. October 2012)

At least 50 schoolchildren are killed in an accident at a railway crossing near Manfalut, Egypt. (17. November 2012)

Members of the Pakistani Taliban made a failed attempt to assassinate Malala Yousafzai on her way home from school. (9. October 2012)

A strong earthquake with the magnitude 6.8 hits northern Burma, killing at least 26 people. (11. November 2012)

Big Tex, a 52-foot statue and cultural icon in Dallas, Texas, is destroyed by fire during the final weekend of the 2012 State Fair of Texas. (19. October 2012)

Ceasefire begins between Hamas in the Gaza Strip and Israel after eight days of violence and 150 deaths. (22. November 2012)

Hurricane Sandy hits the east coast of the United States, killing 148 directly and 138 indirectly, while leaving nearly $70 billion in damages and causing major power outages. (29. October 2012)

A train carrying liquid fuel crashes and bursts into flames in northern Burma, killing 27 people and injuring 80 others. (9. November 2012)

After 38 years, the world's first teletext service (BBC's Ceefax) ceases broadcast due to Northern Ireland completing the digital switchover. (23. October 2012)

At least 475 people are killed after Typhoon Bopha, makes landfall in the Philippines. (3. December 2012)

Four people are killed and 16 others are injured in the Midland train wreck after a Union Pacific train struck a parade float in Midland, Texas. (15. November 2012)

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