November 9, 2012

2012Milan Čič, Slovak lawyer and politician, 5th Prime Minister of the Slovak Socialist Republic (born 1932)^[†]

Milan Čič was a Slovak lawyer and politician who served as the prime minister of the Slovak Socialist Republic from 1989 to 1990.

2012Joseph D. Early, American soldier and politician (born 1933)^[†]

Joseph Daniel Early was an American politician. He represented the third district of Massachusetts in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1975 to 1993.

2012Sergey Nikolsky, Russian mathematician and academic (born 1905)^[†]

Sergey Mikhailovich Nikolsky was a Soviet and Russian mathematician.

2012James L. Stone, American colonel, Medal of Honor recipient (born 1922)^[†]

James Lamar Stone was a United States Army officer and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the Korean War. He was awarded the medal for his conspicuous leadership during a fight against overwhelming odds, for continuing to lead after being wounded, and for choosing to stay behind after ordering others to retreat, a decision which led to his capture by Chinese forces.

2012A train carrying liquid fuel crashes and bursts into flames in northern Myanmar, killing 27 people and injuring 80 others.^[†]

The 2012 Myanmar train crash occurred on 9 November 2012 near Kantbalu in central Burma. A train travelling from Mandalay to Myitkyina and which included seven wagons containing petrol and two containing diesel fuel derailed and burnt. At least 27 people were killed and more than 80 were injured; according to the Information Ministry, many had been trying to collect spilt fuel.

2012At least 27 people are killed and dozens are wounded in conflicts between inmates and guards at Welikada prison in Colombo.^[†]

The Welikada prison riot was a prison riot that occurred on 9 November 2012 at Welikada Prison in Sri Lanka. The riot broke out during a search for illegal arms. The riot left 27 people dead and 40 injured. The government has appointed a committee to investigate the riot. Welikada Prison, which has around 4,000 prisoners, has witnessed a number of violent riots in its history. This prison riot was the worst in Sri Lanka's history since the 1983 riot, also at Welikada Prison, which left 53 prisoners dead.