Events with tag - Suicide

August 12, 31 BC

Death of Cleopatra VII

Cleopatra VII, the last active ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, died by suicide on August 12, 30 BCE. Her death marked the end of both Hellenistic Egypt and the age of the pharaohs, transforming Egypt into a Roman province.

October 12, 2000

USS Cole Bombing

The USS Cole bombing was a terrorist attack carried out by Al-Qaeda against the US Navy destroyer in Yemen's Aden harbor. Two suicide bombers used a small boat packed with explosives to create a massive hole in the ship's hull, killing 17 sailors and injuring 39 others.