Ruben salazar man in the middle

Month of

The following events occurred in August :

August 1, (Saturday)

• The capsizing of the ferryboat MV Christena killed passengers and crew when the overloaded vessel was making the 12&#;mi (19&#;km) journey between the islands of Saint Kitts and Nevis.^[3] The ferry's rated capacity was no more than people, but it was carrying when it departed Basseterre on Saint Christopher Island (commonly called "Saint Kitts") on its way to Charlestown on the island of Nevis.

  Only 91 people were rescued, and bodies were recovered, more than half of them unidentifiable. The remaining people were trapped on the Christena when it sank.

• Born:
• Died:

August 2, (Sunday)

• Rubber bullets, designed by the UK's Ministry of Defence as a non-lethal method of riot control, were used for the first time.^[4][5] The "L2A2", made of hard rubber, was first employed by the British Army against protesters in Northern Ireland, particularly c