WHAT ALL HAPPENED MAY TO AUGUST 2011
Find out what all happened May to August 2011

An E. coli outbreak strikes Europe, mostly in Germany, leaving more than 30 people dead and many others sick from the bacteria outbreak. (2. May 2011)

A march in protest of the death of Mark Duggan in Tottenham, London, ends in a riot, sparking off a wave of rioting throughout the country over the following four nights. (6. August 2011)

Mumbai is rocked by three bomb blasts during the evening rush hour, killing 26 and injuring 130. (13. July 2011)

A magnitude 5.8 (class: moderate) earthquake occurs in Virginia. Damage occurs to monuments and structures in Washington D.C. and the resulted damage is estimated at $200 million - $300 million USD. (23. August 2011)

NASA's Space Shuttle program ends with the landing of Space Shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-135. (21. July 2011)

Barack Obama announces that Osama bin Laden, the suspected mastermind behind the September 11 attacks is killed by United States special forces in Abbottabad, Pakistan. Due to the time difference between the United States and Pakistan, bin Laden was actually killed on May 2. (1. May 2011)

Malta votes on the introduction of divorce. (28. May 2011)

Radio broadcaster Harold Camping predicted that the end of the world would occur on this day, a prophecy that would prove incorrect. (21. May 2011)

Mark Duggan is shot and killed by Metropolitan Police in Tottenham, London, resulting in public protests and eventually four days of riots. (4. August 2011)

Oprah Winfrey airs her last show, ending her twenty-five-year run of The Oprah Winfrey Show. (25. May 2011)

Norway is the victim of twin terror attacks, the first being a bomb blast which targeted government buildings in central Oslo, the second being a massacre at a youth camp on the island of Utøya. (22. July 2011)

22 people are killed when Sol Líneas Aéreas Flight 5428 crashes in southern Argentina. (18. May 2011)

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is overthrown after the National Transitional Council forces take control of Bab al-Azizia compound during the 2011 Libyan civil war. (23. August 2011)

Osama bin Laden, the suspected mastermind behind the September 11 attacks and the FBI's most wanted man is killed by the United States special forces in Abbottabad, Pakistan. (2. May 2011)

Digital switchover is completed in 44 of the 47 prefectures of Japan, with Iwate, Miyagi[disambiguation needed ], and Fukushima television stations terminating analog broadcasting operations later as a result of the Tōhoku earthquake. (24. July 2011)

Hurricane Irene strikes the United States east coast, killing 47 and causing an estimated $15.6 billion in damage. (28. August 2011)

Russian cruise ship Bulgaria sunk in Volga near Syukeyevo, Tatarstan, leading to 122 deaths. (10. July 2011)

An EF5 tornado strikes Joplin, Missouri, killing 162 people and wreaking $2.8 billion worth in damage—the costliest and seventh-deadliest single tornado in U.S. history. (22. May 2011)

Pope John Paul II is beatified by his successor, Pope Benedict XVI. (1. May 2011)

South Sudan gains independence and secedes from Sudan. (9. July 2011)