CalendarZ

  1. Home
  2. On This Day
  3. February
  4. 22
  5. Rémi Ochlik

Deaths on February 22

Rémi Ochlik
2012Feb, 22

Rémi Ochlik

Rémi Ochlik, French photographer and journalist (b. 1983)
Rémi Ochlik (16 October 1983 – 22 February 2012) was a French photojournalist who was known for his photographs of war and conflict in Haiti and the Arab Spring revolutions. Ochlik died in the February 2012 bombardment of Homs during the 2011–2012 Syrian uprising along with veteran war correspondent Marie Colvin.

References

Choose Another Date

Events on 2012

  • 13Jan

    Costa Concordia disaster

    The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia sinks off the coast of Italy due to the captain's negligence and irresponsibility. There are 32 confirmed deaths.
  • 2Jun

    2011 Egyptian revolution

    Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is sentenced to life imprisonment for his role in the killing of demonstrators during the 2011 Egyptian revolution.
  • 19Jun

    Julian Assange

    WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange requested asylum in London's Ecuadorian Embassy for fear of extradition to the US after publication of previously classified documents including footage of civilian killings by the US army.
  • 11Sep

    2012 Benghazi attack

    The U.S. embassy in Benghazi, Libya is attacked, resulting in four deaths.
  • 23Oct

    Digital switchover

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