SARS outbreak
2002–2003 · Event
A novel coronavirus emerging in southern China spreads to dozens of countries, killing ~770 and foreshadowing later pandemics.
On these timelines: China, Master, Pandemics & Plagues
More from China
- Qin Shi Huang unifies China (221 BCE)
- Han dynasty (202 BCE)
- Tang dynasty (618)
- Qing dynasty (1644)
- Ming dynasty (1368)
- Song dynasty (960)
- Yuan dynasty (1271)
- Xinhai Revolution (1911)
Around 2002
- Arab Spring (2010)
- War on Terror (2001)
- One More Night (Maroon 5) (2012)
- September 11 attacks (2001)
- That's The Way Love Goes (Janet Jackson) (1993)
- Pop music: the 2010s (2010)
- Pop music: the 2000s (2000)
- Crazy in Love (Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z) (2003)
- Boom Boom Pow (The Black Eyed Peas) (2009)
- Burn (Usher) (2004)