Explore 2493 historical events from 2000–2009.
Suleiman Mousa was a Jordanian author and historian born in Al-Rafeed, a small village north of the city of Irbid. He wrote up to fifty books of which most prominent are Biography …
Suleiman Mousa, Jordanian historian and author (born 1919)
Chinghiz Torekulovich Aitmatov was a Kyrgyz author who wrote mainly in Russian, but also in Kyrgyz. He is one of the best known figures in Kyrgyz literature.
Chinghiz Aitmatov, Kyrgyzstani author and diplomat (born 1928)
Ove Andersson, nicknamed Påven, was a Swedish rally driver and the first head of Toyota's F1 programme.
Ove Andersson, Swedish race car driver (born 1938)
Võ Văn Kiệt whose real name is Phan Văn Hòa, and includes aliases Sáu Dân, Chín Dũng, Chín Hòa, Tám Thuận. Was a Vietnamese politician and economic reformer who served as the Prime…
Võ Văn Kiệt, Vietnamese soldier and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Vietnam (born 1922)
Miroslav Dvořák was a Czechoslovak ice hockey defenseman. He played three seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Philadelphia Flyers from 1982 to 1985. The rest of hi…
Miroslav Dvořák, Czech ice hockey player (born 1951)
Derek Robert Tapscott was a Welsh professional footballer who played as a forward. Tapscott played for Barry Town, Arsenal, Cardiff City, Newport County, Cinderford Town, Haverford…
Derek Tapscott, Welsh footballer and manager (born 1932)
Timothy John Russert was an American television journalist and lawyer who appeared for more than 16 years as the longest-serving moderator of NBC's Meet the Press. He was a senior …
Tim Russert, American journalist and lawyer (born 1950)
Raymond Getliffe was a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who played 10 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens. Born in Galt, …
Ray Getliffe, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1914)
Mario Rigoni Stern was an Italian author and World War II veteran.
Mario Rigoni Stern, Italian soldier and author (born 1921)
Cyd Charisse was an American dancer and actress.
Cyd Charisse, American actress and dancer (born 1922)
Jean Delannoy was a French actor, film editor, screenwriter and film director.
Jean Delannoy, French actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1908)
Tasha Tudor was an American illustrator and writer of children's books.
Tasha Tudor, American author and illustrator (born 1915)
Hans Theodor Steinbrenner was a German painter and sculptor based in Frankfurt who focused on abstract figures in wood and stone. Many of his works are in public space.
Hans Steinbrenner, German sculptor (born 1928)
Barun Sengupta, the founder-editor of Bartaman newspaper, was a Bengali journalist and popular political critic. He is remembered for his bold and simple diction of political analy…
Barun Sengupta, Bengali journalist, founded Bartaman (born 1934)
Scott D. Kalitta was an American drag racer who competed in the Funny Car and Top Fuel classes in the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Full Throttle Drag Racing Series. He had 1…
Scott Kalitta, American race car driver (born 1962)
Natalia Petrovna Bekhtereva was a Soviet and Russian neuroscientist and psychologist who developed neurophysiological approaches to psychology, such as measuring the impulse activi…
Natalia Bekhtereva, Russian neuroscientist and psychologist (born 1924)
George Denis Patrick Carlin was an American stand-up comedian, social critic, actor and author. He was known for his dark comedy and reflections on politics, English, psychology, r…
George Carlin, American comedian, actor, and author (born 1937)
Dody Goodman was an American character actress. She played the mother of the title character in the television series Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, her distinctive high-pitched voice…
Dody Goodman, American actress and dancer (born 1914)
Claudio Capone was an Italian actor, voice actor and narrator.
Claudio Capone, Italian-Scottish actor (born 1952)
Arthur Raymond Chung was President of Guyana from 17 March 1970 to 6 October 1980. He was the first ethnic Chinese president and head of state of a non-Asian country. A leader in G…
Arthur Chung, Guyanese surveyor and politician, 1st President of Guyana (born 1918)
Marian Witold Glinka was a Polish actor and bodybuilder. He appeared in many Polish movies.
Marian Glinka, Polish actor and bodybuilder (born 1943)
Gerhard Ringel was a German mathematician. He was one of the pioneers in graph theory and contributed significantly to the proof of the Heawood conjecture, a mathematical problem c…
Gerhard Ringel, Austrian mathematician and academic (born 1919)
Lyall Watson was a South African botanist, zoologist, biologist, anthropologist, ethologist, and author of many books, among the most popular of which is the best seller Supernatur…
Lyall Watson, South African anthropologist and ethologist (born 1939)
Field Marshal Sam Hormusji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw, nicknamed as Sam Bahadur, was an Indian Army general officer who was the Chief of the army staff during the India–Pakistan wa…
Sam Manekshaw, Indian field marshal (born 1914)