Explore 1158 historical events from 2000–2009.
The Federal Parliament of Nepal is the bicameral federal and supreme legislature of Nepal established in 2018. It consists of the National Assembly and the House of Representatives…
The Parliament of Nepal unanimously voted to strip King Gyanendra of many of his powers
The 2006 Yogyakarta earthquake occurred at 05:53 local time on 27 May with a moment magnitude of 6.4 and a maximum MSK intensity of VIII (Damaging) in the Yogyakarta region of Java…
An earthquake registering 6
An Inconvenient Truth is a 2006 American documentary film directed by Davis Guggenheim about former vice president of the United States Al Gore's campaign to educate people about g…
An Inconvenient Truth, a documentary film that has been credited for raising international public awareness of climate c
George Walker Bush is an American politician, businessman, and former United States Air Force officer who was the 43rd president of the United States, serving from 2001 to 2009. Th…
US president George W
Junichiro Koizumi is a Japanese retired politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan and president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) from 2001 to 2006. He retired from poli…
Japan's Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi apologizes for Japan's war record
The Airbus A380 is a large wide-body airliner, developed and produced by Airbus from 2003 to 2021. It is the world's largest passenger airliner and the only full-length double-deck…
Airbus A380 aircraft has its maiden test flight
Vanity Fair is an American monthly magazine of popular culture, fashion, and current affairs published by Condé Nast in the United States.
Vanity Fair reveals that Mark Felt was "Deep Throat"
Antonio Eromonsele Nordby Nusa is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays for German Bundesliga club RB Leipzig and the Norway national team. He's been described by many as o…
Antonio Nusa, Norwegian footballer
Tallyn Da Silva is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker for the Parramatta Eels in the National Rugby League.
Tallyn Da Silva, Australian rugby league player
Alexandre Dam Sarr is a French professional basketball player for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Sarr played for the French youth national tea…
Alex Sarr, French basketball player
A conclave was held on 18 and 19 April 2005 to elect a new pope to succeed John Paul II, who had died on 2 April 2005. Of the 117 eligible cardinal electors, all but two attended. …
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger is elected to the papacy and becomes Pope Benedict XVI
YouTube is an American online video sharing platform owned by Google. YouTube was founded on February 14, 2005, by Chad Hurley, Jawed Karim, and Steve Chen who were all former empl…
The first YouTube video, titled "Me at the zoo", is published by co-founder Jawed Karim
A cardinal is a senior member of the clergy of the Catholic Church. As titular members of the clergy of the Diocese of Rome, they serve as advisors to the pope, who is the bishop o…
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger is inaugurated as the 265th Pope of the Catholic Church taking the name Pope Benedict XVI
Mathys Henri Tel is a French professional footballer who plays as a left midfielder or forward for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur.
Mathys Tel, French footballer
Aarón Anselmino is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for French Ligue 1 club Strasbourg on loan from Premier League club Chelsea.
Aarón Anselmino, Argentine footballer
Linda Fruhvirtová is a Czech professional tennis player. On 26 June 2023, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 49. She peaked at No. 187 in the WTA doubles rankin…
Linda Fruhvirtová, Czech tennis player
Oliver James Bearman is a British racing driver who competes in Formula One for Haas.
Oliver Bearman, English racing driver
Zachary Ruben Benson is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a winger for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 13th overall by the Sab…
Zach Benson, Canadian ice hockey player
Romain Joy Kouakou Esse is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for EFL Championship side Coventry City on loan from Premier League club Crystal Pala…
Romain Esse, English footballer
The Obelisk of Axum is a 4th-century CE, 24-metre (79 ft) tall phonolite stele, weighing 160 tonnes, in the city of Axum in Ethiopia. It is ornamented with two false doors at the b…
The final piece of the Obelisk of Axum is returned to Ethiopia after being stolen by the invading Italian army in 1937
The Amagasaki derailment occurred in Amagasaki, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, on 25 April 2005 at 09:19 local time, just after the local rush hour. A seven-car commuter train came off …
A seven-car commuter train derails and crashes into an apartment building near Amagasaki Station in Japan, killing 107,
Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of…
Bulgaria and Romania sign the Treaty of Accession 2005 to join the European Union
The Cedar Revolution, known in Lebanon as the Independence intifada, was a chain of demonstrations in Lebanon triggered by the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafic…
Cedar Revolution: Under international pressure, Syria withdraws the last of its 14,000 troop military garrison in Lebano
A grenade is a small explosive projectile. It can be thrown by hand, launched by a rifle attachment, or launched by a dedicated launcher. A modern hand grenade generally consists o…
A hand grenade thrown by Vladimir Arutyunian lands about 20 m from U