Explore 1158 historical events from 2000–2009.
Martin Lings, also known as Abū Bakr Sirāj ad-Dīn, was an English writer, Islamic scholar, and philosopher. A student of the Swiss metaphysician Frithjof Schuon and an authority on…
Martin Lings, English author and scholar (born 1909)
Kai Martin Edvard Setälä was a Finnish physician and professor of pathological anatomy at the University of Helsinki. Through his daughter Christel, he was the maternal grandfather…
Kai Setälä, Finnish physician and professor (born 1913)
Monica Zetterlund was a Swedish jazz singer and actress. She represented represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1963 with the jazz ballad "En gång i Stockholm". Through …
Monica Zetterlund, Swedish actress (born 1937)
Édouard Ruault, better known as Eddie Barclay, was a French record producer whose singers included Jacques Brel, Dalida and Charles Aznavour. He founded record label Barclay.
Eddie Barclay, French record producer, founded Barclay Records (born 1921)
George Bernard Dantzig was an American mathematical scientist who made contributions to industrial engineering, operations research, computer science, economics and statistics.
George Dantzig, American mathematician and academic (born 1914)
James Henry Martin was an American bluegrass singer and musician, known as the "King of Bluegrass".
Jimmy Martin, American musician (born 1927)
Frank John Gorshin Jr. was an American actor, comedian and impressionist. He made many guest appearances on television variety and talk shows, including The Ed Sullivan Show, Tonig…
Frank Gorshin, American actor (born 1934)
Andrew Jackson Goodpaster was a United States Army general who served as NATO's Supreme Allied Commander, Europe (SACEUR), from 1 July 1969, and Commander in Chief of the United St…
Andrew Goodpaster, American general (born 1915)
Jean Paul Gustave Ricœur was a French philosopher best known for combining phenomenological description with hermeneutics. As such, his thought is within the same tradition as othe…
Paul Ricœur, French philosopher and academic (born 1913)
William Thomas Seawell was a brigadier general in the United States Air Force and former head of Pan Am.
William Seawell, American general (born 1918)
Deborah Berger was an American artist noted for her oeuvre of brightly colored textile works created in knitting and crochet. She is considered an outsider artist and a prodigy.
Deborah Berger, American outsider artist (born 1956)
Elliott Pershing Stitzel, better known by his stage name Stephen Elliott, was an American actor. His best known roles were that of the prospective father-in-law, Burt Johnson, in t…
Stephen Elliott, American actor (born 1918)
Howard Jerome Morris was an American actor, comedian, and director. He was best known for his role in The Andy Griffith Show as Ernest T. Bass, and as "Uncle Goopy" in a celebrated…
Howard Morris, American actor and director (born 1919)
Charilaos Florakis was a leader of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE).
Charilaos Florakis, Greek politician (born 1914)
Thurl Arthur Ravenscroft was an American actor and bass singer best known for providing the voice of Tony the Tiger in Kellogg's Frosted Flakes commercials from the 1950s until his…
Thurl Ravenscroft, American voice actor and singer (born 1914)
Carl Amery, the pen name of Christian Anton Mayer, was a German writer and environmental activist. Born in Munich, he studied at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU). H…
Carl Amery, German activist and author (born 1922)
Baron Arthur Haulot was a Belgian journalist, humanist and poet who served, during World War II as an active member of the Belgian resistance. As president of the Jeunes Socialiste…
Arthur Haulot, Belgian journalist and poet (born 1913)
Guy Tardif was a Canadian politician. He was a Parti Québécois member of the National Assembly of Quebec from 1976 to 1985 and was a cabinet minister in the governments of René L…
Guy Tardif, Canadian academic and politician (born 1935)
Sunil Dutt was an Indian actor, film producer, director, and politician known for his work in Hindi cinema. He acted in more than 80 films over a career spanning five decades and w…
Sunil Dutt, Indian actor, director, producer, and politician (born 1929)
Robert Jankel was a British designer of limousines, armoured cars, and other speciality vehicles. He also founded the automotive company Panther Westwinds.
Robert Jankel, English businessman, founded Panther Westwinds (born 1938)
Graham Cyril Kennedy AO was an Australian entertainer, comedian and variety performer, radio and television host as well as a personality and actor of theatre, television and film.…
Graham Kennedy, Australian television host and actor (born 1934)
Ismail Merchant was an Indian film producer. He worked for many years in collaboration with Merchant Ivory Productions which included film director James Ivory as well as screenwri…
Ismail Merchant, Indian-born film producer and director (born 1936)
Zoran Mušič, baptised as Anton Zoran Musič, was a Slovene painter, printmaker, and draughtsman. He was the only painter of Slovene descent who managed to establish himself in the e…
Zoran Mušič, Slovene painter and illustrator (born 1909)
Edward Albert Heimberger was an American actor. He is known for his roles on stage and screen and received nominations for two Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, and two Golden Globe A…
Eddie Albert, American actor (born 1906)