Explore 1158 historical events from 2000–2009.
William Raymond Manchester was an American author, biographer, and historian. He was the author of 18 books which have been translated into over 20 languages. He was awarded the Na…
William Manchester, American historian and author (born 1922)
Steve Lacy was an American jazz saxophonist and composer recognized as one of the important players of soprano saxophone. Coming to prominence in the 1950s as a progressive dixiela…
Steve Lacy, American saxophonist and composer (born 1934)
Saturnino "Nino" Manfredi was an Italian actor, voice actor, director, screenwriter, playwright, comedian, singer, author, radio personality and television presenter.
Nino Manfredi, Italian actor (born 1921)
Iona Brown, OBE, was a British violinist and conductor.
Iona Brown, English violinist and conductor (born 1941)
Ronald Wilson Reagan was an American politician and actor who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. A member of the Republican Party, he became an im…
Ronald Reagan, American actor and politician, 40th president of the United States (born 1911)
Charles Latif Hyder was an American astrophysicist and dissident from Albuquerque, New Mexico, who campaigned against arms race, nuclear weapons and nuclear waste, and ran for the …
Charles Hyder, American astrophysicist and academic (born 1930)
Mack Fletcher Jones, nicknamed "Mack The Knife", was an American Major League Baseball left fielder who played for the Milwaukee / Atlanta Braves (1961–1967), Cincinnati Reds (1968…
Mack Jones, American baseball player (born 1938)
Roosevelt Brown Jr. was an American professional football offensive tackle who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants from 1953 to 1965. He played col…
Rosey Brown, American football player and coach (born 1932)
Brian Williamson was a Jamaican gay rights activist who co-founded the Jamaica Forum for Lesbians, All-Sexuals and Gays (J-FLAG). He was known for being one of the earliest openly …
Brian Williamson, Jamaican activist, co-founded J-FLAG (born 1945)
Odette Laure was a French actress and cabaret singer. She appeared in more than 50 films and television shows between 1950 and 2001. She was nominated for the César Award for Best …
Odette Laure, French actress and singer (born 1917)
Xenophon Euthymiou Zolotas was a Greek economist who served as an interim non-party Prime Minister of Greece.
Xenophon Zolotas, Greek economist and politician, 177th Prime Minister of Greece (born 1904)
Ray Charles Robinson was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. He is regarded as one of the most iconic and influential musicians of the 20th century and was often referred …
Ray Charles, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor (born 1930)
Prince Egon von Fürstenberg was a socialite, banker, fashion and interior designer, and a member of the former German princely family of Fürstenberg.
Egon von Fürstenberg, Swiss fashion designer (born 1946)
Ralph Heygood Wiley Jr. was an American sports journalist who wrote for Sports Illustrated and ESPN's Page 2. He was well known for his distinctive literary tone and his writings o…
Ralph Wiley, American journalist and author (born 1952)
Ulrich Inderbinen was a Swiss mountain guide famous for his longevity and love for mountain climbing. He had been on the top of Matterhorn over 370 times and made his last ascent o…
Ulrich Inderbinen, Swiss mountaineer and guide (born 1900)
Ahmet Piriştina was a Turkish politician who was Mayor of İzmir from 1999 to 2004. His Family was of Albanian Turkish descent, his family was from the city of Prishtina.
Ahmet Piriştina, Turkish politician and mayor of İzmir (born 1952)
Thanom Kittikachorn was Prime Minister of Thailand from 1963 to 1973. Prior to taking office, he supported and initiated military coups and served as Thailand's defence minister. H…
Thanom Kittikachorn, Thai field marshal and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Thailand (born 1911)
Jacques Miquelon was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Quebec. He represented Abitibi-Est in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1948 to 1960 as a member of the Union Nat…
Jacques Miquelon, Canadian lawyer and judge (born 1911)
Joseph Gerald George McNeil was a professional ice hockey goaltender who won three Stanley Cups with the Montreal Canadiens between 1947 and 1956.
Gerry McNeil, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1926)
Clayton Kirkpatrick was an American journalist who was the editor of the Chicago Tribune newspaper from 1969 until 1979. He is credited with modernizing the Tribune, shifting its …
Clayton Kirkpatrick, journalist and newspaper editor (born 1915)
James Alexander Bacon, AC was an Australian politician who served as Premier of Tasmania from 1998 to 2004.
Jim Bacon, Australian politician, 41st Premier of Tasmania (born 1950)
The Ryongchŏn disaster was a train disaster that occurred on 22 April 2004 in the town of Ryongchŏn, North Korea, near the border with the People's Republic of China. At least 54 p…
Flammable cargo exploded at a railway station in Ryongchon, North Korea, killing at least 54 people and injuring more th
Nicoll Highway MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Circle Line (CCL) in Singapore. Located in the Downtown Core underneath Republic Avenue near th…
An incomplete tunnel leading to the Nicoll Highway MRT station in Singapore collapsed, resulting in four deaths and the
The New Yorker is an American magazine featuring journalism, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons, and poetry. It was founded on February 21, 1925, by Harold Ro…
The New Yorker published an online article and photographs detailing accounts of torture and abuse by American military