Explore 1158 historical events from 2000–2009.
Nina Simone was an American pianist, singer, songwriter, and civil rights activist. Simone's bearing and stage presence earned her the title the High Priestess of Soul. Her music s…
Nina Simone, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and activist (born 1933)
Felice Bryant and Diadorius Boudleaux Bryant were an American husband-and-wife country music and pop songwriting team. They are best known for songs such as "Rocky Top", "We Could"…
Felice Bryant, American songwriter (born 1925)
Fernand Fonssagrives, born Fernand Vigoureux near Paris, was a photographer known for his 'beauty photography' in the early 1940s, and as the first husband of the model Lisa Fonssa…
Fernand Fonssagrives, French-American photographer (born 1910)
Hatice Nüzhet Gökdoğan was a Turkish astronomer, mathematician and academic. After studying mathematics and astronomy in France as a young adult, Gökdoğan joined the faculty of Ist…
Nüzhet Gökdoğan, Turkish astronomer and mathematician (born 1910)
Samson Kitur was a Kenyan athlete, and an Olympic medalist in 1992.
Samson Kitur, Kenyan runner (born 1966)
Rosemary Brown was a Canadian politician, social worker, and human rights advocate. As a member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly from 1972 to 1986, she was the first bl…
Rosemary Brown, Jamaican-Canadian academic and politician (born 1930)
Yun Hyon-seok was a South Korean LGBT poet, writer, and activist. He wrote under the pen names Yuk Wu-dang and Seolheon, and was also known by his nickname Midong or Donghwa.
Yun Hyon-seok, South Korean poet and author (born 1984)
Edward Max Nicholson was a pioneering environmentalist, ornithologist and internationalist, and a founder of the World Wildlife Fund.
Edward Max Nicholson, Irish environmentalist, co-founded the World Wide Fund for Nature (born 1904)
Janko Bobetko was a Croatian general who had participated in World War II and later in the Croatian War of Independence. He was one of the founding members of 1st Sisak Partisan De…
Janko Bobetko, Croatian Army general and Chief of the General Staff (born 1919)
Professor Mark C. Berger was the director of The Center for Business and Economic Research at the University of Kentucky until his death at age 47. He was also a Fulbright Scholar …
Mark Berger, American economist and academic (born 1955)
Peter Raymond George "Possum" Bourne was a champion New Zealand rally car driver. He died under non-competitive circumstances while driving on a public road that was to be the trac…
Possum Bourne, New Zealand race car driver (born 1956)
Elizabeth Ann Hulette, best known in professional wrestling as Miss Elizabeth, was an American professional wrestling manager, occasional professional wrestler and professional wre…
Miss Elizabeth, American wrestler and manager (born 1960)
Willem "Wim" van Est was a Dutch racing cyclist. He is best known for being the first Dutch cyclist to wear the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification in the Tour de…
Wim van Est, Dutch cyclist (born 1923)
Suzy Parker was an American model and actress active from 1947 until 1970. Her modeling career reached its zenith during the 1950s, when she appeared on the covers of dozens of mag…
Suzy Parker, American model and actress (born 1932)
Arthur Joseph Houtteman was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for 12 seasons in the American League with the Detroit Tigers, Cleveland Indians an…
Art Houtteman, American baseball player and journalist (born 1927)
Russell Billiu Long was an American Democratic politician and United States senator from Louisiana from 1948 until 1987. The chairman of the Senate Finance Committee from 1966 to 1…
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Samuel Sam Bockarie, widely known as Mosquito, was a Sierra Leonean politician and army commander who served as a leader of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF). Bockarie was infam…
Sam Bockarie, Sierra Leonean commander (born 1964)
Walter Max Ulyate Sisulu was a South African anti-apartheid activist and member of the African National Congress (ANC). Between terms as ANC Secretary-General (1949–1954) and ANC D…
Walter Sisulu, South African activist and politician (born 1912)
Elvira Olivieri Cozzolino, better known by her stage name Elvira Pagã, was a Brazilian vedette, actress, singer, writer, and painter. She was the first Rio Carnival Queen, the firs…
Elvira Pagã, Brazilian vedette, singer, and artist (born 1920)
David Noel Redding was an English rock musician, best known as the bass player for the Jimi Hendrix Experience and guitarist/singer for Fat Mattress.
Noel Redding, English bass player (born 1945)
Milan R. Vukcevich was a Serbian-American chemist, a grandmaster of chess problem composition and writer.
Milan Vukcevich, Serbian-American chemist and chess player (born 1937)
Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan was a French-born statesman and activist who served as United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees from 1966 to 1977. During his tenure, the agency expa…
Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, French-American diplomat (born 1933)
David Albert DeBusschere was an American professional basketball player and coach, and professional baseball player. He played for the Chicago White Sox of MLB in 1962 and 1963 and…
Dave DeBusschere, American basketball player and coach (born 1940)
Dame Wendy Margaret Hiller was an English film and stage actress who enjoyed a varied acting career that spanned nearly 60 years. Writer Joel Hirschorn, in his 1984 compilation Rat…
Wendy Hiller, English actress (born 1912)