The 2000s

Explore 1158 historical events from 2000–2009.

2001 25 years ago

notable victims of the Nepalese royal massacre

Aishwarya Rajya Lakshmi Devi Shah was Queen of Nepal from 1972 until her assassination in 2001. She played a significant role as the consort of King Birendra and was a prominent fi…

notable victims of the Nepalese royal massacre

2001 25 years ago

Joey Maxim, American boxer (born 1922)

Giuseppe Antonio Berardinelli was an American professional boxer. He was the World Light Heavyweight Champion from 1950 to 1952. He took the ring-name Joey Maxim from the Maxim gun…

Joey Maxim, American boxer (born 1922)

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2001 25 years ago

Timothy McVeigh, American terrorist (born 1968)

Timothy James McVeigh was an American domestic terrorist who masterminded and perpetrated the Oklahoma City bombing on April 19, 1995. The bombing itself killed 167 or 168 people, …

Timothy McVeigh, American terrorist (born 1968)

2001 25 years ago

Donald J

Donald James Cram was an American chemist who shared the 1987 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Jean-Marie Lehn and Charles J. Pedersen "for their development and use of molecules with…

Donald J

2001 25 years ago

Thomas Winning, Scottish cardinal (born 1925)

Thomas Joseph Winning was a Scottish Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Glasgow from 1974 and President of the Bishops' Conference of Scotland from 1…

Thomas Winning, Scottish cardinal (born 1925)