Explore 2493 historical events from 2000–2009.
On the night of 24 August 2004, explosive devices were detonated on board two domestic passenger flights that had taken off from Domodedovo International Airport in Moscow, Russia,…
Ninety passengers die after two airliners explode after flying out of Domodedovo International Airport, near Moscow.…
Erika Aleksandrovna Andreeva is a Russian tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 65, reached on 21 October 2024. She also has a best doubles ranking of N…
Erika Andreeva, Russian tennis player
Luke Chambers is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Premier League club Liverpool. He was part of the England national under-19 football team that won …
Luke Chambers, English footballer
Michael Anthony Williams is an American college basketball player in the NCAA transfer portal. He previously played for the UCF Knights and Sacramento State Hornets.
Mikey Williams, American basketball player
Daniela Andrea Avanzini Llorente is an American singer and dancer. She is best known as a member of the girl group Katseye, formed through the 2023 reality show Dream Academy. She …
Daniela Avanzini, American singer and dancer
Jenna Davis is an American actress, Internet personality, and singer-songwriter. She is best known for voicing the titular character of the horror film M3GAN (2022) and its sequel,…
Jenna Davis, American actress and YouTuber
Diabé Ousmane Cothy Bolumbu Sombo is a French professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Ligue 3 club Caen.
Diabé Bolumbu, French footballer
Nihal Sarin is an Indian chess grandmaster and chess prodigy. In 2018, he passed the Elo rating of 2600 at 14 years old, which at the time made him the third youngest player in his…
Nihal Sarin, Indian Chess Grandmaster
Noah Clowney is an American professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Alabama Crimson …
Noah Clowney, American basketball player
Amiah Miller is an American actress and model. She starred in the 2017 film War for the Planet of the Apes. She also appears in the TV series Henry Danger, Best Friends Whenever, M…
Amiah Miller, American actress and model
Pablo Martín Páez Gavira, known as Gavi, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for La Liga club Barcelona and the Spain national team.
Gavi, Spanish footballer
Takhmina Ikromova is an Uzbekistani rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2022 Asian Games all-around and team gold medalist, a four-time Asian all-around champion and the 2025 World Univer…
Takhmina Ikromova, Uzbekistani rhythmic gymnast
Caila Marsai Martin is an American actress and producer, best known for her role as Diane Johnson on the ABC sitcom Black-ish (2014–2022). In 2019, Martin had a starring role in th…
Marsai Martin, American actress and producer
Chae Hyun-woo is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a winger for K League 1 club FC Anyang. During his first season with the team, he made 26 appearances and score…
Chae Hyun-woo, South Korean football player
Evann Jean Abba Girault is a French-Nigerien sabre fencer. He qualified to represent Niger at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Evann Girault, French-Nigerien sabre fencer
Kano Fujihira is a Japanese singer, dancer, model, and actress. She is best known as a member of the girl group @onefive. She is a former member of the idol group Sakura Gakuin an…
Kano Fujihira, Japanese entertainer
Edmond Pidoux was a Swiss author who wrote numerous poems, novels, and essays. He was particularly renowned for Biblical pieces such as L'histoire de Jonas. In 1982, he won the Pri…
Edmond Pidoux, Swiss author and poet (born 1908)
Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara, was a Fijian politician who served as Chief Minister from 1967 to 1970, when Fiji gained its independence from the United Kingdom, and, apart from one brief…
Kamisese Mara, Fijian politician, 2nd President of Fiji (born 1920)
Jenny Pike was a Canadian photographer and servicewoman. She worked in London during WWII, and was the only female photographer to help develop the first photos of the D-Day landin…
Jenny Pike, Canadian WWII servicewoman and photographer (born 1922)
Norris Dewar McWhirter was a British writer, right-wing political activist, co-founder of The Freedom Association, and a television presenter. He and his twin brother Ross were kno…
Norris McWhirter, English author and activist co-founded the Guinness World Records (born 1925)
John Maynard Smith was a British theoretical and mathematical evolutionary biologist and geneticist. Originally an aeronautical engineer during the Second World War, he took a seco…
John Maynard Smith, English biologist and geneticist (born 1920)
Martine-Elisabeth Mercier Descloux was a French musician, singer-songwriter, and composer associated with New York City's late 1970s no wave music scene. She recorded several album…
Lizzy Mercier Descloux, French musician, singer-songwriter, composer, actress, writer and painter (born 1956)
Herman Alex Veenstra was a Dutch water polo player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Dutch team which finished fifth in the 1936 tournament. He played fi…
Herman Veenstra, Dutch water polo player (born 1911)
Joseph Damiani, known by the pen name José Giovanni, was a French-Swiss writer, filmmaker, and a convicted criminal. He was known for his realistic, gritty crime novels which drew …
José Giovanni, French-Swiss director and producer (born 1923)