Explore 1158 historical events from 2000–2009.
François Sterchele was a Belgian professional footballer who played for Germinal Beerschot and Club Brugge. The striker was the top scorer of the Jupiler League in 2006–07. Sterche…
François Sterchele, Belgian footballer (born 1982)
John Arthur Gibson OAM was an Australian rugby league coach, player, and commentator. He is widely considered one of the greatest coaches in the sport's history, Nicknamed 'Superco…
Jack Gibson, Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster (born 1929)
Baptiste John "Bap" Manzini was a professional American football center and high school football coach.
Baptiste Manzini, American football player (born 1920)
Nuala Brigid Anne O'Faolain was an Irish journalist and writer. Her debut memoir, Are You Somebody?, published when she was in her mid-fifties, became a sensation in Ireland and a …
Nuala O'Faolain, Irish journalist and producer (born 1942)
Space Shuttle Discovery is a retired American Space Shuttle orbiter. The spaceplane was one of the orbiters from NASA's Space Shuttle program and the third of five fully operationa…
Space Shuttle Discovery launches on STS-124 carrying the second portion of the Japanese Kibō module to the International
On June 1, 2008, a fire broke out on the backlot of Universal Studios Hollywood, an American film studio and theme park in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles County, Calif…
A fire on the back lot of Universal Studios breaks out, destroying the attraction King Kong Encounter and a large archiv
The Akihabara massacre was an incident of mass murder that took place on 8 June 2008, in the Akihabara shopping quarter in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. The perpetrator, 25-year-old Tomo…
7 people are killed and 11 more are injured in a massacre in Akihabara
The 2008 Beni Amrane bombings were two bombings on June 9, 2008 that killed 13 people in the town of Beni Amrane in the Boumerdès Province, 50 km (31 mi) from Algiers, the capital …
Two bombs explode at a train station near Algiers, Algeria, killing at least 13 people
Sudan Airways Flight 109 was a scheduled international Amman–Damascus–Khartoum passenger flight, operated with an Airbus A310 by the flag carrier of Sudan, Sudan Airways. On 10 Jun…
Sudan Airways Flight 109 crashes at Khartoum International Airport, killing 30 people
Pascal Sevran was a French TV presenter and author.
Pascal Sevran, French singer, television host, and author (born 1945)
John Howard Rutsey was a Canadian musician best known as a founding member and original drummer of Rush. He performed on the band's 1974 debut album, but left shortly after its rel…
John Rutsey, Canadian drummer (born 1953)
Leyla Gencer also known as La Diva Turca was a Turkish operatic soprano.
Leyla Gencer, Turkish soprano (born 1928)
Irena Stanisława Sendler, operating under the nom de guerre Jolanta, was a Polish humanitarian, social worker, and nurse who served in the Polish Underground Resistance during Worl…
Irena Sendler, Polish nurse and humanitarian (born 1910)
Sheikh Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah was the Emir of Kuwait from 15 January 2006, succeeding Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, until abdicating nine days later on 24 Ja…
Saad Al-Salim Al-Sabah, Kuwaiti ruler, Emir of Kuwait (born 1930)
The prime minister of Canada is the head of government of Canada. Under the Westminster system, the prime minister governs with the confidence of a majority of the elected House of…
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper makes a historic official apology to Canada's First Nations in regard to abuses a
The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, formerly called the Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST), is a space observatory being used to perform gamma-ray astronomy observations…
The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope is launched into orbit
Gordon Bradley was an English-American soccer midfielder born and raised on Wearside who played several seasons with lower-division English clubs before moving to play in Canada at…
Gordon Bradley, English-American footballer (born 1933)
Albert Hofmann was a Swiss chemist known for being the first to synthesize, ingest, and learn of the psychedelic effects of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD). Hofmann's team also is…
Albert Hofmann, Swiss chemist and academic (born 1906)
Fredric John Baur Jr. was an American organic chemist and food storage scientist notable for designing the Pringles packaging. Baur filed for a patent for the tubular Pringles cont…
Fred Baur, American chemist and founder of Pringles (born 1918)
Jerry Leon Wallace was an American country and pop singer. Between 1958 and 1964, Wallace charted nine hits on the Billboard Hot 100, including the No. 8 "Primrose Lane" that was l…
Jerry Wallace, American singer and guitarist (born 1928)
Ron Stone was an American news anchor at KPRC-TV in Houston for 20 years from 1973 to 1992. He was called "the most popular and revered news anchor the city has ever known" by the …
Ron Stone, American journalist and author (born 1936)
Thomas Burns was a Scottish professional football player and manager. He is best known for his long association with Celtic, where he was a player, manager and coach.
Tommy Burns, Scottish footballer and manager (born 1956)
Alexander Mair Courage Jr. familiarly known as "Sandy" Courage, was an American orchestrator, arranger, and composer of music, primarily for television and film. He is best known a…
Alexander Courage, American composer and conductor (born 1919)
William Elder was an American illustrator and comic book artist who worked in numerous areas of commercial art but is best known for a frantically funny cartoon style that helped l…
Will Elder, American illustrator (born 1921)