Explore 2493 historical events from 2000–2009.
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)
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)
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)
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)
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…
Russell B
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)
Mark Hume McCormack was an American lawyer, sports agent and writer. He was the founder and chairman of International Management Group, now IMG, an international management organiz…
Mark McCormack, American lawyer and sports agent, founded IMG (born 1930)
Alejandro de Tomaso was an Argentine racing driver and businessman. His name is sometimes seen in an Italianised form as Alessandro de Tomaso. He participated in two Formula One Wo…
Alejandro de Tomaso, Argentinian-Italian race car driver and businessman, founded De Tomaso (born 1928)
Robert Stack was an American actor and television host. Known for his deep voice and commanding presence, he appeared in over 40 feature films. He starred in the ABC television ser…
Robert Stack, American actor and producer (born 1919)
Valerie June Carter Cash was an American country singer, songwriter, comedienne, actress, and author. A five-time Grammy Award winner, she was a member of the Carter Family and the…
June Carter Cash, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress (born 1929)
Frank Durward White was an American banker and politician who served as the 41st governor of Arkansas. He served a single two-year term from 1981 to 1983.
Frank D
Rachel Redgrave, known primarily by her birth name Rachel Kempson, was an English actress. She married Sir Michael Redgrave, and was the matriarch of the famous acting dynasty.
Rachel Kempson, English actress (born 1910)
Sloan Wilson was an American writer who published works including The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit.
Sloan Wilson, American author and poet (born 1920)
Kathleen Winsor was an American author. She is best known for her first work, the 1944 historical novel Forever Amber. The novel, racy for its time, became a runaway bestseller eve…
Kathleen Winsor, American journalist and author (born 1919)
Luciano Berio was an Italian composer noted for his experimental work, and for his pioneering work in electronic music. His early work was influenced by Igor Stravinsky and experim…
Luciano Berio, Italian composer and educator (born 1925)
Oleg Grigoryevich Makarov was a Soviet cosmonaut.
Oleg Grigoryevich Makarov, Russian engineer and astronaut (born 1933)