Explore 2493 historical events from 2000–2009.
The Human Genome Project (HGP) was an international scientific research project with the goal of determining the base pairs that make up human DNA, and of identifying, mapping and …
The Human Genome Project announces the completion of a "rough draft" sequence
Lee Je-no, known professionally as Jeno, is a South Korean rapper and singer. Jeno began his career as a child commercial model. He was discovered by SM Entertainment at the age of…
Lee Jeno, South Korean rapper, vocalist and dancer
Dejan Kuluševski is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and the Sweden national team.
Dejan Kulusevski, Swedish footballer
Vicente Fox Quesada is a Mexican businessman and politician who served as the 62nd president of Mexico from 2000 to 2006. After campaigning as a right-wing populist, Fox was electe…
Vicente Fox Quesada is elected the first President of México from an opposition party, the Partido Acción Nacional,…
Airbus SE is a European aerospace corporation. While the company's primary business is the design and manufacture of commercial aircraft, it also operates separate divisions for De…
EADS, the world's second-largest aerospace group is formed by the merger of Aérospatiale-Matra, DASA, and CASA.
Bashar Hafez al-Assad is a former Syrian politician, doctor, and military officer who served as the president of Syria from 2000 until his overthrow in 2024 after the Syrian civil …
Bashar al-Assad succeeds his father Hafez al-Assad as President of Syria.
Jay Prakash Narayan Airport is a customs airport serving Patna, the capital of Bihar, India. Named after the independence activist and political leader Jayprakash Narayan, it is th…
During approach to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Alliance Air Flight 7412 suddenly crashes into a residential…
Concorde is a retired Anglo-French supersonic airliner jointly developed and manufactured by Sud Aviation and the British Aircraft Corporation (BAC). Studies began in 1954 and a U…
Concorde Air France Flight 4590 crashes outside of Paris shortly after taking off at Charles de Gaulle Airport,…
Alek Thomas is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2022. He has played for the Mexico…
Alek Thomas, American baseball player
Yui Hiwatashi is a Japanese idol and former member of the groups AKB48 and Karat. She is represented by the talent agency AKS.
Yui Hiwatashi, Japanese singer
Dean Ruben James is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Eredivisie club Go Ahead Eagles. Born in the Netherlands, he represents the Indonesia national team.
Dean James, Indonesian footballer
Trey Aubrey Lance is an American professional football quarterback for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the North Dako…
Trey Lance, American football player
Yuki Tsunoda is a Japanese racing driver who serves as a reserve driver in Formula One for Red Bull Racing and Racing Bulls. Tsunoda competed in Formula One from 2021 to 2025.
Yūki Tsunoda, Japanese racing driver
H. L. Hunley, also known as the Hunley, CSS H. L. Hunley, or CSS Hunley, was a submarine of the Confederate States of America that fought in the American Civil War. Hunley demonstr…
Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley is raised to the surface after 136 years on the ocean floor and 30 years after its…
Air rage is aggressive or violent behavior on the part of passengers and crew of aircraft, especially during flight. Air rage generally covers both behavior of a passenger or crew …
An air rage incident occurs on board Southwest Airlines Flight 1763 when 19-year-old Jonathan Burton attempts to storm…
Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods is an American professional golfer. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest golfers of all time and as one of the most famous athletes in modern his…
American golfer Tiger Woods wins the 82nd PGA Championship and becomes the first golfer since Ben Hogan in 1953 to win…
Gulf Air Flight 072 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Cairo International Airport, Egypt, to Bahrain International Airport, Bahrain, operated by Gulf Air. On 23 A…
Gulf Air Flight 072 crashes into the Persian Gulf near Manama, Bahrain, killing 143.
Victoria De Angelis, also known mononymously as Victoria, is an Italian bass player, songwriter, producer, and DJ. She founded the rock band Måneskin in 2016 in Rome alongside guit…
Victoria De Angelis, Italian musician
Wang Chuqin is a Chinese professional table tennis player, Olympic champion, and World Champion. He is currently ranked world No.1 in men's singles.
Wang Chuqin, Chinese table tennis player
Bae Jin-young is a South Korean singer and actor. He is a former member of South Korean boy groups CIX and Wanna One, after finishing tenth in the final rankings of Produce 101 sea…
Bae Jin-young, South Korean singer
Dayana Oleksandrivna Yastremska is a Ukrainian professional tennis player and musician. She has been ranked as high as world No. 21 in singles by the WTA, and No. 82 in doubles, bo…
Dayana Yastremska, Ukrainian tennis player
Kouassi Ryan Sessegnon is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back, left midfielder, or left winger for Premier League club Fulham.
Ryan Sessegnon, English footballer
Zeze Steven Sessegnon is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for EFL League One club Wigan Athletic.
Steven Sessegnon, English footballer
Divine Joshua Ikubor, known professionally as Rema, is a Nigerian singer-songwriter and rapper. He gained recognition with his 2019 song "Dumebi". That same year, he signed with D'…
Rema, Nigerian singer-songwriter and rapper