Explore 1541 historical events from 2010–2019.
The Nagahan wedding bombing was a suicide bombing on a wedding party, which occurred on 9 June 2010 at around 21:00 local time in the village of Nagahan in Arghandab District of Ka…
At least 40 people are killed and more than 70 wounded in a suicide bombing at a wedding party in Arghandab, Kandahar
Telangana is a state in southern India on the Deccan Plateau bordering Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh to the north and Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka to the south. It is the eleventh l…
The Indian state of Telangana was officially formed, with K
The 2016 Ecuador earthquake occurred on April 16 at 18:58:37 ECT with a moment magnitude of 7.8 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). The very large thrust earthquake …
Ecuador's worst earthquake in nearly 40 years kills 676 and injures more than 230,000
The FIFA World Cup is an international association football competition among the senior men's national teams of the members of the Fédération Internationale de Football Associatio…
The first African FIFA World Cup kicks off in South Africa
David Américo Ortiz Arias, nicknamed "Big Papi", is a Dominican-American former professional baseball designated hitter who played 20 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 19…
Dominican-American retired baseball player David Ortiz was shot and severely wounded while at a bar in Santo Domingo
Tamio "Tommy" Kono was an American weightlifter of Japanese descent. A two-time Olympic gold medalist, Kono set world records in four different weight classes: lightweight, middlew…
Tommy Kono, American weightlifter and coach (born 1930)
The Paris Agreement is an international treaty on climate change that was signed in 2016. The treaty covers climate change mitigation, adaptation, and finance. The Paris Agreement …
The Paris Agreement is signed, an agreement to help fight global warming
Elisabeth Clara Miller, known professionally as Elisabeth Sladen, was an English actress. She was best known for her recurring role as Sarah Jane Smith in Doctor Who from 1973 to 1…
Elisabeth Sladen, English actress (born 1946)
Timothy Alistair Telemachus Hetherington was a British photojournalist. He produced books, films and other work that "ranged from multi-screen installations, to fly-poster exhibiti…
Tim Hetherington, English photographer and journalist (born 1970)
Christian Joseph, known online as The Rizzler, is an American social media personality from New Jersey. He is best known for his "Rizz Face", an expression where he squints his eye…
The Rizzler, American internet personality
On 22 April 2019, a landslide triggered the collapse of a jade mine near Maw Wun Kalay, Hpakant, Kachin State, Myanmar, trapping at least 54 miners. The deaths of four miners were …
The April 2019 Hpakant jade mine collapse in Myanmar kills four miners and two rescuers, with at least 50 others missing
Naxalism is the communist ideology of the Naxalites or Naxals, a grouping of political and insurgent groups from India. It is influenced by Maoist political sentiment and ideology.
Naxalite attack in Gadchiroli district of India: Sixteen army soldiers, including a driver, killed in an IED blast
Naruhito is Emperor of Japan since 1 May 2019. He is the 126th monarch, according to the traditional order of succession.
Naruhito ascends to the throne of Japan succeeding his father Akihito, beginning the Reiwa period
Report On The Investigation Into Russian Interference In The 2016 Presidential Election, more commonly known as the Mueller report, is the official report documenting the findings …
A redacted version of the Mueller report is released to the United States Congress and the public
On 21 April 2019, Easter Sunday, three churches in Sri Lanka and three luxury hotels in the commercial capital, Colombo, were targeted in a series of coordinated ISIS-related terro…
Eight bombs explode at churches, hotels, and other locations in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, killing at least 269
Brexit was the withdrawal of the United Kingdom (UK) from the European Union (EU).
Under pressure over her handling of Brexit, British Prime Minister Theresa May announces her resignation as Leader of th
From 2019 until 2020, protests were held in Hong Kong in response to the Hong Kong government's introduction of a bill to amend the Fugitive Offenders Ordinance in regard to extrad…
Upwards of 2,000,000 people participate in the 2019–20 Hong Kong protests, the largest in Hong Kong's history
Prince Archie of Sussex is a member of the British royal family. He is the son of Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex. A grandson of King Charles III, he is…
Prince Archie of Sussex
Gwendolyn Joy Marston was an American quilter, quilt teacher, lecturer, and author who championed a style of quilting she called "liberated quiltmaking". She encouraged modern quil…
Gwen Marston, American quilter and writer (born 1936)
W Series was an all-female single-seater racing championship. It was held over a total of three seasons in 2019, 2021 and 2022 before the championship fell into administration and …
The inaugural all-female motorsport series, W Series, takes place at Hockenheimring
Phage therapy, viral phage therapy, or phagotherapy is the therapeutic use of bacteriophages for the treatment of pathogenic bacterial infections. This therapeutic approach emerged…
British 17-year-old Isabelle Holdaway is reported to be the first patient ever to receive a genetically modified phage t
Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 3, 2020. The Democratic ticket of former vice president Joe Biden and California junior senator Kamala Harris defe…
United States presidential election: Joe Biden launches his presidential campaign
The International System of Units, internationally known by the abbreviation SI, is the modern form of the metric system and the world's most widely used system of measurement. I…
The International System of Units (SI): The base units are redefined, making the international prototype of the kilogram
On 24 May 2019, a fire occurred at a commercial complex in Sarthana Jakatnaka area of Surat in the Gujarat state of India. Twenty-two students died and 19 others were injured in an…
Twenty-two students die in a fire in Surat (India)
Lyra Catherine McKee was a journalist from Northern Ireland who wrote for several publications about the consequences of the Troubles. She also served as an editor for Mediagazer, …
Lyra McKee, Irish journalist (born 1990)
Charity Sunshine Tillemann-Dick was an American soprano and presenter. A recipient of two bilateral (double) lung transplants, she spoke and performed frequently at concerts, confe…
Charity Sunshine Tillemann-Dick, American soprano singer and presenter (born 1983)
Jean was Grand Duke of Luxembourg from 1964 until his abdication in 2000. He was the first Grand Duke of Luxembourg of French agnatic descent.
Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (born 1921)
John Joseph Havlicek was an American professional basketball player who spent his entire career with the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
John Havlicek, American basketball player (born 1940)
Richard Green Lugar was an American politician who served as a United States senator from Indiana from 1977 to 2013. He was a member of the Republican Party.
Richard Lugar, American politician (born 1932)
On May 31, 2019, a mass shooting occurred at a municipal building in the Princess Anne area of Virginia Beach, Virginia. The gunman, 40-year-old DeWayne Craddock, a disgruntled cit…
A shooting occurs inside a municipal building at Virginia Beach, Virginia, leaving 13 people dead, including the shooter
The Khartoum massacre occurred on 3 June 2019, when the armed forces of the Sudanese Transitional Military Council, headed by the Lieutenant-General Abdel Fattah Abdelrahman Burhan…
Khartoum massacre: In Sudan, over 100 people are killed when security forces accompanied by Janjaweed militiamen storm a
Kassym-Jomart Kemeluly Tokayev is a Kazakh politician and diplomat who has served as the second president of Kazakhstan since 2019. He previously served as Prime Minister from 1999…
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev is inaugurated as the second president of Kazakhstan
The Islamic Republic of Iran Air Defense Force is the anti-aircraft warfare branch of Iran's regular military, the Islamic Republic of Iran Army (Artesh). It split from the air for…
Iran's Air Defense Forces shoot down an American surveillance drone over the Strait of Hormuz amid rising tensions betwe
Alan Gabriel Ludwig García Pérez was a Peruvian politician who served as President of Peru for two non-consecutive terms, from 1985 to 1990 and from 2006 to 2011. He was the second…
Alan García, Peruvian lawyer and politician, twice President of Peru (born 1949)