Explore 3324 historical events from 2010–2019.
Pope John Paul II was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City from 16 October 1978 until his death in 2005. He was the first non-Italian pope since Adrian VI in t…
Pope John Paul II is beatified by his successor, Pope Benedict XVI
Mamata Banerjee is an Indian politician and lawyer who served as the 8th chief minister of West Bengal from 2011 to 2026. She was the first woman to hold the office. Being the foun…
Mamata Banerjee is sworn in as the Chief Minister of West Bengal, the first woman to hold this post
RusAir Flight 9605 was a passenger flight which crashed near Petrozavodsk in the Republic of Karelia, Russia, on 20 June 2011 while attempting to land in thick fog. The aircraft in…
RusAir Flight 9605 crashes in Besovets during approach to Petrozavodsk Airport, killing 47
On 13 July 2011, Noar Linhas Aéreas Flight 4896, a Let L-410 Turbolet passenger aircraft on a domestic service from Recife to Mossoró, Brazil, crashed shortly after take-off in the…
Noar Linhas Aéreas Flight 4896 crashes in Boa Viagem, Recife, killing all 16 people on board.
The Royal Moroccan Air Force is the air force of the Moroccan Armed Forces.
A Royal Moroccan Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules crashes near Guelmim Airport in Guelmim, Morocco. All 80 people on…
On August 25, 2011, members of the drug cartel Los Zetas set a casino on fire in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, killing 52 people.
Fifty-two people are killed during an arson attack caused by members of the drug cartel Los Zetas.
Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz was a Cuban politician and revolutionary who was the leader of Cuba from 1959 to 2008, serving as prime minister from 1959 to 1976 and president from 197…
Fidel Castro resigns as First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba after holding the title since July 1961
WikiLeaks is a non-profit media organisation and publisher of leaked documents. It is funded by donations and media partnerships. It has published classified documents and other me…
WikiLeaks starts publishing the Guantanamo Bay files leak
Lil Bub, officially Lil BUB, was an American celebrity cat known for her unique physical appearance. Her photos were first posted to Tumblr in November 2011, before taking off afte…
Lil Bub, American celebrity cat (died 2019)
Franz Copeland Murray Alexander OD, known as Gerry Alexander, was a Jamaican cricketer who played 25 Test matches for the West Indies. He was a wicket-keeper who had 90 dismissals …
Gerry Alexander, Jamaican cricketer and veterinarian (born 1928)
Sol Saks was an American screenwriter best known as the creator of the television sitcom Bewitched.
Sol Saks, American screenwriter and producer (born 1910)
The 2011 Super Outbreak was the largest and costliest tornado outbreak ever recorded, taking place in the Southern, Midwestern, and Northeastern United States from April 25 to 28, …
The 2011 Super Outbreak devastates parts of the Southeastern United States, especially the states of Alabama, Mississipp
Osama bin Muhammad bin 'Awad bin Laden was the founder and first general emir of al-Qaeda from 1988 until his death in 2011. A Salafi jihadist, bin Laden worked towards a pan-Islam…
Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the September 11 attacks and the FBI's most wanted fugitive, is killed by the Uni
A novel strain of Escherichia coli O104:H4 bacteria caused a serious outbreak of foodborne illness focused in northern Germany in May through June 2011. The illness was characteriz…
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The 2011 Lorca earthquake was a moderate 5.1 Mw earthquake that occurred 6:47 p.m. CEST on 11 May 2011, near the town of Lorca, causing significant localized damage in the Region o…
An earthquake of magnitude 5
The Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence, better known as the Istanbul Convention, is a human rights treaty of the …
The Istanbul Convention is signed in Istanbul, Turkey
Eric Gross AM was an Austrian–Australian pianist, composer and teacher.
Eric Gross, Austrian-Australian pianist and composer (born 1926)
Michael Sarrazin was a French Canadian actor. His most notable film was They Shoot Horses, Don't They?.
Michael Sarrazin, Canadian actor (born 1940)
Robert Remsen Vickrey was an American artist and author based in Massachusetts who specialized in the ancient medium of egg tempera. His paintings are surreal dreamlike visions of …
Robert Vickrey, American artist and author (born 1926)
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)
A double bombing occurred on 13 May 2011 in Shabqadar Fort in Charsadda District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. 98 people were killed when two suicide bombs exploded i…
Two bombs explode in the Charsadda District of Pakistan killing 98 people and wounding 140 others
STS-134 was the penultimate mission of NASA's Space Shuttle program and the 25th and last spaceflight of Space Shuttle Endeavour. This flight delivered the Alpha Magnetic Spectrome…
STS-134 (ISS assembly flight ULF6), launched from the Kennedy Space Center on the 25th and final flight for Space Shuttl
Harold Egbert Camping was an American Christian radio broadcaster and evangelist. Beginning in 1958, he served as president of Family Radio, a California-based radio station group …
Radio broadcaster Harold Camping predicted that the world would end on this date
The Joplin tornado was an extremely devastating EF5 tornado that struck the city of Joplin, Missouri during the early evening hours of May 22, 2011, causing catastrophic damage to …
An EF5 tornado strikes Joplin, Missouri, killing 158 people and wreaking $2