Explore 4960 historical events from 2010–2019.
A mining accident began on 5 August 2010 with a cave-in at the San José copper–gold mine in the Atacama Desert, 45 kilometers (28 mi) north of the regional capital of Copiapó, in n…
The Copiapó mining accident occurs, trapping 33 Chilean miners approximately 2,300 ft (700 m) below the ground for 69…
The International Assistance Mission (IAM) is the longest continually serving non-profit organisation in Afghanistan. They are a well-respected NGO working to improve lives and bui…
Ten members of International Assistance Mission Nuristan Eye Camp team are killed by persons unknown in Kuran wa…
The 2010 Ladakh floods occurred on 6 August 2010 across a large part of Ladakh, then part of the state of Jammu and Kashmir. 71 towns and villages were damaged, including the main …
Flash floods across a large part of Jammu and Kashmir, India, damages 71 towns and kills at least 255 people.
Avigdor Arikha was a Romanian-born French–Israeli artist, printmaker and art historian.
Avigdor Arikha, French-Israeli artist, printmaker and art historian (born 1929)
Helen Losee Wagner was an American actress.
Helen Wagner, American actress (born 1918)
Lynn Rachel Redgrave was a British and American actress. During a career that spanned five decades, she won two Golden Globe Awards and was nominated for two Academy Awards, four B…
Lynn Redgrave, English-American actress and singer (born 1943)
Joseph Roy Carrier Sr., known professionally as Roy Carrier, was an American Zydeco musician. He was the father of Chubby and Dikki Du Carrier, who followed their father into Zydec…
Roy Carrier, American accordion player (born 1947)
Peter O'Donnell was an English writer of mysteries and of comic strips, best known as the creator of Modesty Blaise, an action heroine/undercover trouble-shooter. He was also a got…
Peter O'Donnell, English soldier and author (born 1920)
The 2010 China floods were floods in China that began in early May 2010. Three hundred and ninety-two people died, and a further 232 people were reported missing as of June 30, 201…
China Floods: A mudslide in Zhugqu County, Gansu, China, kills more than 1,400 people.
AIRES Flight 8250 was a domestic scheduled passenger flight that on 16 August 2010 crashed on landing at night in poor weather on the Colombian island of San Andrés, killing two of…
AIRES Flight 8250 crashes at Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport in San Andrés, San Andrés y Providencia,…
The Iraq War, also referred to as the Second Gulf War, was a protracted armed conflict in Iraq from 2003 to 2011. It began with the invasion by a United States–led coalition, which…
Operation Iraqi Freedom ends, with the last of the United States brigade combat teams crossing the border to Kuwait.
The Manila hostage crisis, officially known as the Rizal Park hostage-taking incident, took place in Rizal Park, Manila, Philippines, on August 23, 2010. A tourist bus carrying 25 …
The Manila hostage crisis occurred near the Quirino Grandstand in Manila, Philippines killing 9 people including the…
Günter F. Wendt was a German-born American mechanical engineer noted for his work in the U.S. human spaceflight program. An employee of McDonnell Aircraft and later North American …
Guenter Wendt, German-American engineer (born 1923)
Giulietta Simionato was an Italian mezzo-soprano. Her career spanned the period from the 1930s until her retirement in 1966.
Giulietta Simionato, Italian soprano (born 1910)
Umaru Musa Yar'Adua was a Nigerian politician who served as the president of Nigeria from 2007 until his death in May 2010. He won the Nigerian presidential election held on 21 A…
Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, Nigerian academic and politician, 13th President of Nigeria (born 1951)
Robin Evan Roberts was an American Major League Baseball starting pitcher who pitched primarily for the Philadelphia Phillies (1948–1961). He spent the latter part of his career wi…
Robin Roberts, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster (born 1926)
San Fernando is a city located in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas; it serves as the seat of the surrounding municipality of the same name. It is about 85 miles (137 km) away from B…
In San Fernando, Tamaulipas, Mexico, 72 illegal immigrants are killed by Los Zetas and eventually found dead by…
Henan Airlines Flight 8387 was a domestic flight operated by Henan Airlines from Harbin to Yichun, Heilongjiang. On the night of 24 August 2010, the Embraer E190 operating the rout…
Henan Airlines Flight 8387 crashes at Yichun Lindu Airport in Yichun, Heilongjiang, China, killing 44 out of the 96…
Agni Air Flight 101 was a regional flight between Kathmandu and Lukla, Nepal, that crashed on 24 August 2010, killing all 14 people on board. Twenty minutes after take-off, the fli…
Agni Air Flight 101 crashes near Shikharpur, Makwanpur, Nepal, killing all 14 people on board.
The Manila hostage crisis, officially known as the Rizal Park hostage-taking incident, took place in Rizal Park, Manila, Philippines, on August 23, 2010. A tourist bus carrying 25 …
The Manila hostage crisis occurs near the Quirino Grandstand in Manila, Philippines, killing 9 people including the…
Israel and the Palestinians are engaged in an ongoing military and political conflict about land and self-determination within the former territory of Mandatory Palestine. Key aspe…
Israel-Palestinian conflict: the 2010 Israeli-Palestinian peace talks are launched by the United States.
Dubai International Airport is the primary international airport serving Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and is the world's busiest airport by international passenger traffic as of 20…
After taking off from Dubai International Airport, UPS Airlines Flight 6 develops an in-flight fire in the cargo hold…
Adele Mara was an American actress, singer, and dancer, who appeared in films during the 1940s and 1950s and on television in the 1950s and 1960s.
Adele Mara, American actress, singer and dancer (born 1923)
Lena Mary Calhoun Horne was an American singer, actress, dancer and civil rights activist. Horne's career spanned more than seventy years and covered film, television and theater.
Lena Horne, American singer, actress, and activist (born 1917)