Explore 1542 historical events from 2010–2019.
Samuel Eldred Greenlee, Jr. was an American writer of fiction and poetry. He is best known for his novel The Spook Who Sat by the Door, first published in March 1969 in London by t…
Sam Greenlee, American author and poet (born 1930)
Vincent Gordon Harding was an African-American pastor, historian, and scholar of various topics with a focus on American religion and society. A social activist, he was perhaps bes…
Vincent Harding, American historian and scholar (born 1931)
Gabriel Morris Kolko was an American historian. His research interests included American capitalism and political history, the Progressive Era, and U.S. foreign policy in the 20th …
Gabriel Kolko, American historian and author (born 1932)
Zbigniew Jan Pietrzykowski was a Polish boxer.
Zbigniew Pietrzykowski, Polish boxer (born 1934)
Sandra Ruth Lipsitz Bem was an American psychologist known for her works in androgyny and gender studies. Her pioneering work on gender roles, gender polarization and gender stereo…
Sandra Bem, American psychologist and academic (born 1944)
Ross Handley Brown was a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He played 16 test matches, most frequently in the first-five back position, for New Zealand's national rugby team, the …
Ross Brown, New Zealand rugby player (born 1934)
Edward Maurice FitzGerald "Robyn" Denny was one of a group of young artists who transformed British art in the late 1950s, leading it into the international mainstream. Reacting ag…
Robyn Denny, English-French painter (born 1930)
Arthur Gelb was an American editor, author and executive and was the managing editor of The New York Times from 1986 to 1989.
Arthur Gelb, American journalist, author, and critic (born 1924)
Rupert, Prince zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg, Count of Löwenstein-Scharffeneck was a Spanish-born Bavarian aristocrat and the longtime financial manager of the rock band the R…
Prince Rupert Loewenstein, Spanish-English businessman (born 1933)
Barbara Ann Murray was an English actress.
Barbara Murray, English actress (born 1929)
Tunku Annuar ibni Almarhum Sultan Badlishah was a member of the Kedah royal family and the Chairman of the Regency Council of the Malaysian state of Kedah from December 2011 until …
Tunku Annuar, Malaysian son of Badlishah of Kedah (born 1939)
John Leonard Gray was an American professional baseball pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Athletics / Kansas City Athletics, Cleveland Indians…
Johnny Gray, American baseball player (born 1926)
Jaime Ramón Lusinchi was the president of Venezuela from 1984 to 1989. His term was characterized by an economic crisis, growth of the external debt, populist policies, currency de…
Jaime Lusinchi, Venezuelan physician and politician, President of Venezuela (born 1924)
Alireza Soleimani Karbalaei was an Iranian heavyweight freestyle wrestler. He was the first Iranian to win the world superheavyweight title, which he achieved in 1989. He served as…
Alireza Soleimani, Iranian wrestler (born 1956)
Mikhail Egorovich Alekseev was a Soviet and Russian linguist specializing in Nakh-Daghestanian languages.
Mikhail Egorovich Alekseev, Russian linguist and academic (born 1949)
Madhav Krishnaji Mantri was an Indian cricketer who played in four Test matches between 1951 and 1955. Born in Nasik, Maharashtra, he was a right-handed opening batsman and special…
Madhav Mantri, Indian cricketer (born 1921)
David Arthur Allen was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Gloucestershire between 1953 and 1972. He also played 39 Test matches for England between 1960 and 19…
David Allen, English cricketer (born 1935)
Stormé DeLarverie was an American known as the lesbian whose scuffle with police was, according to DeLarverie and many eyewitnesses, the spark that ignited the Stonewall uprising, …
Stormé DeLarverie, known as the "Rosa Parks of the lesbian community" (born 1920)
Mahafarid Amir Khosravi, also known as Amir Mansour Aria, was an Iranian businessman who was executed for his part in the 2011 Iranian embezzlement scandal. At one time, he was con…
Mahafarid Amir Khosravi, Iranian businessman (born 1969)
John Bernard Vasconcellos Jr. was an American politician from California and member of the Democratic Party. He represented Silicon Valley as a member of the California State Assem…
John Vasconcellos, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician (born 1932)
David Arthur Allen was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Gloucestershire between 1953 and 1972. He also played 39 Test matches for England between 1960 and 19…
David Allen, English cricketer (born 1935)
Marcel Côté was a Canadian economist and politician. He was a founding partner of SECOR, a strategic management consulting firm. On July 3, 2013, he announced his candidacy for May…
Marcel Côté, Canadian economist and politician (born 1942)
Herb Jeffries was an American actor of film and television and popular music and jazz singer-songwriter, known for his baritone voice.
Herb Jeffries, American singer and actor (born 1913)
Cyril Knowlton Nash was a Canadian journalist, author and news anchor. He was senior anchor of CBC Television's flagship news program, The National from 1978 until his retirement i…
Knowlton Nash, Canadian journalist and author (born 1927)