Explore 3324 historical events from 2010–2019.
On 17 August 2015, a bombing took place inside the Erawan Shrine at the Ratchaprasong intersection in Pathum Wan district, Bangkok, Thailand, killing 20 people and injuring 125. Th…
A bomb explodes near the Erawan Shrine in Bangkok, Thailand, killing at least 19 people and injuring 123 others.
On the morning of August 26, 2015, news reporter Alison Parker and photojournalist Adam Ward, both employees of CBS affiliate WDBJ in Roanoke, Virginia, United States, were fatally…
Two U.S. journalists are shot and killed by a disgruntled former coworker while conducting a live report in Moneta,…
Robert Paul Griffin was an American politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. A member of the Republican Party, he served in both chambers of the United States Congress as a Repr…
Robert P
Władysław Bartoszewski was a Polish professor of History, politician, social activist, journalist, writer, historian and insurgent. A former Auschwitz concentration camp prisoner, …
Władysław Bartoszewski, Polish journalist and politician, Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1922)
William James Fanning was an American-Canadian catcher, manager and front office executive in Major League Baseball. Often called "Gentleman Jim", Fanning was the first general man…
Jim Fanning, American-Canadian baseball player and manager (born 1927)
Warren F. Smith, Jr. was an American professional golfer.
Warren Smith, American golfer and coach (born 1915)
William Bast was an American screenwriter and author. In addition to writing scripts for motion pictures and television, he was the author of two biographies of the screen actor Ja…
William Bast, American screenwriter and author (born 1931)
Marvin Ronald Hubbard was an American professional football fullback who played seven seasons in the National Football League (NFL), primarily for the Oakland Raiders.
Marv Hubbard, American football player (born 1946)
Jobst Brandt was an American mechanical engineer, inventor, bicycle enthusiast, educator, and author.
Jobst Brandt, American cyclist, engineer, and author (born 1935)
Joseph René Marcel Pronovost was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach. He played in 1,206 games over 20 National Hockey League (NHL) seasons for the Detroit Red Wing…
Marcel Pronovost, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (born 1930)
Antônio Abujamra was a Brazilian theatre and television director and actor. Having majored in journalism and philosophy at the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul…
Antônio Abujamra, Brazilian actor and director (born 1932)
Marcia Joan Brown was an American writer and illustrator of more than 30 children's books. She won three annual Caldecott Medals from the American Library Association, six Caldecot…
Marcia Brown, American author and illustrator (born 1918)
Maya Mikhailovna Plisetskaya was a Soviet and Russian ballet dancer, choreographer, ballet director, and actress. In post-Soviet times, she held both Lithuanian and Spanish citizen…
Maya Plisetskaya, Russian-Lithuanian ballerina, choreographer, actress, and director (born 1925)
Ellen Rose Albertini Dow was an American film and television character actress and drama coach. She portrayed feisty old ladies and is best known as the rapping grandmother Rosie i…
Ellen Albertini Dow, American actress (born 1913)
Johannes Juliaan Gijsbert "Hans" Jansen was a Dutch politician, scholar of contemporary Islam and author.
Hans Jansen, Dutch linguist, academic, and politician (born 1942)
Novera Ahmed was a Bangladeshi modern sculptor. She was awarded the Ekushey Padak medal by the government of Bangladesh in 1997 and Independence Award in 2025. Artist Zainul Abedin…
Novera Ahmed, Bangladeshi sculptor (born 1930)
James Claude Wright Jr. was a liberal American politician who served as the 48th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1987 to 1989. He represented Texas' 12th…
Jim Wright, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 56th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (born 1
John Dixon was an Australian comic book artist and writer, best known for his comic strip creation, Air Hawk and the Flying Doctors.
John Dixon, Australian-American author and illustrator (born 1929)
Denise McCluggage was an American auto racing driver, journalist, author and photographer. McCluggage was a pioneer of equality for women in the U.S., both in motorsports and in jo…
Denise McCluggage, American race car driver and journalist (born 1927)
Frank DiPascali Jr. was an American fraudster and financier who was a key lieutenant of Bernie Madoff for three decades. He referred to himself as the company's "director of option…
Frank DiPascali, American businessman (born 1956)
Zeki Alasya was a Turkish actor and film director. Alasya was of Turkish Cypriot descent and was related to Kıbrıslı Mehmed Kamil Pasha.
Zeki Alasya, Turkish actor and director (born 1943)
Joseph Mwepu Ilunga was a football defender from Zaire. His name is also written as Alunga Mwepu.
Mwepu Ilunga, Congolese footballer (born 1949)
Juan Schwanner, János Schwanner was a Hungarian–Chilean football player and manager.
Juan Schwanner, Hungarian-Chilean footballer and manager (born 1921)
Atanas Georgiev Semerdzhiev was a Bulgarian general, statesman and politician. He was a veteran of World War II, as he participated in the Partisan Movement in Bulgaria during 1942…
Atanas Semerdzhiev, Bulgarian soldier and politician, 1st Vice President of Bulgaria (born 1924)