Explore 1542 historical events from 2010–2019.
Wojciech Witold Jaruzelski was a Polish military general, politician and de facto leader of the Polish People's Republic from 1981 until 1989, and a military dictator from 13 Decem…
Wojciech Jaruzelski, Polish general and politician, 1st President of Poland (born 1923)
Sir Toaripi Lauti was a Tuvaluan politician who served as chief minister of the Colony of Tuvalu (1975–78), as the first prime minister following Tuvalu's independence (1978–1981) …
Toaripi Lauti, Tuvaluan educator and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Tuvalu (born 1928)
Matthew Saad Muhammad was an American professional boxer who was the WBC Light Heavyweight Champion of the World for two-and-a-half years.
Matthew Saad Muhammad, American boxer and trainer (born 1954)
Baselios Marthoma Didymus I born C. T. Thomas was the primate of the Malankara Orthodox Church from 2005 to 2010. He was the 7th Catholicos of the Malankara since the Catholicate …
Baselios Thoma Didymos I, Indian metropolitan (born 1921)
Miodrag (Misha) Radulovacki, was a Serbian American scientist and inventor. He was professor of pharmacology in the College of Medicine at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UI…
Miodrag Radulovacki, Serbian-American academic and neuropharmacologist (born 1933)
William Robert Roy, also known as Bill Roy, was a United States representative from Kansas, a physician, and a columnist for The Topeka Capital-Journal. He was the Democratic nomin…
William R
Houshang Seyhoun was an Iranian architect, sculptor, painter, scholar and professor.
Hooshang Seyhoun, Iranian-Canadian architect, sculptor, and painter (born 1920)
Helma Sanders-Brahms was a German film director, screenwriter and producer.
Helma Sanders-Brahms, German director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1940)
Roberto Enrique Vargas Vélez was a Puerto Rican pitcher in Major League Baseball and Negro league baseball. Vargas played for the Chicago American Giants for one season in 1948, in…
Roberto Vargas, Puerto Rican-American baseball player, coach, and manager (born 1929)
Massimo Vignelli was an Italian designer active in graphic design, industrial design, furniture, and architecture. He worked within the modernist tradition, emphasizing simplicity …
Massimo Vignelli, Italian-American graphic designer (born 1931)
Robert Douglas Genn was a Canadian artist, who gained recognition for his style, which is in the tradition of Canadian landscape painting. He ran a painters' website, which sends …
Robert Genn, Canadian painter and author (born 1936)
Maya Angelou was an American memoirist, essayist, poet, and civil rights activist. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of poetry, and is credi…
Maya Angelou, American memoirist and poet (born 1928)
Stanley Crowther was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Aston Villa, Manchester United, Chelsea and Brighton & Hove Albion during the 1950s and early 1960s…
Stan Crowther, English footballer (born 1935)
Oscar Dystel was an American publisher and paperback books pioneer whose firm Bantam Books published bestselling paperback editions of Catcher in the Rye, Jaws and Ragtime among ma…
Oscar Dystel, American publisher (born 1912)
Malcolm Glazer was an American businessman and sports team owner. He was the president and chief executive officer of First Allied Corporation, a holding company for his varied bus…
Malcolm Glazer, American businessman (born 1928)
Robert J. Houbregs was a Canadian professional basketball player. Houbregs was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 1987.
Bob Houbregs, Canadian-American basketball player and manager (born 1932)
Isaac Ramaitsane "Shakes" Kungwane was a South African football midfielder who played for Kaizer Chiefs, Jomo Cosmos, Pretoria City and Manning Rangers. As a part of the Kaizer Chi…
Isaac Kungwane, South African footballer (born 1971)
Christine Charbonneau was a French Canadian singer and songwriter.
Christine Charbonneau, Canadian singer-songwriter (born 1943)
Walter Jakob Gehring was a Swiss developmental biologist who was a professor at the Biozentrum Basel of the University of Basel, Switzerland. He obtained his PhD at the University …
Walter Jakob Gehring, Swiss biologist and academic (born 1939)
Peter Edward Glaser was a Czechoslovak-born American scientist and aerospace engineer. He served as Vice President, Advanced Technology (1985–94), was employed at Arthur D. Little,…
Peter Glaser, Czech-American scientist and engineer (born 1923)
Miljenko Prohaska was a Croatian composer, music arranger and orchestra conductor.
Miljenko Prohaska, Croatian composer and conductor (born 1925)
William Matson Roth was an American shipping executive, special ambassador for trade, member of the ACLU executive committee, and Regent for the University of California. He is cre…
William M
Hienadz Mikalaevich Buraukin was a Belarusian poet, journalist and diplomat.
Hienadz Buraukin, Belarusian poet, journalist, and diplomat (born 1936)
Henning Carlsen was a Danish film director, screenwriter, and producer most noted for his documentaries and his contributions to the style of cinéma vérité. Carlsen's 1966 social-r…
Henning Carlsen, Danish director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1927)