Explore 1541 historical events from 2010–2019.
Anna Judith Gertrud Helene Kerr was a German-born British writer and illustrator whose books sold more than 10 million copies around the world. She created both enduring picture bo…
Judith Kerr, German-born British writer and illustrator (born 1923)
William Thad Cochran was an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator for Mississippi from 1978 to 2018. A Republican, he previously served in the U.S.…
Thad Cochran, American lawyer and politician (born 1937)
Jason Marcano was a Trinidad and Tobago international footballer who played as a forward.
Jason Marcano, Trinidadian footballer (born 1983)
Kristiani Herrawati better known as Ani Yudhoyono was an Indonesian political and female activist, who was the wife of former Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Firs…
Ani Yudhoyono, Indonesian politician, 6th First Lady of Indonesia
Andre Coelho Matos was a Brazilian singer and musician. He was involved in the heavy metal bands Viper, Angra, Shaman and Symfonia. Since 2006, Matos had been dedicating his time t…
Andre Matos, Brazilian heavy metal musician (born 1971)
Richard William Stephen Shaw, better known by his stage name Bushwick Bill, was a Jamaican rapper. He was a member of the Texas hip hop group Geto Boys, a group he originally joine…
Bushwick Bill, Jamaican-American rapper (born 1966)
Billy McKee was an Irish republican and a founding member and leader of the Provisional Irish Republican Army.
Billy McKee, Irish republican and founding member of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (born 1921)
Sylvia Miles was an American actress. She was twice nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performances in Midnight Cowboy (1969) and Farewell, My Love…
Sylvia Miles, American actress (born 1924)
Gian Franco Corsi Zeffirelli was an Italian stage and film director, producer, production designer and politician. He was one of the most significant opera and theatre directors of…
Franco Zeffirelli, Italian film director (born 1923)
Gloria Laura Vanderbilt was an American artist, author, actress, fashion designer, heiress, and socialite.
Gloria Vanderbilt, American artist, author actress, fashion designer, heiress and socialite (born 1924)
The 2019 W Series was the inaugural motor racing season of the W Series, an all-female Formula Regional-level racing series.
The inaugural race of the W Series took place at Hockenheimring, Germany, and was won by Jamie Chadwick (pictured), who
Mohamed Mohamed Morsi Eissa Al-Ayyat was an Egyptian politician, engineer, and professor who served as the 5th president of Egypt from 2012 to 2013, when General Abdel Fattah el-Si…
Mohamed Morsi, Egyptian professor and politician, first elected president of Egypt after Egyptian revolution (born 1951)
Desmond Daniel Amofah, better known as Etika, was an American YouTuber and live streamer. Amofah became known online for his dramatic reactions to Super Smash Bros. character trail…
Etika, American YouTuber and streamer (born 1990)
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) is an executive department of the United States federal government that oversees the domestic enforcement of federal laws and the admi…
The United States Department of Justice released a redacted version of the Mueller report about the investigation of Rus
On May 31, 2019, a mass shooting occurred at a municipal building in the Princess Anne area of Virginia Beach, Virginia. The gunman, 40-year-old DeWayne Craddock, a disgruntled cit…
A shooting at a municipal building in Virginia Beach, United States, left 13 people dead, including the gunman, and inju
David Américo Ortiz Arias, nicknamed "Big Papi", is a Dominican-American former professional baseball designated hitter who played 20 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 19…
Dominican-American retired baseball player David Ortiz was shot and severely wounded while at a bar in Santo Domingo
On June 20, 2019, Iran's integrated system of Air Defense Forces shot down a United States RQ-4A Global Hawk BAMS-D surveillance drone with a surface-to-air missile over the Strait…
Iranian aircraft shot down an American drone over the Strait of Hormuz amid heightened tensions between the two countrie
The King of Eswatini, officially Ngwenyama, is the title of the male monarch and head of state of Eswatini. The King (Ngwenyama) reigns together with the Queen Mother (Indlovukazi)…
King Mswati III of Swaziland announces that his country's name will change to Eswatini
Protests against President of Nicaragua Daniel Ortega began in 2014, when the construction of the Nicaragua Canal was about to begin, and several hundred protesters blocked roads a…
Anti-government protests start in Nicaragua
On May 18, 2018, a school shooting occurred at Santa Fe High School in Santa Fe, Texas, United States, in the Houston metropolitan area. Ten people – eight students and two teacher…
A school shooting at Santa Fe High School in Texas kills ten people
On 18 June 2018, around 7:58:35 a.m. Japan Standard Time, an earthquake measuring 5.6 Mw on the moment magnitude scale struck in northern Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The earthquake's …
An earthquake of magnitude 6
Prince Louis of Wales is a member of the British royal family. He is the third and youngest child of William, Prince of Wales, and Catherine, Princess of Wales, and a grandson of K…
Prince Louis of Wales, British royal
Harry Laverne Anderson was an American actor, comedian, and magician. He is best known for his role as Judge Harold "Harry" T. Stone on the NBC sitcom Night Court (1984–1992). He l…
Harry Anderson, American actor and magician (born 1952)
Carl Ray Kasell was an American radio personality. He was a newscaster for National Public Radio, and later was the official judge and scorekeeper of the weekly news quiz show Wait…
Carl Kasell, American radio personality (born 1934)