Explore 1541 historical events from 2010–2019.
Volkswagen is a German automobile manufacturer based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. Established in 1937 by the German Labour Front, it was revived after World War II by Briti…
Volkswagen is fined one billion euros over the emissions scandal
A patent is a type of intellectual property that gives its owner the legal right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention for a limited period of time, in exch…
The 10,000,000th United States Patent is issued
Antwon Rose II was a 17-year-old African-American who was fatally shot in East Pittsburgh on June 19, 2018, by East Pittsburgh Police Department officer Michael Rosfeld after being…
Antwon Rose II is fatally shot in East Pittsburgh by East Pittsburgh Police Officer Michael Rosfeld after being involved
Opportunity, also known as MER-B or MER-1, and nicknamed Oppy, is a robotic rover that was active on Mars from 2004 until 2018. Opportunity was operational on Mars for 5111 sols. L…
The Opportunity rover sends its last message back to Earth
Barbara Bush was the first lady of the United States from 1989 to 1993, as the wife of George H. W. Bush, the 41st president of the United States. She was previously second lady of…
Barbara Bush, American political matriarch and literacy advocate, First Lady of the United States (1989–1993), and Secon
Neale James Cooper was a Scottish football player and coach. He played as a midfielder during the 1980s and 1990s, most prominently for the Aberdeen team managed by Alex Ferguson, …
Neale Cooper, Scottish footballer (born 1963)
Jens Christian Skou was a Danish biochemist and Nobel laureate.
Jens Christian Skou, Danish medical doctor and Nobel Prize laureate (born 1918)
Cornelia Frances Zulver,, credited professionally as Cornelia Frances, was an English-Australian actress. After starting her career in small cameos in films in her native England, …
Cornelia Frances, English-Australian actress (born 1941)
Madeeha Gauhar was a Pakistani TV and stage actress, playwright, director of social theater, and women's rights activist. In 1984, she founded Ajoka Theatre where social themes wer…
Madeeha Gauhar, Pakistani actress, playwright and director of social theater, and women's rights activist (born 1956)
Nicholas Busick was an American professional wrestler and police officer, better known by his ring name Big Bully Busick. He is best known for his appearances with the World Wrestl…
Big Bully Busick, American professional wrestler (born 1954)
David William Goodall was an English-born Australian botanist and ecologist. He was influential in the early development of statistical methods in plant communities. He worked as r…
David Goodall, Australian botanist and ecologist (born 1914)
John Peter Bain, known as TotalBiscuit, was a British video gaming commentator and game critic on YouTube. He was known for his role in professional shoutcasting and esports, and a…
John "TotalBiscuit" Bain, English gaming commentator and critic (born 1984)
Gudrun Margarete Elfriede Emma Anna Burwitz was the daughter of Heinrich Himmler and Margarete Himmler. Her father, as Reichsführer-SS, was a leading member of the Nazi Party and c…
Gudrun Burwitz, daughter of Margarete Himmler and Heinrich Himmler (born 1929)
Gardner Raymond Dozois was an American science fiction author and editor. He was the founding editor of The Year's Best Science Fiction anthologies (1984–2018) and was editor of As…
Gardner Dozois, American science fiction author and editor (born 1947)
Katherine Noel Valentine Brosnahan Spade was an American fashion designer and entrepreneur. She was the co-founder and co-owner of the designer brand Kate Spade New York.
Kate Spade, American fashion designer (born 1962)
Anthony Michael Bourdain was an American celebrity chef, author and travel documentarian. He starred in programs focusing on the exploration of international culture, cuisine, and …
Anthony Bourdain, American chef and travel documentarian (born 1956)
Fadil Avdullah Vokrri was a Kosovan football administrator and former Yugoslav professional football player. He served as president of the Football Federation of Kosovo from 16 Feb…
Fadil Vokrri, Kosovo Albanian football administrator and player (born 1960)
Neal Evans Boyd was an American singer who developed an interest in opera after listening to the performances of the Three Tenors. Despite being raised in conditions of poverty wit…
Neal E
Philip John Albert "Jon" Hiseman was an English drummer, recording engineer, record producer, and music publisher. He played with the Graham Bond Organisation, with John Mayall & t…
Jon Hiseman, English drummer (born 1944)
Jahseh Dwayne Ricardo Onfroy, professionally known as XXXTentacion, was an American rapper, singer-songwriter, and record producer. Though a controversial figure due to his widely …
XXXTentacion, American rapper (born 1998)
Leon Allen White, better known by his ring names Big Van Vader or simply Vader, was an American professional wrestler and professional football player. During his career, he perfor…
Big Van Vader (also known as Vader) American professional wrestler (born 1955)
Travon DaShawn Frank Smart, better known by his stage name Jimmy Wopo, was an American rapper.
Jimmy Wopo, American rapper (born 1997)
Hanabiko, nicknamed "Koko" was a female western lowland gorilla born in the San Francisco Zoo and cross-fostered by Francine Patterson for use in ape language experiments. Koko gai…
Koko, western lowland gorilla and user of American Sign Language (born 1971)
A vehicle-ramming attack occurred on April 23, 2018, when a rented van was driven along Yonge Street through the North York City Centre business district in Toronto, Ontario, Canad…
A man intentionally struck pedestrians with a van on Yonge Street in Toronto, Canada, leading to 11 deaths