Explore 3325 historical events from 2010–2019.
Claire Martin, was the pseudonym of the Canadian writer Claire Montreuil. She wrote mainly in French. Her novels often have themes of women's liberation and erotic relationships. M…
Claire Martin, Canadian author (born 1914)
Vladimir Aleksandrovich Popovkin was a Russian statesman and military figure. He was a commander of the Russian Space Forces, then First Deputy Defense Minister of Russia, then Gen…
Vladimir Popovkin, Russian general (born 1957)
Horace Ward Martin Tavares Silver was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger, particularly in the hard bop style that he helped pioneer in the 1950s.
Horace Silver, American pianist and composer (born 1928)
Oskar-Hubert Heinrich Dennhardt was a German Major in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.…
Oskar-Hubert Dennhardt, German general (born 1915)
Gerald Goffin was an American lyricist. Collaborating initially with his first wife, Carole King, he co-wrote many international pop hits of the early and mid-1960s, including the …
Gerry Goffin, American songwriter (born 1939)
Ibrahim Obyala Touré was an Ivorian professional footballer who played as a striker. He was the younger brother of former Manchester City midfielder Yaya Touré and former Arsenal a…
Ibrahim Touré, Ivorian footballer (born 1985)
Yozo Ishikawa was a Japanese lawmaker and a member of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). He served as director general of the now-defunct defense agency of Japan in 1990.
Yozo Ishikawa, Japanese politician, Japanese Minister of Defense (born 1925)
Walter Kieber was a lawyer and politician from Liechtenstein who served as Prime Minister of Liechtenstein from 1974 to 1978. He also served as Deputy Prime Minister of Liechtenste…
Walter Kieber, Austrian-Liechtenstein politician, 7th Prime Minister of Liechtenstein (born 1931)
Wong Ho Leng was a Malaysian politician. He was the opposition leader of the Sarawak State Assembly from May 2006 to June 2013. He was also the state chairman of the Democratic Act…
Wong Ho Leng, Malaysian lawyer and politician (born 1959)
Fouad A. Ajami was a Lebanese-born American professor and writer on Middle Eastern issues. He was a senior fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution.
Fouad Ajami, Lebanese-American author and academic (born 1945)
Rama Narayanan was an Indian film director and film producer. In the 1980s, he was known as a director who specialized in shooting commercial films in which animals played vital ro…
Rama Narayanan, Indian director and producer (born 1949)
Nancy Garden was an American writer of fiction for children and young adults, best known for the lesbian novel Annie on My Mind. She received the 2003 Margaret A. Edwards Award fro…
Nancy Garden, American author (born 1938)
Euros John Lewis was a Welsh cricketer. Lewis was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born at Llanelli, Carmarthenshire.
Euros Lewis, Welsh cricketer (born 1942)
Paula Jane Meehan was an American businesswoman and philanthropist. She co-founded the Redken hair care products company. She briefly worked as an actress and fashion model.
Paula Kent Meehan, American businesswoman, co-founded Redken (born 1931)
John Twining Clement was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Progressive Conservative Member of Provincial Parliament from 1971 t…
John Clement, Canadian lawyer and politician (born 1928)
Marilyn Fisher Lundy was an American businesswoman and philanthropist. As the CEO and president of the League of Catholic Women, Lundy led the development of several organizations …
Marilyn Fisher Lundy, American businesswoman (born 1925)
Olga Kotelko was a Canadian track and field athlete. She held over 30 world records and won over 750 gold medals in her age category for the Masters competition, age 90–95, and was…
Olga Kotelko, Canadian runner and softball player (born 1919)
Ramón José Velásquez Mujica was a Venezuelan politician, historian, journalist, and lawyer. He served as the president of Venezuela between 1993 and 1994.
Ramón José Velásquez, Venezuelan journalist, lawyer, and politician, President of Venezuela (born 1916)
Eli Herschel Wallach was an American film, television, and stage actor from New York City. Known for his character actor roles, his entertainment career spanned over six decades. H…
Eli Wallach, American actor (born 1915)
Nigel David McKail Ritchie-Calder was a British science writer and climate change skeptic.
Nigel Calder, English journalist, author, and screenwriter (born 1931)
Ana María Matute Ausejo was a Spanish writer and member of the Real Academia Española. In 1959, she received the Premio Nadal for Primera memoria. The third woman to receive the Ce…
Ana María Matute, Spanish author and academic (born 1925)
Ivan Stepanovych Plyushch was a Ukrainian politician. He thrice served as the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada, from 9 July to 23 July 1990 (acting), from 5 December 1991 to 11 May 1…
Ivan Plyushch, Ukrainian agronomist and politician (born 1941)
Howard Henry Baker Jr. was an American politician, diplomat and photographer who served as a United States senator from Tennessee from 1967 to 1985. During his tenure, he rose to t…
Howard Baker, American lawyer, politician, and diplomat, 12th White House Chief of Staff (born 1925)
William B. Frank, Jr. was a Canadian football offensive tackle in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for the BC Lions, Toronto Argonauts and Winnipeg Blue Bombers. He also was a me…
Bill Frank, American-Canadian football player (born 1938)