Explore 1542 historical events from 2010–2019.
Thomas R. King was an American songwriter, guitarist, and arranger. He founded the 1960s rock band The Outsiders, and co-wrote the band's biggest hit song, "Time Won't Let Me".
Tom King, American guitarist and songwriter (born 1943)
Geoffrey Denis Erskine Russell, 4th Baron Ampthill, was a British hereditary peer and businessman, whose paternity and succession to the peerage were disputed in the "Ampthill baby…
Geoffrey Russell, 4th Baron Ampthill, English businessman and politician (born 1921)
Maximilianus "Max" van der Stoel was a Dutch politician and diplomat, member of the Labour Party (PvdA) and activist who served as High Commissioner on National Minorities of the O…
Max van der Stoel, Dutch politician and Minister of State (born 1924)
John Richard Thomas Sullivan was an English television scriptwriter responsible for several British sitcoms, including Only Fools and Horses, Citizen Smith and Just Good Friends.
John Sullivan, English screenwriter and producer (born 1946)
Sathya Sai Baba was an Indian godman and philanthropist. At the age of 14, he claimed to be the reincarnation of Shirdi Sai Baba and left his home for religious cause.
Sathya Sai Baba, Indian guru and philanthropist (born 1926)
Marianne Joan Elliott-Said, known by the stage name Poly Styrene, was an English musician, singer-songwriter, and frontwoman for the punk rock band X-Ray Spex. She is considered a …
Poly Styrene, British musician (born 1957)
Marian Ethel Mercer was an American actress and singer.
Marian Mercer, American actress and singer (born 1935)
Erhard Loretan was a Swiss mountain climber. He was the third man to climb all fourteen peaks over 8,000 meters, and the second to do so without supplementary oxygen.
Erhard Loretan, Swiss mountaineer (born 1959)
Siamak Pourzand was an Iranian journalist and film critic. He was the manager of the Majmue-ye Farhangi-Honari-ye Tehran—a cultural center for writers, artists, and intellectuals—a…
Siamak Pourzand, Iranian journalist and critic (born 1931)
Dorjee Khandu was an Indian politician who served as Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh from 2007 until his death in a helicopter crash in April 2011.
Dorjee Khandu, Indian politician, 6th Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh (born 1955)
Phoebe Snow was an American roots music singer-songwriter and guitarist, known for her hit 1974 and 1975 songs "Poetry Man" and "Harpo's Blues", and her credited guest vocals on Pa…
Phoebe Snow, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1950)
Joanna Russ was an American writer, academic and feminist. She is the author of a number of works of science fiction, fantasy and feminist literary criticism such as How to Suppres…
Joanna Russ, American writer, academic and radical feminist (born 1937)
Evald Okas was an Estonian painter, probably best known for his portraits of nudes.
Evald Okas, Estonian painter (born 1915)
Ernesto Sabato was an Argentine novelist, essayist, painter, and physicist. According to the BBC he "won some of the most prestigious prizes in Hispanic literature" and "became ver…
Ernesto Sabato, Argentinian physicist, author, and painter (born 1911)
Sir Henry Cooper was a British professional boxer. He was undefeated in British and Commonwealth heavyweight championship contests for twelve years and held the European heavyweigh…
Henry Cooper, English boxer (born 1934)
Edwin Charles Ernest Lowe, MBE, was an English snooker commentator for the BBC and ITV. His husky, hushed tones earned him the nickname "Whispering Ted".
Ted Lowe, English sportscaster (born 1920)
Osama bin Muhammad bin 'Awad bin Laden was the founder and first general emir of al-Qaeda from 1988 until his death in 2011. A Salafi jihadist, bin Laden worked towards a pan-Islam…
Osama bin Laden, Saudi Arabian terrorist, founder of Al-Qaeda (born 1957)
John Cooper Jr., known professionally as Jackie Cooper, was an American actor and director. He began his career as a child actor and was a featured member of the Our Gang ensemble …
Jackie Cooper, American actor, television director, producer and executive (born 1922)
Sergo (Sergei) Parmenovich Kotrikadze was a Georgian association footballer from the former Soviet Union who played for FC Dinamo Tbilisi and FC Torpedo Kutaisi. He was part of the…
Sergo Kotrikadze, Georgian footballer and manager (born 1936)
Thanasis Veggos was a Greek actor and director born in Neo Faliro, Piraeus. He performed in around 130 films, predominantly comedies in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, starring in mor…
Thanasis Veggos, Greek actor and director (born 1927)
Samuel McKee McCrory was a professional footballer from Northern Ireland, most notably spending five years with Southend United and scoring the first goal at their Roots Hall stadi…
Sammy McCrory, Northern Irish footballer (born 1924)
Yosef "Yosale" Merimovich was a football player and manager. A one-club man, he played as a forward for Maccabi Tel Aviv between 1947 and 1958, winning six championships and six cu…
Yosef Merimovich, Israeli footballer and manager (born 1924)
Claude Stanley Choules was a British-born military serviceman from Pershore, Worcestershire, who at the time of his death was the oldest combat veteran of the First World War. He s…
Claude Choules, English-Australian soldier (born 1901)
Dana Wynter was a German-born British actress who was raised in the United Kingdom and southern Africa. She appeared in film and television for more than 40 years, beginning in the…
Dana Wynter, British actress (born 1931)