Explore 1542 historical events from 2010–2019.
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
The wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle was held on Saturday 19 May 2018 in St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle in the United Kingdom. The groom is a member of the British r…
The wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle (both pictured) took place at St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle, Englan
Cubana de Aviación Flight 0972 was a scheduled domestic flight operated by Mexican charter airline Global Air on behalf of Cubana de Aviación, from José Martí International Airport…
Cubana de Aviación Flight 0972 crashed near Santiago de las Vegas shortly after takeoff from José Martí International Ai
Donald John Trump is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 4…
United States President Donald Trump visits the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem and becomes the first sitting
Stephen Joseph Scalise is an American politician who has been the House majority leader since 2023 and the U.S. representative for Louisiana's 1st congressional district since 2008…
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The Syrian civil war was an armed conflict that began with the Syrian revolution in March 2011, when popular discontent with the Ba'athist regime ruled by Bashar al-Assad triggered…
Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) capture the last footholds of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Lev
A series of four initial deadly wildfires erupted across central Portugal in the afternoon of 17 June 2017 within minutes of each other, resulting in at least 66 deaths and 204 inj…
A series of wildfires in central Portugal kill at least 64 people and injure 204 others
Lu Chao-Hsuan Chinese: 吕昭炫; pinyin: Lǚ Zhāoxuàn was a guitar composer, performer and educator. He was born in Guishan District, Taoyuan and attended the 21st International Guitaris…
Lu Chao-Hsuan, Taiwanese guitarist, performer and educator
Ugochukwu Ehiogu was an English professional football coach and player who played as a centre-back. After retiring, he became a record executive, jointly founding the successful re…
Ugo Ehiogu, English footballer (born 1972)
The WannaCry ransomware attack was a worldwide cyberattack in May 2017 by the WannaCry ransomware cryptoworm, which targeted computers running the Microsoft Windows operating syste…
The WannaCry ransomware attack impacts over 400,000 computers worldwide, targeting computers of the United Kingdom's Nat
The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, also known as the Ringling Bros. Circus, Ringling Bros., the Barnum & Bailey Circus, Barnum & Bailey, or simply Ringling, is an Ameri…
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Ariana Grande-Butera is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Known for her four-octave vocal range, which extends into the whistle register, she is an influential figure in…
Twenty-two people are killed at an Ariana Grande concert in the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing
Rodrigo Roa Duterte is a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the 16th president of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022. He had served as the mayor of Davao City in the past.…
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte declares martial law in Mindanao, following the Maute's attack in Marawi
Andrew James Scheer is a Canadian politician who has been the member of Parliament (MP) for Regina—Qu'Appelle since 2004. Scheer was the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada …
Andrew Scheer takes over after Rona Ambrose as the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada
Donna Leanne Williams, also known by her married name Donna Leanne Samuel and as Polly Samuel, was an Australian writer, artist, singer-songwriter, screenwriter, and sculptor.
Donna Leanne Williams, Australian writer, artist, and activist (born 1963)
Robert Maynard Pirsig was an American writer and philosopher. He is the author of the philosophical books Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values (1974) a…
Robert Pirsig, American author and philosopher (born 1928)
Vinod Khanna was an Indian actor, film producer, and politician known for his work in Hindi cinema. Recognised as a style and fashion icon, he was often referred to as the "Sexy Sa…
Vinod Khanna, Indian actor, producer and politician (born 1946)
Formula One (F1) is the highest class of worldwide racing for open-wheel, single-seater formula racing cars run by Formula One Group and sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale…
Former Formula One driver Takuma Sato wins his first Indianapolis 500, the first Japanese and Asian driver to do so
On 31 May 2017, a truck bomb exploded at a crowded intersection in Kabul, Afghanistan, near the German embassy at about 08:25 local time during rush hour, killing over 150 and inju…
A car bomb explodes in a crowded intersection in Kabul near the German embassy during rush hour, killing over 90 and inj
Montenegro is a country in Southeast Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Its 25 municipalities have a total population of 633,158 people in an area of 13,883 km2. It is bordered by Se…
Montenegro becomes the 29th member of NATO
Bahrain, officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, is an island country in West Asia. Situated near the western shore of the Persian Gulf and latitudinally about two-thirds the shore's le…
Six Arab countries—Bahrain, Egypt, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and the United Arab Emirates—cut diplomatic ties with Qat
Sadanoyama Shinmatsu was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Nagasaki Prefecture. He was the sport's 50th yokozuna. After his retirement he was the head coach of Dewanoumi …
Sadanoyama Shinmatsu, Japanese sumo wrestler (born 1938)
Ramaraju Vidyasagar Rao was an Indian government administrator and a Telangana activist. He was the Chief Engineer of the Ministry of Water Resources, Central Water Commission. Aft…
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Belchior was a Brazilian singer and composer. He was one of the first MPB singers from the Brazilian northeast to reach mainstream success, in the early 1970s.
Belchior, Brazilian singer and composer (born 1946)