Explore 3325 historical events from 2010–2019.
Muhammad Taufiq Kiemas was an Indonesian politician who served as the Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly of Indonesia from 2009 until his death in 2013. A member of the …
Taufiq Kiemas, Indonesian politician, 5th First Spouse of Indonesia (born 1942)
Iain Menzies Banks was a Scottish author, writing mainstream fiction as Iain Banks and science fiction as Iain M. Banks. His books have been adapted for theatre, radio, and televis…
Iain Banks, Scottish author (born 1954)
Bruno Bartoletti was an Italian operatic conductor. His active international career lasted from 1953 to 2007, and he specialized in the Italian repertory and contemporary works. He…
Bruno Bartoletti, Italian conductor (born 1926)
John Burke was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for Normant…
John Burke, English rugby player (born 1948)
Walter Jens was a German philologist, literature historian, critic, university professor and writer.
Walter Jens, German philologist, historian, and academic (born 1923)
Zdeněk Rotrekl was a Czech Catholic poet, literary historian and writer. He was severely persecuted for his work and Roman Catholic beliefs during Czechoslovakia's Communist era fr…
Zdeněk Rotrekl, Czech poet and historian (born 1920)
Doug Bailey was an American political consultant and founder of The Hotline, a bipartisan, daily briefing on American politics.
Doug Bailey, American political consultant (born 1933)
Enrique Orizaola Velázquez was a Spanish football player and coach.
Enrique Orizaola, Spanish footballer and coach (born 1922)
Barbara Farrell Vucanovich was an American Republican politician from Nevada. She was the first woman from Nevada elected to the United States House of Representatives, in which sh…
Barbara Vucanovich, American lawyer and politician (born 1921)
Miller Westford Barber Jr. was an American professional golfer. He enjoyed significant success on the PGA Tour in the 1960s and 1970s, and a greater degree of success on the Senior…
Miller Barber, American golfer (born 1931)
Kristiāns Pelšs was a Latvian ice hockey player. He was the son of poet and translator Einārs Pelšs. At the time of his death, he played for the Oklahoma City Barons of the America…
Kristiāns Pelšs, Latvian ice hockey player (born 1992)
Robert William Fogel was an American economic historian and winner of the 1993 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. As of his death, he was the Charles R. Walgreen Distinguis…
Robert Fogel, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1926)
Vidya Charan Shukla was an Indian politician whose political career spanned six decades. He was predominantly a member of the Indian National Congress, but also had spells in Jan M…
Vidya Charan Shukla, Indian politician, Indian Minister of External Affairs (born 1929)
Teresita Barajuen was a Spanish Roman Catholic nun and member of the Order of Cistercians. Barajuen is believed to hold the world record for the longest service in cloister.
Teresita Barajuen, Spanish nun (born 1908)
Jason Charles Leffler nicknamed "LEFturn", was an American professional open-wheel and stock car racing driver. Leffler began racing in the open-wheel ranks, competing in the 2000 …
Jason Leffler, American racing driver (born 1975)
David Deutsch was an American advertising executive and artist. He founded David Deutsch Associates, now known as Deutsch Inc., in 1969. He served as the agency's CEO from 1969 un…
David Deutsch, American businessman, founded Deutsch Inc
Samuel Most was an American jazz flutist, clarinetist and tenor saxophonist, based in Los Angeles. He was "probably the first great jazz flutist", according to jazz historian Leona…
Sam Most, American flute player and saxophonist (born 1930)
Albert White Hat was a teacher of the Lakota language, and an activist for Sičháŋǧu Lakȟóta traditional culture. He translated the Lakota language for Hollywood movies, including t…
Albert White Hat, American educator and activist (born 1938)
Elroy Schwartz was an American comedy and television writer.
Elroy Schwartz, American screenwriter and producer (born 1923)
Heinz "Flocke" Flohe was a German footballer and manager.
Heinz Flohe, German footballer and manager (born 1948)
José Froilán González was an Argentine racing driver who competed in Formula One between 1950 and 1960. Nicknamed "the Pampas Bull" and "el Cabezón", González was runner-up in the …
José Froilán González, Argentinian racing driver (born 1922)
Dennis O'Rourke was an Australian cinematographer and documentary filmmaker.
Dennis O'Rourke, Australian director and producer (born 1945)
Kenneth Geddes "Ken" Wilson was an American theoretical physicist and a pioneer in using computers for studying particle physics. He was awarded the 1982 Nobel Prize in Physics for…
Kenneth G
Samuel Farber was an American industrial designer and businessman.
Sam Farber, American businessman, co-founded OXO (born 1924)