The 2020s

2021 5 years ago

A Cessna Citation I/SP crashes into Percy Priest Lake in Tennessee, killing all six people on board, including actor Joe

The Cessna 500 Citation I is a small business jet produced by Cessna, the basis of the Citation family. The Fanjet 500 prototype was announced in October 1968, first flew on Septem…

A Cessna Citation I/SP crashes into Percy Priest Lake in Tennessee, killing all six people on board, including actor Joe

2021 5 years ago

Monte Hellman, American film director (born 1929)

Monte Hellman was an American film director, producer, writer, and editor. Hellman began his career as an editor's apprentice at ABC TV, and made his directorial debut with the hor…

Monte Hellman, American film director (born 1929)

2021 5 years ago

Dan Kaminsky, American internet security researcher (born 1979)

Daniel Kaminsky was an American computer security researcher. He was a co-founder and chief scientist of Human Security, a computer security company. He previously worked for Cisco…

Dan Kaminsky, American internet security researcher (born 1979)

2021 5 years ago

A gas explosion in Zhangwan district of Shiyan city, in Hubei province of China kills at least 12 people and wounds over

2021 Shiyan pipeline explosion, officially June 13 Yanhu Community Pedlar's Market Severe Gas Explosion Accident in Zhangwan District, Shiyan, Hubei was a gas explosion took place …

A gas explosion in Zhangwan district of Shiyan city, in Hubei province of China kills at least 12 people and wounds over

2021 5 years ago

Juneteenth National Independence Day, was signed into law by President Joe Biden, to become the first federal holiday es

Juneteenth, officially Juneteenth National Independence Day, is a federal holiday in the United States. It is celebrated annually on June 19 to commemorate the end of slavery in th…

Juneteenth National Independence Day, was signed into law by President Joe Biden, to become the first federal holiday es

2021 5 years ago

Les McKeown, Scottish pop singer (born 1955)

Leslie Richard McKeown was a Scottish singer, best known as the lead vocalist of the pop rock band Bay City Rollers during their most successful period in the 1970s. The band's ori…

Les McKeown, Scottish pop singer (born 1955)

2021 5 years ago

Adrian Garrett, American professional baseball player (born 1943)

Henry Adrian Garrett Jr., nicknamed "Pat" and "Smokey", was an American professional baseball player and coach. A utility man in Major League Baseball, he appeared in 163 total gam…

Adrian Garrett, American professional baseball player (born 1943)

2021 5 years ago

Manoj Das, Indian writer (born 1934)

Manoj Das was an Indian author who wrote in Odia and English. In 2000, Manoj Das was awarded the Saraswati Samman. He was awarded Padma Shri in 2001, the fourth-highest Civilian Aw…

Manoj Das, Indian writer (born 1934)

2021 5 years ago

Michael Collins, American astronaut (born 1930)

Michael Collins was an American astronaut who flew the Apollo 11 command module Columbia around the Moon in 1969 while his crewmates, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, made the first…

Michael Collins, American astronaut (born 1930)

2021 5 years ago

El Risitas, Spanish comedian (born 1956)

Juan Joya Borja, was a Spanish comedian and actor, better known by his stage name, El Risitas. He gained widespread popularity in 2015 thanks to a series of memes based on a televi…

El Risitas, Spanish comedian (born 1956)

2021 5 years ago

Cate Haste, English author (born 1945)

Catherine Haste, Baroness Bragg, was an English author, biographer, historian and documentary film director, who worked freelance for major television networks in the UK and US ove…

Cate Haste, English author (born 1945)

2021 5 years ago

Olympia Dukakis, American actress (born 1931)

Olympia Dukakis was an American actress. She performed in more than 130 stage productions, in some 60 films, and in approximately 50 television series. Best known as a screen actre…

Olympia Dukakis, American actress (born 1931)

2021 5 years ago

Marcel Stellman, Belgian record producer and lyricist (born 1925)

Marcel Leopold Stellman was a Belgian born British record producer and lyricist. Among the many artists who recorded Stellman’s songs are Cilla Black, Petula Clark, Charles Aznavou…

Marcel Stellman, Belgian record producer and lyricist (born 1925)

2021 5 years ago

Lloyd Price, American R&B vocalist (born 1933)

Lloyd Price was an American R&B and rock and roll singer known as "Mr. Personality" after his 1959 million-selling hit, "Personality". His first recording, "Lawdy Miss Clawdy", was…

Lloyd Price, American R&B vocalist (born 1933)

2021 5 years ago

Anthony Payne, English composer (born 1936)

Anthony Edward Payne was an English composer, music critic and musicologist. He is best known for his acclaimed completion of Edward Elgar's third symphony, which gained wide accep…

Anthony Payne, English composer (born 1936)

2021 5 years ago

Nick Kamen, English model, songwriter (born 1962)

Ivor Neville "Nick" Kamen was a British singer, songwriter and model. He was best known for the singles "Each Time You Break My Heart" from 1986 and "I Promised Myself" from 1990, …

Nick Kamen, English model, songwriter (born 1962)

2021 5 years ago

Kentaro Miura, Japanese manga artist (born 1966)

Kentaro Miura was a Japanese manga artist. He was best known for his dark fantasy series Berserk, which began serialization in 1989. By 2023, Berserk had over 60 million copies in…

Kentaro Miura, Japanese manga artist (born 1966)

2021 5 years ago

Helmut Jahn, German-American architect (born 1940)

Helmut Jahn was a German and American architect, known for projects such as the The Center Potsdamer Platz in Berlin, Germany; the Messeturm in Frankfurt, Germany; the James R. Tho…

Helmut Jahn, German-American architect (born 1940)

2021 5 years ago

Colt Brennan, American quarterback (born 1983)

Colton James Brennan was an American football quarterback. He played college football for the Colorado Buffaloes, Saddleback Gauchos, and Hawaii Rainbow Warriors. With the Rainbow …

Colt Brennan, American quarterback (born 1983)

2021 5 years ago

Norman Lloyd, American actor, producer and director (born 1914)

Norman Nathan Lloyd was an American actor, producer, director, and centenarian with a career in entertainment spanning nearly a century. He worked in every major facet of the indus…

Norman Lloyd, American actor, producer and director (born 1914)

2021 5 years ago

Pauline Tinsley, British soprano (born 1928)

Pauline Cecilia Tinsley was a British soprano, notable for her performances for the Welsh National Opera and the English National Opera (1963–1974).

Pauline Tinsley, British soprano (born 1928)

2021 5 years ago

Oliver Gillie, British journalist and scientist (born 1937)

Oliver J. Gillie was a British journalist and scientist. He previously served as the medical correspondent for The Sunday Times, and later medical editor for The Independent.

Oliver Gillie, British journalist and scientist (born 1937)

2021 5 years ago

Yolanda Tortolero, Venezuelan politician

Yolanda Tortolero Martínez was a Venezuelan physician and politician, alternate deputy of the National Assembly for the Carabobo state and the A New Era party.

Yolanda Tortolero, Venezuelan politician

2021 5 years ago

Bruno Covas, Brazilian lawyer, politician (born 1980)

Bruno Covas Lopes was a Brazilian lawyer, economist, and politician who was a member of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) and served as the mayor of São Paulo from 2018 u…

Bruno Covas, Brazilian lawyer, politician (born 1980)