Explore 907 historical events from 2020–2029.
Leonard Stephen Riggio was an American businessman. He served as executive chairman of book store chain Barnes & Noble and was its largest shareholder from 1971 until the sale of t…
Leonard Riggio, American businessman (born 1941)
Obi Ndefo was an American actor and yoga teacher, best known as Bodie Wells on the television drama Dawson's Creek, and for his recurring role as Rak'nor in Stargate SG-1.
Obi Ndefo, American actor (born 1972)
Stephen Louis Silberman was an American writer for Wired magazine and was an editor and contributor there for more than two decades. In 2010, Silberman was awarded the AAAS "Kavli …
Steve Silberman, American writer and journalist (born 1957)
The prime minister of Slovakia, officially the chairman of the government of the Slovak Republic, commonly referred to in Slovakia as Predseda vlády or informally as Premiér, is th…
Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico (pictured) is hospitalised after an assassination attempt
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…
Donald Trump was convicted of falsifying business records in a New York trial, becoming the first former U
On 10 June 2024, a Malawian Defence Force Dornier 228 carrying Vice-President of Malawi Saulos Chilima, former First Lady Patricia Shanil Muluzi, and seven other occupants, crashed…
A plane crash in Malawi, kills nine people, including Vice President Saulos Chilima
On the afternoon of May 21, 2024, a violent and destructive EF4 tornado tracked across southwestern Iowa, United States, devastating the city of Greenfield. The tornado, known most…
The Greenfield tornado, estimated to have produced winds in excess of 309 miles per hour (497 km/h), moved across Iowa
Sir Keir Rodney Starmer is a British politician and lawyer who has served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since 2024, and as Leader of the Labour Party since 2020. Starmer …
Keir Starmer leads the Labour Party to a landslide victory in the United Kingdom general election, ending fourteen…
Sir Keir Rodney Starmer is a British politician and lawyer who has served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since 2024, and as Leader of the Labour Party since 2020. Starmer …
Keir Starmer led the Labour Party to a landslide victory in the United Kingdom general election, ending fourteen years…
Neary's was an Irish pub on East 57th Street near First Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, from 1967 to 2024. It was founded in 1967 by Jimmy Neary, an Irish emigrant who …
Neary's, a New York City Irish pub popular with political elites, closed.
The Tanur boat accident occurred on 7 May 2023 evening, when the recreational boat Atlantic capsized in Tanur Beach in Tanur, Malappuram, Kerala, India. The incident, on a boat car…
2023 Tanur boat disaster, At least 22 people are killed when a boat carrying tourists capsizes in Tanur, Malappuram, Ker
The United Nations (UN) is a global intergovernmental organization established by the signing of the UN Charter on 26 June 1945 with the articulated mission of maintaining internat…
The UN commemorates the Palestinian Nakba Day for the first time
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…
Former US President Donald Trump is indicted on federal charges of misusing classified information
On 12 June 2023, a vessel capsized and split in two in the Niger River near Pategi, Kwara State, Nigeria. The boat was carrying attendees of a wedding, who came initially on motorc…
At least 100 people are killed when a wedding boat capsizes on the Niger River in Kwara State, Nigeria
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…
Former US President Donald Trump is indicted for his role in the January 6 United States Capitol attack, his third…
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…
Former U.S. president Donald Trump is charged in Georgia along with 18 others in attempting to overturn the results of…
Chandrayaan-3 is the third mission in the Chandrayaan programme, a series of lunar-exploration missions developed by ISRO. The mission consists of Vikram, a lunar lander, and Pragy…
Chandrayaan-3 mission initiated first Moon landing in Indian history.
Moon Bin, also known professionally as Moonbin, was a South Korean singer, actor, and dancer under the label Fantagio. He was a member of the South Korean boy group Astro and its s…
Moonbin, South Korean singer and actor (born 1998)
Starship is a two-stage, fully reusable, super heavy-lift launch vehicle under development by American aerospace company SpaceX. Currently built and launched from Starbase in Texas…
SpaceX's Starship rocket, the largest and most powerful rocket ever built, launches for the first time
On the morning of 3 May 2023, a school shooting occurred at Vladislav Ribnikar Model Elementary School in the Vračar municipality of Belgrade, Serbia. The shooter, identified as 13…
Nine students and a security guard are killed in the Belgrade school shooting, the first attack of its kind in Serbia
On 3 May 2023, ethnic violence erupted in India's north-eastern state of Manipur between the Meitei people, a majority that lives in the Imphal Valley, and the Kuki-Zo tribal commu…
Ethnic violence breaks out between the Meitei and the Kuki Zo people in the state of Manipur
On the evening of 4 May 2023, a shooting spree occurred in the villages of Dubona and Malo Orašje, between Mladenovac and Smederevo, Serbia. Armed with an automatic assault rifle, …
Nine people are killed and thirteen injured in a spree shooting in Mladenovac and Smederevo, Serbia
The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) which coordinates responses to international public health issues and emergencies. It is head…
The World Health Organization declares the end of the COVID-19 pandemic as a global health emergency
Wang Xiaolong was a Chinese Coast Guard who was killed whilst intercepting a smuggling operation. He is the first China Coast Guard (CCG) member to be killed in the line of duty an…
Wang Xiaolong, Chinese Coast guardsman (born 1995)