Explore 907 historical events from 2020–2029.
Harry Belafonte was an American singer, actor, and civil rights activist who popularized calypso music with international audiences in the 1950s and 1960s. Belafonte's career brea…
Harry Belafonte, American singer, activist, and actor (born 1927)
Jerry Apodaca was an American politician of the Democratic Party who served as the 24th governor of New Mexico from 1975 to 1979 and chair of the president's council on physical fi…
Jerry Apodaca, American politician, 24th Governor of New Mexico (born 1934)
Gerald Norman Springer was an American broadcaster, journalist, actor, lawyer, and politician. He was best known for hosting the controversial tabloid talk show Jerry Springer from…
Jerry Springer, American politician and actor (born 1944)
The coronation of Charles III and his wife, Camilla, as king and queen of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms, took place on Saturday, 6 May 2023 at Westminster…
The coronation of Charles III and Camilla as King and Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms is h
On May 6, 2023, a mass shooting occurred at Allen Premium Outlets, an outlet center in Allen, Texas, United States. Nine people, including the perpetrator, were killed during the s…
Eight people are killed and seven injured in a mass shooting in Allen, Texas
The May 9 riots , also called the May 9 protests, and observed as Black Day by the Pakistani government, were a series of violent riots that took place on 9 May 2023 in Pakistan. F…
The May 9 riots following the arrest of Imran Khan in Pakistan
On 2 June 2023, three trains collided in Balasore district in the east Indian state of Odisha. The crash occurred around 19:00 IST when Coromandel Express, a passenger train, colli…
A collision between two passenger trains and a parked freight train near the city of Balasor, Odisha in eastern India, r
On June 4, 2023, a series of planned anti-government marches took place in several areas of Poland, with the main one being held in the capital city of Warsaw. The protests were ad…
Protests begin in Poland against the PiS government
Padma Desai was an Indian-American development economist who was the Gladys and Roland Harriman Professor of comparative economic systems and director of the Center for Transition …
Padma Desai, Indian-American development economist (born 1931)
Barry "Jock" Zonfrillo was a Scottish chef, television presenter and restaurateur. He was the founder of the Orana Foundation and a judge on MasterChef Australia.
Jock Zonfrillo, Scottish television presenter and chef (born 1976)
Gordon Meredith Lightfoot Jr. was a Canadian singer-songwriter who achieved worldwide success and helped define the singer-songwriter era of the 1970s. Widely considered one of Can…
Gordon Lightfoot, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1938)
Aase Foss Abrahamsen was a Norwegian writer. She primarily wrote for children and young adults, but also books for adults.
Aase Foss Abrahamsen, Norwegian writer (born 1930)
The Cessna Citation V is a business jet built by Cessna as part of the Cessna Citation family. The first Model 560 prototype, a stretched version of the Citation S/II, flew in Augu…
Four people are killed when a Cessna Citation V crashes into Mine Bank Mountain in Augusta County, Virginia
The Russo-Ukrainian war began in February 2014 and is ongoing. Following Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity, Russia occupied Crimea and annexed it from Ukraine. It then supported Russ…
Russo-Ukrainian War: The Kakhovka Dam is destroyed
In the early morning of 13 June 2023, three people were fatally stabbed and three others were injured when a van was driven into them in three connected attacks in Nottingham in th…
Three people are killed and another three injured in an early morning stabbing and van ramming attack in Nottingham, Eng
Titan, previously named Cyclops 2, was a submersible created and operated by the American underwater tourism company OceanGate. It was the first privately owned submersible with a …
Titan, a submersible operated by OceanGate Expeditions, imploded while attempting to view the wreck of the Titanic, kill
The Wagner Group, officially known as PMC Wagner, is a Russian state-funded private military company (PMC) that was controlled until 2023 by Yevgeny Prigozhin, a former close ally …
The Wagner Group led by Yevgeny Prigozhin launches an insurrection against the Russian government
Doyle Frank Brunson was an American poker player who played professionally for over 60 years. He was a two-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event champion, a Poker Hall of Fa…
Doyle Brunson, American poker player (born 1933)
Dr. Norman (Norm) Green was an American long-distance runner. He set numerous American and World records over his career. He still holds the current M55 American record for the 10,…
Norm Green, American long-distance runner (born 1932)
Andrew Michael Rourke was an English musician best known as the bassist of the 1980s indie rock band the Smiths. Regarded as one of the greatest bassists of his generation, he was …
Andy Rourke, English bassist (born 1964)
Tina Turner was a singer, songwriter, actress and author. Dubbed the "Queen of Rock 'n' Roll", she broke both racial and gender barriers in rock music with her vocal prowess and st…
Tina Turner, American-Swiss rock and pop singer, dancer, actress and author (born 1939)
Tajikistan, officially the Republic of Tajikistan, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Dushanbe is its capital and most populous city with a population of 1.24 million people.…
A Tajik citizen with ISIS connections, wanted in Tajikistan for murder and kidnapping, kills two people at Chișinău Inte
Ariane 5 is a retired European heavy-lift space launch vehicle operated by Arianespace for the European Space Agency (ESA). It was launched from the Guiana Space Centre (CSG) in Fr…
The last Ariane 5 rocket is launched, carrying the Heinrich Hertz and Syracuse 4B satellites.
Barbenheimer was a cultural phenomenon that preceded and surrounded the simultaneous theatrical release of two major studio films—Barbie by Warner Bros. Pictures and Oppenheimer by…
The Barbenheimer phenomenon begins as two major motion pictures, Greta Gerwig's fantasy comedy Barbie and Christopher…