Explore 434 historical events from 2020–2029.
George Robert Wendt Jr. was an American actor. Wendt played Norm Peterson on the NBC sitcom Cheers from 1982 to 1993, which earned him six consecutive nominations for the Primetime…
George Wendt, American actor and comedian (born 1948)
Gary Pierce was an English professional football goalkeeper.
Gary Pierce, English footballer (born 1951)
Bernard Bailey Kerik was an American consultant, police officer and convicted felon who was the 40th Commissioner of the New York Police Department from 2000 to 2001.
Bernie Kerik, American police officer, 40th Police Commissioner of New York City and interior minister of the Iraqi Coa
Valerie Mahaffey was a Canadian-American actress. She began her career starring in the NBC daytime soap opera The Doctors (1979–81), for which in 1980 she was nominated for the Day…
Valerie Mahaffey, American actress (born 1953)
Simon Francis Mann was a British officer in the Special Air Service (SAS), and later a mercenary. He trained to be an officer at Sandhurst and was commissioned into the Scots Guard…
Simon Mann, British military officer and mercenary (born 1952)
Christopher Samuel Bond was an American attorney and politician from Missouri. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a U.S. senator from 1987 to 2011, following two non-co…
Kit Bond, American lawyer and politician, 47th Governor of Missouri (born 1939)
José Alberto "Pepe" Mujica Cordano was a Uruguayan politician, revolutionary and farmer who served as the 40th president of Uruguay from 2010 to 2015. A former guerrilla with the T…
José Mujica, Uruguayan politician, 40th President of Uruguay (born 1935)
Domingos da Silva Soares, popularly known as Padre Maubere or Amu Du, was an East Timorese Roman Catholic priest, activist, and independence leader. Born in Letefoho in what was th…
Domingos Maubere, East Timorese Catholic priest and activist (born 1952)
Gerald Edward Connolly was an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Virginia's 11th congressional district from 2009 until his death in 2025. A member of th…
Gerry Connolly, American politician, U
Ferdinand "Freddie" Pascual Aguilar, also known by his Muslim name Abdul Farid, was a Filipino musician regarded as one of the pillars and icons of Original Pilipino Music (OPM). H…
Freddie Aguilar, Filipino musician and singer-songwriter (born 1953)
Loretta Swit was an American stage and television actress. She was widely known for her character roles, especially her role as Major Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan on M*A*S*H, for w…
Loretta Swit, American actress and singer (born 1937)
John E. Thrasher was an American politician and state legislator in Florida. He was a businessman, lawyer, and lobbyist who served as the 15th president of Florida State University…
John E
Jonathan Joss Gonzales was an American actor and musician of Native American ancestry. He was best known for his role as Chief Ken Hotate in Parks and Recreation and providing the …
Jonathan Joss, American actor (born 1965)
Étienne-Émile Baulieu was a French biochemist and endocrinologist who was best known for his research in the field of steroid hormones and their role in reproduction and aging. He …
Étienne-Émile Baulieu, French biochemist and endocrinologist (born 1926)
Stanley Fischer was an American and Israeli economist who served as the 20th vice chair of the Federal Reserve from 2014 to 2017. Fischer previously served as the 8th governor of t…
Stanley Fischer, Israeli-American economist (born 1943)
James Lawrence Marshall was an American professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for 20 seasons, primarily with the Minnesota Viki…
Jim Marshall, American football player (born 1937)
Shigeo Nagashima was a Japanese professional baseball player and manager. Nagashima first began playing baseball in elementary school, before playing at his high school in Chiba P…
Shigeo Nagashima, Japanese baseball player and manager (born 1936)
Edmund Valentine White III was an American novelist, memoirist, playwright, biographer and essayist. A pioneering figure in LGBTQ and especially gay literature after the Stonewall …
Edmund White, American novelist, memoirist and essayist (born 1940)
Uriah Duddley Rennie was a British football referee. He was the first black referee to officiate in the Premier League, and officiated over 300 Premier League matches between 1997 …
Uriah Rennie, English Association Football Referee (born 1959)
Suchinda Kraprayoon was a Thai military officer and politician who was the 19th prime minister of Thailand for several weeks in 1992.
Suchinda Kraprayoon, Thai army general, 19th Prime Minister of Thailand (born 1933)
Brian Douglas Wilson was an American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer who co-founded the Beach Boys. Widely regarded as one of the most innovative and significant m…
Brian Wilson, American singer and songwriter, co-founder of the Beach Boys (born 1942)
Joseph Jean-Pierre Marc Garneau was a Canadian Armed Forces officer, astronaut and politician. Garneau served as a naval officer before being selected as an astronaut as part of th…
Marc Garneau, Canadian astronaut and Member of Parliament (born 1949)
Sylvester Stewart, better known by his stage name Sly Stone, was an American musician, songwriter and record producer. He was the frontman of Sly and the Family Stone, playing a cr…
Sly Stone, American musician and record producer (Sly and the Family Stone)
Arthur Folasa Ah Loo, better known as Afa Ah Loo, was a Samoan fashion designer. He competed on season 17 of Project Runway.
Afa Ah Loo, Samoan fashion designer