Explore 907 historical events from 2020–2029.
Silvio Berlusconi was an Italian media tycoon and politician who served as the prime minister of Italy in three governments from 1994 to 1995, 2001 to 2006 and 2008 to 2011. He was…
Silvio Berlusconi, Italian businessman and politician, Prime Minister of Italy (born 1936)
Glenda May Jackson was an English actress and politician. Over the course of her distinguished career she received numerous accolades including two Academy Awards, three Emmy Award…
Glenda Jackson, English actress and politician (born 1936)
Harry Max Markowitz was an American economist who received the 1989 John von Neumann Theory Prize and the 1990 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.
Harry Markowitz, American Nobel economist (born 1927)
Simon Findlay Crean was an Australian politician and trade unionist. He was the leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and leader of the opposition from 2001 to 2003. He repres…
Simon Crean, Australian trade union leader and politician (born 1949)
Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. was an American politician who served as a U.S. representative, U.S. senator, and the 85th governor of Connecticut.
Lowell Weicker, French-American politician, 85th Governor of Connecticut (born 1931)
Alan Wolf Arkin was an American actor, filmmaker and musician. In a career spanning seven decades, he received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Gold…
Alan Arkin, American actor (born 1934)
Dilano van 't Hoff was a Dutch racing driver who competed in the Formula Regional European Championship from 2021 to 2023.
Dilano van 't Hoff, Dutch race car driver (born 2004)
Milan Kundera was a Czech and French novelist. Kundera went into exile in France in 1975, acquiring citizenship in 1981. His Czechoslovak citizenship was revoked in 1979, but he wa…
Milan Kundera, Czech-French writer (born 1929)
Oommen Chandy was an Indian lawyer and statesman who served as the tenth chief minister of Kerala, serving from 2004 to 2006 and 2011 to 2016. He served also as the leader of the o…
Oommen Chandy, Indian politician, former Chief Minister of Kerala (born 1943)
George Maxwell Alagiah was a British newsreader, journalist and television presenter for the BBC. From 2007 until 2022, he was the presenter of the BBC News at Six and the main pre…
George Alagiah, BBC News journalist and broadcaster (born 1955)
Paul Reubens was an American actor and comedian, widely known for creating and portraying the character Pee-wee Herman.
Paul Reubens, American actor and comedian (born 1952)
Conor Angus Cloud Hickey was an American actor. He was best known for his role as Fezco O'Neill in the HBO drama series Euphoria (2019–2026), and had roles in the films North Holly…
Angus Cloud, American actor (born 1998)
Kevin David Mitnick was an American computer security consultant, author, and convicted hacker. In 1995, he was arrested for various computer and communications-related crimes, and…
Kevin Mitnick, American hacker (born 1963)
Anthony Dominick Benedetto, known professionally as Tony Bennett, was an American jazz and traditional pop singer. He received many accolades, including 20 Grammy Awards, a Lifetim…
Tony Bennett, American singer (born 1926)
Trevor John Francis was an English footballer who played as a forward for a number of clubs in England, the United States, Italy, Scotland and Australia. In 1979 he became Britain'…
Trevor Francis, Britain's first "£1 million football player" (born 1954)
Sinéad Marie Bernadette O'Connor, also known as Shuhada' Sadaqat, was an Irish singer, songwriter, and activist. During her musical career, which encompassed several hit records an…
Sinéad O'Connor, Irish singer and musician (born 1966)
Nitin Chandrakant Desai was an Indian art director, production designer, and film and television producer. He was most known for his work in Marathi and Hindi Films, World Cultural…
Nitin Chandrakant Desai, Indian art director, production designer, and film and television producer (born 1965)
Mark Margolis was an American actor best known for his portrayal of the character Hector Salamanca in Breaking Bad (2009–2011) and Better Call Saul (2016–2022). His performance in …
Mark Margolis, American actor (born 1939)
Bram Moolenaar was a Dutch software engineer and activist who was the creator, maintainer, and benevolent dictator for life of Vim, a vi-derivative text editor. He advocated for IC…
Bram Moolenaar, Dutch software engineer (born 1961)
Dalia Fadila was an Israeli educator. She developed a new curriculum, textbooks, and schools in Israel and Jordan, which are designed to teach English to Arab schoolchildren. She w…
Dalia Fadila, Israeli educator (born 1971/1972)
William David Friedkin was an American director, producer, and screenwriter who was closely identified with the New Hollywood movement of the 1970s. Beginning his career in documen…
William Friedkin, American film director (born 1935)
Sixto Diaz Rodríguez, mononymously known as Rodríguez, was an American musician from Detroit, Michigan.
Rodriguez, American singer and songwriter (born 1942)
Jaime Royal "Robbie" Robertson was a Canadian musician, composer, and producer. Robertson was the onetime lead guitarist for Bob Dylan's backing band. He was also the guitarist and…
Robbie Robertson, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor (born 1943)
Michael John Ahern was an Australian National Party politician who was Premier of Queensland from December 1987 to September 1989. After a long career in the government of Sir Joh …
Mike Ahern, Australian politician, 32nd Premier of Queensland (born 1942)