Explore 434 historical events from 2020–2029.
Melissa Anne Hortman was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 61st speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party, …
Melissa Hortman, American lawyer and politician (born 1970)
Patricia Mary "Kim" Woodburn was an English television personality, writer, and expert cleaner. Known as the "Queen of Clean", she came to prominence by co-presenting the Channel 4…
Kim Woodburn, English television personality and expert cleaner (born 1942)
A conclave was held on 7 and 8 May 2025 to elect a new pope to succeed Francis, who had died on 21 April 2025. Of the 135 eligible cardinal electors, all but two attended. On the f…
Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected as Pope Leo XIV (pictured), making him the first pope born in the United Sta
The prime minister of Mongolia is the head of government of Mongolia. Under the Constitution of Mongolia, the State Great Khural appoints the Prime Minister upon the President’s su…
Prime minister of Mongolia Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene (pictured) resigned after weeks of protests
The prime minister of Mongolia is the head of government of Mongolia. Under the Constitution of Mongolia, the State Great Khural appoints the Prime Minister upon the President’s su…
Prime minister of Mongolia Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene resigned after weeks of protests
On 4 June 2025, a crowd crush occurred in Bengaluru, India, during the celebrations of Royal Challengers Bengaluru's maiden Indian Premier League title win. Eleven people were kill…
A crowd crush outside M
Air India Flight 171 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, to London Gatwick Airport in C…
Air India Flight 171 crashes shortly after take-off in Ahmedabad, India, killing 260 people
Air India Flight 171 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, to London Gatwick Airport in C…
Air India Flight 171 (wreckage pictured) crashed shortly after take-off in Ahmedabad, India, killing 260 people
Børsen, is a 17th-century commodity bourse and later stock exchange in the centre of Copenhagen, Denmark. The historic building is situated next to Christiansborg Palace, the seat …
The historic Børsen in Copenhagen, Denmark, is severely damaged by a fire
On 21 May 2024, a Taiwanese man carried out a stabbing spree directed at passengers on a Taichung MRT train, near Taichung City Hall station. Three people, including the attacker, …
A stabbing spree on the Green line of the Taichung MRT injures four people, including the perpetrator
Starship flight test 4 was the fourth flight test of the SpaceX Starship launch vehicle. SpaceX performed the flight test on June 6, 2024. The prototype vehicles flown were the Sta…
The launch of SpaceX Starship integrated flight test 4 (IFT-4)
On 23 April 2024 at 09:32 MYT, two Royal Malaysian Navy helicopters – an AgustaWestland AW139 and a Eurocopter Fennec – collided over the Malaysian town of Lumut during a military …
The 2024 Lumut mid-air collision in Malaysia kills 10 people while rehearsing for the 90th anniversary of the Royal Mala
Loblaw Companies Limited is a Canadian retailer encompassing corporate and franchise supermarkets operating under 22 regional and market-segment banners, as well as pharmacies, ban…
The 2024 Loblaw boycott, a Canadian boycott against retail corporation and grocer Loblaw Companies, begins
The solar storms of May 2024 were a series of powerful solar storms with extreme solar flares and geomagnetic storm components that occurred from 10 to 13 May 2024 during solar cyc…
Start/Middle of the May 2024 Solar Storms, the most powerful set of geomagnetic storms since the 2003 Halloween solar st
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 leaves 10 people dead, including the country's Vice President Saulos Chilima
Carl Daniel Erskine, nicknamed "Oisk", was an American baseball pitcher in Major League Baseball who played his entire career for the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers from 1948 through…
Carl Erskine, American baseball player (born 1926)
Daniel Robert Graham was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 38th governor of Florida from 1979 to 1987 and represented Florida in the United States Senate from 198…
Bob Graham, American lawyer, author, and politician, 38th governor of Florida (born 1936)
The Eurovision Song Contest 2024 was the 68th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It consisted of two semi-finals on 7 and 9 May and a final on 11 May 2024, held at the Malmö A…
The 68th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest is held in Malmö, Sweden
The solar storms of May 2024 were a series of powerful solar storms with extreme solar flares and geomagnetic storm components that occurred from 10 to 13 May 2024 during solar cyc…
Start of the May 2024 solar storms, the most powerful set of geomagnetic storms since the 2003 Halloween solar storms
The solar storms of May 2024 were a series of powerful solar storms with extreme solar flares and geomagnetic storm components that occurred from 10 to 13 May 2024 during solar cyc…
Middle/End of the May 2024 Solar Storms, the most powerful set of Geomagnetic storms since the 2003 Halloween solar stor
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 is shot and critically injured while meeting with supporters at an event in Handl
On 19 May 2024, an Iranian Air Force Bell 212 helicopter crashed near the village of Uzi, East Azerbaijan, Iran, killing President of Iran Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein A…
A helicopter crash in Iran leaves 8 people dead, including the country's president Ebrahim Raisi & foreign minister Hoss
Mandisa Lynn Hundley, known mononymously as Mandisa, was an American gospel and contemporary Christian recording artist. She began her solo career as a contestant in the fifth seas…
Mandisa, American gospel singer (born 1976)
Daniel Clement Dennett III was an American philosopher and cognitive scientist. His research centered on philosophy of mind, philosophy of science, and philosophy of biology, parti…
Daniel Dennett, American philosopher and author (born 1942)