The 2020s

2021 5 years ago

Australia's second most populous state Victoria enters its sixth COVID-19 lockdown, enacting stage four restrictions…

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands. It has a…

Australia's second most populous state Victoria enters its sixth COVID-19 lockdown, enacting stage four restrictions…

2021 5 years ago

Six people, five victims and the perpetrator are killed in Keyham, Plymouth in the worst mass shooting in the UK since…

Plymouth is a port city and unitary authority in Devon, England. It is located on the county's south coast between the rivers Plym and Tamar, about 36 miles (58 km) south-west of E…

Six people, five victims and the perpetrator are killed in Keyham, Plymouth in the worst mass shooting in the UK since…

2021 5 years ago

A magnitude 7.2 earthquake strikes southwestern Haiti, killing at least 2,248 people and causing a humanitarian crisis.

At 08:29:09 EDT on 14 August 2021, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck the Tiburon Peninsula of southern Haiti. It had a 10-kilometre-deep (6.2 mi) hypocenter near Petit-Trou-de-Nipp…

A magnitude 7.2 earthquake strikes southwestern Haiti, killing at least 2,248 people and causing a humanitarian crisis.

2021 5 years ago

Colt Brennan, American quarterback (born 1983)

Colton James Brennan was an American football quarterback. He played college football for the Colorado Buffaloes, Saddleback Gauchos, and Hawaii Rainbow Warriors. With the Rainbow …

Colt Brennan, American quarterback (born 1983)

2021 5 years ago

Norman Lloyd, American actor, producer and director (born 1914)

Norman Nathan Lloyd was an American actor, producer, director, and centenarian with a career in entertainment spanning nearly a century. He worked in every major facet of the indus…

Norman Lloyd, American actor, producer and director (born 1914)

2021 5 years ago

Pauline Tinsley, British soprano (born 1928)

Pauline Cecilia Tinsley was a British soprano, notable for her performances for the Welsh National Opera and the English National Opera (1963–1974).

Pauline Tinsley, British soprano (born 1928)

2021 5 years ago

Oliver Gillie, British journalist and scientist (born 1937)

Oliver J. Gillie was a British journalist and scientist. He previously served as the medical correspondent for The Sunday Times, and later medical editor for The Independent.

Oliver Gillie, British journalist and scientist (born 1937)

2021 5 years ago

Kabul falls into the hands of the Taliban as Ashraf Ghani flees Afghanistan along with local residents and foreign…

Kabul is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan. It is within the jurisdiction of Kabul District and has an estimated population of 5,333,284 people. Located in the eastern ha…

Kabul falls into the hands of the Taliban as Ashraf Ghani flees Afghanistan along with local residents and foreign…

2021 5 years ago

During the 2021 Kabul airlift, a suicide bombing at Hamid Karzai International Airport kills 13 US military personnel…

Foreign nationals and some vulnerable Afghan citizens were airlifted from Kabul by the United States and its allies in 2021. The airlift followed the Taliban's rapid takeover of Af…

During the 2021 Kabul airlift, a suicide bombing at Hamid Karzai International Airport kills 13 US military personnel…

2021 5 years ago

Les McKeown, Scottish pop singer (born 1955)

Leslie Richard McKeown was a Scottish singer, best known as the lead vocalist of the pop rock band Bay City Rollers during their most successful period in the 1970s. The band's ori…

Les McKeown, Scottish pop singer (born 1955)

2021 5 years ago

Adrian Garrett, American professional baseball player (born 1943)

Henry Adrian Garrett Jr., nicknamed "Pat" and "Smokey", was an American professional baseball player and coach. A utility man in Major League Baseball, he appeared in 163 total gam…

Adrian Garrett, American professional baseball player (born 1943)

2021 5 years ago

Anthony Payne, English composer (born 1936)

Anthony Edward Payne was an English composer, music critic and musicologist. He is best known for his acclaimed completion of Edward Elgar's third symphony, which gained wide accep…

Anthony Payne, English composer (born 1936)

2021 5 years ago

Yolanda Tortolero, Venezuelan politician

Yolanda Tortolero Martínez was a Venezuelan physician and politician, alternate deputy of the National Assembly for the Carabobo state and the A New Era party.

Yolanda Tortolero, Venezuelan politician

2021 5 years ago

Bruno Covas, Brazilian lawyer, politician (born 1980)

Bruno Covas Lopes was a Brazilian lawyer, economist, and politician who was a member of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) and served as the mayor of São Paulo from 2018 u…

Bruno Covas, Brazilian lawyer, politician (born 1980)

2021 5 years ago

Paul Mooney, American comedian (born 1941)

Paul Gladney, better known by the stage name Paul Mooney, was an American comedian, writer, and actor. He collaborated with Redd Foxx, Eddie Murphy and Dave Chappelle, wrote for co…

Paul Mooney, American comedian (born 1941)

2021 5 years ago

Gary Wilson, American anti-pornography activist (born 1956)

Gary Bruce Wilson was an American writer and anti-pornography campaigner.

Gary Wilson, American anti-pornography activist (born 1956)

2021 5 years ago

Lois Ehlert, American author and illustrator (born 1934)

Lois Jane Ehlert was an American author and illustrator of children's books, most having to do with nature. Ehlert won the Caldecott Honor for Color Zoo in 1990. Some of her other …

Lois Ehlert, American author and illustrator (born 1934)

2021 5 years ago

Charles Grodin, American actor and talk show host (born 1935)

Charles Sidney Grodin was an American actor, comedian, author, and television talk show host. Known for his deadpan delivery and often cast as a put-upon straight man, Grodin becam…

Charles Grodin, American actor and talk show host (born 1935)

2021 5 years ago

Ron Hill, English long-distance runner (born 1938)

Ronald Hill MBE was a British runner and clothing entrepreneur. He was the second man to break 2:10 in the marathon; he set world records at four other distances, and laid claim to…

Ron Hill, English long-distance runner (born 1938)

2021 5 years ago

Eric Carle, American children's book designer, illustrator, and writer best known for The Very Hungry Caterpillar (born

Eric Carle was an American author, designer and illustrator of children's books. His picture book The Very Hungry Caterpillar, first published in 1969, has been translated into mor…

Eric Carle, American children's book designer, illustrator, and writer best known for The Very Hungry Caterpillar (born

2021 5 years ago

John Warner, American attorney and politician (born 1927)

John William Warner III was an American politician and lawyer who served as a United States senator from Virginia from 1979 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, he previously…

John Warner, American attorney and politician (born 1927)

2021 5 years ago

Poul Schlüter, former Prime Minister of Denmark (born 1929)

Poul Holmskov Schlüter was a Danish politician who served as Prime Minister of Denmark from 1982 to 1993. He was the first member of the Conservative People's Party to become prime…

Poul Schlüter, former Prime Minister of Denmark (born 1929)

2021 5 years ago

Mark Eaton, American basketball player (born 1957)

Mark Edward Eaton was an American professional basketball player who spent his entire career (1982–1993) with the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Named an N…

Mark Eaton, American basketball player (born 1957)

2021 5 years ago

Gavin MacLeod, American actor, Christian activist, and author (born 1931)

Gavin MacLeod was an American actor best known for his roles as news writer Murray Slaughter on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and ship's captain Merrill Stubing on ABC's The Love Boat.…

Gavin MacLeod, American actor, Christian activist, and author (born 1931)