Explore 1359 historical events from 2020–2029.
On 8 September 2023 at 23:11 DST, an earthquake with a moment magnitude of 6.9 and maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent) struck Morocco's Al Haouz Province. The earthquake's e…
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake strikes Morocco, killing nearly 3,000 people and damaging historic sites in Marrakesh.
The 2023 Rugby World Cup was the tenth men's Rugby World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for national rugby union teams. It took place in France from 8 September to 28 Octo…
The 2023 Rugby World Cup, the tenth men's Rugby World Cup is held in France. The opening ceremony, directed and…
Francesco Nuti was an Italian actor, film director and screenwriter.
Francesco Nuti, Italian actor and director, (born 1955)
John Victor Romita was an American comic book artist best known for his work on Marvel Comics' The Amazing Spider-Man and for co-creating characters including Mary Jane Watson, the…
John Romita Sr
Richard Treat Williams Jr. was an American actor, whose career on stage and in film and television spanned five decades. He received many accolades for his work, including nominati…
Treat Williams, American actor (born 1951)
Cormac McCarthy was an American author who wrote twelve novels, two plays, five screenplays, and three short stories, spanning the Western, post-apocalyptic, and Southern Gothic ge…
Cormac McCarthy, American author (born 1933)
Derna is a port city in eastern Libya. With a population of around 90,000, Derna was once the seat of one of the wealthiest provinces among the Barbary States. The city is now the …
The Libyan city of Derna experiences catastrophic floods after Storm Daniel causes two dams to collapse, killing…
Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, is a transcontinental landlocked country at the boundary of Western Asia and Eastern Europe. It is a part of the South Caucasus r…
Azerbaijan launches a military offensive against the Republic of Artsakh in the Nagorno-Karabakh region; this leads to…
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for the United States' civil space program, as well as researc…
NASA's OSIRIS-REx capsule containing samples from the asteroid 101955 Bennu successfully lands back on Earth.
On 28 September 2023, two shootings occurred in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The first, in which two people were killed, was at a residence on Heiman Dullaertplein, followed by a second…
The 2023 Rotterdam shootings occurred, during which two people were killed in a shooting and arson incident at a…
Wabanakwut "Wab" Kinew is a Canadian politician who has served as the 25th premier of Manitoba since 2023 and the leader of the Manitoba New Democratic Party (NDP) since 2017. Kine…
Wab Kinew is elected to be the first First Nations Premier of a Canadian province in the 2023 Manitoba general election
Gino Mäder was a Swiss road and track cyclist. He last rode for UCI WorldTeam Team Bahrain Victorious. Mäder died as a result of an accident during the 2023 Tour de Suisse.
Gino Mäder, Swiss cyclist (born 1997)
Shahzada Dawood was a Pakistani businessman and philanthropist.
Notable victims of the Titan submersible implosion:
Winifred Margaret Ewing was a Scottish lawyer and politician who figured prominently in the Scottish National Party.
Winnie Ewing, Scottish politician (born 1929)
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)
The Islamic Resistance Movement, abbreviated Hamas, is a Sunni Islamist Palestinian nationalist political organisation with a military wing known as the al-Qassam Brigades. It has …
Hamas and several other Palestinian militant groups launch an attack into Israel, which results in the deaths of…
The 2023 Australian Indigenous Voice referendum was a constitutional referendum held on 14 October 2023 in which the proposed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice was reject…
Australians vote to reject a constitutional amendment that would have established an Indigenous Voice to Parliament.
On October 25, 2023, 40-year-old Robert Card carried out a spree shooting in Lewiston, Maine, United States, killing 18 people and wounding 13 others. The initial attack occurred a…
A mass shooting occurs in two locations in Lewiston, Maine. 18 people are killed and 13 more injured.
The 2023 Rugby World Cup final was a rugby union match played on 28 October 2023 at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, France. It marked the culmination of the 2023 Rugby World Cu…
The 2023 Rugby World Cup final is held at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, France. It saw South Africa defeat New…
The rescue of Ori Megidish was an Israel Defense Forces military operation on 30 October 2023 during the Gaza war that led to the rescue of Israeli soldier Ori Magidish from Hamas …
First rescue of a prisoner during the Israeli invasion of Gaza.
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)