The 2020s

2021 5 years ago

The Tiger Fire ignites near Black Canyon City, Arizona, and goes on to burn 16,278 acres (6,587 ha) of land before being

The Tiger Fire was a wildfire that burned 16,278 acres (6,587 ha) in the U.S. state of Arizona from June to July 2021. The fire was caused by a dry lightning strike in the Prescott…

The Tiger Fire ignites near Black Canyon City, Arizona, and goes on to burn 16,278 acres (6,587 ha) of land before being

2021 5 years ago

An Antonov An-26 operating as Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Flight 251 crashes on approach to Palana Airport, killing…

The Antonov An-26 is a twin-engined turboprop regional airliner and military transport aircraft, designed and produced in the Soviet Union from 1969 to 1986. It is the third member…

An Antonov An-26 operating as Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Flight 251 crashes on approach to Palana Airport, killing…

2021 5 years ago

Manoj Das, Indian writer (born 1934)

Manoj Das was an Indian author who wrote in Odia and English. In 2000, Manoj Das was awarded the Saraswati Samman. He was awarded Padma Shri in 2001, the fourth-highest Civilian Aw…

Manoj Das, Indian writer (born 1934)

2021 5 years ago

Michael Collins, American astronaut (born 1930)

Michael Collins was an American astronaut who flew the Apollo 11 command module Columbia around the Moon in 1969 while his crewmates, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, made the first…

Michael Collins, American astronaut (born 1930)

2021 5 years ago

El Risitas, Spanish comedian (born 1956)

Juan Joya Borja, was a Spanish comedian and actor, better known by his stage name, El Risitas. He gained widespread popularity in 2015 thanks to a series of memes based on a televi…

El Risitas, Spanish comedian (born 1956)

2021 5 years ago

Cate Haste, English author (born 1945)

Catherine Haste, Baroness Bragg, was an English author, biographer, historian and documentary film director, who worked freelance for major television networks in the UK and US ove…

Cate Haste, English author (born 1945)

2021 5 years ago

Olympia Dukakis, American actress (born 1931)

Olympia Dukakis was an American actress. She performed in more than 130 stage productions, in some 60 films, and in approximately 50 television series. Best known as a screen actre…

Olympia Dukakis, American actress (born 1931)

2021 5 years ago

Haitian crisis: Haitian President Jovenel Moïse is assassinated in his residence in the capital of Port-au-Prince.

The existing political, economic, and social crisis began with protests across cities in Haiti on 7 July 2018 in response to rising fuel prices. These protests gradually evolved in…

Haitian crisis: Haitian President Jovenel Moïse is assassinated in his residence in the capital of Port-au-Prince.

2021 5 years ago

American businessman Jeff Bezos flies to space aboard New Shepard NS-16 operated by his private spaceflight company…

Jeffrey Preston Bezos is an American businessman, and the founder, executive chairman, and former president and CEO of Amazon, the world's largest e-commerce and cloud computing co…

American businessman Jeff Bezos flies to space aboard New Shepard NS-16 operated by his private spaceflight company…

2021 5 years ago

The International Space Station temporarily spins out of control, moving the ISS 45 degrees out of attitude, following…

The International Space Station (ISS) is a space station in low Earth orbit (LEO). It is the product of the International Space Station program and is operated by five partner spac…

The International Space Station temporarily spins out of control, moving the ISS 45 degrees out of attitude, following…

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

Marcel Stellman, Belgian record producer and lyricist (born 1925)

Marcel Leopold Stellman was a Belgian born British record producer and lyricist. Among the many artists who recorded Stellman’s songs are Cilla Black, Petula Clark, Charles Aznavou…

Marcel Stellman, Belgian record producer and lyricist (born 1925)

2021 5 years ago

Lloyd Price, American R&B vocalist (born 1933)

Lloyd Price was an American R&B and rock and roll singer known as "Mr. Personality" after his 1959 million-selling hit, "Personality". His first recording, "Lawdy Miss Clawdy", was…

Lloyd Price, American R&B vocalist (born 1933)

2021 5 years ago

Nick Kamen, English model, songwriter (born 1962)

Ivor Neville "Nick" Kamen was a British singer, songwriter and model. He was best known for the singles "Each Time You Break My Heart" from 1986 and "I Promised Myself" from 1990, …

Nick Kamen, English model, songwriter (born 1962)

2021 5 years ago

Kentaro Miura, Japanese manga artist (born 1966)

Kentaro Miura was a Japanese manga artist. He was best known for his dark fantasy series Berserk, which began serialization in 1989. By 2023, Berserk had over 60 million copies in…

Kentaro Miura, Japanese manga artist (born 1966)

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

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

The last remaining American troops leave Afghanistan, ending U.S. involvement in the war.

The United States Armed Forces completed their withdrawal from Afghanistan on 30 August 2021, marking the end of the 2001–2021 war. In February 2020, the first Trump administration…

The last remaining American troops leave Afghanistan, ending U.S. involvement in the war.

2021 5 years ago

The President of Guinea, Alpha Condé is captured by armed forces during a coup d'état.

Alpha Condé is a Guinean politician who served as the fourth president of Guinea from 2010 to 2021. He spent decades in opposition to a succession of regimes in Guinea, unsuccessfu…

The President of Guinea, Alpha Condé is captured by armed forces during a coup d'état.

2021 5 years ago

Helmut Jahn, German-American architect (born 1940)

Helmut Jahn was a German and American architect, known for projects such as the The Center Potsdamer Platz in Berlin, Germany; the Messeturm in Frankfurt, Germany; the James R. Tho…

Helmut Jahn, German-American architect (born 1940)

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)