Explore 434 historical events from 2020–2029.
Richard Glenn Rutan was an American military aviator and officer, as well as a record-breaking test pilot who in 1986 piloted the Voyager aircraft on the first non-stop, non-refuel…
Dick Rutan, American military aviator and officer (born 1938)
Ronnie Kavanagh, known by his stage name Ron Kavana, was an Irish singer, songwriter, guitarist and multi-instrumentalist, and band leader. Born in the County Cork town of Fermoy, …
Ron Kavana, Irish singer, songwriter, guitarist and band leader (born 1950)
Frank Philip Stella was an American painter, sculptor, and printmaker, noted for his work in the areas of minimalism and post-painterly abstraction. He lived and worked in New York…
Frank Stella, American painter (born 1936)
Jean Luann Epper was an American stuntwoman and actress. She performed stunts in over 100 feature films and television series and is perhaps best known as Lynda Carter's stunt doub…
Jeannie Epper, American stuntwoman and actress (born 1941)
Bernard Hill was an English actor. He was known for his versatile performances in both television and film, and his career spanned over fifty years.
Bernard Hill, English actor (born 1944)
César Luis Menotti, known as El Flaco ("Slim"), was an Argentine football player and manager who won the 1978 FIFA World Cup as the head coach of the Argentina national team.
César Luis Menotti, Argentine footballer and manager (born 1938)
Bernard Pivot was a French journalist, interviewer and host of cultural television programmes. He was chairman of the Académie Goncourt from 2014 to 2020.
Bernard Pivot, French journalist, interviewer and host (born 1935)
Brian Thomas Wenzel was an Australian actor, comedian, director and singer. He was in the entertainment business for 60 years, including circus, stage, television and film.
Brian Wenzel, Australian actor (born 1929)
Christopher Black Cannon was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives, for the Republican Party, representing the third district …
Chris Cannon, American politician (born 1950)
Steven Frank Albini was an American musician and audio engineer. He founded and fronted the influential post-hardcore and noise rock bands Big Black (1981–1987), Rapeman (1987–1989…
Steve Albini, American musician, record producer, audio engineer, and music journalist (born 1962)
James Earl Johnson was an American professional football player who was a cornerback for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL) from 1961 to 1976. He was nam…
Jimmy Johnson, American football player (born 1938)
Paul Norton "Pete" McCloskey Jr. was an American politician who represented San Mateo County, California, as a Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1967 to 1983.
Pete McCloskey, American politician (born 1927)
Ramón Fonseca Mora was a Panamanian novelist, lawyer and co-founder of Mossack Fonseca, a former law firm based in Panama with more than 40 offices worldwide. He was minister-couns…
Ramón Fonseca Mora, Panamanian novelist and lawyer (born 1952)
Sean Patrick Burroughs was an American professional baseball third baseman, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2002 to 2005 and 2011 to 2012 for the San Diego Padres, T…
Sean Burroughs, American baseball player (born 1980)
Roger William Corman was an American film director, producer, and actor. Known under various monikers such as "The Pope of Pop Cinema", “King of the Beatnik Movies”, "The Spiritual…
Roger Corman, American film director, producer, and actor (born 1926)
Rex Murphy was a Canadian commentator and author, primarily on Canadian political and social matters. He was the regular host of CBC Radio One's Cross Country Checkup, a nationwide…
Rex Murphy, Canadian political commentator (born 1947)
Susan Jane Backlinie was an American actress and stuntwoman. She was known for playing Chrissie Watkins, the shark attack victim in the opening beach party scene of Steven Spielber…
Susan Backlinie, American actress and stuntwoman (born 1946)
Sam Rubin was an American journalist who served as the entertainment reporter for the KTLA Morning News and as a television host of entertainment talk shows and specials. He report…
Sam Rubin, American journalist (born 1960)
Albert J. Smith was an American professional football scout and executive. He served as a part-time scout for several NFL and USFL teams before joining the Buffalo Bills in 1986, s…
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Alice Ann Munro was a Canadian short story writer who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2013. Her work tends to move forward and backward in time, with integrated short …
Alice Munro, Canadian short story writer (born 1931)
Cyril Harrison Wecht was an American forensic pathologist. He was president of both the American Academy of Forensic Sciences and the American College of Legal Medicine, and headed…
Cyril Wecht, American forensic pathologist (born 1931)
James Harris Simons was an American hedge fund manager, investor, mathematician, and philanthropist. At the time of his death, Simons's net worth was estimated to be $31.4 billion,…
Jim Simons, American hedge fund manager, mathematician, and philanthropist (born 1938)
Mark Damon was an American film producer and actor. In 1960, he won the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year for his performance in Roger Corman's House of Usher, and later …
Mark Damon, American film actor and producer (born 1933)
David William Sanborn was an American alto saxophonist. He worked in many musical genres; his solo recordings typically blended jazz with instrumental pop and R&B. He began playing…
David Sanborn, American saxophonist (born 1945)