Explore 1359 historical events from 2020–2029.
Yang Chen-Ning also known as C.N. Yang and Franklin Yang, was a Chinese-American theoretical physicist who made significant contributions to statistical mechanics, integrable syste…
Yang Chen-Ning, Chinese theoretical physicist (born 1922)
Lia Purcell Smith was an American student at Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vermont, who died by suicide on October 18, 2025, at the age of 21. She was reported missing by her f…
Lia Smith, American diver and transgender rights advocate.
Daniel Aaron "Danya" Naroditsky was an American chess grandmaster, commentator, and content creator. He was widely considered one of the best speed chess players in the world and w…
Daniel Naroditsky, American chess grandmaster (born 1995)
Francisco José Pereira Pinto Balsemão was a Portuguese businessman, journalist, and politician, who served as Prime Minister of Portugal from 1981 to 1983.
Francisco Pinto Balsemão, Portuguese politician, former Prime Minister of Portugal (born 1937)
June Kathleen Lockhart was an American actress, beginning a film career in the 1930s and 1940s in films such as A Christmas Carol and Meet Me in St. Louis. She appeared primarily i…
June Lockhart, American actress (b. 1925)
Sirikit was Queen of Thailand from 28 April 1950 to 13 October 2016 as the wife of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, her first cousin once removed.
Sirikit, Queen Mother of Thailand (born 1932)
Satish Ravilal Shah was an Indian actor and comedian, best known for his iconic comic roles in films such as Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro (1983), Main Hoon Na (2004), Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003), F…
Satish Shah, Indian actor and comedian (born 1951)
Rolf Dupuy, his real name being Daniel Dupuy, was a French educator for the blind, librarian, anarchist and historian of the anarchist movement in France and Spain.
Rolf Dupuy, anarchist and historian of the anarchist movement in France and Spain (born 1946)
Björn Johan Andrésen was a Swedish actor and musician. He was best known for having played the 14-year-old Tadzio in Luchino Visconti's 1971 film adaptation of the 1912 Thomas Mann…
Bjorn Andresen, Swedish actor and musician (born 1955)
Andriy Volodymyrovych Parubiy was a Ukrainian politician and a member of the Ukrainian Parliament from 2007 until his assassination in 2025, and served as its chairman from 2016 to…
Ukrainian politician Andriy Parubiy (pictured) was assassinated in Lviv, Ukraine.
Jair Messias Bolsonaro is a Brazilian politician and former military officer who served as the 38th president of Brazil from 2019 to 2023. He previously served as a member of the C…
Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro was sentenced to 27 years in prison for his involvement in a coup plot.
Prunella Margaret Rumney West, known professionally as Prunella Scales, was an English actress. She is best known for her portrayal of Sybil Fawlty in the BBC television sitcom Faw…
Prunella Scales, English actress (born 1932)
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
Charles James Kirk was an American right-wing political activist, entrepreneur, and media personality. He co‑founded the conservative student organization Turning Point USA (TPUSA)…
American political activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed at an event at Utah Valley University.
Charles James Kirk was an American right-wing political activist, entrepreneur, and media personality. He co‑founded the conservative student organization Turning Point USA (TPUSA)…
American political activist Charlie Kirk (pictured) was shot and killed at an event at Utah Valley University.
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 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