Explore 434 historical events from 2020–2029.
The United Nations (UN) is a global intergovernmental organization established by the signing of the UN Charter on 26 June 1945 with the articulated mission of maintaining internat…
The UN commemorates the Palestinian Nakba Day for the first time
Donald John Trump is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 4…
Former US President Donald Trump is indicted on federal charges of misusing classified information
On 12 June 2023, a vessel capsized and split in two in the Niger River near Pategi, Kwara State, Nigeria. The boat was carrying attendees of a wedding, who came initially on motorc…
At least 100 people are killed when a wedding boat capsizes on the Niger River in Kwara State, Nigeria
Starship is a two-stage, fully reusable, super heavy-lift launch vehicle under development by American aerospace company SpaceX. Currently built and launched from Starbase in Texas…
SpaceX's Starship rocket, the largest and most powerful rocket ever built, launches for the first time
On the morning of 3 May 2023, a school shooting occurred at Vladislav Ribnikar Model Elementary School in the Vračar municipality of Belgrade, Serbia. The shooter, identified as 13…
Nine students and a security guard are killed in the Belgrade school shooting, the first attack of its kind in Serbia
Moon Bin, also known professionally as Moonbin, was a South Korean singer, actor, and dancer under the label Fantagio. He was a member of the South Korean boy group Astro and its s…
Moonbin, South Korean singer and actor (born 1998)
Wang Xiaolong was a Chinese Coast Guard who was killed whilst intercepting a smuggling operation. He is the first China Coast Guard (CCG) member to be killed in the line of duty an…
Wang Xiaolong, Chinese Coast guardsman (born 1995)
Harry Belafonte was an American singer, actor, and civil rights activist who popularized calypso music with international audiences in the 1950s and 1960s. Belafonte's career brea…
Harry Belafonte, American singer, activist, and actor (born 1927)
Jerry Apodaca was an American politician of the Democratic Party who served as the 24th governor of New Mexico from 1975 to 1979 and chair of the president's council on physical fi…
Jerry Apodaca, American politician, 24th Governor of New Mexico (born 1934)
On 3 May 2023, ethnic violence erupted in India's north-eastern state of Manipur between the Meitei people, a majority that lives in the Imphal Valley, and the Kuki-Zo tribal commu…
Ethnic violence breaks out between the Meitei and the Kuki Zo people in the state of Manipur
On the evening of 4 May 2023, a shooting spree occurred in the villages of Dubona and Malo Orašje, between Mladenovac and Smederevo, Serbia. Armed with an automatic assault rifle, …
Nine people are killed and thirteen injured in a spree shooting in Mladenovac and Smederevo, Serbia
The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) which coordinates responses to international public health issues and emergencies. It is head…
The World Health Organization declares the end of the COVID-19 pandemic as a global health emergency
The coronation of Charles III and his wife, Camilla, as king and queen of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms, took place on Saturday, 6 May 2023 at Westminster…
The coronation of Charles III and Camilla as King and Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms is h
On May 6, 2023, a mass shooting occurred at Allen Premium Outlets, an outlet center in Allen, Texas, United States. Nine people, including the perpetrator, were killed during the s…
Eight people are killed and seven injured in a mass shooting in Allen, Texas
The May 9 riots , also called the May 9 protests, and observed as Black Day by the Pakistani government, were a series of violent riots that took place on 9 May 2023 in Pakistan. F…
The May 9 riots following the arrest of Imran Khan in Pakistan
Gerald Norman Springer was an American broadcaster, journalist, actor, lawyer, and politician. He was best known for hosting the controversial tabloid talk show Jerry Springer from…
Jerry Springer, American politician and actor (born 1944)
Padma Desai was an Indian-American development economist who was the Gladys and Roland Harriman Professor of comparative economic systems and director of the Center for Transition …
Padma Desai, Indian-American development economist (born 1931)
Barry "Jock" Zonfrillo was a Scottish chef, television presenter and restaurateur. He was the founder of the Orana Foundation and a judge on MasterChef Australia.
Jock Zonfrillo, Scottish television presenter and chef (born 1976)
On 2 June 2023, three trains collided in Balasore district in the east Indian state of Odisha. The crash occurred around 19:00 IST when Coromandel Express, a passenger train, colli…
A collision between two passenger trains and a parked freight train near the city of Balasor, Odisha in eastern India, r
On June 4, 2023, a series of planned anti-government marches took place in several areas of Poland, with the main one being held in the capital city of Warsaw. The protests were ad…
Protests begin in Poland against the PiS government
The Cessna Citation V is a business jet built by Cessna as part of the Cessna Citation family. The first Model 560 prototype, a stretched version of the Citation S/II, flew in Augu…
Four people are killed when a Cessna Citation V crashes into Mine Bank Mountain in Augusta County, Virginia
The Russo-Ukrainian war began in February 2014 and is ongoing. Following Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity, Russia occupied Crimea and annexed it from Ukraine. It then supported Russ…
Russo-Ukrainian War: The Kakhovka Dam is destroyed
In the early morning of 13 June 2023, three people were fatally stabbed and three others were injured when a van was driven into them in three connected attacks in Nottingham in th…
Three people are killed and another three injured in an early morning stabbing and van ramming attack in Nottingham, Eng
Gordon Meredith Lightfoot Jr. was a Canadian singer-songwriter who achieved worldwide success and helped define the singer-songwriter era of the 1970s. Widely considered one of Can…
Gordon Lightfoot, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1938)