Explore 1917 historical events from 2000–2009.
The 2001 Bangladesh–India border skirmishes were a series of armed clashes between India and Bangladesh in April 2001. The clashes took place between troops of the Bangladesh Rifle…
India and Bangladesh began a six-day conflict over their disputed border, which ended in a stalemate
Air Philippines Flight 541 was a scheduled domestic flight operated by Air Philippines from Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Metro Manila to Francisco Bangoy International Air…
Air Philippines Flight 541 crashes in Samal, Davao del Norte, killing all 131 people on board
Christiane Marie Taubira is a French politician who served as Minister of Justice of France in the governments of Prime Ministers Jean-Marc Ayrault and Manuel Valls under President…
French Taubira law is enacted, officially recognizing the Atlantic slave trade and slavery as crimes against humanity
Air Philippines Flight 541 was a scheduled domestic flight operated by Air Philippines from Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Metro Manila to Francisco Bangoy International Air…
Air Philippines Flight 541 crashed in Samal, Davao del Norte, killing all 131 people on board
Polina Sergeyevna Bogusevich, also known as Nanamé, is a Russian singer. She represented Russia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Wings", and went on to win…
Polina Bogusevich, Russian singer
Anneli Tuulikki Jäätteenmäki is a Finnish politician who was the first female and 39th prime minister of Finland from 17 April 2003 to 24 June 2003. From 2004 until 2019, she serve…
Anneli Jäätteenmäki takes office as the first female prime minister of Finland
Antonio Eromonsele Nordby Nusa is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays for German Bundesliga club RB Leipzig and the Norway national team. He's been described by many as o…
Antonio Nusa, Norwegian footballer
Giuseppe Sinopoli was an Italian conductor and composer.
Giuseppe Sinopoli, Italian conductor and composer (born 1946)
Edward Norton Lorenz was an American mathematician and meteorologist who established the theoretical basis of weather and climate predictability, as well as the basis for computer-…
Edward Norton Lorenz, American mathematician and meteorologist (born 1917)
Greensburg is a city in and the county seat of Kiowa County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, the population of the city was 740. It is home to the world…
Greensburg, Kansas is almost completely destroyed by the 2007 Greensburg tornado, a 1
The Shishou Incident was a popular protest and riot in the city of Shishou, Hubei Province, in central China between June 19–21, 2009. The protests were the result of dubious circu…
Mass riots involving over 10,000 people and 10,000 police officers break out in Shishou, China, over the dubious circums
Caspian Airlines Flight 7908 was a scheduled commercial flight from Tehran, Iran, to Yerevan, Armenia, that crashed near the village of Jannatabad, outside the city of Qazvin in no…
Caspian Airlines Flight 7908 crashes near Jannatabad, Qazvin, Iran, killing 168.
Aria Air Flight 1525 was a scheduled Iranian domestic flight which crashed on landing at Mashhad International Airport, Mashhad, Iran, on 24 July 2009.
Aria Air Flight 1525 crashes at Mashhad International Airport, killing 16.
Hala Finley is an American actress. She is best known for her roles in Man with a Plan (2016–2020) as Emme Burns and in We Can Be Heroes (2020) as Ojo.
Hala Finley, American actress
Michael Dwyer was an Irish security guard and paramilitary, shot dead in 2009 by the Bolivian Police Special Forces in the Las Americas Hotel, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia in d…
Michael Martin Dwyer, Irish security guard (born 1984)
Eduardo Rózsa-Flores was a Bolivian-Hungarian-Croatian soldier, journalist, actor and alleged intelligence agent.
Eduardo Rózsa-Flores, Bolivian-Hungarian-Croatian mercenary, journalist, and actor (born 1960)
Jack Cardiff was a British cinematographer, film and television director, and photographer. His career spanned the development of cinema, from silent film, through early experiment…
Jack Cardiff, British cinematographer, director and photographer (born 1914)
Beatrice Arthur was an American actress, comedian, and singer. She began her career on stage in 1947, attracting critical acclaim before achieving worldwide recognition for her wor…
Bea Arthur, American actress and singer (born 1922)
Hans Holzer was an American writer and parapsychologist. He wrote more than 120 books on supernatural and occult subjects for the popular market as well as several plays, musicals,…
Hans Holzer, Austrian-American paranormal investigator and author (born 1920)
Frank Manning was an American dancer, instructor, and choreographer. Manning is considered one of the founders of Lindy Hop, an energetic form of the jazz dance style known as swin…
Frankie Manning, American dancer and choreographer (born 1914)
Woo Seung-yeon was a South Korean model and actress.
Woo Seung-yeon, South Korean model and actress (born 1983)
Richard J. Pratt was an Australian businessman, chairman of the privately owned company Visy Industries, and a leading figure of Melbourne society. In the year before his death, Pr…
Richard Pratt, Polish-Australian businessman (born 1934)
Henk Nijdam was a Dutch road and track cyclist. His sporting career began with Fortuna Zundert. On track, he finished in fifth place in the 4 km team pursuit at the 1960 Summer Oly…
Henk Nijdam, Dutch cyclist (born 1935)
Marilyn French was an American radical feminist author, most widely known for her second book and first novel, the 1977 work The Women's Room.
Marilyn French, American author and academic (born 1929)
Kiyoshiro Imawano , born Kiyoshi Kurihara , was a Japanese rock musician, lyricist, composer, musical producer, and actor from Tokyo, Japan. He was dubbed "Japan's King of Rock". H…
Kiyoshiro Imawano, Japanese singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (born 1951)
Renée Morisset, was a Canadian pianist. She and her husband, Victor Bouchard, were one of the foremost piano duos in Canadian classical music.
Renée Morisset, Canadian pianist (born 1928)
Ram Balkrushna Shewalkar was a Marathi orator, writer, and literary critic from Maharashtra, India.
Ram Balkrushna Shewalkar, Indian author and critic (born 1931)
Kevin Grubb was an American race car driver from Mechanicsville, Virginia. He was the younger brother of former race car driver Wayne Grubb. He was under suspension from NASCAR com…
Kevin Grubb, American race car driver (born 1978)
FCA US, LLC, doing business as Stellantis North America and known historically as Chrysler, is one of the "Big Three" automobile manufacturers in the United States, headquartered i…
Chrysler files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
David Rogerson Mellor was an English designer, manufacturer, craftsman and retailer.
David Mellor, English designer (born 1930)
Daniel Leonard Ozark was an American professional coach and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB).
Danny Ozark, American baseball player, coach, and manager (born 1923)
Dominic Paul DiMaggio, nicknamed "the Little Professor", was an American Major League Baseball center fielder. He played his entire 11-year baseball career for the Boston Red Sox (…
Dom DiMaggio, American baseball player (born 1917)
Charles Jerome Daly was an American basketball head coach. He led the Detroit Pistons to two consecutive National Basketball Association (NBA) championships in 1989 and 1990—during…
Chuck Daly, American basketball player and coach (born 1930)
Antonio Vega Tallés was a Spanish pop singer-songwriter.
Antonio Vega, Spanish singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1957)