Explore 3773 historical events from 2000–2009.
The Iraq War, also referred to as the Second Gulf War, was a protracted armed conflict in Iraq from 2003 to 2011. It began with the invasion by a United States–led coalition, which…
Iraq War: The United States Congress approves the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of…
The Myyrmanni bombing took place on October 11, 2002, in Myyrmäki, Vantaa, Finland, in Greater Helsinki, at the Myyrmanni shopping mall. A bomb hidden in a backpack exploded in the…
A bomb attack in a Myyrmanni shopping mall in Vantaa, Finland kills seven.
On 12 October 2002, three terrorist attacks took place in the tourist district of Kuta on the Indonesian island of Bali. 2 suicide bombings occurred in two popular nightspots in Ku…
Terrorists detonate bombs in two nightclubs in Kuta, Bali, Indonesia, killing 202 and wounding over 200.
Top Gear is a British motoring-themed magazine television programme. It is a revival of the 1977–2001 show of the same name for the BBC, devised by Jeremy Clarkson and Andy Wilman,…
Top Gear, the revived popular British TV motoring magazine, premieres on BBC.
The Moscow theater hostage crisis, also known as the 2002 Nord-Ost siege, was the seizure of the crowded Dubrovka Theater in Moscow by Chechen terrorists on 23 October 2002, result…
Approximately 50 Chechen terrorists and 150 hostages die when Russian special forces troops storm a theater building…
Reece Walsh is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a fullback for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL. He has also represented Queensland in the State of Or…
Reece Walsh, Australian rugby league player
Amad Diallo, sometimes known mononymously as Amad, is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for Premier League club Manchester United and…
Amad, Ivorian footballer
Nicholas Williams Arthuer is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a winger for La Liga club Athletic Bilbao and the Spain national team. He is recognised for his speed an…
Nico Williams, Spanish footballer
Déborah Medrado Barbosa is a Brazilian former group rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2021 and 2022 Pan American group all-around champion and the 2019 Pan American Games 3 hoops + 4 cl…
Deborah Medrado, Brazilian rhythmic gymnast
On 29 October 2002, a fire occurred in the International Trading Center (ITC) in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The six-story complex building was occupied by a department store, a dis…
A fire destroys a luxurious department store in Ho Chi Minh City, where 1,500 people are shopping. More than 60 people…
Loren Gray Beech is an American social media personality, singer, and songwriter. Gray rose to prominence in 2015 on the video sharing app, Musical.ly. In 2018, she released her de…
Loren Gray, American singer and internet personality
Chet Thomas Holmgren is an American professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A consensus five-star recruit and the…
Chet Holmgren, American basketball player
Zachry Cheyne Edey is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Purdue …
Zach Edey, Canadian basketball player
Bennedict Richard Felder Mathurin is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketba…
Bennedict Mathurin, Canadian basketball player
Jordan Jeffrey-Joseph Lawlar is an American professional baseball shortstop and outfielder for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Jordan Lawlar, American baseball player
Konstanse Marie Alvær is a Norwegian politician and deputy member of the Storting. A member of the Labour Party, she has represented Telemark since October 2025.
Konstanse Marie Alvær, Norwegian politician
Count Felix of Monpezat is a member of the Danish royal family. He is the younger son of Prince Joachim and his first wife, Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg. He is a grandson o…
Prince Felix of Denmark
Séléna Janicijevic is a French tennis player of Serbian origin.
Séléna Janicijevic, French tennis player
Alperen Şengün is a Turkish professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also represents the senior Turkish national team…
Alperen Şengün, Turkish basketball player
Adam Hložek is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club TSG Hoffenheim and the Czech Republic national team.
Adam Hložek, Czech footballer
João Fernando Gomes Valério is a Brazilian singer and songwriter who came to national prominence with his debut album Eu tenho a senha. One song from the album, "Meu Pedaço de Peca…
João Gomes, Brazilian singer
Viliami Penisini is a Tonga international rugby league footballer who plays as a centre for the Parramatta Eels in the National Rugby League.
Will Penisini, Australian-Tongan rugby league player
Alejandro Francés Torrijo is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Segunda División club Girona.
Alejandro Francés, Spanish footballer
Janesa Jaida "Nessa" Barrett is an American singer-songwriter and social media personality. She rose to prominence on TikTok and began uploading song covers as a teenager, which le…
Nessa Barrett, American singer-songwriter