Explore 910 historical events from 2000–2009.
Cyprus, officially the Republic of Cyprus, is an island country in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, located off the coast of the Levant mainland in West Asia. The island of Cyprus, w…
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia join the European Uni
The Yelwa massacre was a series of related incidents of religious violence between Muslims and Christians which took place in Yelwa, Nigeria between February and May 2004. These in…
The Yelwa massacre concludes
Frederik X is King of Denmark, reigning since the abdication of his mother, Margrethe II, in January 2024.
Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark and Mary Donaldson are married at Copenhagen Cathedral
Rico Linhas Aéreas Flight 4815 was a domestic scheduled passenger flight from São Paulo de Olivença, via Tefé, to Manaus, the capital of Amazonas state, northwest Brazil. On 14 May…
Rico Linhas Aéreas Flight 4815 crashes into the Amazon rainforest during approach to Eduardo Gomes International Airport
Same-sex marriage, also known as gay marriage or same-gender marriage, is the marriage of two people of the same legal sex or gender. As of 2025, marriage between same-sex couples …
The first legal same-sex marriages in the U
"The Last One" is the series finale of the American sitcom Friends. Originally shown in its entirety, the episode's two parts were classified as the seventeenth and eighteenth epis…
The final episode of the television sitcom Friends is aired
Nicholas Evan Berg was an American freelance radio-tower repairman who went to Iraq after the United States' invasion of Iraq. He was abducted and beheaded according to a video rel…
American businessman Nick Berg is beheaded by Islamist militants
The Constitutional Court of Korea is a constitutional court of South Korea, seated in Jongno, Seoul. It is one of the two apex courts – along with the Supreme Court – in South Kore…
The Constitutional Court of South Korea overturns the impeachment of President Roh Moo-hyun
The Arsenal Football Club is an English professional football club based in Islington, North London, England. They compete in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. …
Arsenal F
The Iraqi Governing Council (IGC) was the provisional government of Iraq from 13 July 2003 to 1 June 2004. It was established by and served under the United States-led Coalition Pr…
The Iraqi Governing Council chooses Ayad Allawi, a longtime anti-Saddam Hussein exile, as prime minister of Iraq's inter
The World War II Memorial is a national memorial in the United States dedicated to Americans who served in the armed forces and as civilians during World War II. It is located on t…
The National World War II Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D
Archibald Charles Manning is an American college football quarterback for the Texas Longhorns. He is a member of the Manning family of football players.
Arch Manning, American football player
Charli Grace D'Amelio is an American social media personality and dancer. She was a competitive dancer for over a decade before she came to prominence in late 2019, when she began …
Charli D'Amelio, American social media influencer and dancer
Kirsty Muir is a Scottish freestyle skier representing Great Britain who competes in big air and slopestyle. She came second in the big air event at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics,…
Kirsty Muir, Scottish freestyle skier
On April 19, 1995, American anti-government extremist Timothy McVeigh, assisted by Terry Nichols, detonated a makeshift bomb stored in a rental truck parked in front of the Alfred …
Oklahoma City bombing co-conspirator Terry Nichols is sentenced to 161 consecutive life terms without the possibility of
Jenna Davis is an American actress, Internet personality, and singer-songwriter. She is best known for voicing the titular character of the horror film M3GAN (2022) and its sequel,…
Jenna Davis, American actress and YouTuber
Ashlyn Rose Krueger is an American professional tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of No. 29, achieved on 14 July 2025, and a doubles ranking of world …
Ashlyn Krueger, American tennis player
Kim Min-ji, known mononymously as Minji, is a South Korean singer. Minji made her debut as a member of the South Korean girl group NewJeans, under the record label ADOR on July 22,…
Minji, South Korean singer
Peyton Elizabeth Lee is an American actress. She is known for starring in the title role of the Disney Channel comedy-drama series Andi Mack (2017–2019). She has continued to work …
Peyton Elizabeth Lee, American actress
Mackenzie Frances Ziegler is an American singer, actress, internet personality, and former dancer. She appeared as a child for six years on the Lifetime reality dance series Dance …
Mackenzie Ziegler, American child actress, dancer, and recording artist
Edmond Pidoux was a Swiss author who wrote numerous poems, novels, and essays. He was particularly renowned for Biblical pieces such as L'histoire de Jonas. In 1982, he won the Pri…
Edmond Pidoux, Swiss author and poet (born 1908)
Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara, was a Fijian politician who served as Chief Minister from 1967 to 1970, when Fiji gained its independence from the United Kingdom, and, apart from one brief…
Kamisese Mara, Fijian politician, 2nd President of Fiji (born 1920)
Jenny Pike was a Canadian photographer and servicewoman. She worked in London during WWII, and was the only female photographer to help develop the first photos of the D-Day landin…
Jenny Pike, Canadian WWII servicewoman and photographer (born 1922)
Martine-Elisabeth Mercier Descloux was a French musician, singer-songwriter, and composer associated with New York City's late 1970s no wave music scene. She recorded several album…
Lizzy Mercier Descloux, French musician, singer-songwriter, composer, actress, writer and painter (born 1956)