Explore 910 historical events from 2000–2009.
Madison Hu is an American actress. She is known for playing the role of Frankie Wong on the Disney Channel series Bizaardvark, and for her previous recurring role as Marci on anoth…
Madison Hu, American actress
Fonua Pole is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop or lock forward for the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League (NRL).
Fonua Pole, New Zealand rugby league player
Tyrell Sloan is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a fullback and winger for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League (NRL).
Tyrell Sloan, Australian rugby league player
William Ayre was an English footballer who played for three clubs in a sixteen-year professional career, making over three hundred League appearances in the process. After retiring…
Billy Ayre, English footballer and manager (born 1952)
Ruth Ann Udstad Fertel was a Louisiana businesswoman best known as the founder of Ruth's Chris Steak Houses, which was founded in 1965.
Ruth Fertel, American businesswoman, founded Ruth's Chris Steak House (born 1927)
Robert Michael Urich was an American film, television, and stage actor and television producer. Over the course of his 30-year career, he starred in a record 15 television series.
Robert Urich, American actor (born 1946)
Thor Heyerdahl KStJ was a Norwegian adventurer and ethnographer with a background in biology with specialization in zoology, botany and geography.
Thor Heyerdahl, Norwegian ethnographer and explorer (born 1914)
Reginald Rose was an American playwright and screenwriter. He wrote about controversial social and political issues. His realistic approach was particularly influential in the anth…
Reginald Rose, American writer (born 1920)
Alan Dale was an American singer of traditional popular and rock and roll music.
Alan Dale, American singer (born 1925)
Lucien Wercollier was a sculptor from Luxembourg. While he worked primarily in bronze and marble, some of his work is sculpted in wood, alabaster, stone and onyx. His public monume…
Lucien Wercollier, Luxembourgish sculptor (born 1908)
George Alec Effinger was an American science fiction author, born in Cleveland, Ohio.
George Alec Effinger, American author (born 1947)
Ruth Marianna Handler was an American business magnate and inventor. She is best known for inventing the Barbie doll in 1959 and being co-founder of toy manufacturer Mattel with he…
Ruth Handler, American inventor and businesswoman, created the Barbie doll (born 1916)
Lisa Nicole Lopes, also known by her stage name Left Eye, was an American rapper and singer-songwriter. She was a member of the R&B girl group TLC, alongside Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins…
Lisa Lopes, American rapper and dancer (born 1971)
Lieutenant General Alexander Ivanovich Lebed was a Soviet and Russian military officer and politician who held senior positions in the Airborne Forces before running for president …
Alexander Lebed, Russian general and politician (born 1950)
Aloysius Martin Thesz, known by the ring name Lou Thesz, was an American professional wrestler and wrestling coach. Considered to be one of the last true shooters in professional w…
Lou Thesz, American wrestler and trainer (born 1916)
Robert Macomber Akin, III was an American business executive, journalist, television commentator and champion sports car racing driver.
Bob Akin, American race car driver and journalist (born 1936)
Charlotte von Mahlsdorf was a well-known transgender woman in East Germany and founded the Gründerzeit Museum in Berlin-Mahlsdorf. Later she became a LGBT-icon in Germany because o…
Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, German philanthropist, founded the Gründerzeit Museum (born 1928)
Ebrahim Al-Arrayedh Ibrahim Al-Arrayedh was a celebrated Bahraini poet and writer, widely regarded as one of the most influential literary figures in Bahrain’s modern history. His …
Ebrahim Al-Arrayedh, Indian poet and author (born 1908)
William Thomas Tutte was an English and Canadian code breaker and mathematician. During the Second World War, he made a fundamental advance in cryptanalysis of the Lorenz cipher, a…
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Barbara Anne Castle, Baroness Castle of Blackburn, Baroness Castle, was a British Labour Party politician who was a Member of Parliament from 1945 to 1979, making her one of the lo…
Barbara Castle, Baroness Castle of Blackburn, English politician, First Secretary of State (born 1910)
Yevgeny Fyodorovich Svetlanov was a Soviet and Russian conductor, composer, and pianist.
Yevgeny Svetlanov, Russian pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1928)
Hugo Banzer Suárez was a Bolivian politician and military officer who served as the 51st president of Bolivia. He held the Bolivian presidency twice: from 1971 to 1978 as a militar…
Hugo Banzer, Bolivian general and politician, 62nd President of Bolivia (born 1926)
Paul Wilbur Klipsch was an American engineer and high fidelity audio pioneer, known for developing a high-efficiency folded horn loudspeaker. Unsatisfied with the sound quality of …
Paul Wilbur Klipsch, American engineer, founded Klipsch Audio Technologies (born 1904)
George Sidney was an American film director and producer who worked primarily at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. His work includes cult classics Bye Bye Birdie (1963) and Viva Las Vegas (1964…
George Sidney, American director and producer (born 1916)