Explore 1917 historical events from 2000–2009.
The 2002 Eastern Mediterranean Event was a high-energy upper atmosphere explosion over the Mediterranean Sea, around 34°N 21°E on June 6, 2002. This explosion, similar in power to …
Eastern Mediterranean event
Kevin Warwick is an English engineer and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) at Coventry University. He is known for his studies on direct interfaces between computer systems and the…
The first direct electronic communication experiment between the nervous systems of two humans is carried out by Kevin W
The Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty, also known as the ABM Treaty or ABMT, was a 1972 arms control treaty between the United States and the Soviet Union on the limitation of the anti…
The United States withdraws from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty
A near-Earth object (NEO) is by definition any small Solar System body orbiting the Sun whose closest approach to the Sun (perihelion) is less than 1.3 times the Earth–Sun distance…
Near-Earth asteroid 2002 MN misses the Earth by 75,000 miles (121,000 km), about one-third of the distance between the E
Andrew Barth Feldman is an American actor and singer. He began his acting career in musical theater by participating in local productions as a child. Feldman won a Jimmy Award for …
Andrew Barth Feldman, American actor and singer
Diego López Noguerol is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as either a right winger or a forward for La Liga club Valencia. Nicknamed El Guajín, López has become a fan fav…
Diego López, Spanish footballer
Cole Chase Hudson, known professionally as Huddy, is an American social media personality, singer, and actor known for co-founding the TikTok collective the Hype House, and popular…
Chase Hudson, American internet celebrity, singer, actor
Alina Ilnazovna Zagitova is a Russian former competitive figure skater. She is the 2018 Olympic champion, the 2019 World champion, the 2018 European champion, 2017–18 Grand Prix Fi…
Alina Zagitova, Russian figure skater
The moment magnitude scale is a measure of an earthquake's magnitude based on its seismic moment. Mw was defined in a 1979 paper by Thomas C. Hanks and Hiroo Kanamori. Similar to t…
An earthquake measuring 6
The Igandu train disaster occurred during the early morning of June 24, 2002, in Tanzania. It is one of the worst rail accidents in African history. A passenger train with over 1,2…
The Igandu train disaster in Tanzania kills 281, the worst train accident in African history
The Battle of Yeonpyeong was a confrontation at sea between North Korean and South Korean patrol boats along a disputed maritime boundary near Yeonpyeong Island in the Yellow Sea i…
Naval clashes between South Korea and North Korea lead to the death of six South Korean sailors and sinking of a North K
The International Criminal Court (ICC) is an intergovernmental organisation and international tribunal seated in The Hague, Netherlands. Established in 2002 under the multilateral …
The International Criminal Court is established to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war…
The Tupolev Tu-154 is a three-engined, medium-range, narrow-body airliner designed in the mid-1960s and manufactured by Tupolev. A workhorse of Soviet and (subsequently) Russian ai…
Bashkirian Airlines Flight 2937, a Tupolev Tu-154, and DHL Flight 611, a Boeing 757, collide in mid-air over…
Ryan Jiro Gravenberch is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Liverpool and the Netherlands national team.
Ryan Gravenberch, Dutch footballer
Riccardo Calafiori is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League club Arsenal and the Italy national team.
Riccardo Calafiori, Italian footballer
Rafael Marín Zamora is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for La Liga club Villarreal, on loan from Serie A club Napoli.
Rafa Marín, Spanish footballer
Elena Huelva Palomo was a Spanish cancer activist, influencer, and writer. Through her regular use of social media, she divulged information about Ewing sarcoma, the type of cancer…
Elena Huelva, Spanish cancer activist and influencer (died 2023)
Anthony Dashawn Richardson Sr. is an American professional football quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the…
Anthony Richardson, American football player
The Boeing 707 is an early American long-range narrow-body airliner, the first jetliner developed and produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Developed from the Boeing 367-80 pro…
A Boeing 707 crashes near Bangui M'Poko International Airport in Bangui, Central African Republic, killing 28.
The African Union (AU) is a continental union of 55 member states located on the continent of Africa. The AU was announced in the Sirte Declaration in Sirte, Libya, on 9 September …
The African Union is established in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, replacing the Organisation of African Unity (OAU). The…
The Massacre of the Innocents is the subject of two paintings by Peter Paul Rubens depicting the episode of the biblical Massacre of the Innocents of Bethlehem, as related in the G…
The Massacre of the Innocents, a painting by Peter Paul Rubens, is sold at a Sotheby's auction for £49.5 million…
The Taliban, officially known as the Islamic Movement of Taliban, also referring to itself by the name of the government it operates, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is the rul…
"American Taliban" John Walker Lindh pleads guilty to supplying aid to the enemy and possession of explosives during…
Saim Ayub is a Pakistani international cricketer. He plays for the Pakistan national team as an all-rounder, who bats left-handed and bowls right-arm off break. He represents Karac…
Saim Ayub, Pakistani cricketer
Cameron Anthony Ward is an American professional football quarterback for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Incarnate W…
Cam Ward, American football player