Explore 3773 historical events from 2000–2009.
Hurricane Wilma was the most intense tropical cyclone in the Atlantic basin and the second-most intense tropical cyclone in the Western Hemisphere, both based on barometric pressur…
Hurricane Wilma becomes the most intense Atlantic hurricane on record with a minimum pressure of 882 mb.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) with the aim of promoting world peace and security through i…
The general conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) passes the…
Tropical Storm Alpha was the 23rd tropical storm of the extremely active 2005 Atlantic hurricane season. It developed from Tropical Depression Twenty-Five in the eastern Caribbean …
Tropical Storm Alpha forms in the Atlantic Basin, making the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season the most active Atlantic…
Hurricane Wilma was the most intense tropical cyclone in the Atlantic basin and the second-most intense tropical cyclone in the Western Hemisphere, both based on barometric pressur…
Hurricane Wilma makes landfall in Florida, resulting in 35 direct and 26 indirect fatalities and causing $20.6B USD in…
Maria Margarethe Anna Schell was an Austrian-Swiss actress. She was one of the leading stars of German cinema in the 1950s and 1960s. In 1954, she was awarded the Cannes Best Actre…
Maria Schell, Austrian-Swiss actress (born 1926)
George Reginald "Red" Horner was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League from 1928 to 1940. He was the Leafs captain from 1938 un…
Red Horner, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1909)
Percy Heath was an American jazz bassist, brother of saxophonist Jimmy Heath and drummer Albert Heath, with whom he formed the Heath Brothers in 1975. Heath played with the Modern …
Percy Heath, American bassist (born 1923)
The 2005 Delhi bombings occurred on 29 October 2005 in Delhi, India, killing 62 people and injuring at least 210 others in three explosions. The bombings came only two days before …
Bombings in Delhi, India kill 67 and injure over 200 people.
Kane Parsons, also known as Kane Pixels, is an American YouTuber, composer, and filmmaker. In January 2022, Parsons began publishing the viral web series Backrooms, based on the cr…
Kane Parsons, American YouTuber and composer
Stiliana Nikolova is a Bulgarian individual rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2024 European all-around champion, the 2025 World all-around silver medalist, 2022 World all-around bronze …
Stiliana Nikolova, Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast
Ruby Rose Turner is an American actress, singer, and dancer. She began her career as a competitive dancer, winning multiple national titles after making her television debut in the…
Ruby Rose Turner, American actress
Fei Xiaotong or Fei Hsiao-tung was a Chinese anthropologist and sociologist. He was a pioneering researcher and professor of sociology and anthropology; he was also noted for his s…
Fei Xiaotong, Chinese sociologist and academic (born 1910)
Augusto Roa Bastos was a Paraguayan novelist and short story writer. As a teenager he fought in the Chaco War between Paraguay and Bolivia, and he later worked as a journalist, scr…
Augusto Roa Bastos, Paraguayan journalist, author, and academic (born 1917)
Taraki Sivaram or Dharmeratnam Sivaram was a popular Tamil journalist of Sri Lanka. He was kidnapped by four men in a white van on 28 April 2005, in front of the Bambalapitya polic…
Taraki Sivaram, Sri Lankan journalist and author (born 1959)
William Joseph Bell was an American screenwriter and television producer, best known as the creator of the soap operas Another World, The Young and the Restless and The Bold and th…
William J
Louis Leithold was an American mathematician and teacher. He is best known for authoring The Calculus, a classic textbook about calculus that changed the teaching methods for calcu…
Louis Leithold, American mathematician and academic (born 1924)
Christopher Barrett Candito was an American professional wrestler. Candito is best remembered for his tenures with promotions such as World Championship Wrestling (WCW), Extreme Ch…
Chris Candido, American wrestler (born 1971)
Philip M. Rasmussen was a United States Army Air Forces second lieutenant assigned to the 46th Pursuit Squadron at Wheeler Field on the island of Oahu during the Japanese attack on…
Phil Rasmussen, American lieutenant and pilot (born 1918)
Kenneth Bancroft Clark and Mamie Phipps Clark were American psychologists who as a married team conducted research among children and were active in the Civil Rights Movement. They…
Kenneth Clark, American psychologist and academic (born 1914)
Wee Kim Wee was a Singaporean journalist, diplomat and politician who served as the fourth president of Singapore between 1985 and 1993.
Wee Kim Wee, Singaporean journalist and politician, 4th President of Singapore (born 1915)
Colonel David Haskell Hackworth was a United States Army officer and journalist, who was highly decorated in both the Korean War and Vietnam War. Hackworth is known for his role in…
David Hackworth, American colonel and journalist (born 1930)
Tristan Egolf was an American novelist, author, and political activist.
Tristan Egolf, American author and activist (born 1971)
Peter Wallace Rodino Jr. was an American politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1949 to 1989. A liberal Democrat, he represented parts of Ne…
Peter Rodino, American captain and politician (born 1909)
Otilino George Tenorio Bastidas was an Ecuadorian professional footballer who played as a forward.
Otilino Tenorio, Ecuadorian footballer (born 1980)