Explore 2952 historical events from 2000–2009.
Mohammed Yusuf, also known by his nom de guerre Abu Yusuf al-Barnawi, was a Nigerian militant who founded the Islamist militant group Boko Haram in 2002. He was its leader until he…
Mohammed Yusuf, Nigerian militant leader, founded Boko Haram (born 1970)
Peter Zadek was a German director of theatre, opera and film, a translator and a screenwriter. He is regarded as one of the greatest directors in German-speaking theater.
Peter Zadek, German director and screenwriter (born 1926)
Sir Robert William Robson was an English football player and coach. His career included periods playing for and later managing the England national team and being a UEFA Cup-winnin…
Bobby Robson, English footballer and manager (born 1933)
Harry Alan Towers was a British radio and independent film producer and screenwriter. He wrote numerous screenplays for the films he produced, often under the pseudonym Peter Welbe…
Harry Alan Towers, English-Canadian screenwriter and producer (born 1920)
Nikolaos Makarezos was a Greek Army officer and one of the masterminds of the Greek military junta of 1967-1974.
Nikolaos Makarezos, Greek soldier and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Greece (born 1919)
Blake Snyder was an American screenwriter, consultant, author and educator based in Los Angeles. His screenplays include the comedies Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot (1992) and Blank Ch…
Blake Snyder, American screenwriter and producer (born 1957)
Budd Schulberg was an American screenwriter, television producer, novelist and sports writer. He was known for his novels What Makes Sammy Run? (1941) and The Harder They Fall (194…
Budd Schulberg, American author, screenwriter, and producer (born 1914)
María Corazón "Cory" Sumulong Cojuangco-Aquino was a Filipino politician who served as the 11th president of the Philippines, serving from 1986 to 1992. The first female president …
Corazon Aquino, Filipino politician, 11th President of the Philippines (born 1933)
Riccardo Cassin was an Italian mountaineer, developer of mountaineering equipment and author, and an important figure in the history of rock climbing, alpine climbing and big wall …
Riccardo Cassin, Italian mountaineer and author (born 1909)
Willy DeVille was an American singer and songwriter. During his thirty-five-year career, first with his band Mink DeVille (1974–1986) and later on his own, DeVille created songs ro…
Willy DeVille, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1950)
John Wilden Hughes Jr. was an American filmmaker. He is best known for writing, directing, and producing the films Sixteen Candles (1984), The Breakfast Club (1985), Weird Science …
John Hughes, American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1950)
Louis Emilio Saavedra was an American politician and educator who served as the 25th mayor of Albuquerque, New Mexico. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as mayor from Dec…
Louis E. Saavedra, American educator and politician, 48th Mayor of Albuquerque (born 1933)
Mike Seeger was an American folk musician and folklorist. He was a distinctive singer and an accomplished musician who mainly played autoharp, banjo, fiddle, dulcimer, guitar, harm…
Mike Seeger, American singer-songwriter (born 1933)
Daniel Jarque González was a Spanish professional footballer who played as a central defender and spent his entire career with Espanyol. He was named team captain one month before …
Daniel Jarque, Spanish footballer (born 1983)
Eunice Mary Kennedy Shriver was an American philanthropist. Shriver was a member of the Kennedy family by birth, and a member of the Shriver family through her marriage to Sargent …
Eunice Kennedy Shriver, American activist, founded the Special Olympics (born 1921)
Lavelle R Felton was an American professional basketball player. In 2009, he was killed in an unsolved shooting.
Lavelle Felton, American basketball player (born 1980)
Mary Catherine Lamb was an American textile artist, whose quilts reframed traditional Roman Catholic iconography. Recycling vintage textiles popular during the mid-20th century, sh…
Mary Catherine Lamb, American textile artist (born 1949)
Kim Dae-jung was a South Korean politician, activist, and statesman who served as the eighth president of South Korea from 1998 to 2003.
Kim Dae-jung, South Korean lieutenant and politician, 15th President of South Korea, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1925)
Lester William Polsfuss, known as Les Paul, was an American jazz, country, and blues guitarist, songwriter, luthier, and inventor. He was one of the pioneers of the solid-body elec…
Les Paul, American guitarist, songwriter, and inventor (born 1915)
Rose Director Friedman ; born Rose Director was a free-market economist and co-founder of the Milton and Rose D. Friedman Foundation.
Rose Friedman, Ukrainian-American economist and author (born 1910)
Robert David Sanders Novak was an American syndicated columnist, journalist, television personality, author, and conservative political commentator. After working for two newspaper…
Robert Novak, American journalist and author (born 1931)
Donald Shepard Hewitt was an American television news producer and executive, best known for creating the CBS television news magazine 60 Minutes in 1968, which, at the time of his…
Don Hewitt, American television producer, created 60 Minutes (born 1922)
Lawrence William Knechtel was an American keyboard player and bassist who was a member of the Wrecking Crew, a collection of Los Angeles–based session musicians who worked with suc…
Larry Knechtel, American keyboardist and bass player (born 1940)
Karla Kuskin was a prolific American author, poet, illustrator, and reviewer of children's literature. Kuskin was known for her poetic, alliterative style.
Karla Kuskin, American author and illustrator (born 1932)