The 2010s

2011 15 years ago

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1999 is adopted, which admits South Sudan to member status of United Nations.

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1999 was adopted without a vote on 13 July 2011 after examining the application of the Republic of South Sudan for membership into the Un…

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1999 is adopted, which admits South Sudan to member status of United Nations.

2011 15 years ago

Guinean President Alpha Condé survives an attempted assassination and coup d'état at his residence in Conakry.

Guinea, officially the Republic of Guinea, is a coastal country located in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Guinea-Bissau to the northwest, Senegal to the no…

Guinean President Alpha Condé survives an attempted assassination and coup d'état at his residence in Conakry.

2011 15 years ago

Ernesto Sabato, Argentinian physicist, author, and painter (born 1911)

Ernesto Sabato was an Argentine novelist, essayist, painter, and physicist. According to the BBC he "won some of the most prestigious prizes in Hispanic literature" and "became ver…

Ernesto Sabato, Argentinian physicist, author, and painter (born 1911)

2011 15 years ago

Henry Cooper, English boxer (born 1934)

Sir Henry Cooper was a British professional boxer. He was undefeated in British and Commonwealth heavyweight championship contests for twelve years and held the European heavyweigh…

Henry Cooper, English boxer (born 1934)

2011 15 years ago

NASA's Space Shuttle program ends with the landing of Space Shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-135 at NASA's Kennedy…

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for the United States' civil space program, as well as researc…

NASA's Space Shuttle program ends with the landing of Space Shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-135 at NASA's Kennedy…

2011 15 years ago

Norway attacks: A bomb explodes, targeted at government buildings in central Oslo, followed by a massacre at a youth…

On 22 July 2011, 32-year-old Norwegian far-right terrorist Anders Behring Breivik committed two domestic terrorist attacks in Norway against the government, the civilian population…

Norway attacks: A bomb explodes, targeted at government buildings in central Oslo, followed by a massacre at a youth…

2011 15 years ago

A high-speed train rear-ends another on a viaduct on the Yongtaiwen railway line in Wenzhou, Zhejiang province, China,…

High-speed rail (HSR) is a type of rail transport network utilizing trains that run significantly faster than those of traditional rail, using an integrated system of specialized r…

A high-speed train rear-ends another on a viaduct on the Yongtaiwen railway line in Wenzhou, Zhejiang province, China,…

2011 15 years ago

While flying from Seoul, South Korea to Shanghai, China, Asiana Airlines Flight 991 develops an in-flight fire in the…

Seoul, officially Seoul Special Metropolitan City, is the capital and largest city of South Korea, and the largest city in the whole of Korea. The broader Seoul Metropolitan Area, …

While flying from Seoul, South Korea to Shanghai, China, Asiana Airlines Flight 991 develops an in-flight fire in the…

2011 15 years ago

Marriage of Queen Elizabeth II's eldest granddaughter Zara Phillips to former rugby union footballer Mike Tindall.

Zara Anne Elizabeth Tindall is a British equestrian, Olympian, and member of the British royal family. She is the daughter of Anne, Princess Royal, and Captain Mark Phillips, and t…

Marriage of Queen Elizabeth II's eldest granddaughter Zara Phillips to former rugby union footballer Mike Tindall.

2011 15 years ago

Ted Lowe, English sportscaster (born 1920)

Edwin Charles Ernest Lowe, MBE, was an English snooker commentator for the BBC and ITV. His husky, hushed tones earned him the nickname "Whispering Ted".

Ted Lowe, English sportscaster (born 1920)

2011 15 years ago

Jackie Cooper, American actor, television director, producer and executive (born 1922)

John Cooper Jr., known professionally as Jackie Cooper, was an American actor and director. He began his career as a child actor and was a featured member of the Our Gang ensemble …

Jackie Cooper, American actor, television director, producer and executive (born 1922)

2011 15 years ago

Sergo Kotrikadze, Georgian footballer and manager (born 1936)

Sergo (Sergei) Parmenovich Kotrikadze was a Georgian association footballer from the former Soviet Union who played for FC Dinamo Tbilisi and FC Torpedo Kutaisi. He was part of the…

Sergo Kotrikadze, Georgian footballer and manager (born 1936)

2011 15 years ago

Thanasis Veggos, Greek actor and director (born 1927)

Thanasis Veggos was a Greek actor and director born in Neo Faliro, Piraeus. He performed in around 130 films, predominantly comedies in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, starring in mor…

Thanasis Veggos, Greek actor and director (born 1927)

2011 15 years ago

War in Afghanistan: A United States military helicopter is shot down, killing 30 American special forces members and a…

The war in Afghanistan was a prolonged armed conflict lasting from 2001 to 2021. It began with an invasion by a United States–led coalition under the name Operation Enduring Freedo…

War in Afghanistan: A United States military helicopter is shot down, killing 30 American special forces members and a…

2011 15 years ago

A terrorist attack on Israel's Highway 12 near the Egyptian border kills 16 and injures 40.

On August 18, 2011, a series of cross-border attacks with parallel attacks and mutual cover was carried out in southern Israel on Highway 12 near the Egyptian border by a squad of …

A terrorist attack on Israel's Highway 12 near the Egyptian border kills 16 and injures 40.

2011 15 years ago

First Air Flight 6560 crashes 1 mile from the Resolute Bay runway, killing 12 of the 15 aboard.

First Air Flight 6560 was a domestic charter flight that crashed on landing at Resolute, Nunavut, Canada, on 20 August 2011. Of the fifteen people on board, twelve were killed and …

First Air Flight 6560 crashes 1 mile from the Resolute Bay runway, killing 12 of the 15 aboard.

2011 15 years ago

A magnitude 5.8 (class: moderate) earthquake occurs in Virginia. Damage occurs to monuments and structures in…

On August 23, 2011, a magnitude 5.8 earthquake hit the Piedmont region of the U.S. state of Virginia at 1:51:04 p.m. EDT. The epicenter, in Louisa County, was 38 mi (61 km) northwe…

A magnitude 5.8 (class: moderate) earthquake occurs in Virginia. Damage occurs to monuments and structures in…

2011 15 years ago

Sammy McCrory, Northern Irish footballer (born 1924)

Samuel McKee McCrory was a professional footballer from Northern Ireland, most notably spending five years with Southend United and scoring the first goal at their Roots Hall stadi…

Sammy McCrory, Northern Irish footballer (born 1924)

2011 15 years ago

Yosef Merimovich, Israeli footballer and manager (born 1924)

Yosef "Yosale" Merimovich was a football player and manager. A one-club man, he played as a forward for Maccabi Tel Aviv between 1947 and 1958, winning six championships and six cu…

Yosef Merimovich, Israeli footballer and manager (born 1924)

2011 15 years ago

Dana Wynter, British actress (born 1931)

Dana Wynter was a German-born British actress who was raised in the United Kingdom and southern Africa. She appeared in film and television for more than 40 years, beginning in the…

Dana Wynter, British actress (born 1931)

2011 15 years ago

Willard Boyle, Canadian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1924)

Willard Sterling Boyle was a Canadian applied physicist who shared one half of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physics with George E. Smith for their invention of the charge-coupled device…

Willard Boyle, Canadian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1924)

2011 15 years ago

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is overthrown after the National Transitional Council forces take control of Bab…

Muammar Muhammad Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi was a Libyan military officer, revolutionary, politician, and political theorist who ruled Libya as a dictator from 1969 until his overthrow …

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is overthrown after the National Transitional Council forces take control of Bab…

2011 15 years ago

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner, Boeing's all-new composite airliner, receives certification from the EASA and the FAA.

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner, often shortened to Boeing 787, is an American wide-body airliner developed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. After dropping its unconventi…

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner, Boeing's all-new composite airliner, receives certification from the EASA and the FAA.

2011 15 years ago

Hurricane Irene strikes the United States east coast, killing 47 and causing an estimated $15.6 billion in damage.

Hurricane Irene was a large and destructive tropical cyclone which affected much of the Caribbean and East Coast of the United States during late August 2011. The ninth named storm…

Hurricane Irene strikes the United States east coast, killing 47 and causing an estimated $15.6 billion in damage.