Explore 2579 historical events from 2010–2019.
Jean Evelyn Nidetch was an American businessperson and the founder of Weight Watchers.
Jean Nidetch, American businesswoman, co-founded Weight Watchers (born 1923)
The 2015 Sabah earthquake struck Ranau, Sabah, Malaysia with a moment magnitude of 6.0 on 5 June, which lasted for 30 seconds. The earthquake was the strongest to affect Malaysia s…
An earthquake with a moment magnitude of 6
On July 7, 2016, Micah Xavier Johnson ambushed and shot police officers in Dallas, Texas, killing five, injuring nine others, and wounding two civilians. Johnson, a 25-year-old Arm…
A man opens fire at policemen outside the police headquarters in Dallas, Texas, while a bag containing a pipe bomb is al
Before running for president of the United States in 2016, 2020 and 2024 Donald Trump pursued a career as a businessman, with a focus on renovating skyscrapers, hotels, casinos, an…
American businessman Donald Trump announces his campaign to run for President of the United States in the upcoming elect
On June 17, 2015, an anti-black mass shooting and hate crime occurred in Charleston, South Carolina. Nine people were killed and another injured during a Bible study at the Emanuel…
Nine people are killed in a mass shooting at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina
The National Assembly, also known as the Parliament of Afghanistan or simply as the Afghan Parliament, was the legislature of Afghanistan in various forms from the monarchy, republ…
The Afghan National Assembly building is attacked by gunmen after a suicide bombing
Calvin Peete was an American professional golfer. He was the most successful African-American to have played on the PGA Tour, with 12 wins, prior to the emergence of Tiger Woods. P…
Calvin Peete, American golfer (born 1943)
Daniel J. Walker was an American lawyer, businessman, and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 36th governor of Illinois, from 1973 until 1977.
Dan Walker, American lawyer and politician, 36th Governor of Illinois (born 1922)
Benjamin Earl King was an American soul and R&B singer and songwriter. He rose to prominence as one of the principal lead singers of the R&B vocal group the Drifters, singing the l…
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Geoffrey Ernest Duke, born in St. Helens, Lancashire, was a British multiple motorcycle Grand Prix road racing world champion. He raced several brands of motorcycle: Norton, Gilera…
Geoff Duke, English-Manx motorcycle racer (born 1923)
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all U.S. federal cou…
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On 27 June 2015, a dust fire occurred at Formosa Fun Coast, a water park in Bali, New Taipei City, Taiwan. Staff of an outdoor "color powder party" sprayed participants with clouds…
Formosa Fun Coast fire: A dust fire occurs at a recreational water park in Taiwan, killing 15 people and injuring 497 ot
The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is an American four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft designed and built by Lockheed. Capable of using unprepared runways for takeoffs and la…
A Hercules C-130 military aircraft with 113 people on board crashes in a residential area in Medan, Indonesia, resulting
Joaquín Archivaldo Guzmán Loera, commonly known as "El Chapo", is a Mexican former drug lord and the former top leader of the Sinaloa Cartel. Guzmán is believed to be responsible f…
Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán escapes from the maximum security Altiplano prison in Mexico, his second escape.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for the United States' civil space program and for research in…
NASA's New Horizons probe performs the first flyby of Pluto, and thus completes the initial survey of the Solar System.
Vafa Guluzade was an Azerbaijani diplomat, political scientist and specialist in conflict resolution. He worked as Foreign Policy State Advisor for the President of Azerbaijan betw…
Vafa Guluzade, Azerbaijani political scientist, academic, and diplomat (born 1940)
María Elena Velasco Fragoso was a Mexican actress, comedian, singer-songwriter and dancer. She was known for creating and portraying La India María, a comical character based on in…
María Elena Velasco, Mexican actress, singer, director, and screenwriter (born 1940)
Grace Lee Whitney was an American actress and singer. Her entertainment career spanned over a half century in a variety of capacities in radio, on stage, in music as a singer and s…
Grace Lee Whitney, American actress (born 1930)
Colonel Bertram Stuart Trevelyan Archer,, known as Stuart Archer, was a recipient of the George Cross, the highest British and Commonwealth award for gallantry not in the face of t…
Stuart Archer, English colonel and architect (born 1915)
The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as the United States Marines or simply the Marines, is the naval infantry service branch of the United States Armed Forces. …
Four U.S. Marines and a United States Navy Sailor are killed in the a shooting spree targeting military installations…
A suicide car bombing occurred on 17 July 2015 in the Iraqi city of Khan Bani Saad, targeting a local marketplace. As of 19 July 2015 approximately 130 people were killed in the bo…
At least 120 people are killed and 130 injured by a suicide bombing in Diyala Governorate, Iraq.
The Suruç bombing was a suicide attack by the Turkish sect of Islamic State named Dokumacılar against Turkish leftists that took place in the Suruç district of Şanlıurfa Province i…
A huge explosion in the mostly Kurdish border town of Suruç, Turkey, targeting the Socialist Youth Associations…
The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic consisting of 50 st…
The United States and Cuba resume full diplomatic relations after five decades.
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 announces discovery of Kepler-452b by the Kepler space telescope.