Explore 2579 historical events from 2010–2019.
James Vincent Tate was an American poet. His work earned him the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. He was a professor of English at the University of Massachusetts Amhers…
James Tate, American poet (born 1943)
Christian Audigier was a French fashion designer known for the Ed Hardy and Von Dutch clothing lines.
Christian Audigier, French fashion designer (born 1958)
Saud bin Faisal Al Saud, also known as Saud Al Faisal, was a Saudi Arabian statesman and diplomat who served as the foreign minister of Saudi Arabia from 1975 to 2015. He was a mem…
Saud bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Arabian economist and politician, Saudi Arabian Minister of Foreign…
Roger Rees was a Welsh-American actor and director. He won an Olivier Award and a Tony Award for his performance as the lead in The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby. He als…
Roger Rees, Welsh-American actor and director (born 1944)
Omar Sharif was an Egyptian actor, generally regarded as his country's greatest male film star. He began his career in Egypt in the early 1950s. He is best known for his appearance…
Omar Sharif, Egyptian actor (born 1932)
Jonathan Stewart Vickers, known professionally as Jon Vickers, was a world renowned Canadian heldentenor.
Jon Vickers, Canadian tenor (born 1926)
Giacomo Biffi was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He was Archbishop Emeritus of Bologna, having served as archbishop there from 1984 to 2003. He was elevated to t…
Giacomo Biffi, Italian cardinal (born 1928)
Satoru Iwata was a Japanese businessman, video game programmer and producer. Beginning in 2002, Iwata served as the fourth president of Nintendo, as well as the chief executive off…
Satoru Iwata, Japanese game programmer and businessman (born 1959)
André Leysen was a Belgian businessman. In 1951, he married Anne Ahlers, daughter of a shipping family from Bremen, Germany. Together they have four children: Bettina, Christian, T…
André Leysen, Belgian businessman (born 1927)
D'Army Bailey was an American lawyer, circuit court judge, civil rights activist, author, and film actor. Born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee, he served as a city councilman in B…
D'Army Bailey, American lawyer, judge, and actor (born 1941)
Chenjerai Hove, was a Zimbabwean poet, novelist and essayist who wrote in both English and Shona. "Modernist in their formal construction, but making extensive use of oral conventi…
Chenjerai Hove, Zimbabwean journalist, author, and poet (born 1956)
Lithang Tulku Tenzin Delek Rinpoche or Tenzing Deleg (1950–2015) was a Tibetan Buddhist leader from Garze, Sichuan. He is also known for working to develop social, medical, educati…
Tenzin Delek Rinpoche, Tibetan monk and activist (born 1950)
Cheng Siwei was a Chinese economist, chemical engineer and politician. He was the chairman of China Soft Science Research Association; president of the Chinese Society for Manageme…
Cheng Siwei, Chinese engineer, economist, and politician (born 1935)
Philipp Mißfelder was a German politician and a member of the German Bundestag. From January through March 2014, he served in the German government as the Coordinator for Transatla…
Philipp Mißfelder, German historian and politician (born 1979)
Martin Litchfield West, was a British philologist and classical scholar. In recognition of his contribution to scholarship, he was appointed to the Order of Merit in 2014.
Martin Litchfield West, English scholar, author, and academic (born 1927)
Masahiko Aoki was a Japanese economist, Tomoye and Henri Takahashi Professor Emeritus of Japanese Studies in the Economics Department, and Senior Fellow of the Stanford Institute f…
Masahiko Aoki, Japanese-American economist and academic (born 1938)
Wan Li was a Chinese Communist revolutionary and politician who served as First Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China from 1983 to 1988 and the 5th Chairman of the Standin…
Wan Li, Chinese politician, 4th Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China (born 1916)
Aubrey Morris was a British actor known for his appearances in the films A Clockwork Orange and The Wicker Man.
Aubrey Morris, British actor (born 1926)
David Troy Somerville was a Canadian singer best known as the co-founder, and original lead singer, of The Diamonds, one of the most popular vocal groups of the 1950s.
Dave Somerville, Canadian singer (born 1933)
Denis Avey was a British veteran of the Second World War who was held as a prisoner of war at E715, a subcamp of Auschwitz concentration camp. While there he saved the life of a Je…
Denis Avey, English soldier, engineer, and author (born 1919)
Evelyn Algernon Valentine Ebsworth, was a British chemist and academic. He was the Crum Brown Professor of Chemistry at the University of Edinburgh from 1967 to 1990, and Vice-Chan…
Evelyn Ebsworth, English chemist and academic (born 1933)
Alcides Edgardo Ghiggia Pereyra was a Uruguayan and Italian footballer who played as a right winger. He achieved lasting fame for his decisive role in the final match of the 1950 W…
Alcides Ghiggia, Uruguayan footballer and manager (born 1926)
Sir John Rankine Goody was an English social anthropologist. He was a prominent lecturer at Cambridge University, and was William Wyse Professor of Social Anthropology from 1973 to…
Jack Goody, English anthropologist, author, and academic (born 1919)
William Stephen Arnsparger was an American college and professional football coach. He was born and raised in Paris, Kentucky, served in the United States Marine Corps during World…
Bill Arnsparger, American football player and coach (born 1926)