Explore 1208 historical events from 2010–2019.
Barbara Bush was the first lady of the United States from 1989 to 1993, as the wife of George H. W. Bush, the 41st president of the United States. She was previously second lady of…
Barbara Bush, American political matriarch and literacy advocate, First Lady of the United States (1989–1993), and Secon
Luis Arturo García Meza Tejada was a Bolivian military officer who served as the 57th president of Bolivia from 1980 to 1981. He was a dictator convicted of human rights violations…
Luis García Meza, Bolivian general, 57th President of Bolivia (born 1929)
Michael John Martin, Baron Martin of Springburn, was a Scottish politician who served as Speaker of the House of Commons between 2000 and 2009. A member of the Labour Party prior t…
Michael Martin, British politician (born 1945)
Madeeha Gauhar was a Pakistani TV and stage actress, playwright, director of social theater, and women's rights activist. In 1984, she founded Ajoka Theatre where social themes wer…
Madeeha Gauhar, Pakistani actress, playwright and director of social theater, and women's rights activist (born 1956)
Nicholas Busick was an American professional wrestler and police officer, better known by his ring name Big Bully Busick. He is best known for his appearances with the World Wrestl…
Big Bully Busick, American professional wrestler (born 1954)
Anne Voase Coates was a British film editor with a more than 60-year-long career.
Anne V
Per Kirkeby was a Danish painter, poet, film maker and sculptor. His works have been exhibited worldwide and are represented in many important public collections, including the Tat…
Per Kirkeby, Danish painter, poet, film maker and sculptor (born 1938)
David William Goodall was an English-born Australian botanist and ecologist. He was influential in the early development of statistical methods in plant communities. He worked as r…
David Goodall, Australian botanist and ecologist (born 1914)
Dennis Andrew Nilsen was a Scottish serial killer and necrophile who murdered at least twelve young men and boys between 1978 and 1983. Convicted at the Old Bailey of six counts of…
Dennis Nilsen, Scottish serial killer (born 1945)
Thomas Kennerly Wolfe Jr. was an American author and journalist widely known for his association with New Journalism, a style of news writing and journalism developed in the 1960s …
Tom Wolfe, American author (born 1931)
Zhengzhang Shangfang was a Chinese linguist, known for his reconstruction of Old Chinese.
Zhengzhang Shangfang, Chinese linguist (born 1933)
J. Guru, also known as Kaduvetti Guru, was an Indian politician who was twice elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly in Tamil Nadu. He was the president of the Vanniyar Sa…
Kaduvetti Guru, Indian politician and Veera Vanniyar caste leader (born 1961)
Neale James Cooper was a Scottish football player and coach. He played as a midfielder during the 1980s and 1990s, most prominently for the Aberdeen team managed by Alex Ferguson, …
Neale Cooper, Scottish footballer (born 1963)
Jens Christian Skou was a Danish biochemist and Nobel laureate.
Jens Christian Skou, Danish medical doctor and Nobel Prize laureate (born 1918)
Cornelia Frances Zulver,, credited professionally as Cornelia Frances, was an English-Australian actress. After starting her career in small cameos in films in her native England, …
Cornelia Frances, English-Australian actress (born 1941)
John Peter Bain, known as TotalBiscuit, was a British video gaming commentator and game critic on YouTube. He was known for his role in professional shoutcasting and esports, and a…
John "TotalBiscuit" Bain, English gaming commentator and critic (born 1984)
Gudrun Margarete Elfriede Emma Anna Burwitz was the daughter of Heinrich Himmler and Margarete Himmler. Her father, as Reichsführer-SS, was a leading member of the Nazi Party and c…
Gudrun Burwitz, daughter of Margarete Himmler and Heinrich Himmler (born 1929)
Gardner Raymond Dozois was an American science fiction author and editor. He was the founding editor of The Year's Best Science Fiction anthologies (1984–2018) and was editor of As…
Gardner Dozois, American science fiction author and editor (born 1947)
A vehicle-ramming attack occurred on April 23, 2018, when a rented van was driven along Yonge Street through the North York City Centre business district in Toronto, Ontario, Canad…
A man intentionally struck pedestrians with a van on Yonge Street in Toronto, Canada, leading to 11 deaths
The wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle was held on Saturday 19 May 2018 in St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle in the United Kingdom. The groom is a member of the British r…
The wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle (both pictured) took place at St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle, Englan
Cubana de Aviación Flight 0972 was a scheduled domestic flight operated by Mexican charter airline Global Air on behalf of Cubana de Aviación, from José Martí International Airport…
Cubana de Aviación Flight 0972 crashed near Santiago de las Vegas shortly after takeoff from José Martí International Ai
The Congress of Deputies is the lower house of the Cortes Generales, Spain's legislative branch, the upper house being the Senate. The Congress meets in the Palace of the Parliamen…
For the first time since its transition to democracy, the Congress of Deputies in Spain passed a motion of no confidence
Donald John Trump is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 4…
United States President Donald Trump visits the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem and becomes the first sitting
Lu Chao-Hsuan Chinese: 吕昭炫; pinyin: Lǚ Zhāoxuàn was a guitar composer, performer and educator. He was born in Guishan District, Taoyuan and attended the 21st International Guitaris…
Lu Chao-Hsuan, Taiwanese guitarist, performer and educator