Explore 2580 historical events from 2010–2019.
Pierre Mauroy was a French politician who was Prime Minister of France from 1981 to 1984 under President François Mitterrand. Mauroy also served as Mayor of Lille from 1973 to 2001…
Pierre Mauroy, French educator and politician, Prime Minister of France (born 1928)
Argeo Paul Cellucci was an American politician, lawyer, and diplomat. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 69th governor of Massachusetts from 1999 to 2001 and as the…
Paul Cellucci, American soldier and politician, 69th Governor of Massachusetts (born 1948)
Yoram Kaniuk was an Israeli writer, painter, journalist, and theatre critic.
Yoram Kaniuk, Israeli painter, journalist, and critic (born 1930)
Iain Menzies Banks was a Scottish author, writing mainstream fiction as Iain Banks and science fiction as Iain M. Banks. His books have been adapted for theatre, radio, and televis…
Iain Banks, Scottish author (born 1954)
John Burke was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for Normant…
John Burke, English rugby player (born 1948)
Ricardo Leyva Muñoz Ramirez, better known as Richard Ramirez, was an American serial killer, sex offender and burglar whose killing spree occurred in Greater Los Angeles and the Sa…
Richard Ramirez, American serial killer and sex offender (born 1960)
Muhammad Taufiq Kiemas was an Indonesian politician who served as the Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly of Indonesia from 2009 until his death in 2013. A member of the …
Taufiq Kiemas, Indonesian politician, 5th First Spouse of Indonesia (born 1942)
Bruno Bartoletti was an Italian operatic conductor. His active international career lasted from 1953 to 2007, and he specialized in the Italian repertory and contemporary works. He…
Bruno Bartoletti, Italian conductor (born 1926)
Walter Jens was a German philologist, literature historian, critic, university professor and writer.
Walter Jens, German philologist, historian, and academic (born 1923)
Zdeněk Rotrekl was a Czech Catholic poet, literary historian and writer. He was severely persecuted for his work and Roman Catholic beliefs during Czechoslovakia's Communist era fr…
Zdeněk Rotrekl, Czech poet and historian (born 1920)
Doug Bailey was an American political consultant and founder of The Hotline, a bipartisan, daily briefing on American politics.
Doug Bailey, American political consultant (born 1933)
Enrique Orizaola Velázquez was a Spanish football player and coach.
Enrique Orizaola, Spanish footballer and coach (born 1922)
Barbara Farrell Vucanovich was an American Republican politician from Nevada. She was the first woman from Nevada elected to the United States House of Representatives, in which sh…
Barbara Vucanovich, American lawyer and politician (born 1921)
Miller Westford Barber Jr. was an American professional golfer. He enjoyed significant success on the PGA Tour in the 1960s and 1970s, and a greater degree of success on the Senior…
Miller Barber, American golfer (born 1931)
Kristiāns Pelšs was a Latvian ice hockey player. He was the son of poet and translator Einārs Pelšs. At the time of his death, he played for the Oklahoma City Barons of the America…
Kristiāns Pelšs, Latvian ice hockey player (born 1992)
Teresita Barajuen was a Spanish Roman Catholic nun and member of the Order of Cistercians. Barajuen is believed to hold the world record for the longest service in cloister.
Teresita Barajuen, Spanish nun (born 1908)
Jason Charles Leffler nicknamed "LEFturn", was an American professional open-wheel and stock car racing driver. Leffler began racing in the open-wheel ranks, competing in the 2000 …
Jason Leffler, American racing driver (born 1975)
Robert William Fogel was an American economic historian and winner of the 1993 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. As of his death, he was the Charles R. Walgreen Distinguis…
Robert Fogel, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1926)
Vidya Charan Shukla was an Indian politician whose political career spanned six decades. He was predominantly a member of the Indian National Congress, but also had spells in Jan M…
Vidya Charan Shukla, Indian politician, Indian Minister of External Affairs (born 1929)
David Deutsch was an American advertising executive and artist. He founded David Deutsch Associates, now known as Deutsch Inc., in 1969. He served as the agency's CEO from 1969 un…
David Deutsch, American businessman, founded Deutsch Inc
Samuel Most was an American jazz flutist, clarinetist and tenor saxophonist, based in Los Angeles. He was "probably the first great jazz flutist", according to jazz historian Leona…
Sam Most, American flute player and saxophonist (born 1930)
Albert White Hat was a teacher of the Lakota language, and an activist for Sičháŋǧu Lakȟóta traditional culture. He translated the Lakota language for Hollywood movies, including t…
Albert White Hat, American educator and activist (born 1938)
Elroy Schwartz was an American comedy and television writer.
Elroy Schwartz, American screenwriter and producer (born 1923)
Heinz "Flocke" Flohe was a German footballer and manager.
Heinz Flohe, German footballer and manager (born 1948)