Explore 4132 historical events from 2010–2019.
George Ho Cho-chi, GBS, OBE, JP was a Hong Kong media mogul. The fifth son of the influential businessman Robert Hotung, George Ho was the founder of the Commercial Radio Hong Kong…
George Ho, American-Hong Kong businessman (born 1919)
Nathan Shamuyarira was a Zimbabwean nationalist who at different times fought on behalf of and helped lead FROLIZI, ZANU, and ZAPU. He later served as the Information Minister of Z…
Nathan Shamuyarira, Zimbabwean journalist and politician, Zimbabwean Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1928)
Sydney William Templeman, Baron Templeman, MBE, PC was a British judge. He served as a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary from 1982 to 1995.
Sydney Templeman, Baron Templeman, English lawyer and judge (born 1920)
Donald William Zimmer was an American infielder, manager, and coach in Major League Baseball (MLB). Zimmer was involved in professional baseball from 1949 until his death, a span o…
Don Zimmer, American baseball player, coach, and manager (born 1931)
Adnan Ismail Najm al-Bilawi Al-Dulaimi, better known by the nom de guerre Abu Abdulrahman al-Bilawi al-Anbari, was a top commander in the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and t…
Abu Abdulrahman al-Bilawi, Iraqi commander (born 1971)
Donald Davis was an American record producer, songwriter, and guitarist who combined a career in music with one in banking.
Don Davis, American songwriter and producer (born 1938)
Reiulf Steen was a Norwegian politician with the Norwegian Labour Party. He was active in the Labour Party from 1958 to 1990, serving as deputy party chairman from 1965 to 1975 and…
Reiulf Steen, Norwegian journalist and politician, Norwegian Minister of Transport and Communications (born 1933)
Lorna Gladys Wing was a British psychiatrist who conducted research into autism. She coined the term Asperger's syndrome and helped found the National Autistic Society.
Lorna Wing, English psychiatrist and physician; pioneered studies of autism (born 1928)
Alexander Imich was a Polish-American chemist, parapsychologist, zoologist and writer who was the president of the Anomalous Phenomena Research Center in New York City. He was born…
Alexander Imich, Polish-American chemist, parapsychologist, and academic (born 1903)
Yoshihito, Prince Katsura was a member of the Imperial House of Japan and the second son of Takahito, Prince Mikasa and Yuriko, Princess Mikasa. He was a first cousin of Emperor A…
Yoshihito, Prince Katsura of Japan (born 1948)
Bernard Agré was an Ivorian Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Abidjan from 1994 to 2006. He was made a cardinal in 2001.
Bernard Agré, Ivorian cardinal (born 1926)
Stuart Ignatius Long was an American boxer and Catholic priest who developed a rare progressive muscle disorder. He was portrayed by Mark Wahlberg in the 2022 biopic Father Stu.
Stuart Long, American boxer and Catholic priest (born 1963)
Richard Michael Mayall was an English comedian, actor and writer. He formed a close partnership with Adrian Edmondson while they were students at Manchester University, and was a p…
Rik Mayall, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter (born 1958)
Elsie Quarterman was a prominent plant ecologist. She was a professor emerita at Vanderbilt University.
Elsie Quarterman, American ecologist and academic (born 1910)
Alicemarie Huber Stotler was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
Alicemarie Huber Stotler, American lawyer and judge (born 1942)
Gustave Tassell was an American fashion designer and Coty Award winner.
Gustave Tassell, American fashion designer (born 1926)
Robert Lynn Welch was an American professional baseball starting pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers (1978–87) and Oakland Athletics (1988…
Bob Welch, American baseball player and coach (born 1956)
Marcello Nunes de Alencar was a Brazilian politician and lawyer. Alencar served as the Governor of the state of Rio de Janeiro from 1995 until 1999, as well as two tenures as Mayor…
Marcello Alencar, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 57th Governor of Rio de Janeiro (born 1925)
Gary John Gilmour was an Australian cricketer who played in 15 test matches and five One Day Internationals (ODIs) between 1973 and 1977. He was a part of the Australian squad that…
Gary Gilmour, Australian cricketer and manager (born 1951)
Robert McQueen Grant was an American academic theologian and the Carl Darling Buck Professor Emeritus of Humanities and of New Testament and Early Christianity at the University of…
Robert M
Jackson "Jack" Lee was an American radio broadcaster and politician. In 1971, Lee became the first Republican Mayor of Fayetteville, North Carolina, of the 20th Century. He served …
Jack Lee, American radio host and politician (born 1920)
Ruby Dee was an American actress. She was married to Ossie Davis, with whom she frequently performed until his death in 2005. She received numerous accolades, including an Emmy Awa…
Ruby Dee, American actress (born 1922)
Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos was a Spanish conductor and composer. Frühbeck was born in Burgos, Spain to a family of German ancestry. He first took up conducting while on military ser…
Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Spanish conductor and composer (born 1933)
Susan Beth Horwitz was an American computer scientist noted for her research on programming languages and software engineering, and in particular on program slicing and dataflow-…
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