Explore 2579 historical events from 2010–2019.
Geoffrey Denis Erskine Russell, 4th Baron Ampthill, was a British hereditary peer and businessman, whose paternity and succession to the peerage were disputed in the "Ampthill baby…
Geoffrey Russell, 4th Baron Ampthill, English businessman and politician (born 1921)
Maximilianus "Max" van der Stoel was a Dutch politician and diplomat, member of the Labour Party (PvdA) and activist who served as High Commissioner on National Minorities of the O…
Max van der Stoel, Dutch politician and Minister of State (born 1924)
John Richard Thomas Sullivan was an English television scriptwriter responsible for several British sitcoms, including Only Fools and Horses, Citizen Smith and Just Good Friends.
John Sullivan, English screenwriter and producer (born 1946)
Sathya Sai Baba was an Indian godman and philanthropist. At the age of 14, he claimed to be the reincarnation of Shirdi Sai Baba and left his home for religious cause.
Sathya Sai Baba, Indian guru and philanthropist (born 1926)
South Sudan, officially the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered by Sudan to the north, Ethiopia to the east, Kenya to the southeast, Uga…
South Sudan gains independence and secedes from Sudan.
The Bersih 2.0 rally was a demonstration in Kuala Lumpur held on 9 July 2011 as a follow-up to the 2007 Bersih rally. The rally, organised by the Coalition for Clean and Fair Elect…
A rally takes place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to call for fairer elections in the country.
Bulgaria was a class 785/OL800 Russian river cruise ship which operated in the Volga-Don basin. On 10 July 2011, Bulgaria sank in the Kuybyshev Reservoir of the Volga River near Sy…
Russian cruise ship Bulgaria sinks in the Volga River near Syukeyevo, Tatarstan, causing 122 deaths.
Beginning in the 1990s, and going as far as its shutdown in 2011, employees of the now-defunct newspaper News of the World engaged in phone hacking, police bribery, and exercising …
Amid widespread backlash to revelations of phone hacking, the British weekly tabloid newspaper News of the World…
On 11 July 2011, at Evangelos Florakis Naval Base, situated at Mari, Larnaca District in Cyprus, a large amount of ammunition and military explosives self-detonated, killing 13 peo…
Ninety-eight containers of explosives self-detonate killing 13 people in Zygi, Cyprus.
Marianne Joan Elliott-Said, known by the stage name Poly Styrene, was an English musician, singer-songwriter, and frontwoman for the punk rock band X-Ray Spex. She is considered a …
Poly Styrene, British musician (born 1957)
Marian Ethel Mercer was an American actress and singer.
Marian Mercer, American actress and singer (born 1935)
Erhard Loretan was a Swiss mountain climber. He was the third man to climb all fourteen peaks over 8,000 meters, and the second to do so without supplementary oxygen.
Erhard Loretan, Swiss mountaineer (born 1959)
Siamak Pourzand was an Iranian journalist and film critic. He was the manager of the Majmue-ye Farhangi-Honari-ye Tehran—a cultural center for writers, artists, and intellectuals—a…
Siamak Pourzand, Iranian journalist and critic (born 1931)
Dorjee Khandu was an Indian politician who served as Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh from 2007 until his death in a helicopter crash in April 2011.
Dorjee Khandu, Indian politician, 6th Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh (born 1955)
Mumbai, also known as Bombay, is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial capital and the most populous city proper of India, with an estimated …
Mumbai is rocked by three bomb blasts during the evening rush hour, killing 26 and injuring 130.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1999 was adopted without a vote on 13 July 2011 after examining the application of the Republic of South Sudan for membership into the Un…
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1999 is adopted, which admits South Sudan to member status of United Nations.
Guinea, officially the Republic of Guinea, is a coastal country located in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Guinea-Bissau to the northwest, Senegal to the no…
Guinean President Alpha Condé survives an attempted assassination and coup d'état at his residence in Conakry.
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's Space Shuttle program ends with the landing of Space Shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-135 at NASA's Kennedy…
On 22 July 2011, 32-year-old Norwegian far-right terrorist Anders Behring Breivik committed two domestic terrorist attacks in Norway against the government, the civilian population…
Norway attacks: A bomb explodes, targeted at government buildings in central Oslo, followed by a massacre at a youth…
Evald Okas was an Estonian painter, probably best known for his portraits of nudes.
Evald Okas, Estonian painter (born 1915)
Ernesto Sabato was an Argentine novelist, essayist, painter, and physicist. According to the BBC he "won some of the most prestigious prizes in Hispanic literature" and "became ver…
Ernesto Sabato, Argentinian physicist, author, and painter (born 1911)
Sir Henry Cooper was a British professional boxer. He was undefeated in British and Commonwealth heavyweight championship contests for twelve years and held the European heavyweigh…
Henry Cooper, English boxer (born 1934)
Edwin Charles Ernest Lowe, MBE, was an English snooker commentator for the BBC and ITV. His husky, hushed tones earned him the nickname "Whispering Ted".
Ted Lowe, English sportscaster (born 1920)
John Cooper Jr., known professionally as Jackie Cooper, was an American actor and director. He began his career as a child actor and was a featured member of the Our Gang ensemble …
Jackie Cooper, American actor, television director, producer and executive (born 1922)