The 2010s

2011 15 years ago

A high-speed train rear-ends another on a viaduct on the Yongtaiwen railway line in Wenzhou, Zhejiang province, China,…

High-speed rail (HSR) is a type of rail transport network utilizing trains that run significantly faster than those of traditional rail, using an integrated system of specialized r…

A high-speed train rear-ends another on a viaduct on the Yongtaiwen railway line in Wenzhou, Zhejiang province, China,…

2011 15 years ago

While flying from Seoul, South Korea to Shanghai, China, Asiana Airlines Flight 991 develops an in-flight fire in the…

Seoul, officially Seoul Special Metropolitan City, is the capital and largest city of South Korea, and the largest city in the whole of Korea. The broader Seoul Metropolitan Area, …

While flying from Seoul, South Korea to Shanghai, China, Asiana Airlines Flight 991 develops an in-flight fire in the…

2011 15 years ago

Marriage of Queen Elizabeth II's eldest granddaughter Zara Phillips to former rugby union footballer Mike Tindall.

Zara Anne Elizabeth Tindall is a British equestrian, Olympian, and member of the British royal family. She is the daughter of Anne, Princess Royal, and Captain Mark Phillips, and t…

Marriage of Queen Elizabeth II's eldest granddaughter Zara Phillips to former rugby union footballer Mike Tindall.

2011 15 years ago

Violet McGraw, American actress

Violet Elizabeth McGraw is an American actress. Her acting debut was a recurring role in the 2016 television series Love as Nina, and her first feature film was 2018's Ready Player…

Violet McGraw, American actress

2011 15 years ago

Allan Blakeney, Canadian scholar and politician, tenth Premier of Saskatchewan (born 1925)

Allan Emrys Blakeney was a Canadian politician who served as the tenth premier of Saskatchewan from 1971 to 1982. Originally from Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, Blakeney moved to Regina…

Allan Blakeney, Canadian scholar and politician, tenth Premier of Saskatchewan (born 1925)

2011 15 years ago

Phoebe Snow, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1950)

Phoebe Snow was an American roots music singer-songwriter and guitarist, known for her hit 1974 and 1975 songs "Poetry Man" and "Harpo's Blues", and her credited guest vocals on Pa…

Phoebe Snow, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1950)

2011 15 years ago

Sergo Kotrikadze, Georgian footballer and manager (born 1936)

Sergo (Sergei) Parmenovich Kotrikadze was a Georgian association footballer from the former Soviet Union who played for FC Dinamo Tbilisi and FC Torpedo Kutaisi. He was part of the…

Sergo Kotrikadze, Georgian footballer and manager (born 1936)

2011 15 years ago

Thanasis Veggos, Greek actor and director (born 1927)

Thanasis Veggos was a Greek actor and director born in Neo Faliro, Piraeus. He performed in around 130 films, predominantly comedies in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, starring in mor…

Thanasis Veggos, Greek actor and director (born 1927)

2011 15 years ago

Sammy McCrory, Northern Irish footballer (born 1924)

Samuel McKee McCrory was a professional footballer from Northern Ireland, most notably spending five years with Southend United and scoring the first goal at their Roots Hall stadi…

Sammy McCrory, Northern Irish footballer (born 1924)

2011 15 years ago

Joanna Russ, American writer, academic and radical feminist (born 1937)

Joanna Russ was an American writer, academic and feminist. She is the author of a number of works of science fiction, fantasy and feminist literary criticism such as How to Suppres…

Joanna Russ, American writer, academic and radical feminist (born 1937)

2011 15 years ago

Osama bin Laden, Saudi Arabian terrorist, founder of Al-Qaeda (born 1957)

Osama bin Muhammad bin 'Awad bin Laden was the founder and first general emir of al-Qaeda from 1988 until his death in 2011. A Salafi jihadist, bin Laden worked towards a pan-Islam…

Osama bin Laden, Saudi Arabian terrorist, founder of Al-Qaeda (born 1957)

2011 15 years ago

Claude Choules, English-Australian soldier (born 1901)

Claude Stanley Choules was a British-born military serviceman from Pershore, Worcestershire, who at the time of his death was the oldest combat veteran of the First World War. He s…

Claude Choules, English-Australian soldier (born 1901)

2011 15 years ago

Yosef Merimovich, Israeli footballer and manager (born 1924)

Yosef "Yosale" Merimovich was a football player and manager. A one-club man, he played as a forward for Maccabi Tel Aviv between 1947 and 1958, winning six championships and six cu…

Yosef Merimovich, Israeli footballer and manager (born 1924)

2011 15 years ago

Dana Wynter, British actress (born 1931)

Dana Wynter was a German-born British actress who was raised in the United Kingdom and southern Africa. She appeared in film and television for more than 40 years, beginning in the…

Dana Wynter, British actress (born 1931)

2011 15 years ago

Seve Ballesteros, Spanish golfer (born 1957)

Severiano Ballesteros Sota was a Spanish professional golfer, a World No. 1 who was one of the sport's leading figures from the mid-1970s to the mid-1990s. A member of a gifted gol…

Seve Ballesteros, Spanish golfer (born 1957)

2011 15 years ago

Willard Boyle, Canadian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1924)

Willard Sterling Boyle was a Canadian applied physicist who shared one half of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physics with George E. Smith for their invention of the charge-coupled device…

Willard Boyle, Canadian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1924)

2011 15 years ago

Big George, English songwriter, producer, and radio host (born 1957)

George Webley, better known by the stage name Big George, was a British musician, composer, bandleader and broadcaster who has been described as one of Britain's most successful th…

Big George, English songwriter, producer, and radio host (born 1957)

2011 15 years ago

Victor Nosach, Soviet historian (born 1929)

Victor Ivanovich Nosach was a Soviet and Russian historian, Doctor of Historian Sciences, Member of the Academy of Humanitarian Sciences, Honored Scientist of Russian Federation.

Victor Nosach, Soviet historian (born 1929)

2011 15 years ago

Lionel Rose, Australian boxer (born 1948)

Lionel Edmund Rose MBE was an Australian professional boxer who competed from 1964 to 1976. He held the undisputed WBA, WBC, and The Ring bantamweight titles from 1968 to 1969, bec…

Lionel Rose, Australian boxer (born 1948)

2011 15 years ago

Wouter Weylandt, Belgian cyclist (born 1984)

Wouter Weylandt was a Belgian professional cyclist for UCI ProTeam Quick-Step–Davitamon and later for Leopard Trek. His first major win was the 17th stage of the 2008 Vuelta a Espa…

Wouter Weylandt, Belgian cyclist (born 1984)

2011 15 years ago

Robert Traylor, American basketball player (born 1977)

Robert DeShaun "Tractor" Traylor was an American professional basketball player. He got his nickname because of his hulking frame. Traylor was the sixth pick in the 1998 NBA draft …

Robert Traylor, American basketball player (born 1977)

2011 15 years ago

Derek Boogaard, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1982)

Derek Leendert Boogaard was a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who played for the Minnesota Wild and the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Derek Boogaard, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1982)

2011 15 years ago

Stephen De Staebler, American sculptor and educator (born 1933)

Stephen De Staebler was an American sculptor, printmaker, and educator, he was best recognized for his work in clay and bronze. Totemic and fragmented in form, De Staebler's figura…

Stephen De Staebler, American sculptor and educator (born 1933)

2011 15 years ago

Wallace McCain, Canadian businessman, co-founded McCain Foods (born 1930)

George Wallace Ferguson McCain was a Canadian businessman and co-founder of McCain Foods. With an estimated net worth of $US 4.15 billion, McCain was ranked by Forbes as the 13th w…

Wallace McCain, Canadian businessman, co-founded McCain Foods (born 1930)