Explore 1099 historical events from 2020–2029.
Arthur James Gregg was an American military officer who on July 1, 1977, became the first African American in the U.S. Army to reach the rank of lieutenant general. Previously, he …
Arthur J. Gregg, American military officer (born 1928)
Christoph Paul Daum was a German professional football manager and player. As a manager, he won eight trophies with clubs from Germany, Turkey and Austria. In 1992, he won the Bund…
Christoph Daum, German footballer and manager (born 1953)
Salim Ahmad al-Huss, also spelled Selim El-Hoss, was a Lebanese politician who served as the prime minister of Lebanon and a longtime Member of Parliament representing his hometown…
Salim Al-Huss, Lebanese statesman, 34th Prime Minister of Lebanon (born 1929)
Sven-Göran Eriksson was a Swedish football player and manager. After a playing career as a right-back, Eriksson went on to experience major success in club management between 1977 …
Sven-Göran Eriksson, Swedish footballer and manager (born 1948)
Sidney Raymond Eudy was an American professional wrestler, best known for his tenures in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) under the ring …
Sid Eudy, American actor and professional wrestler (born 1960)
Milton Robert Carr was an American lawyer, academic, and politician from Michigan.
Bob Carr, American politician (born 1943)
Juan Manuel Izquierdo Viana was a Uruguayan professional footballer who played as a centre-back.
Juan Izquierdo, Uruguayan footballer (born 1997)
Charlotte Kretschmann was a German supercentenarian and is Germany's oldest-ever person.
Charlotte Kretschmann, German supercentenarian (born 1909)
Leonard Stephen Riggio was an American businessman. He served as executive chairman of book store chain Barnes & Noble and was its largest shareholder from 1971 until the sale of t…
Leonard Riggio, American businessman (born 1941)
Obi Ndefo was an American actor and yoga teacher, best known as Bodie Wells on the television drama Dawson's Creek, and for his recurring role as Rak'nor in Stargate SG-1.
Obi Ndefo, American actor (born 1972)
Stephen Louis Silberman was an American writer for Wired magazine and was an editor and contributor there for more than two decades. In 2010, Silberman was awarded the AAAS "Kavli …
Steve Silberman, American writer and journalist (born 1957)
John Michael Gaudreau was an American professional ice hockey player. A left winger, he played 11 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played college ice hockey for the …
Johnny Gaudreau, American ice hockey player (born 1993)
Tūheitia Pōtatau Te Wherowhero VII, crowned as Kīngi Tūheitia, reigned as the Māori King from 2006 until his death in 2024. He was the eldest son of the previous Māori monarch, Te …
Tūheitia Paki, Māori King (born 1955)
Souleymane "Sol" Bamba was a professional football player and manager. As a player, he was a centre-back. Born in France, he played for the Ivory Coast national team.
Sol Bamba, Ivorian-French footballer (born 1985)
Linda Deutsch was an American journalist who worked for the Associated Press (AP) and covered court cases from 1967 until her retirement in 2014, including the high-profile trials …
Linda Deutsch, American journalist (born 1943)
James William Ercolani, known by his stage name James Darren, was an American actor, singer, and television director. During the late 1950s and early 1960s, he had notable starring…
James Darren, American actor (born 1936)
Isaac Freeman III, better known by his stage name Fatman Scoop, was an American hip-hop artist. Noted for his booming, raw vocal presence on various hip-hop songs, he was best know…
Fatman Scoop, American rapper, hype man and radio personality (born 1971)
Rodolfo Hernández Suárez was a Colombian politician, civil engineer, and businessman who served as a senator of Colombia from July to October 2022. He was mayor of Bucaramanga from…
Rodolfo Hernández Suárez, Colombian politician (born 1945)
Flora Marjorie Fraser, 21st Lady Saltoun, was a Scottish noblewoman and Crossbench peer. Until her retirement on 12 December 2014, she was the only holder of a lordship of Parliame…
Flora Fraser, 21st Lady Saltoun, Scottish peer (born 1930)
Wayne Leon Graham was an American college baseball head coach. He is known for being the head baseball coach for the Rice Owls in Houston, Texas. He coached one College World Serie…
Wayne Graham, American baseball player and coach (born 1936)
Charley Lane Johnson was an American professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the New Mexico State A…
Charley Johnson, American football player (born 1938)
Borisav "Bora" Đorđević, also known as Bora Čorba, was a Serbian rock musician, singer-songwriter and poet. He was best known as the frontman of the rock band Riblja Čorba.
Bora Đorđević, Serbian singer (born 1952)
Rebecca Cheptegei was a Ugandan cross country, long-distance and marathon runner, who was the national record holder in the latter discipline and a former world champion in mountai…
Rebecca Cheptegei, Ugandan athlete (born 1991)
Brian Keith "Herbie" Flowers was an English musician specialising in bass guitar, double bass and tuba. He was a member of groups including Blue Mink, T. Rex and Sky and was also a…
Herbie Flowers, English musician (born 1938)