Explore 734 historical events from 2020–2029.
Shinzo Abe was a Japanese statesman and politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan and President of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) from 2006 to 2007 and again from 2012 t…
Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe is shot and killed with an improvised firearm due to resentment against the…
Radu Lupu was a Romanian pianist. He was widely recognized as one of the greatest pianists of his time.
Radu Lupu, Romanian pianist (born 1945)
Kane Tanaka was a Japanese supercentenarian who, until her death at the age of 119 years, 107 days, was the world's oldest verified living person, following the death of Chiyo Miy…
Kane Tanaka, Japanese supercentenarian (born 1903)
Gavin Millar was a Scottish film director, critic and television presenter.
Gavin Millar, Scottish film director (born 1938)
Orrin Grant Hatch was an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator from Utah from 1977 to 2019. Hatch's 42-year Senate tenure made him the longest-serv…
Orrin Hatch, American politician, President pro tempore of the United States Senate (born 1934)
Andrew Paul Woolfolk II was an American saxophonist. Woolfolk was a longtime member of the band Earth, Wind & Fire from 1973 to 1985, and from 1987 to 1993. He also collaborated wi…
Andrew Woolfolk, American saxophonist (born 1950)
The Russo-Ukrainian war began in February 2014 and is ongoing. Following Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity, Russia occupied Crimea and annexed it from Ukraine. It then supported Russ…
Russo-Ukrainian War: United States President Joe Biden signs the 2022 Lend-Lease Act into law, a rebooted World War II-e
The Tatmadaw, also known as the Sit-Tat, is the armed forces of Myanmar. It is administered by the Ministry of Defence and composed of the Myanmar Army, the Myanmar Navy and the My…
The Burmese military executes at least 37 villagers during the Mon Taing Pin massacre in Sagaing, Myanmar
Shireen Abu Akleh was a prominent Palestinian-American journalist who worked as a reporter for 25 years for Al Jazeera, before she was killed by Israeli forces while wearing a blue…
Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh is killed while covering a raid in Jenin
Klaus Schulze was a German electronic music pioneer, composer and musician. He also used the alias Richard Wahnfried and was a member of the Krautrock bands Tangerine Dream, Ash Ra…
Klaus Schulze, German composer and musician (born 1947)
Liao Guoxun was a Chinese politician who served as mayor and deputy party chief of Tianjin. He was of Tujia ethnicity.
Liao Guoxun, Chinese politician (born 1963)
Joanna Barnes was an American actress and writer.
Joanna Barnes, American actress and writer (born 1934)
Carmine "Mino" Raiola was an Italian-Dutch football agent known for having represented players such as Pavel Nedvěd, Zlatan Ibrahimović, Paul Pogba, and Erling Haaland.
Mino Raiola, Italian football agent (born 1967)
Robert Allen Fitzwilliam Gillmor MBE was a British ornithologist, artist, illustrator, author, and editor. He was a co-founder of the Society of Wildlife Artists (SWLA) and was its…
Robert Gillmor, British wildlife artist and illustrator (born 1936)
Elizabeth II was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death in 2022. She was queen regnant of 32 sovereign states during her lif…
Queen Elizabeth II misses the State Opening of Parliament for the first time in 59 years
On May 14, 2022, a mass shooting occurred in Buffalo, New York, United States, at a Tops Friendly Markets supermarket in the East Side neighborhood. Ten people, all of whom were bl…
Ten people are killed in a mass shooting in Buffalo, New York
The Russo-Ukrainian war began in February 2014 and is ongoing. Following Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity, Russia occupied Crimea and annexed it from Ukraine. It then supported Russ…
Russo-Ukrainian war: Russia claims full control of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol after a nearly three-month siege
Anthony Norman Albanese is an Australian politician who has served as the 31st prime minister of Australia since 2022. He has been the leader of the Labor Party since 2019 and the …
Anthony Albanese of the Australian Labor Party is sworn in as the 31st Prime Minister of Australia after winning the 202
On May 24, 2022, a mass shooting occurred at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, United States. Salvador Ramos, an 18-year-old former student of the school, fatally shot 19 st…
A mass shooting occurs at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, United States, resulting in the deaths of 21 people,
Tara Air Flight 197 was a scheduled domestic flight operated by Tara Air for parent company Yeti Airlines from Pokhara Airport to Jomsom Airport in Nepal. On 29 May 2022, the Twin …
Tara Air Flight 197 crashes in Nepal's Mustang District, killing 22
Dennis Waterman was an English actor and singer. He was best known for his tough-guy leading roles in television series including The Sweeney, Minder and New Tricks, singing the th…
Dennis Waterman, English actor and singer (born 1948)
John Patrick Leo was an American writer and journalist. He was noted for authoring columns in the National Catholic Reporter and U.S. News & World Report, as well as for his report…
John Leo, American a writer and journalist (born 1935)
Rieko Kodama , also known as Phoenix Rie, was a Japanese video game artist, director, and producer employed by Sega from 1984 until her death. She is primarily known for her work o…
Rieko Kodama, Japanese game developer (born 1963)
Ankara is the capital city of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of over 5.3 million residents in its urban center, out of 6 million residen…
Following a request from Ankara, the United Nations officially changed the name of the Republic of Turkey in the organiz