Explore 734 historical events from 2020–2029.
On the night of June 20, 2025, a very large, extremely violent, and historic EF5 tornado moved through rural North Dakota, United States, passing near the community of Enderlin. Pa…
The first EF5 tornado in 12 years occurs in Enderlin, North Dakota
A hot air balloon is a lighter-than-air aircraft consisting of a bag, called an envelope, which contains heated air. Suspended beneath is a gondola or wicker basket, which carries …
A hot air balloon catches fire mid-flight and crashes in Praia Grande, Santa Catarina, Brazil, killing 8 of the 21 on bo
Valerie Mahaffey was a Canadian-American actress. She began her career starring in the NBC daytime soap opera The Doctors (1979–81), for which in 1980 she was nominated for the Day…
Valerie Mahaffey, American actress (born 1953)
Loretta Swit was an American stage and television actress. She was widely known for her character roles, especially her role as Major Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan on M*A*S*H, for w…
Loretta Swit, American actress and singer (born 1937)
John E. Thrasher was an American politician and state legislator in Florida. He was a businessman, lawyer, and lobbyist who served as the 15th president of Florida State University…
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The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic consisting of 50 st…
The United States conducts airstrikes on three Iranian nuclear sites in Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan
On July 4, 2025, destructive and deadly flooding took place in the Hill Country region of the U.S. state of Texas. During the flooding, water levels along the Guadalupe River rose …
A devastating flood strikes the Texas Hill Country, killing at least 108 people.
The Oasis Live '25 Tour was a concert tour by the English rock band Oasis. It began on 4 July 2025 at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, and concluded on 23 November at Es…
The Oasis Live '25 tour began in Principality Stadium, Cardiff, ending a 16 year hiatus.
Earth's rotation or Earth's spin is the rotation of planet Earth around its own axis, as well as changes in the orientation of the rotation axis in space. Earth rotates eastward, i…
Earth completes its shortest recorded day due to a slight acceleration in rotation, with July 9 lasting approximately…
The Bangladesh Air Force is the aerial warfare branch of the Bangladesh Armed Forces, responsible for defending the airspace of Bangladesh and supporting national security operatio…
A Bangladesh Air Force Chengdu FT-7BGI crashes shortly after takeoff into Milestone School campus in Dhaka,…
Jonathan Joss Gonzales was an American actor and musician of Native American ancestry. He was best known for his role as Chief Ken Hotate in Parks and Recreation and providing the …
Jonathan Joss, American actor (born 1965)
Uriah Duddley Rennie was a British football referee. He was the first black referee to officiate in the Premier League, and officiated over 300 Premier League matches between 1997 …
Uriah Rennie, English Association Football Referee (born 1959)
Suchinda Kraprayoon was a Thai military officer and politician who was the 19th prime minister of Thailand for several weeks in 1992.
Suchinda Kraprayoon, Thai army general, 19th Prime Minister of Thailand (born 1933)
Brian Douglas Wilson was an American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer who co-founded the Beach Boys. Widely regarded as one of the most innovative and significant m…
Brian Wilson, American singer and songwriter, co-founder of the Beach Boys (born 1942)
Angara Airlines Flight 2311 was a scheduled domestic flight from Ignatyevo Airport to Tynda Airport, operated by Angara Airlines. On 24 July 2025, an Antonov An-24 operating that f…
Angara Airlines Flight 2311 crashes on approach to Tynda Airport, killing all 48 people on board.
On 30 July 2025, at 11:24:52 PETT, a Mw 8.8 megathrust earthquake struck off the eastern coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Russian Far East, 119 km (74 mi) east-southeast of …
A magnitude 8.8 earthquake hits Russia, causing tsunamis over the Pacific Ocean.
Bianca Castro-Arabejo, known professionally as Jiggly Caliente, was a Filipino-American transgender drag performer and entertainer. She rose to prominence competing on the fourth s…
Jiggly Caliente, Filipino-American drag performer, singer and actress (born 1980)
George Homer Ryan was an American politician who served as the 39th Governor of Illinois from 1999 to 2003. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as Secretary of S…
George Ryan, American politician, 39th Governor of Illinois (born 1934)
Simon Francis Mann was a British officer in the Special Air Service (SAS), and later a mercenary. He trained to be an officer at Sandhurst and was commissioned into the Scots Guard…
Simon Mann, British military officer and mercenary (born 1952)
Arthur Folasa Ah Loo, better known as Afa Ah Loo, was a Samoan fashion designer. He competed on season 17 of Project Runway.
Afa Ah Loo, Samoan fashion designer
Arnaldo Pomodoro was an Italian sculptor based in Milan. His signature works are Sphere Within Sphere, bronze spheres with smooth exterior and broken interiors. They are displayed …
Arnaldo Pomodoro, Italian sculptor (born 1926)
Rebekah Del Rio was an American singer-songwriter and actress from Chula Vista, California.
Rebekah Del Rio, American singer-songwriter (born 1967)
John Clark was a Scottish football player and coach. He was employed by Celtic for fifty years over eight decades, as a player from 1958 to 1971, then having spells as a coach, ass…
John Clark, Scottish Footballer and Lisbon Lion (born 1941)
Robert Cabot Sherman Jr. was an American singer and actor who was a teen idol in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He had a series of successful singles, notably the million-seller "…
Bobby Sherman, American singer-songwriter and actor (born 1943)