The 2020s

2021 5 years ago

Indonesian Navy submarine KRI Nanggala (402) sinks in the Bali Sea during a military drill, killing all 53 on board

The Indonesian Navy is the naval branch of the Indonesian National Armed Forces. It was founded on 10 September 1945 and has a role to patrol Indonesia's lengthy coastline, to enfo…

Indonesian Navy submarine KRI Nanggala (402) sinks in the Bali Sea during a military drill, killing all 53 on board

2021 5 years ago

Forty-five men and boys are killed in the Meron stampede in Israel

On 30 April 2021, at about 00:45 IDT (UTC+3), a deadly crowd crush occurred on Mount Meron, Israel, during the annual pilgrimage to the tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai on the Jewis…

Forty-five men and boys are killed in the Meron stampede in Israel

2021 5 years ago

Idriss Déby, Chadian politician and military officer (born 1952)

Idriss Déby Itno was a Chadian politician and military officer who was the sixth president of Chad from 1991 until his death in 2021 during the Northern Chad offensive. His term of…

Idriss Déby, Chadian politician and military officer (born 1952)

2021 5 years ago

Monte Hellman, American film director (born 1929)

Monte Hellman was an American film director, producer, writer, and editor. Hellman began his career as an editor's apprentice at ABC TV, and made his directorial debut with the hor…

Monte Hellman, American film director (born 1929)

2021 5 years ago

Dan Kaminsky, American internet security researcher (born 1979)

Daniel Kaminsky was an American computer security researcher. He was a co-founder and chief scientist of Human Security, a computer security company. He previously worked for Cisco…

Dan Kaminsky, American internet security researcher (born 1979)

2021 5 years ago

Twenty-six people are killed and ninety-eight are injured after an elevated section of the Mexico City Metro collapses

The Mexico City Metro is a rapid transit system that serves the metropolitan area of Mexico City, including some municipalities in the State of Mexico. Operated by the Sistema de T…

Twenty-six people are killed and ninety-eight are injured after an elevated section of the Mexico City Metro collapses

2021 5 years ago

A car bomb explodes in front of a school in Kabul, capital city of Afghanistan killing at least 55 people and wounding o

On 8 May 2021, a car bombing followed by two more improvised explosive device (IED) blasts occurred in front of Sayed al-Shuhada High School in Dashte Barchi, a predominantly Shia …

A car bomb explodes in front of a school in Kabul, capital city of Afghanistan killing at least 55 people and wounding o

2021 5 years ago

A cable car falls from a mountain near Lake Maggiore in northern Italy, killing 14 people

On 23 May 2021, an aerial tram on the Stresa–Alpino–Mottarone Cable Car crashed to the ground after a traction or haulage cable snapped about five metres (16 ft) from the summit of…

A cable car falls from a mountain near Lake Maggiore in northern Italy, killing 14 people

2021 5 years ago

Ryanair Flight 4978 is forced to land by Belarusian authorities to detain dissident journalist Roman Protasevich

Ryanair Flight 4978 was a regularly scheduled international passenger flight from Athens International Airport, Greece, to Vilnius Airport, Lithuania, operated by Buzz, a Polish su…

Ryanair Flight 4978 is forced to land by Belarusian authorities to detain dissident journalist Roman Protasevich

2021 5 years ago

Ten people are killed in a shooting at a VTA rail yard in San Jose, California, United States

On May 26, 2021, a mass shooting occurred at a Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) rail yard in San Jose, California, United States. A 57-year-old VTA employee, Samue…

Ten people are killed in a shooting at a VTA rail yard in San Jose, California, United States

2021 5 years ago

A Cessna Citation I/SP crashes into Percy Priest Lake in Tennessee, killing all six people on board, including actor Joe

The Cessna 500 Citation I is a small business jet produced by Cessna, the basis of the Citation family. The Fanjet 500 prototype was announced in October 1968, first flew on Septem…

A Cessna Citation I/SP crashes into Percy Priest Lake in Tennessee, killing all six people on board, including actor Joe

2021 5 years ago

Manoj Das, Indian writer (born 1934)

Manoj Das was an Indian author who wrote in Odia and English. In 2000, Manoj Das was awarded the Saraswati Samman. He was awarded Padma Shri in 2001, the fourth-highest Civilian Aw…

Manoj Das, Indian writer (born 1934)

2021 5 years ago

Michael Collins, American astronaut (born 1930)

Michael Collins was an American astronaut who flew the Apollo 11 command module Columbia around the Moon in 1969 while his crewmates, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, made the first…

Michael Collins, American astronaut (born 1930)

2021 5 years ago

El Risitas, Spanish comedian (born 1956)

Juan Joya Borja, was a Spanish comedian and actor, better known by his stage name, El Risitas. He gained widespread popularity in 2015 thanks to a series of memes based on a televi…

El Risitas, Spanish comedian (born 1956)

2021 5 years ago

A gas explosion in Zhangwan district of Shiyan city, in Hubei province of China kills at least 12 people and wounds over

2021 Shiyan pipeline explosion, officially June 13 Yanhu Community Pedlar's Market Severe Gas Explosion Accident in Zhangwan District, Shiyan, Hubei was a gas explosion took place …

A gas explosion in Zhangwan district of Shiyan city, in Hubei province of China kills at least 12 people and wounds over

2021 5 years ago

Juneteenth National Independence Day, was signed into law by President Joe Biden, to become the first federal holiday es

Juneteenth, officially Juneteenth National Independence Day, is a federal holiday in the United States. It is celebrated annually on June 19 to commemorate the end of slavery in th…

Juneteenth National Independence Day, was signed into law by President Joe Biden, to become the first federal holiday es

2021 5 years ago

The Champlain Towers South condominium in Surfside, Florida suffers a sudden partial collapse, killing 98 people inside

Surfside is a town in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. Surfside is a primarily residential beachside community, with several multistory condominium buildings adjacent to …

The Champlain Towers South condominium in Surfside, Florida suffers a sudden partial collapse, killing 98 people inside

2021 5 years ago

The Tiger Fire ignites near Black Canyon City, Arizona, and goes on to burn 16,278 acres (6,587 ha) of land before being

The Tiger Fire was a wildfire that burned 16,278 acres (6,587 ha) in the U.S. state of Arizona from June to July 2021. The fire was caused by a dry lightning strike in the Prescott…

The Tiger Fire ignites near Black Canyon City, Arizona, and goes on to burn 16,278 acres (6,587 ha) of land before being

2021 5 years ago

An Antonov An-26 operating as Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Flight 251 crashes on approach to Palana Airport, killing…

The Antonov An-26 is a twin-engined turboprop regional airliner and military transport aircraft, designed and produced in the Soviet Union from 1969 to 1986. It is the third member…

An Antonov An-26 operating as Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Flight 251 crashes on approach to Palana Airport, killing…

2021 5 years ago

Cate Haste, English author (born 1945)

Catherine Haste, Baroness Bragg, was an English author, biographer, historian and documentary film director, who worked freelance for major television networks in the UK and US ove…

Cate Haste, English author (born 1945)

2021 5 years ago

Olympia Dukakis, American actress (born 1931)

Olympia Dukakis was an American actress. She performed in more than 130 stage productions, in some 60 films, and in approximately 50 television series. Best known as a screen actre…

Olympia Dukakis, American actress (born 1931)

2021 5 years ago

Marcel Stellman, Belgian record producer and lyricist (born 1925)

Marcel Leopold Stellman was a Belgian born British record producer and lyricist. Among the many artists who recorded Stellman’s songs are Cilla Black, Petula Clark, Charles Aznavou…

Marcel Stellman, Belgian record producer and lyricist (born 1925)

2021 5 years ago

Lloyd Price, American R&B vocalist (born 1933)

Lloyd Price was an American R&B and rock and roll singer known as "Mr. Personality" after his 1959 million-selling hit, "Personality". His first recording, "Lawdy Miss Clawdy", was…

Lloyd Price, American R&B vocalist (born 1933)

2021 5 years ago

Haitian crisis: Haitian President Jovenel Moïse is assassinated in his residence in the capital of Port-au-Prince.

The existing political, economic, and social crisis began with protests across cities in Haiti on 7 July 2018 in response to rising fuel prices. These protests gradually evolved in…

Haitian crisis: Haitian President Jovenel Moïse is assassinated in his residence in the capital of Port-au-Prince.