Explore 1099 historical events from 2020–2029.
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)
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)
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
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
A constitutional referendum, locally called the republican referendum, was held in Kazakhstan on 5 June 2022. It was the third referendum since Kazakhstan's independence in 1991, a…
A constitutional referendum is held in Kazakhstan following violent protests and civil unrest against the government
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)
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)
A 4.0-kilometre (2.5 mi) deep earthquake measuring a magnitude (Mw) of 6.2 struck southeastern Afghanistan on 22 June 2022 at 01:24:36 AFT. The earthquake had a maximum Modified Me…
An earthquake occurs in eastern Afghanistan resulting in over 1,000 deaths
Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, 597 U.S. 215 (2022), is a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court in which the court held that the United States Constitu…
In Dobbs v
Sheikh Hasina Wazed is a Bangladeshi politician who served as Prime Minister of Bangladesh from 1996 to 2001 and again from 2009 to 2024. A daughter of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the f…
The prime minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina inaugurates the longest bridge of Bangladesh, Padma Bridge
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: The Battle of Sievierodonetsk ends after weeks of heavy fighting with the Russian capture of the ci
Oslo is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of 724,290 in 2025, while the city'…
Two people are killed and 21 more injured after a gunman opens fire at three sites in Oslo in a suspected Islamist anti-
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)
Robert Jerry Lanier Jr. was an American professional basketball player. He played center for the Detroit Pistons and the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA…
Bob Lanier, American professional basketball player (born 1948)
Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan was the second president of the United Arab Emirates and the ruler of Abu Dhabi from 2004 until his death in 2022.
Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, 2nd President of the United Arab Emirates (born 1948)
Frank Curry Jr. was an Australian rugby league player and coach of the South Sydney Rabbitohs club.
Frank Curry, Australian rugby league player and coach (born 1950)
Sir Sajid Javid is a British former politician who served as Secretary of State for Health and Social Care from June 2021 to July 2022, having previously served as Home Secretary f…
British government ministers Sajid Javid and Rishi Sunak resign from the second Johnson ministry, beginning the July…
The Georgia Guidestones was a granite monument that stood in Elbert County, Georgia, United States, from 1980 to 2022. It was 19 feet 3 inches (5.87 m) tall and made from six grani…
The Georgia Guidestones, a monument in the United States, are heavily damaged in a bombing, and are dismantled later…