Explore 734 historical events from 2020–2029.
Christopher Samuel Bond was an American attorney and politician from Missouri. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a U.S. senator from 1987 to 2011, following two non-co…
Kit Bond, American lawyer and politician, 47th Governor of Missouri (born 1939)
José Alberto "Pepe" Mujica Cordano was a Uruguayan politician, revolutionary and farmer who served as the 40th president of Uruguay from 2010 to 2015. A former guerrilla with the T…
José Mujica, Uruguayan politician, 40th President of Uruguay (born 1935)
Domingos da Silva Soares, popularly known as Padre Maubere or Amu Du, was an East Timorese Roman Catholic priest, activist, and independence leader. Born in Letefoho in what was th…
Domingos Maubere, East Timorese Catholic priest and activist (born 1952)
Gerald Edward Connolly was an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Virginia's 11th congressional district from 2009 until his death in 2025. A member of th…
Gerry Connolly, American politician, U
Ferdinand "Freddie" Pascual Aguilar, also known by his Muslim name Abdul Farid, was a Filipino musician regarded as one of the pillars and icons of Original Pilipino Music (OPM). H…
Freddie Aguilar, Filipino musician and singer-songwriter (born 1953)
Étienne-Émile Baulieu was a French biochemist and endocrinologist who was best known for his research in the field of steroid hormones and their role in reproduction and aging. He …
Étienne-Émile Baulieu, French biochemist and endocrinologist (born 1926)
Billy Don Moyers was an American journalist and political commentator who served as the eleventh White House Press Secretary from 1965 to 1967 during the Lyndon B. Johnson administ…
Bill Moyers, American journalist, 13th White House Press Secretary (born 1934)
Boris Claudio "Lalo" Schifrin was an Argentine and American pianist, composer, arranger and conductor. Initially prominent as a jazz composer, he was best known for his large body …
Lalo Schifrin, Argentinian pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1932)
Takutai Moana Natasha Kemp was a New Zealand politician, community health leader and hip hop dance director. She won the Tāmaki Makaurau electorate in the 2023 New Zealand general …
Takutai Tarsh Kemp, New Zealand politician (born 1975)
Stanley Fischer was an American and Israeli economist who served as the 20th vice chair of the Federal Reserve from 2014 to 2017. Fischer previously served as the 8th governor of t…
Stanley Fischer, Israeli-American economist (born 1943)
James Lawrence Marshall was an American professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for 20 seasons, primarily with the Minnesota Viki…
Jim Marshall, American football player (born 1937)
Shigeo Nagashima was a Japanese professional baseball player and manager. Nagashima first began playing baseball in elementary school, before playing at his high school in Chiba P…
Shigeo Nagashima, Japanese baseball player and manager (born 1936)
Edmund Valentine White III was an American novelist, memoirist, playwright, biographer and essayist. A pioneering figure in LGBTQ and especially gay literature after the Stonewall …
Edmund White, American novelist, memoirist and essayist (born 1940)
Joseph Jean-Pierre Marc Garneau was a Canadian Armed Forces officer, astronaut and politician. Garneau served as a naval officer before being selected as an astronaut as part of th…
Marc Garneau, Canadian astronaut and Member of Parliament (born 1949)
Aminu Alhassan Dantata was a Nigerian businessman and philanthropist who was one of the promoters of Kano State Foundation, an endowment fund that supported educational initiatives…
Aminu Dantata, Nigerian businessman and philanthropist (born 1931)
Darrell Wayne Lukas was an American horse trainer and a U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee. He won 20 Breeders' Cup races, 15 Triple Crown races, received five Eclipse Awards for hi…
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Kenneth Colley was a British film and television actor whose career spanned over 60 years. He came to wider prominence through his role as Admiral Piett in the Star Wars films The …
Kenneth Colley, English actor (born 1937)
Sylvester Stewart, better known by his stage name Sly Stone, was an American musician, songwriter and record producer. He was the frontman of Sly and the Family Stone, playing a cr…
Sly Stone, American musician and record producer (Sly and the Family Stone)
Melissa Anne Hortman was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 61st speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party, …
Melissa Hortman, American lawyer and politician (born 1970)
Patricia Mary "Kim" Woodburn was an English television personality, writer, and expert cleaner. Known as the "Queen of Clean", she came to prominence by co-presenting the Channel 4…
Kim Woodburn, English television personality and expert cleaner (born 1942)
Carolyn McCarthy was an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing New York's 4th congressional district from…
Carolyn McCarthy, American nurse and politician (born 1944)
David Gene Parker, nicknamed "the Cobra", was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a right fielder from 1973 to 1991. A seven-time All-St…
Dave Parker, American baseball player and coach (born 1951)
Henderson Alexander Gall was a Scottish journalist, author and Independent Television News (ITN) news presenter whose career as a journalist spanned more than 50 years. He began hi…
Sandy Gall, Malaysian-Scottish journalist and author (born 1927)
James Charles Shooter was an American writer, editor and publisher in the comics industry. Beginning his career writing for DC Comics at the age of 14, he had a successful but cont…
Jim Shooter, American author and illustrator (born 1951)