Explore 1099 historical events from 2020–2029.
Michael Arthur Aung-Thwin was a Burmese American historian and emeritus professor at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, specializing in early Southeast Asian and Burmese history.
Michael Aung-Thwin, American historian and scholar of Burmese and Southeast Asian history (born 1946)
Gerhard Müller was a German professional footballer. A prolific striker, especially in and around the six-yard box, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest goalscorers and pla…
Gerd Müller, German footballer (born 1945)
Sean Lock was an English comedian and actor. He began his comedy career as a stand-up comedian. In 2000, Lock won the British Comedy Award, in the category of Best Live Comic, and …
Sean Lock, English comedian and actor (born 1963)
Shinichi Chiba IPA: [tɕiꜜba ɕiɰ̃itɕi], known internationally as Sonny Chiba, was a Japanese actor and martial artist. Chiba was one of the first actors to achieve stardom through h…
Sonny Chiba, Japanese actor (born 1939)
Igor Vovkovinskiy was a Ukrainian-American law student, actor and tallest living person in the United States, at 7 feet 8+1⁄3 inches (234.5 cm), briefly taking the record from Geor…
Igor Vovkovinskiy, Ukrainian-American law student and actor, American tallest person (born 1982)
Rodrigue Gabriel Gilbert was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played his entire career for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Known as "Mr. Ran…
Rod Gilbert, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1941)
Dame Elizabeth Violet Blackadder, Mrs Houston, was a Scottish painter and printmaker. She was the first woman to be elected to both the Royal Scottish Academy and the Royal Academy…
Elizabeth Blackadder, Scottish painter and printmaker (born 1931)
Charles Robert Watts was an English musician who was the drummer of the Rolling Stones from 1963 until his death in 2021.
Charlie Watts, English musician (born 1941)
Eddie Asner was an American actor. He is most notable for portraying Lou Grant on the sitcom The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970–1977) and drama Lou Grant (1977–1982), making him one o…
Ed Asner, American actor (born 1929)
Lee "Scratch" Perry was a Jamaican record producer, singer and songwriter noted for his innovative studio techniques and production style. Perry was a pioneer in the 1970s developm…
Lee "Scratch" Perry, Jamaican reggae producer (born 1936)
Jacques Jean Marie, Count Rogge was a Belgian sports administrator, former athlete, and physician, who served as the eighth president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) f…
Jacques Rogge, Belgian orthopedic surgeon, Olympic sailor and the 8th President of the International Olympic Committee…
Noemi Tesorero, known professionally as Mahal, was a Filipino actress, comedian, and vlogger. She had dwarfism and was noted for her childlike roles. She was said to have a very gi…
Mahal, Filipino comedian and actress (born 1974)
Francesco Morini was an Italian professional footballer who played as a defender. He competed for the Italy national team in the 1974 FIFA World Cup and earned a total of 11 caps. …
Francesco Morini, Italian footballer (born 1944)
Michael Constantine was a Greek-American actor. He is most widely recognized for his portrayal of Kostas "Gus" Portokalos, the stubborn Greek father of Toula Portokalos, in the fil…
Michael Constantine, Greek-American actor (born 1927)
Geronimo was a stud alpaca that resided at Shepherds Close Farm in Wickwar, South Gloucestershire, England. After Geronimo tested positive for bovine tuberculosis (bTB), a highly p…
Geronimo, British alpaca (born 2013)
Michail "Mikis" Theodorakis was a Greek composer and lyricist credited with over 1,000 works.
Mikis Theodorakis, Greek composer (born 1925)
Tunch Ilkin was a Turkish-American professional football player and sports broadcaster. A two-time Pro Bowl selection as an offensive tackle with the Pittsburgh Steelers, he was th…
Tunch Ilkin, Turkish-American football player (born 1957)
Jean-Paul Charles Belmondo was a French actor, producer and distributor. Initially associated with the New Wave of the 1960s thanks to the success of the film Breathless (1960), he…
Jean-Paul Belmondo, French actor (born 1933)
Sidharth Shukla was an Indian actor, host and model who mostly appeared in Hindi television and films. He was known for his roles in Balika Vadhu, Broken But Beautiful 3, and Dil S…
Siddharth Shukla, Indian TV and film actor (born 1980)
Willard Herman Scott Jr. was an American weatherman, radio and television personality, actor, narrator, clown, comedian, and author, whose broadcast career spanned 68 years, 65 yea…
Willard Scott, American weather presenter and television personality (born 1934)
Sarah Harding was an English singer, model, and actress. Her professional career began in 2002 when she successfully auditioned for the ITV reality series Popstars: The Rivals, dur…
Sarah Harding, English singer, member of Girls Aloud (born 1981)
Michael Kenneth Williams was an American actor. He rose to fame for his acclaimed portrayals of Omar Little on the HBO drama series The Wire (2002–2008), Albert "Chalky" White on t…
Michael K. Williams, American actor (born 1966)
Luis Robredo Villafuerte Sr., often referred to by his initials LRV, was a Filipino politician, lawyer and businessman who served as Governor of Camarines Sur for 15 years and as a…
Luis Villafuerte, Filipino politician, former congressman and governor of Camarines Sur (born 1935)
Manuel Rubén Abimael Guzmán Reinoso, also known by his nom de guerre Chairman Gonzalo, was a Peruvian Maoist revolutionary and guerrilla leader. He founded the organization Communi…
Abimael Guzmán, Peruvian philosopher and academic (born 1934)