Explore 1359 historical events from 2020–2029.
Sir Clive Marles Sinclair was an English entrepreneur and inventor, best known for being a pioneer in the computing industry and also as the founder of several companies that devel…
Clive Sinclair, English entrepreneur and inventor (born 1940)
Abdelaziz Bouteflika was an Algerian politician and diplomat who served as the seventh president of Algeria from 1999 until his resignation in 2019, following mass protests.
Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Algerian politician, President of Algeria (born 1937)
Jolidee Matongo was a South African politician who served as the mayor of Johannesburg from 10 August 2021 until his death on 18 September 2021. Prior to his election as mayor, he …
Jolidee Matongo, South African politician, 97th Mayor of Johannesburg (born 1975)
Chris Anker Sørensen was a Danish road bicycle racer who rode professionally between 2005 and 2018 for the Team Designa Køkken, Tinkoff–Saxo, Fortuneo–Vital Concept, and Riwal Plat…
Chris Anker Sørensen, Danish road bicycle racer (born 1984)
Corazon Victoria "Dinky" Nerves Juliano-Soliman was a Filipina politician, activist and social worker who served as Secretary of Social Welfare and Development twice, under Preside…
Dinky Soliman, Filipino politician, 23rd Secretary of Social Welfare and Development (born 1953)
John Dorman Elliott was an Australian businessman and state and federal president of the Liberal Party. He had also been president of the Carlton Football Club. He frequently provo…
John Elliott, Australian businessman (born 1941)
John Spurley Challis was an English actor. He had an extensive theatre and television career but is best known for portraying Terrance Aubrey "Boycie" Boyce in the long-running BBC…
John Challis, English actor (born 1942)
James Peter Greaves was an English professional footballer who played as a forward and is regarded as one of the greatest strikers of all time and one of England's best ever player…
Jimmy Greaves, English footballer (born 1940)
William Garson Paszamant was an American actor. He appeared in over 75 films and more than 300 TV episodes. He was known for playing Stanford Blatch on the series Sex and the City,…
Willie Garson, American actor (born 1964)
Antonino Vaccarella was an Italian sports car racing and Formula One driver from the island of Sicily. He was considered a specialist for the main local race, the Targa Florio, the…
Nino Vaccarella, Italian race car driver (born 1933)
Madeleine Tchicaya was an Ivorian politician. She is known for being the first female graduate of the National School of Administration.
Madeleine Tchicaya, Ivorian politician (born 1930)
Koichi Sugiyama was a Japanese composer, conductor, and orchestrator. He was best known for composing for the Dragon Quest franchise, along with several other video games, anime, …
Koichi Sugiyama, Japanese composer and orchestrator (born 1931)
Jack Joseph Biondolillo was an American professional bowler and member of the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA).
Jack Biondolillo, American bowler (born 1940)
William Todd Akin was an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Missouri's 2nd congressional district from 2001 to 2013. He was a member of the Republican Pa…
Todd Akin, American politician (born 1947)
Dan Petrescu was a Romanian businessman and billionaire, among the richest people in Romania. Born in 1953 in Bucharest, Petrescu studied at the Politehnica University of Bucharest…
Dan Petrescu, Romanian businessman and billionaire (born 1953)
Abdul Qadeer Khan was a Pakistani nuclear physicist and metallurgical engineer. He is colloquially known as the "father of Pakistan's atomic weapons program".
Abdul Qadeer Khan, Pakistani nuclear physicist and metallurgical scientist (born 1936)
Lee Wan-koo was a South Korean politician who served as the prime minister of South Korea from February to April 2015.
Lee Wan-koo, South Korean politician, 39th Prime Minister of South Korea
Sir David Anthony Andrew Amess was a British politician who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for 38 years, serving Southend West from 1997 until his murder in 2021. He previou…
David Amess, British politician, member of Parliament for Southend West (born 1952)
Colin Luther Powell was an American U.S. Army general, diplomat, and statesman who served as the 65th United States secretary of state from 2001 to 2005, being the first Black Amer…
Colin Powell, American military leader and statesman, 65th Secretary of State (born 1937)
Jack Angel was an American voice actor and radio personality. Angel voiced characters in shows by Hasbro and Hanna-Barbera such as Super Friends, The Transformers and G.I. Joe and …
Jack Angel, American voice actor (born 1930)
Bernard Johan Herman Haitink was a Dutch conductor and violinist. He was the principal conductor of several international orchestras, beginning with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchest…
Bernard Haitink, Dutch conductor and violinist (born 1929)
Peter Thomas Scolari was an American actor. He was best known for his roles as Henry Desmond in the ABC sitcom Bosom Buddies (1980–1982) and Michael Harris on the CBS sitcom Newhar…
Peter Scolari, American actor (born 1955)
James Michael Tyler was an American actor best known for portraying Gunther on the NBC sitcom Friends. Prior to acting, he was an assistant film editor and production assistant. Hi…
James Michael Tyler, American actor (born 1962)
Ashley Alexander Mallett was an Australian cricketer who played in 38 Tests and 9 One Day Internationals between 1968 and 1980. Until Nathan Lyon, he was Australia's most successfu…
Ashley Mallett, Australian cricketer (born 1945)