2017 Indian presidential election Overview of the 2017 indirect election for the President of India: process, candidates, result and significance of the contest held in July 2017.
2017 Las Vegas shooting On October 1, 2017, a gunman fired from the Mandalay Bay hotel into a crowd at the Route 91 Harvest festival in Las Vegas, killing 60 and injuring many. The attack prompted extensi…
2017 Puebla earthquake (19 September 2017) 2017 Puebla earthquake A major magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck near Puebla on 19 September 2017, causing widespread damage in central Mexico, hundreds of deaths, building collapses in Mexico City and Pue…
2017 Saint Petersburg Metro bombing On 3 April 2017 an explosive device detonated on a train of the Saint Petersburg Metro, killing 11 people and injuring at least 45; a second device was later found and defused.
2017 Stockholm truck attack 2017 Stockholm attack A vehicle-ramming attack on 7 April 2017 in central Stockholm, when a hijacked lorry ploughed into pedestrians on Drottninggatan and into an Åhléns department store, killing five a…
2017 Tehran attacks On 7 June 2017 coordinated shootings and bombings struck the Iranian parliament and the Mausoleum of Ruhollah Khomeini in Tehran, killing 12 and wounding dozens; ISIL claimed respo…
2017 UEFA Super Cup — Real Madrid 2–1 Manchester United 2017 UEFA Super Cup The 42nd UEFA Super Cup was played on 8 August 2017 in Skopje between 2016–17 Champions League winners Real Madrid and Europa League winners Manchester United; Real won 2–1.
2017 United Kingdom general election — overview and significance 2017 United Kingdom general election Snap parliamentary election held on 8 June 2017 that produced a hung parliament; Conservatives remained largest party, Labour made unexpected gains and the government relied on DUP…
2017 Westminster attack (22 March 2017, London) 2017 Westminster attack On 22 March 2017 a vehicle-ramming and stabbing attack near the Palace of Westminster in London killed five people and injured dozens; the attacker was shot dead and authorities ci…
2017 Zimbabwean takeover and political transition 2017 Zimbabwean coup d'état Military intervention in Zimbabwe in November 2017 that ended Robert Mugabe’s long rule, involving the seizure of state media, factional ZANU–PF conflict, and the rise of Emmerson…
2018 — overview of the year in the Gregorian calendar 2018 Summary of the year 2018: calendrical placement, major global events, cultural and technological trends, and its broader significance.
2018 Amesbury poisonings Two British residents were poisoned in Amesbury, England, in June–July 2018 with a Novichok nerve agent linked to the earlier Salisbury attack; one person died and the incident pro…
2018 Brazilian general election The 2018 Brazilian general election elected the president, vice president, governors and national legislators. It featured a first-round vote on 7 October and a runoff on 28 Octobe…
2018 FIFA World Cup — Russia: overview, results and legacy 2018 FIFA World Cup The 21st FIFA World Cup was held in Russia from 14 June to 15 July 2018. France won the tournament, which introduced VAR and featured 32 teams competing across Russian cities and s…
2018 Hawaii false missile alert A false ballistic missile alert sent to Hawaiʻi on January 13, 2018 triggered widespread alarm. The incident, caused by human error and system weaknesses, prompted investigations a…
2018 Horizon Air Q400 theft and crash at Seattle–Tacoma 2018 Horizon Air Q400 incident Unauthorized takeoff of a Horizon Air Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 from Seattle–Tacoma Airport on August 10, 2018; the ground agent pilot died when the aircraft crashed on Ketron Island…
2018 Liège attack — May 29 stabbing and shootings in Liège, Belgium 2018 Liège attack On 29 May 2018 a man on temporary prison leave attacked police officers in Liège, Belgium, killing two officers and a civilian; authorities opened a terrorism investigation into th…
2018 Lower Puna eruption (Kīlauea, Hawaii) 2018 lower Puna eruption A major 2018 eruption of Kīlauea on Hawaii’s lower Puna revealed the hazards of rift‑zone fissure activity: widespread lava flows, gas emissions, property loss, and large-scale eva…
2018 Malaysian general election National elections held 9 May 2018 to elect all 222 federal seats and most state assemblies; resulted in a historic change of government and the appointment of Mahathir Mohamad as…
2018 Mexican general election: nationwide vote and López Obrador's victory 2018 Mexican general election Mexico's 1 July 2018 elections chose a president, the full Congress and many local offices. The contest produced a decisive win for Andrés Manuel López Obrador amid high turnout an…
2018 New Caledonian independence referendum A summary of the 4 November 2018 New Caledonia referendum on independence from France, its background under the Nouméa Accord, results, controversies over voter eligibility, and su…
2018 North Korea–United States summit June 12, 2018 meeting in Singapore between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong‑un — a high‑profile diplomatic encounter focused on denuclearization, sancti…
2018 Pakistani general election A neutral overview of Pakistan's 25 July 2018 general election: context, key contestants, controversies, results and aftermath that led to Imran Khan's government formation.
2018 UEFA Champions League Final (Real Madrid 3–1 Liverpool) 2018 UEFA Champions League Final Final of the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League held in Kyiv on 26 May 2018; Real Madrid beat Liverpool 3–1 with goals from Benzema and a two-goal haul by Gareth Bale.
2018 Winter Olympics (PyeongChang) 2018 Winter Olympics The XXIII Olympic Winter Games took place in PyeongChang, South Korea, 9–25 February 2018. The Games combined sporting milestones, inter‑Korean gestures, programme changes and cont…
2018–19 UEFA Champions League — season summary and significance 2018–19 UEFA Champions League Season overview of the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League, its format, key matches, the all-English final in Madrid, and the competition's legacy.
2019: overview, calendar facts, and major global developments 2019 A concise overview of the year 2019: calendar classification, notable events, scientific achievements, and its place in recent history.
2019 Alberta general election Provincial election held April 16, 2019 in Alberta, Canada, to elect members to the Legislative Assembly. The United Conservative Party won a majority and formed government; the ND…
2019 Amhara Region coup attempt and related assassinations in Ethiopia 2019 Amhara Region coup d'état attempt A June 2019 attempt by factions within the Amhara regional security forces to overthrow local leadership, which included the assassination of the Amhara president and the national…
2019 Atlantic hurricane season: overview, notable storms, and records 2019 Atlantic hurricane season Comprehensive summary of the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season: timeline, key storms (Dorian, Lorenzo, Imelda), statistics, notable records, meteorological drivers and impacts.
2019 Brazil wildfires: Amazon and Cerrado fire season 2019 Brazil wildfires A summary of the 2019 wildfires that affected Brazil's Amazon and Cerrado regions, outlining scale, causes, impacts, government response and the political controversy surrounding i…
2019 Canadian federal election Overview of Canada's 2019 federal election: date, major parties and leaders, results, main campaign issues, regional patterns and the election's political consequences.
2019 Cricket World Cup — England and Wales 2019 Cricket World Cup International One Day International (ODI) tournament held in England and Wales in 2019; ten teams, round‑robin format, England won their first title after a tied final decided by b…
2019 Danish general election National parliamentary elections in Denmark held on 5 June 2019 to elect the 179 members of the Folketing, including representation from the Faroe Islands and Greenland; led to a c…
2019 Dayton shooting (Oregon District mass shooting) 2019 Dayton shooting A mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio, on Aug 4, 2019, killed nine victims plus the gunman and injured dozens. The attacker was killed by police within about 30 seconds; investigations f…
2019 El Paso shooting Mass shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, on August 3, 2019. Twenty-two people were killed, 24 injured; the attack was investigated as domestic terrorism and a possible hate cr…
2019 London Bridge stabbing On 29 November 2019 a knife attack on London Bridge injured five people and killed two. The attacker was shot dead by City of London Police and the incident was treated as terroris…
2019 Madeira bus crash in Caniço, Portugal 2019 Madeira bus crash A tour coach overturned near Caniço, Madeira on 17 April 2019, killing 29 people and injuring 27. Victims were mainly German tourists; Portuguese and German authorities coordinated…
2019 Sri Lanka Easter Sunday bombings 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings A coordinated series of suicide attacks on churches and hotels in Sri Lanka on 21 April 2019 that killed 269 people, wounded hundreds, and led to wide investigations, security chan…
2019 United Kingdom general election The UK general election on 12 December 2019 delivered a decisive Conservative victory under Boris Johnson, reshaping the Commons, accelerating Brexit, and prompting a Labour leader…
2019 Virginia Beach municipal building shooting 2019 Virginia Beach shooting A mass shooting at the Virginia Beach Municipal Center on May 31, 2019, killed 12 people and injured several others. The gunman, a city employee, was shot dead by police; the attac…
202 BC Year 202 BC saw decisive outcomes in two major regions: Rome’s victory at Zama ending the Second Punic War and Liu Bang’s victory at Gaixia leading to the founding of the Han dynas…
2020 — the year of global disruption and social change 2020 An encyclopedic overview of the year 2020: calendar facts, major global events (notably the COVID-19 pandemic), political and social impacts, scientific responses, and lasting lega…
2020 Nova Scotia attacks A mass shooting and arson rampage in Nova Scotia on April 18–19, 2020, in which Gabriel Wortman killed 22 people and injured three. The case prompted major police, firearms and eme…
2020 stock market crash: causes, timeline, response and recovery 2020 stock market crash A global equity market collapse beginning February–March 2020 tied to the COVID‑19 pandemic and an oil price war, triggering extreme volatility, policy interventions, and a rapid l…
2020 Taal Volcano eruption A summary of the January 12, 2020 eruption of Taal Volcano in the Philippines: event outline, ashfall and impacts across nearby regions, emergency response, and geological context.
2020 United States presidential election The 2020 U.S. presidential election held on November 3, 2020 resulted in Joe Biden defeating incumbent Donald Trump amid a pandemic, high turnout, extensive litigation, and a conte…
2021: overview, major events, and global developments 2021 A concise reference for 2021: calendar facts, major global events, pandemic developments, politics, science milestones, climate impacts and economic trends that shaped the year.
