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- .kg.kg is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Kyrgyzstan. Although registr
- .tj.tj is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Tajikistan. Registrations ar
- .tm.tm is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Turkmenistan. It is operated
- 10th Baluch RegimentThe 10th Baluch or Baluch Regiment was a regiment of the British Indian Army from 1922 to
- 129th Duke of Connaught's Own BaluchisThe 129th Duke of Connaught's Own Baluchis was an infantry regiment of the British Indian
- 144th Fighter WingThe 144th Fighter Wing (144 FW) is a unit of the California Air National Guard, stationed
- 17 July Revolution1968 Ba'athist coup d'état in Iraq
- 17 October 2017 Afghanistan attacksOn 17 October 2017, insurgents attacked Gardez, Paktia Province and Ghazni Province in Afg
- 1935 Greek coup attemptAttempted coup d'état in Greece
- 1940sDecade of the Gregorian calendar (1940–1949)
- 1948 Arab–Israeli WarSecond and final stage of the 1948 Palestine war
- 1948 Czechoslovak coup d'étatSoviet-backed coup
- 1948 Palestine warFirst Israeli–Arab war
- 1948 Palestinian expulsion and flightEthnic cleansing, expulsion, and flight of Palestinians during the 1948 Palestine war
- 1949 Armistice AgreementsFormal ceasefire which ended the 1948 Arab–Israeli War
- 1950sDecade of the Gregorian calendar (1950–1959)
- 1951 Chinese annexation of Tibet1950–1951 annexation in Asia
- 1953 Iranian coup d'étatCoup to depose Prime Minister Mohammed Mosaddegh
- 1954 Geneva ConferenceInternational conference on dismantling French Indochina
- 1954 Guatemalan coup d'étatCIA-backed deposition of Jacobo Árbenz
- 1956 Poznań protestsProtest against communist Polish government
- 1956 Treason Trial1956 trial in South Africa
- 1957–1958 influenza pandemicThe 1957–1958 Asian flu pandemic was a global pandemic of influenza A virus subtype H2N2 t
- 1959 Mosul uprisingAttempted coup in Iraq
- 1959 Tibetan uprisingUprising in Lhasa, Tibet against China
- 1960 Valdivia earthquake9.4–9.6 magnitude earthquake in Chile
- 1960sDecade of the Gregorian calendar (1960–1969)
- 1962 Burmese coup d'étatMilitary coup by Ne Win
- 1963 South Vietnamese coup d'étatMilitary overthrow of President Ngô Đình Diệm
- 1964 Brazilian coup d'étatCoup d'état in Brazil that ousted President João Goulart
- 1966 anti-Igbo pogrom1966 massacres of Igbo people in Nigeria
- 1968 movement in ItalyThe 1968 movement in Italy or Sessantotto was inspired by distaste or discontent with trad
- 1968 Olympics Black Power saluteProtest during 1968 Olympic Games
- 1969 Libyan revolutionCoup d'état by the Free Officers movement
- 1969 Philippine balance of payments crisisEconomic crisis in the Philippines
- 1970 Cambodian coup d'étatCoup that overthrew Prince Norodom Sihanouk
- 1970sDecade of the Gregorian calendar
- 1971 Bolivian coup d'étatOverthrow of Bolivian president Juan José Torres
- 1971–72 Namibian contract workers strikeNamibian general strike
- 1972 visit by Richard Nixon to ChinaAmerican diplomatic overture to the PRC
- 1973 Afghan coup d'étatOverthrow of King Mohammad Zahir Shah of Afghanistan
- 1973 Chilean coup d'étatOverthrow of President Salvador Allende
- 1975 Australian constitutional crisisDismissal of Prime Minister Gough Whitlam
- 1975 Panjshir Valley uprisingIranian–Pakistani backed uprising in Afghanistan
- 1978 South Lebanon conflictInvasion of southern Lebanon by Israel as part of the Lebanese Civil War
- 1978 Truth Criterion ControversySociopolitical debate in China
- 1979 Ba'ath Party purgePublic purge of the Iraqi Ba'ath Party by Saddam Hussein
- 1980sDecade of the Gregorian calendar (1980–1989)
- 1983–1985 famine in EthiopiaFamine in Ethiopia during the Derg rule
- 1984–1985 United Kingdom miners' strikeIndustrial action in British coal mining
- 1986 Chinese student demonstrationsAnti-regime protests in mainland China
- 1987 Fijian coups d'état1987 political events in Fiji
- 1989 Mao portrait vandalism incidentIncident during the Tiananmen Square protests
- 1990sDecade of the Gregorian calendar (1990–1999)
- 1990s North Korean famine1994–1999 famine in North Korea
- 1991 Bangladesh cycloneNorth Indian Ocean cyclone
- 1991 Iraqi missile attacks against IsraelPart of the Gulf War
- 1991 Paris Peace AgreementsTreaty between Cambodia and Vietnam
- 1991 Soviet coup attemptFailed attempt to unseat Mikhail Gorbachev
- 1992 Los Angeles riotsRiots and protests following the beating of Rodney King
- 1992 Yugoslav campaign in BosniaSeries of engagements during the Bosnian war
- 1993 ethnic violence in Burundi1993 killings of mostly Tutsis in Burundi
- 1993 Russian constitutional crisisConflict between Boris Yeltsin and the parliament
- 1994 Bophuthatswana crisisCrisis in South Africa
- 1994 South African general electionFirst South African election held under nonracial, universal suffrage
- 1995 Hanshin earthquakeEarthquake in Japan on January 17, 1995
- 1997 Asian financial crisisRegional financial crisis that struck East and Southeast Asia in 1997–1998
- 1998 Russian financial crisisMid-1998 economic crisis in Russia
- 1999 East Timorese crisisPro-Indonesian attacks in East Timor after an independence referendum
- 1999 Russian bombing of ChechnyaThe 1999 Russian bombing of Chechnya was Russian Air Force's military operation against th
- 1999 war in DagestanConflict in the Dagestan, Russia
- 1st Council of Ministers of the German Democratic RepublicAt the inaugural meeting of the Volkskammer on 8 November 1950, Otto Grotewohl was elected
- 1st Nepalese Constituent AssemblyThe first Nepalese Constituent Assembly was a unicameral body of 601 members that served f
- 2000 Philippine campaign against the Moro Islamic Liberation FrontAnti-secession military campaign
- 2000 United Kingdom budgetThe 2000 United Kingdom Budget, officially known as Budget 2000 – Prudent for a Purpose: W
- 2000sDecade of the Gregorian calendar (2000–2009)
- 2002 Bali bombingsTerrorist attacks in Indonesia
- 2002 Venezuelan coup attemptFailed coup against President Hugo Chávez
- 2002–2004 SARS outbreakEpidemic of severe acute respiratory syndrome originating in China
- 2003 Casablanca bombingsSeries of suicide bombings by Salafia Jihadia militants
- 2003 invasion of IraqMilitary invasion led by the United States
- 2004 Haitian coup d'étatA coup d'état in Haiti on 29 February 2004, following several weeks of conflict, resulted
- 2004 Madrid train bombingsTerrorist attack on Madrid's suburban trains
- 2004 Venezuelan protestsA series of anti-government protests took place in Venezuela in the context of the 2004 re
- 2005 visits by the Pan-Blue Coalition to mainland ChinaThe 2005 Pan-Blue visits to mainland China were a series of visits by delegations of the K
- 2005–2006 Thai political crisis2005-06 period of political and civil unrest in Thailand culminating in a military coup
- 2006 Boudouaou bombing36°42′07″N 3°24′44″E / 36.701956°N 3.4121471°E
- 2006 Lebanon WarArmed conflict primarily between Israel and Hezbollah
- 2006 Tidjelabine bombing36°43′11″N 3°29′15″E / 36.7196704°N 3.4875°E
- 2008 Danish embassy bombing in IslamabadThe 2008 Danish embassy bombing was an attack on the Danish embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan
- 2008 Mumbai attacksIslamist terror attacks in India
- 2008 Sichuan earthquakeMagnitude 8.0 earthquake in China
- 2008 Summer OlympicsMulti-sport event in Beijing, China
- 2008–2009 Ukrainian financial crisisUkraine was hit heavily by the Great Recession, the World Bank expected Ukraine's economy
- 2009 swine flu pandemic2009–2010 pandemic of swine influenza caused by H1N1 influenza virus
- 2010 Haiti earthquakeMagnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake
- 2010 Kyrgyz RevolutionRevolution that overthrew President Kurmanbek Bakiyev
- 2010 Mardakert clashesThe 2010 Mardakert clashes were a series of violations of the First Nagorno-Karabakh War c
- 2010 Tidjelabine bombing36°43′15″N 3°29′35″E / 36.7209639°N 3.493112°E
- 2010sDecade of the Gregorian calendar (2010–2019)
- 2011 Egyptian revolutionPolitical upheaval in Egypt
- 2011 military intervention in LibyaNATO-led air and naval attacks during the civil war
- 2011 Norway attacksDomestic terrorist attacks
- 2011 South Sudanese independence referendumA referendum took place in Southern Sudan from 9 to 15 January 2011, on whether the region
- 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunamiMegathrust earthquake off Japan's east coast
- 2012 Gaza WarMilitary offensive in the Gaza strip
- 2012 Thénia bombing36°43′32″N 3°33′26″E / 36.7256687°N 3.5572704°E
- 2013 Mogadishu Turkish embassy attackThe 2013 Mogadishu Turkish embassy attack occurred on 27 July 2013 when al-Shaabab militan
- 2013 Shahbag protestsProtest in Shahbag, Bangladesh in 2013
- 2014 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashesClashes on the Armenian–Azerbaijan border (Tavush–Qazakh) and the line of contact between
- 2014 Gaza WarArmed conflict in the Gaza Strip
- 2014 pro-Russian unrest in UkraineFrom the end of February 2014, in the aftermath of the Euromaidan and the Revolution of Di
- 2014 Russian annexation of Crimea2014 annexation of Ukrainian territory
- 2014 Villa Somalia attackOn 21 February 2014, Al-Shabaab militants launched a surprise attack on the Somali preside
- 2015 Bangladeshi political crisisThe 2015 Bangladeshi political crisis refers state of political turmoil between the two ma
- 2015 European migrant crisisPeriod of significant increase in migration
- 2015 meeting of Ma Ying-jeou and Xi JinpingMeeting between leaders of the two Chinas
- 2015 Ministry of Higher Education attackOn 14 April 2015, Al-Shabaab militants launched a suicide car bomb and shooting attack on
- 2015 Rohingya refugee crisisMass human migration crisis
- 2015–16 Zika virus epidemicWidespread epidemic of Zika fever
- 2016 Saudi Arabia mass executionOn January 2, 2016, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia carried out a mass execution of 47 impriso
- 2016 Turkish coup d'état attemptFailed military coup attempt in Turkey
- 2017 Shayrat missile strikeUnited States missile strike in Syria on 7 April 2017
- 2017 Zimbabwean coup d'étatMilitary overthrow of President Robert Mugabe
- 2018 in AfghanistanEvents in the year 2018 in Afghanistan.
- 2018 Ouagadougou attacksOn 2 March 2018, at least eight heavily armed militants launched an assault on key locatio
- 2019 Bolivian political crisisReplacement of Evo Morales by Jeanine Áñez
- 2019–20 Australian bushfire seasonThe 2019–20 Australian bushfire season, also known as the Black Summer, was one of the mos
- 2019–2020 Hong Kong protestsFrom 2019 until 2020, protests were held in Hong Kong in response to the Hong Kong governm
- 2020 Afgooye bombingOn 18 January 2020, a suicide car bombing killed four and injured at least 20 others in Af
- 2020 Beirut explosionAmmonium nitrate explosion in Lebanon
- 2020 Hong Kong national security lawThe Law of the People's Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Ko
- 2020 in AfghanistanEvents in the year 2020 in Afghanistan.
- 2020 Indian agriculture actsActs of the Parliament of India
- 2020 Libyan protestsThe 2020 Libyan protests consisted of street protests over issues of poor provision of ser
- 2020 Malian coup d'étatMilitary overthrow of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta
- 2020–2021 Xi Jinping administration reform spreeSpate of cultural and economic reforms in China
- 2020sDecade of the Gregorian calendar (2020–2029)
- 2021 Israel–Palestine crisisPart of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- 2021 Malian coup d'étatMilitary overthrow of President Bah N'daw
- 2021 Myanmar coup d'état2021 military coup in Myanmar
- 2021 Taliban offensiveMilitary offensive by the Taliban in Afghanistan
- 2021–2023 global supply chain crisisDisruption to global trade, 2021–2023
- 2022 COVID-19 protests in China2022 protests following COVID-19 lockdowns in China
- 2022 Namsiguia bombingOn August 9, 2022, two bombings in Namssiguia, Bam Province, Burkina Faso killed 15 Burkin
- 2022 Russian invasion of UkraineCampaign in ongoing war since 2014
- 2022 Tripoli clashesThe 2022 Tripoli clashes erupted between forces loyal to rival Libyan prime ministers Fath
- 2022 Winter OlympicsMulti-sport event in Beijing, China
- 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakesMajor earthquakes in the Turkey–Syria border region
- 2024 Hezbollah headquarters strikeIsraeli airstrike in Beirut, Lebanon
- 2025 Afghanistan–Pakistan conflict2025 border conflict between Afghanistan and Pakistan
- 2025 China Victory Day ParadeMilitary parade in Beijing, China
- 2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan warOngoing armed conflict in South Asia
- 2026 Lebanon warOngoing conflict in the Middle East
- 2026 United States intervention in VenezuelaAirstrikes and capture of Nicolás Maduro
- 20th Infantry Regiment (United States)The 20th Infantry Regiment ("Sykes' Regulars") is a United States Army infantry regiment.
- 21st centuryOne hundred years, from 2001 to 2100
- 24 July 2019 Mogadishu bombingOn 24 July 2019, a female suicide bomber entered and blew herself up inside Mogadishu Mayo
- 24/20 orderThe 24/20 order or 24/20 declaration was a Mozambican operation forcing the Portuguese to
- 2nd Conference of the Workers' Party of KoreaThe 2nd Conference of the Workers' Party of Korea was held in Pyongyang in October 1966. A
- 30 April 2018 Kabul suicide bombingsOn 30 April 2018, two suicide bombers detonated near government buildings in central Kabul
- 30 September Movement1965 Indonesian military faction that attempted a coup
- 36th Separate Coastal Defense BrigadeThe 36th Separate Coastal Defense Brigade (Military Unit A2320) was a military unit that w
- 3rd Corps (Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina)The 3rd Corps of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina was one of five (later
- 7 July 2005 London bombingsIslamist suicide terrorist attacks
- 7th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist PartyThe 7th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party was in session from 1945 to 1956.
- 85th United States CongressThe 85th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United Stat
- 863 ProgramChinese technology program
- 8888 Uprising1988 protests in Burma (Myanmar)
- 8th National Congress of the Chinese Communist PartyThe 8th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party was held in two sessions, the fir
- 9th BRICS summit2017 international summit in Xiamen, China