21st century

==== 2011 ====
* [[March 11]] – The [[2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami]] and subsequent [[Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster]] in [[Japan]] leave 15,899 dead.
* [[April 29]] – An estimated two billion people watch the [[Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton|wedding]] of [[Prince William, Duke of Cambridge]] and [[Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge|Catherine Middleton]] at [[Westminster Abbey]] in London.
* [[May 2]] – [[Al-Qaeda]] leader [[Osama bin Laden]], the mastermind behind the [[Planning of the September 11 attacks|9/11 attacks]], is [[Death of Osama bin Laden|killed in a raid]] at [[Osama bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad|his compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan]] by the U.S. Navy's SEAL Team 6 (DEVGRU).
* [[July 10]] – Britain's largest [[Tabloid (newspaper format)|tabloid newspaper]], the ''[[News of the World]]'', shuts down after 168 years in print due to the [[News International phone hacking scandal|2009 phone hacking scandal]].
* [[July 14]] – [[South Sudan]], following the [[2011 South Sudanese independence referendum|January 2011 independence referendum]], becomes a member of the [[United Nations]].
* [[July 22]] – [[Anders Behring Breivik]] perpetrates two [[2011 Norway attacks|terrorist attacks]] in [[Norway]], the first being a bombing targeting government buildings in central [[Oslo]], the second being a mass shooting at a youth camp on the island of [[Utøya]]. It was the deadliest attack in Norway since the [[World War II|Second World War]], with 77 people killed and 319 injuries.
* [[September 17]] – The [[Occupy movement]], an international protest movement against [[Social inequality|social]] and [[economic inequality]], takes shape. It is partially inspired by the Arab Spring and is one of the first significant global protest movements to occur in the age of [[social media]].
* [[October 20]] – Deposed dictator [[Muammar Gaddafi]] is [[Death of Muammar Gaddafi|captured and killed]] by the [[National Liberation Army (Libya)|National Liberation Army of Libya]], during the [[Libyan Civil War (2011)|Libyan Civil War]].
* [[November 16]] – Italy's long-term Prime Minister [[Silvio Berlusconi]] [[Resignation of Silvio Berlusconi|resigns]] amid public protests, financial crisis and [[Silvio Berlusconi prostitution trial|sexual scandals]].
* [[December 15]] – The [[Iraq War]] is formally declared over.
* [[December 17]] – [[Kim Jong-il]], [[Supreme Leader (North Korean title)|supreme leader of North Korea]], [[Death and state funeral of Kim Jong-il|dies]]. He is succeeded by his son [[Kim Jong-un]].