Explore 1843 historical events from 1940–1949.
Keith Gull is a British microbiologist who is a Wellcome Trust Principal Research Fellow and Professor of Molecular microbiology at the Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, Univer…
Keith Gull, English microbiologist and academic
Michael Piller was an American television scriptwriter and producer, who was best known for his contributions to the Star Trek franchise.
Michael Piller, American screenwriter and producer (died 2005)
Johan De Muynck is a former Belgian professional road racing cyclist who raced from 1971 to 1983. The highlight of his career was his overall win in the 1978 Giro d'Italia. Other G…
Johan De Muynck, Belgian former professional road racing cyclist
David Thorpe is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray and Richmond in the VFL.
David Thorpe, Australian rules footballer
Svetlana Alexandrovna Alexievich is a Belarusian investigative journalist, essayist and oral historian who writes in Russian. She was awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize in Literature "fo…
Svetlana Alexievich, Belarusian journalist and author, Nobel Prize laureate
John Henry Bonham was an English musician who was the drummer of the rock band Led Zeppelin. Noted for his speed, power, fast single-footed kick drumming, distinctive sound, and fe…
John Bonham, English musician, songwriter and drummer (died 1980)
James Martin Hannett, was an English record producer, musician, and an original partner and director at Tony Wilson's Factory Records. He was also a co-founder of the musicians' co…
Martin Hannett, English bass player, guitarist, and record producer (died 1991)
Duncan Lee Hunter is a retired American politician. He was a Republican member of the House of Representatives from California's 52nd, 45th and 42nd districts from 1981 to 2009.
Duncan Hunter, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician
Powers Allen Boothe was an American actor known for his commanding character actor roles on film and television. He received a Primetime Emmy Award and nominations for two Screen A…
Powers Boothe, American actor (died 2017)
Tomáš Halík, born 1 June 1948, is a Czech Catholic priest, philosopher, and theologian. He is a professor of sociology at the Charles University in Prague, pastor of the Academic P…
Tomáš Halík, Czech Roman Catholic priest, philosopher, theologian and scholar
Michel Pierre Plasse was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. He played in the National Hockey League from 1970 to 1982. He was selected first overall in the 1968 NHL Ama…
Michel Plasse, Canadian ice hockey player (died 2006)
Gerald Patrick Mathers is an American former actor best known for his role in the television sitcom Leave It to Beaver, originally broadcast from 1957 to 1963. He played the protag…
Jerry Mathers, American actor
Jan Reker is a Dutch football manager and director.
Jan Reker, Dutch footballer and manager
Robert Champion is an English former jump jockey, who won the 1981 Grand National on Aldaniti. His triumph, while recovering from cancer, was made into the 1984 film Champions, wit…
Bob Champion, English jockey
Sandra Post, is a retired professional golfer, the first Canadian to play on the LPGA Tour. In 1968 at age 20 in her rookie professional year, she won a women's major – the LPGA Ch…
Sandra Post, Canadian golfer and sportscaster
Jürgen Sparwasser is a retired German football player and, later, briefly a football manager.
Jürgen Sparwasser, German footballer and manager
Francisco de Jesús Rivera Figueras, known as Paquito D'Rivera, is a Cuban-American alto saxophonist, clarinetist and composer. He was a member of the Cuban songo band Irakere and, …
Paquito D'Rivera, Cuban-American Grammy Award-winning musician
Arlene Joy Harris is an entrepreneur, inventor, investor, and policy advocate in the telecommunications industry. She is the president and co-founder of Dyna LLC, an incubator for …
Arlene Harris, American entrepreneur, inventor, investor and policy advocate
James Randall Bailey is an American former gridiron football player. After attending the University of Kansas, he played nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL) as a def…
Jim Bailey, American football player
Gerd Gudrun Maria Schyman is a Swedish politician. She served as leader of the Swedish Left Party from 1993 until January 2003. She remained a member of the Left Party until 2004, …
Gudrun Schyman, Swedish social worker and politician
Timothy Robert Sullivan was an American science fiction novelist, screenwriter, actor, film director and short story writer.
Tim Sullivan, American novelist (died 2024)
Lalu Prasad Yadav is an Indian politician who served as the chief minister of Bihar from 1991 to 1997 and as the union minister for Railways from 2004 to 2009. He is the founding p…
Lalu Prasad Yadav, Indian politician, 20th Chief Minister of Bihar
Lynsey de Paul was an English singer-songwriter and record producer. After initially writing hits for others, she had her own chart hits in the UK and Europe in the 1970s, starting…
Lynsey de Paul, English singer-songwriter, pianist, producer, cartoonist and actress (died 2014)
Hans Binder is an Austrian former Formula One driver who raced for the Ensign, Wolf, Surtees and ATS teams.
Hans Binder, Austrian racing driver