Explore 3967 historical events from 1940–1949.
Catherine Evelyn Smith, also known as Silverbag, was a Canadian backup singer, groupie, drug dealer, and legal secretary. Smith served 15 months in the California Institution for W…
Cathy Smith, Canadian singer and drug dealer (died 2020)
George Kenneth Butterfield Jr. is an American lawyer, lobbyist, and retired politician who served as the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 1st congressional district from 20…
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Hendrik Johannes Cruijff, or Johan Cruyff, was a Dutch professional football player and manager. Regarded as one of the greatest players in history and as the greatest Dutch footba…
Johan Cruyff, Dutch footballer and manager (died 2016)
Nicholas Frank Hugo Greiner is an Australian politician who served as the 37th Premier of New South Wales from 1988 to 1992. Greiner was Leader of the New South Wales Division of t…
Nick Greiner, Hungarian-Australian politician, 37th Premier of New South Wales
Peter William Ham was a Welsh musician and songwriter who was the lead vocalist and composer of the rock band Badfinger from 1961 until his death in 1975. He also co-wrote the ball…
Pete Ham, Welsh singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1975)
Keith Arlen Magnuson was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman from Wadena, Saskatchewan who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) between 1969 and 1979.
Keith Magnuson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2003)
Ann Lee Peebles is a retired American singer and songwriter who gained popularity for her Memphis soul albums of the 1970s while signed to Hi Records. Her most successful singles i…
Ann Peebles, American soul singer-songwriter
Steve Khan is an American jazz guitarist.
Steve Khan, American jazz guitarist
Tommy James is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. James is the frontman of the rock band Tommy James and the Shondells, which is known for hit singles s…
Tommy James, American singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer
John Laurence Miller is an American former professional golfer. He was one of the top players in the world during the mid-1970s. He was the first to shoot 63 in a major championshi…
Johnny Miller, American golfer and sportscaster
James Ronald Ryun is an American former Republican politician and Olympic track and field athlete, who at his peak was widely considered the world's top middle-distance runner. He …
Jim Ryun, American runner and politician
Paul Stuart Fiddes is an English Baptist theologian and novelist.
Paul Fiddes, English theologian and academic
Finn Bjørn Kalvik is a Norwegian singer and composer. He represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981.
Finn Kalvik, Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist
Tom Køhlert is a Danish football manager and former player who managed Brøndby IF from 1979 to 1985 and several times later as a caretaker. He led the club to its first ever Danish…
Tom Køhlert, Danish footballer and manager
Mats Christer Johannes Odell is a Swedish politician. He served as Minister of Communications (Transport) from 1991 to 1994 and as Minister for Financial Markets from 2006 to 2010.
Mats Odell, Swedish economist and politician, Swedish Minister for Financial Markets
Sir James Dyson is an English inventor, industrial designer, farmer, and business magnate who founded the Dyson company. He is best known as the inventor of the bagless vacuum clea…
James Dyson, English businessman, founded the Dyson Company
Douglas James Henning was a Canadian magician, illusionist, escape artist and politician.
Doug Henning, Canadian magician (died 2000)
Alan Hugh Dale is a New Zealand actor. As a child, Dale enjoyed theatre and rugby. After retiring from the sport, he took on a number of occupations, before deciding to become a pr…
Alan Dale, New Zealand actor
Martha C. Nussbaum is an American philosopher and the Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics at the University of Chicago, where she is jointly appointed in…
Martha Nussbaum, American philosopher and author
Howard Robert Horvitz ForMemRS NAS AAA&S APS NAM is an American biologist whose research on the nematode worm Caenorhabditis elegans was awarded the 2002 Nobel Prize in Physiology …
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John Reid, Baron Reid of Cardowan, is a Scottish politician. A member of the Labour Party, he held various Cabinet positions under prime minister Tony Blair from 1999 to 2007, last…
John Reid, Baron Reid of Cardowan, Scottish historian and politician, Secretary of State for Defence
Yukiya Amano was a Japanese diplomat, who served as the Director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) from 1 December 2009 until his death on 18 July 2019. Pre…
Yukiya Amano, Japanese diplomat (died 2019)
Claude Hudson "Butch" Trucks was an American drummer. He was best known as a founding member of The Allman Brothers Band, for which he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of F…
Butch Trucks, American drummer (died 2017)
Michael Grant Ignatieff is a Canadian author, academic and former politician who served as leader of the Liberal Party and leader of the Opposition from 2008 until 2011. Known for …
Michael Ignatieff, Canadian journalist and politician