Explore 1843 historical events from 1940–1949.
Randall Hank Williams, known professionally as Hank Williams Jr. or Bocephus, is an American singer-songwriter and musician. His musical style has been described as a blend of rock…
Hank Williams Jr
Hugh Clayton Lowther, 8th Earl of Lonsdale was the eldest son of James Lowther, 7th Earl of Lonsdale, and the only son by his first wife Tuppina Cecily Bennet.
Hugh Lowther, 8th Earl of Lonsdale, English politician (died 2021)
Christa Vahlensieck is a German former long distance runner and pioneer in the marathon for women. During her running career, from 1973 to 1989, she simultaneously achieved a world…
Christa Vahlensieck, German runner
Martin Barry Kelner is a British journalist, author, comedian, singer, actor and TV presenter, whose primary career is in radio presenting. He has spent over 40 years hosting radio…
Martin Kelner, English journalist, author, comedian, singer, actor and radio presenter
Wendy Orlean Williams was an American singer, best known as the lead singer of the punk rock band Plasmatics. She was noted for her onstage theatrics, which included partial nudity…
Wendy O
Robert Axelrod, also credited as Axel Roberts and Myron Mensah, was an American actor. He was primarily known for his voice work, which included Digimon, having started voice actin…
Robert Axelrod, American actor and screenwriter (died 2019)
Brian Kidd is an English football coach and former player, who won the European Cup in 1968 with Manchester United. He was most recently assistant coach of Premier League club Manc…
Brian Kidd, English footballer and manager
Francis Dominic Nicholas Michael Rossi, is an English singer, songwriter and musician. He is the founder, leader, lead singer, lead guitarist, and sole continuous member of the roc…
Francis Rossi, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
Peter John Carlesimo is an American former basketball coach who coached in both the National Basketball Association (NBA) and college basketball for nearly 40 years. He is also a t…
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Sir Paul James Duke Coleridge is a retired judge of the High Court of England and Wales. He is currently the Chairman of the Marriage Foundation.
Paul Coleridge, English lawyer and judge
Robert George Dylan Willis was an English cricketer, who represented England between 1971 and 1984. A right-handed fast bowler, Willis is regarded by many as one of the greatest fa…
Bob Willis, English cricketer and sportscaster (died 2019)
Thomas Michael Moore, known professionally as Tom Berenger, is an American actor. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and won a Golden Globe Award for …
Tom Berenger, American actor, film producer and television writer
Heather Anita Couper, was a British astronomer, broadcaster and science populariser.
Heather Couper, English astronomer and physicist (died 2020)
Frank Hart Rich Jr. is an American essayist and liberal op-ed columnist, who held various positions within The New York Times from 1980 to 2011. He has also produced television ser…
Frank Rich, American journalist and critic
Gabriel Arcand is a Canadian actor. He is the brother of film director Denys Arcand.
Gabriel Arcand, Canadian actor
Mark B. Cohen is a Democratic politician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He represented District 202 in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from June 10, 1974, until his def…
Mark B
Kenneth Martin Follett is a Welsh author of thrillers and historical novels who has sold nearly 200 million copies of his works.
Ken Follett, Welsh author
Dame Elizabeth Gloster, Lady Popplewell, DBE, PC is a British lawyer. She served as a judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales and was Vice‑President of its Civil Division…
Elizabeth Gloster, English lawyer and judge
Alexander Henry Scrymgeour, 12th Earl of Dundee,, is a Scottish peer, Conservative politician and Chief of the Clan Scrymgeour.
Alexander Scrymgeour, 12th Earl of Dundee, Scottish politician
Holly Near is an American singer-songwriter, actress, teacher, and activist.
Holly Near, American folk singer and songwriter
Emanuel "Manny" Ax is a Polish-American classical pianist. He is known for his chamber music collaborations with cellist Yo-Yo Ma and violinists Isaac Stern and Young Uck Kim, as w…
Emanuel Ax, Polish-American pianist and educator
Hildegard Falck is a retired West German runner. At the 1972 Olympics she won a gold medal in the 800 m and a bronze medal in the 4 × 400 m relay with West German team. In the 800 …
Hildegard Falck, German runner
Kiran Bedi is a former tennis player who became the first Indian woman to join the officer ranks of the Indian Police Service (IPS) in 1972 and was the 24th lieutenant governor of …
Kiran Bedi, Indian police officer and activist
Frank Lee Beard is an American drummer best known as the long-time drummer of the rock band ZZ Top.
Frank Beard, American drummer and songwriter