Explore 3967 historical events from 1940–1949.
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
Jens Böhrnsen is a German politician of the SPD who served as President of the Senate and Mayor of Bremen from 2005 to 2015. From 1 November 2009 until 31 October 2010, he was Pres…
Jens Böhrnsen, German judge and politician
Joseph Gérard Marquis Tardif is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played left winger in both the National Hockey League (NHL) and the World Hockey Association (W…
Marc Tardif, Canadian ice hockey player
John Kenneth Wetton was an English musician, singer, and songwriter. He was known for his bass playing as well as his baritone voice. In 1971, he was a member of the rock band Fami…
John Wetton, English singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (died 2017)
Ann Druyan is an American documentary producer and director specializing in the communication of science. She co-wrote the 1980 PBS documentary series Cosmos, hosted by Carl Sagan,…
Ann Druyan, American popular science writer
Dennis Michael Locorriere was an American musician best known as a founding member, guitarist, and primary lead vocalist of the country rock group Dr. Hook.
Dennis Locorriere, American singer and musician (died 2026)
Ursula "Ulla" Schmidt is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). From 2001 to 2009 she was Federal Minister of Health in the German Government. Between…
Ulla Schmidt, German educator and politician, German Federal Minister of Health
Redmond Symons is an Australian musician and television and radio personality. He was the lead guitarist in the band Skyhooks, the snide judge of 'Red Faces' and a judge on talent …
Red Symons, English-Australian musician, television, and radio personality
James Whild Lea is an English musician who played bass in Slade from their inception until 1992. As well as co-writing most of the group's songs, he occasionally played keyboards, …
Jim Lea, English singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer
Roger Powell FRS, is a British-born Australia-based educator and academic. He is Emeritus professor in the School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of …
Roger Powell, English-Australian scientist and academic