Explore 3967 historical events from 1940–1949.
George Bernard Worrell, Jr. was an American keyboardist and record producer, best known as a founding member of the Parliament-Funkadelic collective, and a touring member of Talkin…
Bernie Worrell, American keyboard player and songwriter (died 2016)
James Stephen Fossett was an American businessman and a record-setting aviator, sailor, and adventurer. He was the first person to fly solo nonstop around the world in a balloon an…
Steve Fossett, American businessman, pilot, and sailor (died 2007)
Anthony Edward Visconti is an American record producer, musician and singer. Since the late 1960s, he has worked with an array of performers. His first hit single was T. Rex's "Rid…
Tony Visconti, American record producer, musician and singer
Leonard Gordon Goodman was an English professional ballroom dancer, dance teacher, and dance competition adjudicator. He appeared as head judge on the British television programme …
Len Goodman, English dancer (died 2023)
Cuba Mark Gooding Sr. was an American singer. He was the most successful lead singer of the soul group The Main Ingredient, replacing former lead singer Donald McPherson who was di…
Cuba Gooding Sr
Jon Bing was a Norwegian writer and law professor at the Norwegian Research Center for Computers and Law (NRCCL), and the Faculty of Law at the University of Oslo. Bing was conside…
Jon Bing, Norwegian author, scholar, and academic (died 2014)
Robert Duncan MacPherson is an American mathematician at the Institute for Advanced Study.
Robert MacPherson, American mathematician and academic
Frank Richard Oznowicz, known professionally as Frank Oz, is an American puppeteer, filmmaker, and actor. He is best known for his involvement with Jim Henson and George Lucas thro…
Frank Oz, English-born American puppeteer, filmmaker, and actor
Christopher Wayne Ralston is a former England international rugby union player. He represented the British and Irish Lions on their 1974 tour to South Africa and at the time play…
Chris Ralston, English rugby player
Louis-Phillip Edmonston was a Canadian consumer advocate, writer, journalist, and politician. Along with Andrew Scheer, he was one of the few politicians with dual American and Can…
Phil Edmonston, American-Canadian journalist and politician (died 2022)
Robert Geoffrey William Anderson, is a British museum curator and historian of chemistry. He has interests in the history of chemistry, including the history of scientific instrume…
Robert G
Russi Taylor was an American voice actress. She was best remembered for voicing the character of Minnie Mouse from 1986 to 2019 and was married to voice actor Wayne Allwine, the vo…
Russi Taylor, American voice actress (died 2019)
George Walton Lucas Jr. is an American filmmaker and philanthropist. He created the Star Wars franchise and its fictional universe, the Indiana Jones franchise, and founded Lucasfi…
George Lucas, American director, producer, and screenwriter, founded Lucasfilm
David Christopher Kelly was a Welsh scientist and authority on biological warfare (BW). A former head of the Defence Microbiology Division working at Porton Down, Kelly was part of…
David Kelly, Welsh scientist (died 2003)
Ulrich Beck was a German sociologist, and one of the most cited social scientists in the world during his lifetime. His work focused on questions of uncontrollability, ignorance an…
Ulrich Beck, German sociologist and academic (died 2015)
Jan Runar Kinder was a Norwegian ice hockey player. He was born in Oslo, Norway and represented the club Hasle/Løren IL. He played for the Norwegian national ice hockey team, and p…
Jan Kinder, Norwegian ice hockey player (died 2013)
Samuel Felton Posey is an American former racing driver and sports broadcast journalist.
Sam Posey, American race car driver and journalist
Christopher John Dodd is an American lobbyist, lawyer, and Democratic Party politician who served as a United States senator from Connecticut from 1981 to 2011. Dodd is the longest…
Christopher Dodd, American lawyer and politician
Karen Fladset is a Norwegian former team handball player and coach. She played for the club IL Vestar and the Norway women's national handball team. With Vestar she became Norwegia…
Karen Fladset, Norwegian handball player
Dame Ingrid Mary Roscoe, was a writer on English art and Lord Lieutenant of West Yorkshire from 2004 to 2018.
Ingrid Roscoe, English historian and politician, Lord Lieutenant of West Yorkshire (died 2020)
Mary Therese Winifred Robinson is an Irish politician who served as the president of Ireland from December 1990 to September 1997. She was the country's first female president. Rob…
Mary Robinson, Irish lawyer and politician, President of Ireland
Patricia Louise Holte, known professionally as Patti LaBelle, is an American R&B singer and actress. She has been referred to as the "Godmother of Soul". LaBelle began her career i…
Patti LaBelle, American singer-songwriter and actress
Alain Souchon is a French singer-songwriter and actor. He has released 15 albums and has played roles in seven films.
Alain Souchon, French singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
Faith Brown is an English actress, singer, comedian and impressionist. She was a star of the ITV impressions show Who Do You Do?, and was The Voice in the TV show Trapped!.
Faith Brown, English actress and singer