Explore 3254 historical events from 1950–1959.
Scott Dean Wedman is an American former professional basketball player who played thirteen seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was drafted by the Kansas City-O…
Scott Wedman, American basketball player
Christopher Alfred Ahrens is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who played six seasons in the National Hockey League for the Minnesota North Stars, and four game…
Chris Ahrens, American ice hockey player
Carlos Alan Autry Jr. is an American actor, politician, and former football player. During his brief career in the National Football League, he played as a quarterback and was know…
Alan Autry, American football player, actor, and politician, 23rd Mayor of Fresno, California
Helmuts Balderis-Sildedzis is a former Soviet and Latvian professional ice hockey player. He played on the right wing and participated at the 1980 Winter Olympics, where the Soviet…
Helmuts Balderis, Latvian ice hockey player and coach
João Manuel Rosado Barreiros, also known by the pseudonym José de Barros, is a Portuguese science fiction writer, editor, translator and critic.
João Barreiros, Portuguese author and critic
Faye Marder Kellerman is an American writer of mystery novels, in particular the "Peter Decker/Rina Lazarus" series, as well as three nonseries books, The Quality of Mercy, Moon M…
Faye Kellerman, American author
Zoran Đinđić was a Serbian politician and philosopher who served as the prime minister of Serbia from 2001 until his assassination in 2003. He was the mayor of Belgrade in 1997, be…
Zoran Đinđić, Serbian philosopher and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Serbia (died 2003)
Alain Jean Giresse is a French football coach and former player who last managed Kosovo.
Alain Giresse, French footballer and manager
Osvaldo César Ardiles, more commonly known as Ossie Ardiles, is an Argentine football manager, pundit and former player.
Osvaldo Ardiles, Argentinian footballer and manager
James Norwich Arbuthnot, Baron Arbuthnot of Edrom,, is a British Conservative Party politician. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Wanstead and Woodford from 1987 to 1997, and th…
James Arbuthnot, English lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
Moya Brennan, also known as Máire Brennan, was an Irish folk singer, songwriter, harpist, and philanthropist. She began performing professionally in 1970 when her family formed the…
Moya Brennan, Irish singer-songwriter and harp player (died 2026)
Gábor Demszky is a Hungarian politician, lawyer and sociologist by qualification. Demszky was the Mayor of Budapest from 1990 to 2010. He was a founding member of the Alliance of F…
Gábor Demszky, Hungarian sociologist, lawyer, and politician
Tamás Faragó is a former Hungarian water polo player. He competed in all major international tournaments between 1970 and 1980 and won three medals at the Summer Olympics and five …
Tamás Faragó, Hungarian water polo player
John Jarratt is an Australian television film actor, producer and director and TV presenter who rose to fame through his work in the Australian New Wave. He has appeared in a numbe…
John Jarratt, Australian actor and producer
Michael Louis Vincent Walsh is an Irish music manager and television personality. He has managed Johnny Logan, Boyzone, Jedward and Westlife, four of Ireland's most successful pop …
Louis Walsh, Irish talent manager
Patrick Lee MacDonald is an American musician and songwriter. He was the singer, guitarist, and main songwriter for Timbuk 3, nominated for a Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 19…
Pat MacDonald, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
David William McLetchie CBE was a Scottish politician who served as Leader of the Scottish Conservative Party from 1998 to 2005. He was Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for …
David McLetchie, Scottish lawyer and politician (died 2013)
Caroline Sidney Aaron is an American actress. She has appeared in multiple Mike Nichols, Nora Ephron, and Woody Allen films and is also known for her role in the television series …
Caroline Aaron, American actress and producer
Eamonn Christopher Darcy is an Irish professional golfer. He won four times on the European Tour and played in the Ryder Cup four times.
Eamonn Darcy, Irish golfer
Ton Scherpenzeel is a Dutch keyboardist, composer, lyricist, and founding member of Dutch progressive rock band Kayak. Subsequent to Kayak, Scherpenzeel joined British progressive …
Ton Scherpenzeel, Dutch keyboard player, songwriter, and producer
Cornelis Kist is a Dutch former professional footballer and manager. He played as a striker, and most notably won the European Golden Shoe for the 1978–79 season.
Kees Kist, Dutch footballer
Alexei David Sayle is an English actor, author, stand-up comedian, television presenter and former recording artist. He was a leading figure in the British alternative comedy movem…
Alexei Sayle, English comedian, actor, and author
Anton Fig is a South African session drummer perhaps best known as the drummer and second-in-command for Paul Shaffer and the World's Most Dangerous Band. David Letterman, for whom…
Anton Fig, South African-American drummer
Jostein Gaarder is a Norwegian intellectual and author of several novels, short stories, and children's books. Gaarder often writes from the perspective of children, exploring thei…
Jostein Gaarder, Norwegian author