Explore 5191 historical events from 1950–1959.
Derek Robert Smith is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League with the Buffalo Sabres and Detroit Red Wings between 1975 and 1983.…
Derek Smith, Canadian ice hockey player
Kenneth Edward Olin is an American actor, television director, and producer. As an actor, Olin is known for his role as Michael Steadman in the ABC drama series Thirtysomething (19…
Ken Olin, American actor, director, and producer
Trevor Berbick was a Jamaican professional boxer who competed from 1976 to 2000. He won the WBC heavyweight title in 1986 by defeating Pinklon Thomas, then lost it in his first def…
Trevor Berbick, Jamaican-Canadian boxer (died 2006)
James Gleick is an American author and historian of science whose work has chronicled the cultural impact of modern technology. Recognized for his writing about complex subjects th…
James Gleick, American journalist and author
Benno Hans Möhlmann is a German retired football player and manager. He played for Preußen Münster, Werder Bremen, and Hamburger SV.
Benno Möhlmann, German footballer and manager
Samuel Baxter McIlroy is a Northern Irish retired footballer who played for Manchester United, Stoke City, Manchester City, Örgryte (Sweden), Bury, VfB Mödling (Austria), Preston N…
Sammy McIlroy, Northern Irish footballer and manager
Sir Michael James Paul Arthur is a British academic who was the tenth provost and president of University College London between 2013 and January 2021. Arthur had previously been c…
Michael Arthur, English physician and academic
Gary David Peters is an English former professional footballer and now manager. His last position was with Shrewsbury Town in from 2004 to 2008.
Gary Peters, English footballer and manager
Anatoliy Kyrylovych Kinakh is a Ukrainian politician and honorary professor at the Mykolaiv Government Humanitarian University. Kinakh is a former People's Deputy of Ukraine. Kinak…
Anatoliy Kinakh, Ukrainian engineer and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Ukraine
Steven Edward Phillips is an English former professional footballer who had a long career as a forward for a number of teams in the Football League in the 1970s and 1980s. He score…
Steve Phillips, English footballer
François Valéry is a French singer-songwriter and composer. He is married to Nicole Calfan and Michael Calfan is his son.
François Valéry, Algerian-French singer-songwriter
Mark Stephen Hughes is an English-born Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played for Canterbury-Bankstown in the 1970s and 1980s. He mostly played lock, but…
Mark Hughes, English-Australian rugby league player
Valery Georgiyevich Gazzaev is a Russian politician, football manager and former footballer of Ossetian descent. As a Soviet footballer he played the position of a striker enjoying…
Valery Gazzaev, Russian footballer, manager and politician
Jonathan Jay Pollard is an American-born Israeli spy and former intelligence analyst who was jailed for spying for Israel.
Jonathan Pollard, Israeli spy
Alan Reid is a Scottish Liberal Democrat politician who has been a councillor in the East Dunbartonshire ward of Bearsden North since 2022.
Alan Reid, Scottish politician
Nicholas Roderick Holtam is a retired bishop of the Church of England. He served as Bishop of Salisbury from 2011 until his retirement in 2021.
Nick Holtam, English bishop
Raymond Vernon Jennings is a former South African cricketer. He was one of South Africa's leading wicket-keepers during the suspension of the South African national team from inter…
Ray Jennings, South African cricketer and coach
Peter Michael Thomas is an English rock drummer best known for his collaboration with singer Elvis Costello, both as a member of his band the Attractions and with Costello as a sol…
Pete Thomas, English drummer
Peter Endrulat is a German former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Peter Endrulat, German footballer
Richard Overton is an American actor and screenwriter. His writing credits include Dennis Miller Live (1994–2002), for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award, while his acting cr…
Rick Overton, American screenwriter, actor and comedian
Bryan Bassett is an American guitarist who has played with several notable bands, but is best known as a member of Wild Cherry in the 1970s who had a hit with "Play That Funky Musi…
Bryan Bassett, American guitarist
Clayton Vance Heafner Jr. was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour, the Nationwide Tour and the Champions Tour.
Vance Heafner, American golfer and coach (died 2012)
Joe Jackson is a British musician, singer and songwriter. Having spent years studying music and playing clubs, he found early success with his hit new wave singles "Is She Really G…
Joe Jackson, English singer-songwriter and musician
Tarmo Rüütli is an Estonian football manager and former football player.
Tarmo Rüütli, Estonian footballer, coach, and manager