Explore 3254 historical events from 1950–1959.
Francesco Stallone Jr. is an American actor and musician. He is the younger brother of actor and filmmaker Sylvester Stallone and has written music for Sylvester's movies. His song…
Frank Stallone, American singer-songwriter and actor
Richard Berry is a French actor, film director and screenwriter. He has appeared in more than 100 films since 1972. He starred in The Violin Player, which was entered into the 1994…
Richard Berry, French actor, director, and screenwriter
Roy Allen Williams is an American retired college basketball coach who served as the men's head coach for the North Carolina Tar Heels for 18 seasons and the Kansas Jayhawks for 15…
Roy Williams, American basketball player and coach
Carl Valdemar Jussi Henry Adler-Olsen is a Danish crime fiction writer, a publisher, editor, and entrepreneur, best known for his Department Q series. He made his debut as a nonfic…
Jussi Adler-Olsen, Danish author and publisher
David Alan "Ted" Turner is an English guitarist and vocalist, best known for his work with the rock band Wishbone Ash, in which he was famed for his twin lead guitar instrumental a…
Ted Turner, British guitarist
Linda S. Howington is an American best-selling romance and suspense author who publishes under the pseudonym Linda Howard.
Linda Howard, American author
John Landis is an American filmmaker and actor. He is best known for directing comedy films such as The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977), National Lampoon's Animal House (1978), The Blu…
John Landis, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
Ernesto Samper Pizano is a Colombian politician who served as the President of Colombia from 1994 to 1998. From 2014 to 2017 he served as the Secretary General of the Union of Sout…
Ernesto Samper, Colombian economist and politician, 29th President of Colombia
Caldwell "Pops" Jones Jr. was an American professional basketball player.
Caldwell Jones, American basketball player and coach (died 2014)
Natesan Krishnasamy Gounder Rangaswamy is an Indian politician who is serving as the Chief Minister of Puducherry since May 2021. He has previously served as the chief minister fro…
N. Rangaswamy, Indian lawyer and politician, 9th Chief Minister of Puducherry
Jo Marie Payton is an American actress. She portrayed Harriette Baines Winslow on the ABC/CBS sitcom Family Matters (1989–1997), a role she originated on its forerunner series Perf…
Jo Marie Payton, American actress and singer
Luiz Gushiken was a Brazilian union leader and politician. He was formerly the head of the social communication office of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's administration, a position whi…
Luiz Gushiken, Brazilian trade union leader and politician (died 2013)
Mahendra Karma was an Indian political leader belonging to Indian National Congress from Chhattisgarh. He was the leader of the opposition in the Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha from 200…
Mahendra Karma, Indian lawyer and politician (died 2013)
Dorian Harewood is an American actor, best known for playing Jesse Owens in The Jesse Owens Story (1984), Det. Paul Strobber on Strike Force (1981–1982), and Rev. Morgan Hamilton i…
Dorian Harewood, American actor
Rodney Crowell is an American musician, known primarily for his work as a singer and songwriter in country music. Crowell has had five number one singles on Hot Country Songs, all …
Rodney Crowell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Alan Lee Keyes is an American politician, political scientist, and perennial candidate who served as the Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs from 19…
Alan Keyes, American politician and diplomat, 16th Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs
Singaravelu Thandayuthapani is a Sri Lankan Tamil teacher, civil servant, politician and provincial minister.
S. Thandayuthapani, Sri Lankan educator and politician
Willie Clarence Hall is an American drummer best known for his work with Isaac Hayes and as a member of the Blues Brothers band.
Willie Hall, American drummer and producer
Ken Kutaragi is a Japanese engineering technologist and businessman, currently president and CEO of Cyber AI Entertainment. Formerly the chairman and CEO of Sony Computer Entertai…
Ken Kutaragi, Japanese businessman, created PlayStation
Patti Austin is an American R&B, pop, and jazz singer and songwriter. Austin has collaborated with the likes of James Ingram, Steely Dan and Quincy Jones. She received an honorary …
Patti Austin, American singer-songwriter
Erik Keith Brann, also known as Erik Braunn, was an American guitarist with the 1960s acid rock band Iron Butterfly. He was featured on the band's greatest hit, the 17-minute "In-A…
Erik Brann, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2003)
Gennadiy Nikolaevich Nikonov was a Russian firearm engineer. Some of his accomplishments were as the designer of the AN-94 assault rifle, and the "straight-back bolt." Nikonov held…
Gennadiy Nikonov, Russian engineer, designed the AN-94 rifle (died 2003)
Sue Rodriguez was a Canadian right-to-die activist. In August 1991, she was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and was given two to five years to live. She ultimately mad…
Sue Rodriguez, Canadian assisted suicide advocate, diagnosed with ALS (died 1994)
Stephen Gary Wozniak, also known by his nickname Woz, is an American technology entrepreneur, electrical engineer, computer programmer, and inventor. In 1976, he co-founded Apple I…
Steve Wozniak, American computer scientist and programmer, co-founded Apple Inc.