Explore 5191 historical events from 1950–1959.
Edward Randall Royce is an American retired politician and lobbyist. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from California from 1993 to 2019. A member…
Ed Royce, American businessman and politician
Norio Suzuki is a Japanese professional golfer.
Norio Suzuki, Japanese golfer
Stephen Paul Bayley is a Welsh writer and critic, known particularly for his commentary on architecture and design. He was founding CEO of the Design Museum in London in 1989, an…
Stephen Bayley, Welsh journalist, author, and critic
Aad van den Hoek is a former Dutch cyclist. He was professional between 1974 and 1983 and was good friends with Gerrie Knetemann. Together they won four Tour de France team time tr…
Aad van den Hoek, Dutch cyclist
Leonard Roscoe Tanner is an American former professional tennis player. He reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 4 on July 30, 1979. Tanner won 16 titles throughout hi…
Roscoe Tanner, American tennis player
Peter Richardson is an English director, screenwriter, actor and comedian. He founded the Comic Strip troupe of performers, which showcased his double act with Nigel Planer and boo…
Peter Richardson, English actor, director, and screenwriter
Rafael Artemovich Vaganian is an Armenian chess player holding the title of grandmaster (GM). He was Soviet champion in 1989.
Rafael Vaganian, Armenian chess player
Dirk Beheydt is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Dirk Beheydt, Belgian footballer
Anna "Annie" Johanna Geertruida Maria Borckink is a former speed skater from the Netherlands, who represented her native country at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, United …
Annie Borckink, Dutch speed skater
Fred Roger Pontare is a Swedish musician. He lives in Bjuråker in Hudiksvalls kommun.
Roger Pontare, Swedish singer
Sharon "Shari" Ulrich is an American-Canadian musician and songwriter. She has also worked as a television host, actress, film composer, and educator. A multi-instrumentalist, she …
Shari Ulrich, American-Canadian singer-songwriter and violinist
Michael Joseph John "Antone" Antonovich is an American former professional hockey player, and coach. He was selected in the ninth round of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft, 113th overall…
Mike Antonovich, American ice hockey player and coach
Pamela Dawber is an American actress known for her lead television sitcom roles as Mindy McConnell on Mork & Mindy (1978–1982) and Samantha Russell on My Sister Sam (1986–1988).
Pam Dawber, American actress and producer
Terry McMillan is an American novelist known for her vivid portrayals of African American women's lives, relationships, and journeys of self-discovery. Her best-selling works, incl…
Terry McMillan, American author and screenwriter
Sir David John Normington, is a retired British civil servant. He served as the Permanent Secretary of the Department for Education and Skills from 2001 to 2005, and then of the Ho…
David Normington, English civil servant and politician
Nic Potter was an English bassist, composer and painter, best known for his work with the group Van der Graaf Generator in the 1970s.
Nic Potter, English bass player and songwriter (died 2013)
Demetrios Christodoulou is a Greek mathematician and physicist, who became well known for his proof, together with Sergiu Klainerman, of the nonlinear stability of the Minkowski sp…
Demetrios Christodoulou, Greek mathematician and physicist
Walter Kurt Schrader is an American politician and veterinarian who served as the U.S. representative for Oregon's 5th congressional district from 2009 to 2023. His district covere…
Kurt Schrader, American veterinarian and politician
Annie Golden is an American actress and singer. She first came to prominence as the lead singer of the punk band the Shirts from 1975 to 1981 with whom she recorded three albums. S…
Annie Golden, American actress and singer
Alan Greenwood is an American rock musician who was a founding member and keyboardist of the rock band Foreigner from 1976 to 1980. He performed on the albums Foreigner (1977), Dou…
Al Greenwood, American keyboard player
Patrick Hall is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bedford from 1997 to 2010. He was reselected by the Labour Party as their candidate in B…
Patrick Hall, English lawyer and politician
Kenneth Alfred Ham is an Australian Christian fundamentalist, young Earth creationist, apologist and former science teacher living in the United States. He is a founder, CEO, and f…
Ken Ham, Australian-American evangelist
Leif Pagrotsky is a Swedish politician, economist, and diplomat. He served as minister of culture from 2004 to 2006 and minister for industry, employment and communications from 20…
Leif Pagrotsky, Swedish businessman and politician
Claudio Ranieri is an Italian football executive and former manager and player who is the technical director of the Italy national team and is also the president of Club Italia. As…
Claudio Ranieri, Italian footballer and manager