Explore 5191 historical events from 1950–1959.
Abdullah I was the ruler of Jordan from 11 April 1921 until his assassination in 1951. He was the Emir of Transjordan, a British protectorate, until 25 May 1946, after which he was…
Abdullah I, king of Jordan (born 1882)
Robert Joseph Flaherty was an American filmmaker who directed and produced the first commercially successful feature-length documentary film, Nanook of the North (1922). The film m…
Robert J. Flaherty, American director and producer (born 1884)
Henri Philippe Bénoni Omer Joseph Pétain, better known as Marshal Pétain, was a French military officer who commanded the French Army in World War I and later became the head of th…
Philippe Pétain, French general and politician, 119th Prime Minister of France (born 1856)
Sir James Mitchell, was an Australian politician. He served as premier of Western Australia from 1919 to 1924 and from 1930 to 1933, as leader of the Nationalist Party. He then hel…
James Mitchell, Australian politician, 13th Premier of Western Australia (born 1866)
Paul Nikolai Kogerman was an Estonian chemist and founder of modern research in oil shale.
Paul Kogerman, Estonian chemist and politician, 22nd Estonian Minister of Education (born 1891)
Ali Sami Yen, born Ali Sami Frashëri was a Turkish Albanian sports official best known as the founder of the Galatasaray Sports Club.
Ali Sami Yen, Turkish footballer and manager, founded Galatasaray S.K. (born 1886)
Cho Ki-chon was a Soviet-born North Korean poet. He is regarded as a national poet and "founding father of North Korean poetry" whose distinct Soviet-influenced style of lyrical ep…
Cho Ki-chon, North Korean poet (born 1913)
William Randolph Hearst was an American newspaper publisher and politician. He laid the foundation for the Hearst family's mass media empire via his control of the Hearst Corporati…
William Randolph Hearst, American publisher and politician, founded the Hearst Corporation (born 1863)
Artur Schnabel was an Austrian-born classical pianist, composer and pedagogue. Schnabel was known for his intellectual seriousness as a musician, avoiding pure technical bravura. A…
Artur Schnabel, Polish pianist and composer (born 1882)
İzzettin Çalışlar was an officer of the Ottoman Army and a general of the Turkish Army. He is known for his achievements in the Gallipoli campaign of World War I. He later joined t…
İzzettin Çalışlar, Turkish general (born 1882)
Leonard Constant Lambert was a British composer, conductor, and author. He was the founding music director of the Royal Ballet, and he was a major figure in the establishment of th…
Constant Lambert, English composer and conductor (born 1905)
John Paris Bickell was a Canadian businessman, philanthropist, and sports team owner. He is best known for his long-time association with the Toronto Maple Leafs professional ice h…
Jack Bickell, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (born 1884)
Sir Sydney John Chapman KCB CBE was an English economist and civil servant. He was Chief Economic Adviser to HM Government from 1927 to 1932.
Sydney Chapman, English economist and civil servant (born 1871)
Konstantin Märska was an Estonian cinematographer and film director.
Konstantin Märska, Estonian director and cinematographer (born 1896)
Paul Demel was a Czech actor.
Paul Demel, Czech actor (born 1903)
Nellie Letitia McClung was a Canadian author, politician, and social activist, who is regarded as one of Canada's most prominent suffragists. She began her career in writing with t…
Nellie McClung, Canadian author and suffragist (born 1873)
James Watson Gerard III was an American lawyer, diplomat, and justice of the New York Supreme Court.
James W. Gerard, American lawyer and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Germany (born 1867)
María África Gracia Vidal, known professionally as Maria Montez, was a Dominican actress who gained fame and popularity in the 1940s starring in a series of filmed-in-Technicolor c…
Maria Montez, Dominican-French actress (born 1912)
John French Sloan was an American painter and etcher. He is considered to be one of the founders of the Ashcan school of American art. He was also a member of the group known as Th…
John French Sloan, American painter and etcher (born 1871)
Fritz Busch was a German conductor.
Fritz Busch, German conductor and director (born 1890)
James Edward Yancey was an American boogie-woogie pianist, composer, and lyricist. One reviewer described him as "one of the pioneers of this raucous, rapid-fire, eight-to-the-bar …
Jimmy Yancey, American pianist and composer (born 1898)
Frank Gelett Burgess was an American artist, art critic, poet, author and humorist. He was an important figure in the San Francisco Bay Area literary renaissance of the 1890s, part…
Gelett Burgess, American author and poet (born 1866)
Siegfried Bettmann was a bicycle, motorcycle and car manufacturer and founder of the Triumph Motorcycle Company. In 1914 he established the Annie Bettmann Foundation to help young …
Siegfried Bettmann, German engineer (born 1863)
Hans Cloos was a prominent German structural geologist.
Hans Cloos, German geologist and academic (born 1885)