Explore 1426 historical events from 1950–1959.
Martin O'Donnell is an American composer, audio director, and sound designer best known for his work on video game developer Bungie's titles, such as the Myth series, Oni, the Halo…
Martin O'Donnell, American composer
William Ferguson Miller MBE is a Scottish former professional football player and manager, who made a club record 560 league appearances for Aberdeen. Sir Alex Ferguson described M…
Willie Miller, Scottish footballer
Donatella Francesca Versace, is an Italian fashion designer, businesswoman, socialite, and model. She is the sister of Gianni Versace, founder of the luxury fashion company Versace…
Donatella Versace, Italian fashion designer
Steve David Macleod Brown is a British geneticist and director of the Medical Research Council (MRC) Mammalian Genetics Unit, MRC Harwell at Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, …
Stephen D
David William Hookes was an Australian cricket player and coach. He played for the Australia national cricket team and domestic cricket for South Australia, later coaching Victoria…
David Hookes, Australian cricketer, coach, and sportscaster (died 2004)
Jon Butcher is an American rock, blues songwriter, guitarist and freelance multimedia producer.
Jon Butcher, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and freelance multimedia producer
Thomas Raymond Bergeron is an American television personality, comedian, and game show host. He hosted Breakfast Time from 1994 to 1997, Hollywood Squares from 1998 to 2004, Americ…
Tom Bergeron, American television host
John Matthew Patrick Hutton, Baron Hutton of Furness, is a British politician who served in several offices in the Cabinet of the United Kingdom. He was Work and Pensions Secretary…
John Hutton, Baron Hutton of Furness, English academic and politician, Secretary of State for Defence
Patrick M. Hanrahan is an American computer graphics researcher, the Canon USA Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering in the Computer Graphics Laboratory at Stanf…
Patrick Hanrahan, American computer graphics researcher
Mladen Markač is a Croatian retired general. He was a Commander of Croatian Special Police during Operation Storm during the Croatian War of Independence (1991–1995), and afterward…
Mladen Markač, Croatian general
Meles Zenawi Asres, born Legesse Zenawi Asres was an Ethiopian politician and former rebel militant commander who served as president of Ethiopia from 1991 to 1995 and as prime min…
Meles Zenawi, Prime Minister of Ethiopia (died 2012)
Anne Sofie von Otter is a Swedish mezzo-soprano. Her repertoire encompasses lieder, operas, oratorios and also rock and pop songs.
Anne Sofie von Otter, Swedish soprano and actress
James Lawrence Dolan is an American businessman, and the executive chairman and chief executive officer of Madison Square Garden Sports and Madison Square Garden Entertainment, and…
James L
Christopher James Berman, nicknamed "Boomer", is an American sportscaster. He haa been an anchor for SportsCenter on ESPN for decades starting a month after its initial launch in 1…
Chris Berman, American sportscaster
Mark David Chapman is an American man who murdered musician John Lennon in New York City on December 8, 1980. As Lennon walked into the archway of the Dakota, his apartment buildin…
Mark David Chapman, American murderer
Zofija Mazej Kukovič is a Slovenian electrical engineer who became a manager and a politician. She was the minister of health 2007–8 before she was a member of the European Parliam…
Zofija Mazej Kukovič, Slovenian electrical engineer and minister of health 2007–8
José Dennis Martínez Ortiz, nicknamed "El Presidente", is a Nicaraguan former professional baseball pitcher. Martínez played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Oriole…
Dennis Martínez, Nicaraguan baseball player and coach
Leon Allen White, better known by his ring names Big Van Vader or simply Vader, was an American professional wrestler and professional football player. During his career, he perfor…
Big Van Vader, American wrestler and football player (died 2018)
Mohamed Brahmi was a Tunisian politician. Brahmi was the founder and former leader of the People's Movement, which, under his leadership, won two seats in the constituent election …
Mohamed Brahmi, Tunisian politician (died 2013)
Olympia "Lia" Vissi is a Greek Cypriot singer, songwriter and composer who is most notable for her two participations in the Eurovision Song Contest and for being the older sister …
Lia Vissi, Cypriot singer-songwriter and politician
William Paxton was an American actor, filmmaker and musician. A versatile character actor known for his distinctive Texan drawl and everyman screen persona, he was a four-time Gold…
Bill Paxton, American actor and director (died 2017)
David Edward Townsend was an American musician best known as the guitarist for the R&B band Surface.
David Townsend, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2005)
Chow Yun-fat SBS, previously known as Donald Chow, is a Hong Kong actor and filmmaker. In a film career spanning more than forty-five years, Chow has appeared in over 100 televisio…
Chow Yun-fat, Hong Kong actor and screenwriter
Olga Valentinovna Korbut is a Belarusian retired gymnast who competed for the Soviet Union. Nicknamed the "Sparrow from Minsk," she won four gold medals and two silver medals at th…
Olga Korbut, Soviet gymnast