The 1950s

Explore 1426 historical events from 1950–1959.

1955

Ozias Leduc, Canadian painter (born 1864)

Ozias Leduc was a Canadian painter who was an early painter in Quebec. He produced portraits and landscapes. According to Laurier Lacroix, he was the first Canadian artist who can …

Ozias Leduc, Canadian painter (born 1864)

1954 gamal abdel nasser seizes power in egypt
1954

Gamal Abdel Nasser seizes power in Egypt

Gamal Abdel Nasser Hussein was an Egyptian military officer and revolutionary who served as the second president of Egypt from 1954 until his death in 1970. Nasser led the Egyptian…

Gamal Abdel Nasser seizes power in Egypt

1954

U

Dwight David Eisenhower, also known as Ike, was the 34th president of the United States, serving from 1953 to 1961. A General of the Army, Eisenhower was the supreme commander of t…

U

1954

Ellen Barkin, American actress

Ellen Rona Barkin is an American actress. Her breakthrough role was in the 1982 film Diner, and in the following years, she had starring roles in films such as Tender Mercies (1983…

Ellen Barkin, American actress

1954 riccardo patrese italian race car driver 04 17
1954

Riccardo Patrese, Italian race car driver

Riccardo Gabriele Patrese is an Italian former racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1977 to 1993. Patrese was runner-up in the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in…

Riccardo Patrese, Italian race car driver