The 1950s

Explore 1426 historical events from 1950–1959.

1954

Michael P

Michael Peter Jackson was the George W. Bush administration's Deputy Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, beginning in March 2005 and ending with his resignation in Oc…

Michael P

1954

Ron Zook, American football player and coach

Ronald Andrew Zook is an American football coach who is a special teams quality control coach at the University of Maryland. He was the head football coach at the University of Flo…

Ron Zook, American football player and coach

1954

Mo Brooks, American attorney and politician

Morris Jackson Brooks Jr. is an American attorney and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Alabama's 5th congressional district from 2011 to 2023. His district was …

Mo Brooks, American attorney and politician

1954

Ray Parker Jr

Ray Erskine Parker Jr. is an American singer, guitarist, songwriter, and record producer. As a solo performer, he wrote and performed the theme song for the 1984 film Ghostbusters …

Ray Parker Jr

1954

Dawn Primarolo, English politician

Dawn Primarolo, Baroness Primarolo, is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament for Bristol South from 1987 until 2015, when she stood down. She was Minis…

Dawn Primarolo, English politician

1954

David Keith, American actor and director

David Lemuel Keith is an American actor and director. His breakout role was as aspiring Navy pilot Sid Worley in An Officer and a Gentleman (1982), earning Golden Globe nominations…

David Keith, American actor and director

1954

Mike Hagerty, American actor (died 2022)

Michael Gerard Hagerty was an American actor. He was known for playing comedic blue-collar workers, including his recurring roles as Mr. Treeger, the building superintendent, on Fr…

Mike Hagerty, American actor (died 2022)