Explore 3254 historical events from 1950–1959.
Danny Baker is an English comedy writer, journalist, radio DJ and screenwriter. Throughout his career he has largely presented for London's regional radio and television.
Danny Baker, English journalist and screenwriter
Garry William Beers, known as Garry Gary Beers, is an Australian musician and was the bass guitarist for the rock group INXS.
Garry Gary Beers, Australian bass player, songwriter, and producer
Kevin John Bond is an English professional football manager and former footballer who played as a centre back.
Kevin Bond, English footballer and manager
Sir Michael Rudolf Stratton is a British clinical scientist and the third director of the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute. He currently heads the Cancer Genome Project and is a lea…
Michael Stratton, English geneticist and academic
David Laud Houghton is a Zimbabwean cricket coach and former cricketer. He was the first test captain of Zimbabwe.
Dave Houghton, Zimbabwean cricketer and coach
Mark Vincent Parkinson is an American businessman and former politician serving as head of the American Health Care Association (AHCA) and National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL…
Mark Parkinson, American lawyer and politician, 45th Governor of Kansas
Frances Louise McDormand is an American actress and film producer. In a career spanning over four decades, McDormand has received numerous accolades, including four Academy Awards,…
Frances McDormand, American actress, winner of the Triple Crown of Acting
Gregory H. Millen was a Canadian hockey commentator-analyst and professional ice hockey goaltender who played 14 seasons for six teams in the National Hockey League (NHL). During h…
Greg Millen, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster (died 2025)
Al Hunter Ashton, born Alan Hunter, was a British actor and script writer.
Al Hunter Ashton, English actor and screenwriter (died 2007)
Philippe Couillard is a Canadian business advisor and former neurosurgeon, university professor and politician who served as 31st premier of Quebec from 2014 to 2018. Between 2003 …
Philippe Couillard, Canadian surgeon and politician, 31st Premier of Quebec
Patricia Smyth, also known as Patty Smyth-McEnroe, is an American singer and songwriter. She gained national attention as the lead vocalist of rock band Scandal and went on to reco…
Patty Smyth, American singer-songwriter and musician
Gabriella Dorio is an Italian former athlete and Olympic gold winner. She won two medals, at senior level, at the International athletics competitions.
Gabriella Dorio, Italian runner
Lance Nethery is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre and coach, and current executive. He played 41 games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers and E…
Lance Nethery, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Georgi Sedefchov Parvanov is a Bulgarian historian and politician who was the president of Bulgaria from 2002 to 2012. He was elected after defeating incumbent Petar Stoyanov in th…
Georgi Parvanov, Bulgarian historian and politician, 4th President of Bulgaria
Michael Curtis Skinner is an American former stock car racing driver. He has competed in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, NASCAR Busch Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, an…
Mike Skinner, American race car driver
James Gerard Spanarkel is an American television analyst for College Basketball on CBS and Fox College Hoops. He is a former professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76e…
Jim Spanarkel, American basketball player and sportscaster
Gurbanguly Mälikgulyýewiç Berdimuhamedow is a Turkmen politician and former dentist who is currently the chairman of the People's Council of Turkmenistan. He previously served as t…
Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, Turkmen dentist and politician, 2nd President of Turkmenistan
María Concepción Alonso Bustillo, known professionally as María Conchita Alonso, is a Cuban-born Venezuelan-American actress and singer whose career spans film, television, music, …
María Conchita Alonso, Cuban-Venezuelan singer and actress
Robert Derwent Garth Forster is an Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist and music critic. In December 1977 he co-founded an indie rock group, the Go-Betweens, with fellow musici…
Robert Forster, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
Michael Anthony Nutter is an American politician who served as the 98th Mayor of Philadelphia from 2008 to 2016. A member of the Democratic Party, he is also a former member of the…
Michael Nutter, American politician, 98th Mayor of Philadelphia
Terence Richard Wyatt is a Professor in the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Manchester, UK.
Terry Wyatt, English physicist and academic
Harry Ralston "Bud" Black is an American professional baseball manager and pitcher who most recently served as manager for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball (MLB). He p…
Bud Black, American baseball player and manager
Sterling Burton Marlin is an American former professional stock car racing driver. He last competed in the JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour. He formerly competed in the NASCAR Cup Series, w…
Sterling Marlin, American race car driver
Lisa Suzanne Blount was an American actress and film producer. She was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year for her performance in An Officer and a Gentlem…
Lisa Blount, American actress and producer (died 2010)