Explore 1426 historical events from 1950–1959.
John Howard Tory is a Canadian lawyer, broadcaster, businessman, and former politician who served as the 65th mayor of Toronto from 2014 to 2023. He led the Progressive Conservativ…
John Tory, Canadian lawyer and politician, 65th Mayor of Toronto
Robert Beaser is an American composer.
Robert Beaser, American composer and educator
Gerald Wesley Moran is an American lawyer and politician who is the senior United States senator from Kansas, a seat he has held since 2011. A member of the Republican Party, he wa…
Jerry Moran, American lawyer and politician
Thomas Mavros is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Thomas Mavros, Greek footballer
Vicki Sue Robinson was an American singer closely associated with the disco era of late 1970s pop music; she is most famous for her 1976 hit, "Turn the Beat Around".
Vicki Sue Robinson, American actress and singer (died 2000)
Jill Margaret Black, Lady Black of Derwent, is a former Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.
Jill Black, Lady Black of Derwent, English lawyer and judge
Daniel Grafton Hill IV is a Canadian pop singer and songwriter. He had two major international hits with his songs "Sometimes When We Touch" and "Can't We Try", a duet with Vonda S…
Dan Hill, Canadian singer-songwriter
Dennis Dexter Haysbert is an American actor and voice actor. He is known for his roles as President David Palmer on the first five seasons of 24, baseball player Pedro Cerrano in t…
Dennis Haysbert, American actor and producer
Raphael Ravenscroft was a British musician, composer and author. He is best known for playing the saxophone riff on Gerry Rafferty's 1978 song "Baker Street".
Raphael Ravenscroft, English saxophonist and composer (died 2014)
Kazuhiro Yamaji is a Japanese actor and voice actor affiliated with the Seinenza Theater Company. He has been married to Romi Park since 2020.
Kazuhiro Yamaji, Japanese actor and voice actor
Alberto Malesani is an Italian football manager and former player. As a manager, he is mostly remembered for his successful spell with Parma during the late 1990s, with whom they w…
Alberto Malesani, Italian footballer and manager
Phillip Anthony Neale is an English former first-class cricketer who played for Worcestershire County Cricket Club, captaining the team to success in the County Championship in 198…
Phil Neale, English cricketer, coach, and manager
Nancy Stafford is an American actress, speaker and author, known for her roles on television. She came to prominence in the 1980s as Michelle Thomas, law partner, on five seasons o…
Nancy Stafford, American model and actress
Władysław Żmuda can refer to:Władysław Jan Żmuda, Polish footballer Władysław Antoni Żmuda, Polish footballer
Wladyslaw Zmuda, Polish footballer and manager; 91 caps for Poland and voted Best Young Player at the 1974 FIFA World Cu
Karen Louise Erdrich is an American author of novels, short stories, poetry, and children's books featuring Native American characters and settings. She is an enrolled citizen of t…
Louise Erdrich, American novelist and poet
Metropolitan Kiril ; June 8, 1954 – July 9, 2013), was the Bulgarian Orthodox metropolitan of Varna and Veliki Preslav, Bulgaria.
Kiril of Varna, Bulgarian metropolitan (died 2013)
Peter James Byrne is an English singer best known for being a member of the pop and new wave band Naked Eyes.
Pete Byrne, English singer-songwriter
Paul William Chapman was a Welsh rock guitarist best known for his work in bands such as UFO and Lone Star. He was well known by his nickname "Tonka", allegedly acquired because of…
Paul Chapman, Welsh guitarist and songwriter (died 2020)
Gregory Maguire is an American novelist. He is the author of Wicked, Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister, and several dozen other novels for adults and children. Many of Maguire's ad…
Gregory Maguire, American author
Elizabeth Evans May is a Canadian politician, environmentalist, lawyer, activist, and author. She has served as the member of Parliament (MP) for Saanich—Gulf Islands since 2011. M…
Elizabeth May, American-Canadian environmentalist, lawyer, and politician
Dame Moya Marguerite Greene is a Canadian businesswoman who was the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Royal Mail from 2010 until 2018, having previously been the CEO of Canada P…
Moya Greene, Canadian businesswoman
Sergei Anatolievich Storchak is a Ukrainian-born Russian politician who had former served as the a Deputy Finance Minister of Russia. Storchak was born in Olevsk, Zhytomyr Oblast, …
Sergei Storchak, Ukrainian-Russian politician
George Pérez was an American comic book artist and writer, who worked primarily as a penciller. He came to prominence in the 1970s penciling Fantastic Four and The Avengers for Mar…
George Pérez, American author and illustrator (died 2022)
Richard Travis Hall is an American comedian, writer, director, actor, and musician, first coming to prominence as a sketch comedian in the 1980s. He wrote and performed for a range…
Rich Hall, American actor, producer, and screenwriter