Explore 1426 historical events from 1950–1959.
Lars Eje Elgh is a Swedish racing driver and television reporter. He currently works as an expert commentator for Formula One in Sweden together with Janne Blomqvist. The two have …
Eje Elgh, Swedish racing driver and sportscaster
Xi Jinping is a Chinese politician who is the paramount leader of China. He has served as the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and chairman of the Party Centr…
Xi Jinping, Chinese engineer and politician, General Secretary of the Communist Party and President of China
Raphael Wallfisch is an English cellist.
Raphael Wallfisch, English cellist and educator
Valerie Mahaffey was a Canadian-American actress. She began her career starring in the NBC daytime soap opera The Doctors (1979–81), for which in 1980 she was nominated for the Day…
Valerie Mahaffey, American actress (died 2025)
Ian F. Mosley is an English drummer. He is best known for his long-time membership of the neo-prog band Marillion, which he joined for their second album, Fugazi, released in 1984.…
Ian Mosley, English drummer
Vernon Rodney Coaker, Baron Coaker is a British politician and life peer who has served as Minister of State for Defence since 2024. A member of the Labour Party, he was the Member…
Vernon Coaker, English educator and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
Juan Muñoz was a Spanish sculptor, working primarily in paper maché, resin and bronze. He was also interested in the auditory arts and created compositions for the radio. He was a …
Juan Muñoz, Spanish sculptor and storyteller (died 2001)
Peter Donohoe CBE is an English classical pianist.
Peter Donohoe, English pianist and educator
Raúl Ramírez is a Mexican former professional tennis player. Ramírez was the first player to finish No. 1 in both singles and doubles Grand Prix point standings, accomplishing the …
Raúl Ramírez, Mexican tennis player
Willy Rampf is a German car engineer who is currently a technical consultant for Williams Racing and was the former technical director of the Sauber Formula One team.
Willy Rampf, German engineer
Robert Crais is an American author of detective fiction and former screenwriter. Crais began his career writing scripts for television shows such as Hill Street Blues, Cagney & Lac…
Robert Crais, American author and screenwriter
Jakob Linzbach was an Estonian linguist.
Jacob Linzbach, Estonian linguist and author (born 1874)
Everett Shinn was an American painter and member of the urban realist Ashcan School.
Everett Shinn, American painter and illustrator (born 1876)
Wallace Bryant was an American archer who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. He won the bronze medal in the team competition. In the Double York round he finished fourth and in …
Wallace Bryant, American archer (born 1863)
Alexandre Emmanuel Pharamond was the captain of the French rugby union team in the early 20th century.
Alexandre Pharamond, French rugby player (born 1876)
Yasuo Kuniyoshi was a Japanese-American painter, photographer and printmaker.
Yasuo Kuniyoshi, American painter and photographer (born 1893)
Jean Reinhardt, known by his Romani nickname Django, was a Belgian-born Romani jazz guitarist and composer who lived most of his life in France. He was one of the first major jazz …
Django Reinhardt, Belgian guitarist and composer (born 1910)
Jesse Cail Burkett, nicknamed "Crab", was an American professional baseball left fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1890 to 1905 for the New York Giants, Clevel…
Jesse Burkett, American baseball player and manager (born 1868)
Tatsuo Hori was a Japanese translator and writer of poetry, short stories and novels.
Tatsuo Hori, Japanese author and poet (born 1904)
Morgan Russell was a modern American artist. With Stanton Macdonald-Wright, he was the founder of Synchromism, a provocative style of abstract painting that dates from 1912 to the …
Morgan Russell, American painter and educator (born 1886)
Arthur "Dooley" Wilson was an American actor, singer and musician who is best remembered for his portrayal of Sam in the 1942 film Casablanca. In that romantic drama, he performs i…
Dooley Wilson, American actor and singer (born 1886)
Emanuel Božidar Vidović was a Croatian painter and graphic artist from Split.
Emanuel Vidović, Croatian painter and illustrator (born 1870)
Ernest "Pot" Graves was an American football and baseball player, coach, and United States Army officer. He served as the head football coach at the United States Military Academy …
Ernest Graves Sr
Thomas Lionel Howard Cole, Jr., also known as Tom Cole or Tommy Cole, was a British-American racing driver and co-creator of the Cadillac-Allard sports car. Afflicted by childhood …
Tom Cole, Welsh-American racing driver (born 1922)