Explore 1426 historical events from 1950–1959.
Lieutenant General Arundell David Leakey, is a former British Army officer. He was Director General of the European Union Military Staff in the Council of the European Union, Bruss…
David Leakey, English general and politician
George Harvey Strait Sr. is an American country music singer, songwriter, actor, music producer, and rancher. Strait has sold tens of millions of records worldwide, making him one …
George Strait, American singer, guitarist and producer
Jeana Lee Yeager is an American aviator. She co-piloted, along with Dick Rutan, the first non-stop, non-refueled flight around the world in the Rutan Voyager aircraft from December…
Jeana Yeager, American pilot
Howard George Hampton is a politician who was a member of Provincial Parliament for the province of Ontario. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Canada, from 1987 to …
Howard Hampton, Canadian lawyer and politician
Charles Spedding is an English former long-distance runner who competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics and the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Charlie Spedding, English runner
Lambertus van Marwijk is a Dutch football manager who is a member of the supervisory board for MVV Maastricht. As a player, he played for the Go Ahead Eagles, AZ, MVV and Fortuna S…
Bert van Marwijk, Dutch footballer, coach, and manager
Albert Roger Miller, known as Roger Milla, is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He was one of the first African players to be a major star on th…
Roger Milla, Cameroonian footballer and manager
Michael David Wills, Baron Wills is a British politician and life peer who served as Minister of State for Justice from 2007 to 2010. A member of the Labour Party, he was Member of…
Michael Wills, English politician, British Minister of Justice
Laurence T is an American actor and retired professional wrestler. He is known for his roles as B. A. Baracus in the 1980s television series The A-Team and as boxer Clubber Lang in…
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Martin Parr was an English documentary photographer and photojournalist. He was known for his photographic projects that take an intimate, satirical and anthropological look at asp…
Martin Parr, English photographer and journalist
Jeffrey Lawrence Bewkes is a retired American media executive. He was CEO of Time Warner from January 1, 2008, to June 15, 2018, President from December 2005 to June 2018, and Chai…
Jeffrey Bewkes, American businessman
Nicholas Evlampios Fotiu is an American former professional ice hockey forward. He played in the World Hockey Association and National Hockey League between 1974 and 1988.
Nick Fotiu, American ice hockey player and coach
David Andrew Jenkins is a former World ranked no.1 track and field 400 metres runner and statistically is the highest ranking Scottish sprinter in history.
David Jenkins, Trinidadian-Scottish runner
Al Sarrantonio was an American horror and science fiction writer, editor, and publisher who authored more than 50 books and 90 short stories. He also edited numerous anthologies.
Al Sarrantonio, American author and publisher
Gordon Harold Smith is an American politician, businessman, and religious leader who served as a United States senator from the state of Oregon. A Republican, he served two terms i…
Gordon H
Roger Briggs is an American composer, conductor, pianist, and educator.
Roger Briggs, American pianist, composer, conductor, and educator
Daniel Grodnik is an American film producer living in Los Angeles, California.
Daniel Grodnik, American screenwriter and producer
Kerry Fraser is a hockey analyst, broadcaster and former senior referee in the National Hockey League. During his career, he called 1,904 regular season games, 12 Stanley Cup Final…
Kerry Fraser, Canadian ice hockey player, referee, and sportscaster
Carole Hélène Marthe Andrée Achache was a French writer, photographer and actress. She was the daughter of French writer Monique Lange and the mother of French-Moroccan film direct…
Carole Achache, French writer, photographer and actress (died 2016)
Karlheinz Bartos is a German musician and composer, known for his contributions to the electronic band Kraftwerk.
Karl Bartos, German singer-songwriter and keyboard player
Şenol Güneş is a Turkish football manager and former player who is currently the director of professional football for Süper Lig club Trabzonspor. His most notable managerial achie…
Şenol Güneş, Turkish footballer and manager
Mihaela Loghin is a shot putter from Romania. She won a silver medal at the 1984 Olympics, one centimetre behind Claudia Losch, and a bronze medal at the 1986 European Indoor Champ…
Mihaela Loghin, Romanian shot putter
Gary Bruce Bettman is an American sports executive who serves as the commissioner of the National Hockey League (NHL), a post he has held since February 1, 1993. Previously, Bettma…
Gary Bettman, American sports executive, 14th Commissioner of the National Hockey League
Bronisław Maria Komorowski is a Polish politician and historian who served as the 5th president of Poland from 2010 to 2015. Komorowski previously served as Marshal of the Sejm fro…
Bronisław Komorowski, Polish historian and politician, 5th President of Poland