The 1950s

1956 70 years ago

John Long, American basketball player

John Eddie Long is an American former professional basketball player.

John Long, American basketball player

1956 70 years ago

Steve Whiteman, American singer-songwriter

Steve Whiteman is an American rock vocalist, best known for being the lead singer of Kix.

Steve Whiteman, American singer-songwriter

1956 70 years ago

Charles MacArthur, American playwright and screenwriter (born 1895)

Charles Gordon MacArthur was an American playwright, screenwriter, and 1935 winner of the Academy Award for Best Story.

Charles MacArthur, American playwright and screenwriter (born 1895)

1956 70 years ago

Edward Arnold, American actor (born 1890)

Günther Edward Arnold Schneider was an American actor of the stage and screen.

Edward Arnold, American actor (born 1890)

1956 70 years ago

Fred Marriott, American race car driver (born 1872)

Fred Marriott was an American race car driver. In 1906, he set the world land speed record at 127.659 mph (205.5 km/h) at the Daytona Beach Road Course, while driving the Stanley L…

Fred Marriott, American race car driver (born 1872)

1956 70 years ago

Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb, German field marshal (born 1876)

Wilhelm Josef Franz Ritter von Leeb was a German Generalfeldmarschall of the Wehrmacht during the Second World War, who was subsequently convicted of war crimes. Leeb was a highly …

Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb, German field marshal (born 1876)

1956 70 years ago

Alben W

Alben William Barkley was an American lawyer and politician from Kentucky who served as the 35th vice president of the United States from 1949 to 1953 under President Harry S. Trum…

Alben W

1956 70 years ago

LeRoy Samse, American pole vaulter (born 1883)

LeRoy Perry Samse was an American athlete who competed mainly in the pole vault. Samse represented the United States in the 1904 Summer Olympics held in St Louis, United States in …

LeRoy Samse, American pole vaulter (born 1883)

1956 70 years ago

Louis Calhern, American actor and singer (born 1895)

Carl Henry Vogt, known by his stage name Louis Calhern, was an American actor. Described as a “star leading man of the theater and a star character actor of the screen,” he appeare…

Louis Calhern, American actor and singer (born 1895)

1956 70 years ago

Joan Malleson, English physician (born 1889)

Joan Graeme Malleson was an English physician, specialist in contraception and prominent advocate of the legalisation of abortion.

Joan Malleson, English physician (born 1889)

1956 70 years ago

Austin Osman Spare, English painter and magician (born 1886)

Austin Osman Spare was an English artist and occultist who worked as a draughtsman, writer and painter. Influenced by symbolism and Art Nouveau, his art was known for its clear use…

Austin Osman Spare, English painter and magician (born 1886)

1956 70 years ago

Maurice Tate, English cricketer (born 1895)

Maurice William Tate was an English cricketer of the 1920s and 1930s and the leader of England's Test bowling attack for a long time during this period. He was also the first Susse…

Maurice Tate, English cricketer (born 1895)

1956 70 years ago

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Harry Burnett Reese was an American inventor and businessman known for creating Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, and founding the H. B. Reese Candy Company. In 2009, he was posthumously…

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1956 70 years ago

Max Beerbohm, English essayist, parodist, and caricaturist (born 1872)

Sir Henry Maximilian Beerbohm was an English essayist, parodist and caricaturist under the signature Max. He first became known in the 1890s as a dandy and a humorist. He was the d…

Max Beerbohm, English essayist, parodist, and caricaturist (born 1872)

1956 70 years ago

Zoltán Halmay, Hungarian swimmer and trainer (born 1881)

Zoltán Imre Ödön Halmay de Erdőtelek was a Hungarian Olympic swimmer. He competed in four Olympics, winning the following medals:1900: silver, bronze 1904: gold 1906: gold, silve…

Zoltán Halmay, Hungarian swimmer and trainer (born 1881)

1956 70 years ago

Harry Bensley, English businessman and adventurer (born 1877)

Harry Bensley was an English rake and adventurer, best remembered as the subject of an extraordinary wager between John Pierpont Morgan and Hugh Cecil Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsda…

Harry Bensley, English businessman and adventurer (born 1877)

1956 70 years ago

Gustav Suits, Latvian-Estonian poet and politician (born 1883)

Gustav Suits is considered one of the greatest Estonian poets. He was also an early leader of the literary movement group Noor-Eesti.

Gustav Suits, Latvian-Estonian poet and politician (born 1883)

1956 70 years ago

Martha Annie Whiteley, English chemist and mathematician (born 1866)

Martha Annie Whiteley, was an English chemist and mathematician. She was instrumental in advocating for women's entry into the Chemical Society, and was best known for her dedicati…

Martha Annie Whiteley, English chemist and mathematician (born 1866)

1956 70 years ago

Al Simmons, American baseball player and coach (born 1902)

Aloysius Harry Simmons was an American professional baseball outfielder who played 20 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Nicknamed "Bucketfoot Al", he had his best years with …

Al Simmons, American baseball player and coach (born 1902)

1956 70 years ago

Jean Hersholt, Danish-American actor and director (born 1886)

Jean Pierre Carl Buron, known professionally as Jean Hersholt, was a Danish-American actor. He is most famous for starring on the CBS radio series Dr. Christian from 1937–1954, rep…

Jean Hersholt, Danish-American actor and director (born 1886)

1956 70 years ago

Katherine MacDonald, American actress and producer (born 1881)

Katherine Agnew MacDonald was an American stage and film actress, film producer, and model. She was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and was the older sister of actresses Miriam Ma…

Katherine MacDonald, American actress and producer (born 1881)

1956 70 years ago

John Willcock, Australian politician, 15th Premier of Western Australia (born 1879)

John Collings Willcock was an Australian politician. He was the premier of Western Australia from 1936 to 1945, holding office as state leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP). …

John Willcock, Australian politician, 15th Premier of Western Australia (born 1879)

1956 70 years ago

Marie Laurencin, French painter and sculptor (born 1883)

Marie Laurencin was a French painter and printmaker. She became an important figure in the Parisian avant-garde as a member of the Cubists associated with the Section d'Or.

Marie Laurencin, French painter and sculptor (born 1883)

1956 70 years ago

Chandrashekhar Agashe, Indian industrialist and lawyer (born 1888)

Chandrashekhar Govind Agashe was an Indian industrialist, lawyer, educator, and philanthropist, best remembered as the founder of the Brihan Maharashtra Sugar Syndicate Ltd. He ser…

Chandrashekhar Agashe, Indian industrialist and lawyer (born 1888)