Explore 3255 historical events from 1950–1959.
Patrick M. Hanrahan is an American computer graphics researcher, the Canon USA Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering in the Computer Graphics Laboratory at Stanf…
Patrick Hanrahan, American computer graphics researcher
Mladen Markač is a Croatian retired general. He was a Commander of Croatian Special Police during Operation Storm during the Croatian War of Independence (1991–1995), and afterward…
Mladen Markač, Croatian general
Meles Zenawi Asres, born Legesse Zenawi Asres was an Ethiopian politician and former rebel militant commander who served as president of Ethiopia from 1991 to 1995 and as prime min…
Meles Zenawi, Prime Minister of Ethiopia (died 2012)
Anne Sofie von Otter is a Swedish mezzo-soprano. Her repertoire encompasses lieder, operas, oratorios and also rock and pop songs.
Anne Sofie von Otter, Swedish soprano and actress
James Lawrence Dolan is an American businessman, and the executive chairman and chief executive officer of Madison Square Garden Sports and Madison Square Garden Entertainment, and…
James L
Christopher James Berman, nicknamed "Boomer", is an American sportscaster. He haa been an anchor for SportsCenter on ESPN for decades starting a month after its initial launch in 1…
Chris Berman, American sportscaster
Mark David Chapman is an American man who murdered musician John Lennon in New York City on December 8, 1980. As Lennon walked into the archway of the Dakota, his apartment buildin…
Mark David Chapman, American murderer
Zofija Mazej Kukovič is a Slovenian electrical engineer who became a manager and a politician. She was the minister of health 2007–8 before she was a member of the European Parliam…
Zofija Mazej Kukovič, Slovenian electrical engineer and minister of health 2007–8
José Dennis Martínez Ortiz, nicknamed "El Presidente", is a Nicaraguan former professional baseball pitcher. Martínez played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Oriole…
Dennis Martínez, Nicaraguan baseball player and coach
Leon Allen White, better known by his ring names Big Van Vader or simply Vader, was an American professional wrestler and professional football player. During his career, he perfor…
Big Van Vader, American wrestler and football player (died 2018)
Mohamed Brahmi was a Tunisian politician. Brahmi was the founder and former leader of the People's Movement, which, under his leadership, won two seats in the constituent election …
Mohamed Brahmi, Tunisian politician (died 2013)
Olympia "Lia" Vissi is a Greek Cypriot singer, songwriter and composer who is most notable for her two participations in the Eurovision Song Contest and for being the older sister …
Lia Vissi, Cypriot singer-songwriter and politician
William Paxton was an American actor, filmmaker and musician. A versatile character actor known for his distinctive Texan drawl and everyman screen persona, he was a four-time Gold…
Bill Paxton, American actor and director (died 2017)
David Edward Townsend was an American musician best known as the guitarist for the R&B band Surface.
David Townsend, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2005)
Chow Yun-fat SBS, previously known as Donald Chow, is a Hong Kong actor and filmmaker. In a film career spanning more than forty-five years, Chow has appeared in over 100 televisio…
Chow Yun-fat, Hong Kong actor and screenwriter
Olga Valentinovna Korbut is a Belarusian retired gymnast who competed for the Soviet Union. Nicknamed the "Sparrow from Minsk," she won four gold medals and two silver medals at th…
Olga Korbut, Soviet gymnast
John Scott Morris is an American former professional baseball starting pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) between 1977 and 1994, mainly for the Detroit Tigers. Morri…
Jack Morris, American baseball player and sportscaster
Hazel Thereasa O'Connor is a British singer-songwriter and actress. She became famous in the early 1980s with hit singles "Eighth Day", "D-Days" and "Will You?" She also starred in…
Hazel O'Connor, English-born Irish singer-songwriter and actress
Páidí Ó Sé was an Irish Gaelic football manager and player, whose league and championship career at senior level with the Kerry county team spanned fifteen seasons from 1974 to 198…
Páidí Ó Sé, Irish footballer and manager (died 2012)
Mary Debra Winger is an American actress. She starred in the films An Officer and a Gentleman (1982), Terms of Endearment (1983), and Shadowlands (1993), each of which earned her a…
Debra Winger, American actress
James Arthur Gosling is a Canadian computer scientist, best known as the founder and lead designer behind the Java programming language.
James Gosling, Canadian-American computer scientist, created Java
Steve George is an American keyboard player, saxophone player and singer who is perhaps best known as the keyboardist and background vocalist for the 1980s band, Mr. Mister. He co-…
Steve George, American keyboard player and songwriter
Zbigniew Preisner is a Polish film score composer, best known for his work with film director Krzysztof Kieślowski. He is the recipient of the Gold Medal for Merit to Culture – Glo…
Zbigniew Preisner, Polish composer and producer
Paul Jason Barber is an English former field hockey player, who won a gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Paul Barber, English field hockey player