Explore 3255 historical events from 1950–1959.
Lorraine Mary Moller is a former athlete from New Zealand, who competed in track athletics and later specialised in the marathon. Moller's international career lasted over 20 years…
Lorraine Moller, New Zealand runner
Robert Anthony Snow was an American journalist, political commentator, anchor, columnist, musician, and the 25th White House press secretary under President George W. Bush, from Ma…
Tony Snow, American journalist, 26th White House Press Secretary (died 2008)
Dana Thomas Carvey is an American stand-up comedian, actor, podcaster, screenwriter and producer.
Dana Carvey, American comedian and actor
Nandan Mohanrao Nilekani is an Indian entrepreneur. He co-founded Infosys and is the non-executive chairman of Infosys replacing R Seshasayee and Ravi Venkatesan, who were the co-c…
Nandan Nilekani, Indian businessman, co-founded Infosys
Gopalaratnam Subramaniam, known professionally as Mani Ratnam, is an Indian film director, film producer and screenwriter who predominantly works in Tamil cinema and a few Hindi, M…
Mani Ratnam, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter
Michael Steele is an American former musician, best known as the bassist for the Bangles. Under the name Micki Steele, she was a founding member of the Runaways but left in 1975, s…
Michael Steele, American singer-songwriter and bass player
Louis H. Schiff is a retired American judge, attorney, professor, historian and author. He served as a Broward County Court Judge in Florida from 1997 to 2024, recognized for educa…
Louis H
Valarie McDermid is a Scottish crime writer of over 30 novels. Her work is considered part of a sub-genre known as Tartan Noir, and is known for uncompromising depictions of violen…
Val McDermid, Scottish author
Mary Testa is an American stage and film actress. She is a three-time Tony Award nominee, for performances in revivals of Leonard Bernstein's On the Town (1998), 42nd Street (2001)…
Mary Testa, American singer and actress
Edino Nazareth Filho, known as Edinho, is a Brazilian football commentator, manager and former player. He played as a central defender with Fluminense, Grêmio, the second Toronto B…
Edino Nazareth Filho, Brazilian footballer and manager
Samuel Michael Simon was an American television writer, producer and animal rights activist who co-developed the animated sitcom The Simpsons.
Sam Simon, American director, producer and screenwriter; co-developer of The Simpsons (died 2015)
Sir Timothy John Berners-Lee, also known as TimBL, is an English computer scientist best known as the inventor of the World Wide Web, HTML, the URL system, and HTTP. He is a profes…
Tim Berners-Lee, English computer scientist, invented the World Wide Web
José Antonio Camacho Alfaro is a Spanish former football left-back and a former manager.
José Antonio Camacho, Spanish footballer and manager
Annette Schavan is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). She was the Federal Minister of Education and Research in the government of Chancellor Angela Merkel…
Annette Schavan, German theologian and politician
Herman Andrew Stevens is an American executive, film producer, director and actor.
Andrew Stevens, American actor and producer
Yuriy Georgiyevich Sedykh was a track and field athlete who represented the Soviet Union from 1976 to 1991 in the hammer throw. He was a European, World and Olympic Champion, and h…
Yuriy Sedykh, Ukrainian hammer thrower (died 2021)
Alan David Hansen MBE is a Scottish former footballer and BBC television football pundit. Regarded as one of the greatest defenders of all time, he enjoyed a highly decorated playi…
Alan Hansen, Scottish footballer and sportscaster
Leah Ward Sears is an American jurist and former chief justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia. Sears was the first African-American female chief justice of a state supreme court i…
Leah Ward Sears, German-American lawyer and jurist
Paul James O'Grady was an English drag queen, comedian, broadcaster, actor, and writer. He achieved notability in the London gay scene during the 1980s with his drag persona Lily S…
Paul O'Grady, English television host, producer, and drag performer (died 2023)
Kirron Anupam Kher is an Indian politician, former actress, television personality, singer, and entertainment producer known for her work in Hindi films and television. She is a me…
Kirron Kher, Indian theatre, film and television actress, TV talk show host and politician
Polly Carey Draper is an American actress and filmmaker. Draper has received several awards, including a Writers Guild of America Award (WGA), and is noted for speaking in a "trade…
Polly Draper, American actress, producer, and screenwriter
Julie Beth Hagerty is an American actress. She starred as Elaine Dickinson in the films Airplane! (1980) and Airplane II: The Sequel (1982). Her other film roles include A Midsumme…
Julie Hagerty, American model and actress
Grete Faremo is a Norwegian politician, lawyer and business leader. From August 2014 to May 2022, she held the post of Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of the United …
Grete Faremo, Norwegian politician, Norwegian Minister of Defence
Laura Elizabeth "Laurie" Metcalf is an American actress and comedian. Known for her complex and versatile roles across the stage and screen, she has received various accolades thro…
Laurie Metcalf, American actress