Explore 3255 historical events from 1950–1959.
Sylvie Léonard is a French-Canadian actress. She has acted in theater, film and television for over 40 years. Her most notable roles include Mimi Jarry in Rue des Pignons, Annick J…
Sylvie Léonard, Canadian actress and screenwriter
Paul Edward Stamets is an American mycologist and entrepreneur who sells various mushroom products through his company. He is an author and an advocate of medicinal fungi and mycor…
Paul Stamets, American mycologist and author
Bernd Fasching was an Austrian painter and sculptor. He lived and worked in Vienna.
Bernd Fasching, Austrian painter and sculptor
Roger Michael Humphrey Binny is a former Indian cricketer who was the 36th president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). He was the president of Karnataka State Cr…
Roger Binny, Indian cricketer and sportscaster
Desmond Douglas MBE is a British table tennis player. He lived and was brought up in the area of Handsworth, Birmingham, West Midlands. He was an attacking, left-handed, player, no…
Desmond Douglas, Jamaican-English table tennis player
René-Daniel Dubois, OC is a Québécois playwright and actor.
René-Daniel Dubois, Canadian actor and playwright
Jeremy Max Finer is an English musician, artist and composer. He is one of the founding members of the Pogues.
Jem Finer, English banjo player and songwriter
Howard Norman Epstein was an American musician best known as a bassist with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.
Howie Epstein, American bass player, songwriter, and producer (died 2003)
Dannel Patrick Malloy is an American politician who served as the 88th governor of Connecticut from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he chaired the Democratic Govern…
Dannel Malloy, American lawyer and politician, 88th Governor of Connecticut
Dalton James Patrick McGuinty Jr. is a Canadian former politician who served as the 24th premier of Ontario from 2003 to 2013. He was the first Liberal leader to win two majority g…
Dalton McGuinty, Canadian lawyer and politician, 24th Premier of Ontario
Taco Ockerse, also known mononymously as Taco, is an Indonesian-born Dutch musician, actor and entertainer who started his career in Germany. He scored a global hit song in 1982 wi…
Taco, Indonesian-born Dutch singer and entertainer
Béla Tarr was a Hungarian film director, screenwriter and producer. His films are distinguished by their stark black-and-white visuals, extended long takes, languid pacing, and an …
Béla Tarr, Hungarian film director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2026)
Richard Jay Corman was the founder and owner of R. J. Corman Railroad Group, a Nicholasville, Kentucky-based railroad services and short line operating company.
Richard J. Corman, American businessman, founded the R.J. Corman Railroad Group (died 2013)
William James "Willem" Dafoe is an American actor. Known for his prolific career portraying diverse roles in both mainstream and arthouse films, he is the recipient of various acco…
Willem Dafoe, American actor
Iman Mohamed Abdulmajid, known mononymously as Iman, is a Somali-American model and actress. A muse of the designers Gianni Versace, Thierry Mugler, Calvin Klein, Donna Karan, and …
Iman, Somalian-English model and actress
Randall Eugene Bewley was the guitarist for the Athens, Georgia-based band Pylon.
Randall Bewley, American guitarist and songwriter (died 2009)
Aleksandrs Starkovs is a Latvian football coach and a former footballer who played as a forward. Most recently he coached FK Liepāja.
Aleksandrs Starkovs, Latvian footballer and coach
Joseph Gerard Christopher, also known as the Midtown Slasher and the .22 Caliber Killer, was an American serial killer who committed a series of stabbings and shootings against Afr…
Joseph Christopher, American serial killer (died 1993)
John Michael Howell is a British politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Henley from 2008 to 2024. A member of the Conservative Party, he won a by-election to re…
John Howell, English journalist and politician
Robert Rondinelli is an American rock drummer best known for his work with the hard rock/heavy metal bands Blue Öyster Cult, Rainbow, Quiet Riot, Black Sabbath, The Lizards, The Ha…
Bobby Rondinelli, American drummer
Jean-Hugues Anglade is a French actor, film director, and screenwriter. He has been twice nominated for the César Award for Best Actor, for Betty Blue (1986) and Nocturne Indien (1…
Jean-Hugues Anglade, French actor, director, and screenwriter
Dave Lee Stevens was an American illustrator and comics artist. He was most famous for creating The Rocketeer comic book and film character, and for his pin-up style "glamour art" …
Dave Stevens, American illustrator (died 2008)
Asif Ali Zardari is a Pakistani politician who has served as the 14th president of Pakistan since 2024. A member of the Pakistan People's Party, he served as the 11th executive pre…
Asif Ali Zardari, Pakistani businessman and politician, 11th President of Pakistan
Catherine Bauer is the award-winning author of contemporary novels featuring the young protagonist, Harley Columba, and is known for her unique and honest voice. Publishers Weekly …
Cat Bauer, American journalist, author, and playwright