Explore 5191 historical events from 1950–1959.
Kevin Lynch was an Irish republican and member of the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) from Park, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The Dungiven hurling team was renamed K…
Kevin Lynch, Irish Republican (died during the 1981 Irish hunger strike)
David Sartor is an American composer, conductor, and educator, and is the founder and music director of the Parthenon Chamber Orchestra.
David P
Fiona Sara Shackleton, Baroness Shackleton of Belgravia, is an English solicitor and Conservative politician, who has represented members of the British royal family and celebritie…
Fiona Shackleton, English lawyer
Jyoti Jayant Gogte is an Indian entrepreneur and academic, most notable for her reference textbooks on entrepreneurship titled Startup & New Venture Management (2014) and Roadmap f…
Jyoti Gogte, Indian academician
Cynthia McFadden is an American television journalist who was the senior legal and investigative correspondent for NBC News. She was an anchor and correspondent for ABC News who co…
Cynthia McFadden, American journalist
Dame Rosemary Anne Squire, DBE is a British commercial theatre owner and entrepreneur. She is the founder of the Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG) LTD, and co-founder of Trafalgar Ent…
Rosemary Squire, English producer and manager, co-founded Ambassador Theatre Group
Giuseppe Tornatore is an Italian film director and screenwriter. He is considered one of the directors who brought critical acclaim back to Italian cinema. In a career spanning ove…
Giuseppe Tornatore, Italian director and screenwriter
Gerald Calvin Douglas is an American Dobro and lap steel guitar player and record producer. He is widely regarded as "perhaps the finest Dobro player in contemporary acoustic music…
Jerry Douglas, American guitarist and producer
Peter Jeffrey Leroy Dujon is a retired West Indian cricketer and current commentator. He was a part of the West Indian squad which finished as runners-up at the 1983 Cricket World …
Jeff Dujon, Jamaican cricketer
Markus Höttinger was an Austrian racing driver who died after an accident at Germany's Hockenheimring during the third lap of the second round of the 1980 European Formula Two Cham…
Markus Höttinger, Austrian racing driver (died 1980)
Vice Admiral Peter John Wilkinson, is a retired senior Royal Navy officer who served as Deputy Chief of Defence Staff (Personnel) from 2007 to 2010. He was National President of th…
Peter Wilkinson, English admiral
Sir Mark Justin Lyall Grant is a former senior British diplomat who was previously the United Kingdom's National Security Adviser and Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom…
Mark Lyall Grant, English diplomat, British Ambassador to the United Nations
La Toya Yvonne Jackson is an American singer and television personality. She is the fifth child and middle daughter of the Jackson family. Jackson first gained recognition on the f…
La Toya Jackson, American singer-songwriter and actress
Timothy Ray Lucas is an American film critic, biographer, novelist, screenwriter and blogger, best known for publishing and editing the video review magazine Video Watchdog.
Tim Lucas, American author, screenwriter, and critic
Jonathan Keith "Jack" Idema was an American con artist, mercenary and former United States Army reserve non-commissioned officer, known for his vigilante activities during the War …
Jonathan Idema, American soldier, mercenary, con artist, vigilante, and criminal (died 2012)
Friedrich "Fritz" Hilpert is a German musician who is best known for his work as a member of the electropop group Kraftwerk.
Fritz Hilpert, German drummer and composer
John Young is a British rock musician hailing from Liverpool. He is currently the keyboardist and singer for the progressive rock band Lifesigns.
John Young, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player
Patrick Besson is a French writer and journalist.
Patrick Besson, French writer and journalist
Petra Morsbach is a German author.
Petra Morsbach, German author
Johannes Antonius "Jan" Lammers is a Dutch racecar driver, most notable for winning the 1988 24 Hours of Le Mans world endurance race, for Silk Cut Jaguar/TWR; after four seasons i…
Jan Lammers, Dutch race car driver
George Elder Burley is a Scottish former football player and manager. He had a professional career spanning 21 years as a player, making 628 league appearances and earning 11 Scotl…
George Burley, Scottish footballer and manager
Danny Wilde is an American musician. He is a founding member of the alternative rock duo the Rembrandts, who are best known for the Friends theme song "I'll Be There for You".
Danny Wilde, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Keith David Williams is an American actor. He is mostly known for his bass voice and screen presence in over 400 roles across film, stage, television, voice work and interactive me…
Keith David, American actor
Joyce Sidman is an American children's writer. She was a runner-up for the 2011 Newbery Medal, and won the Sibert Medal in 2019.
Joyce Sidman, American author and poet