Explore 1748 historical events from 1990–1999.
Erma Louise Bombeck was an American humorist who achieved great popularity for her newspaper humor column describing suburban home life, syndicated from 1965 to 1996. Fifteen books…
Erma Bombeck, American journalist and author (born 1927)
Harold Lee "Jug" McSpaden was an American professional golfer, and golf course architect.
Jug McSpaden, American golfer and architect (born 1908)
General Jean Victor Allard was the first French Canadian to become Chief of the Defence Staff, the highest position in the Canadian Forces, from 1966 to 1969. He was also the first…
Jean Victor Allard, Canadian general (born 1913)
Pamela Lyndon Travers was an Australian-British writer who spent most of her career in England. She is best known for the Mary Poppins series of books, which feature the eponymous …
P
Saul Bass was an American graphic designer and filmmaker, best known for his design of motion-picture title sequences, film posters, and corporate logos.
Saul Bass, American graphic designer and director (born 1920)
Stirling Dale Silliphant was an American screenwriter and producer. He is best remembered for his screenplay for In the Heat of the Night, for which he won an Academy Award in 1967…
Stirling Silliphant, American screenwriter and producer (born 1918)
William Egan Colby was an American intelligence officer who served as Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) from September 1973 to January 1976. During World War II, Colby served …
William Colby, American diplomat, 10th Director of Central Intelligence (born 1920)
Gilles Grangier was a French film director and screenwriter. He directed more than 50 films and several TV series between 1943 and 1985. His film Archimède le clochard was entered …
Gilles Grangier, French director and screenwriter (born 1911)
Lester Frank Sumrall was an American Pentecostal pastor, evangelist, teacher, and missionary. He founded the Lester Sumrall Evangelistic Association (LeSEA) and its humanitarian ar…
Lester Sumrall, American minister, founded LeSEA (born 1913)
Dimitris Fampas was a Greek classical guitarist and composer.
Dimitri Fampas, Greek guitarist, composer, and educator (born 1921)
Alexander Raymond Kellner was an American starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Philadelphia / Kansas City Athletics (1948–1958), Cincinnati Reds (1958) and …
Alex Kellner, American baseball player (born 1924)
Jack Weston was an American actor. He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award in 1976 and a Tony Award in 1981.
Jack Weston, American actor (born 1924)
Keith Daniel Williams was an American triple murderer who was executed by the state of California for the October 1978 murders of three people in Merced, California. He was convict…
Keith Daniel Williams, American rapist and triple murderer (born 1947)
Beryl Burton OBE was an English racing cyclist who dominated the women's sport, winning more than 90 domestic championships and seven world titles, and setting numerous national re…
Beryl Burton, English cyclist (born 1937)
Luis Miguel González Lucas, better known as Luis Miguel Dominguín, was a Spanish bullfighter. The son of the noteworthy bullfighter Domingo Dominguín, he adopted his father's pseud…
Luis Miguel Dominguín, Spanish bullfighter (born 1926)
Larry Patrick Levis was an American poet and teacher who published five books of poetry during his lifetime. Two more volumes of previously unpublished poems appeared posthumously,…
Larry Levis, American poet, author, and critic (born 1946)
Charles Britton Fulton was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
Charles B
Kevin Matthew Gilbert was an American singer, songwriter, musician, composer, and producer. He was best known for his solo progressive rock projects, Toy Matinee and his contributi…
Kevin Gilbert, American singer-songwriter and producer (born 1966)
Garth Montgomery Williams was an American artist who came to prominence in the American postwar era as an illustrator of children's books. Many of the books he illustrated have bec…
Garth Williams, American illustrator (born 1912)
Jeremy Michael Boorda was a United States Navy admiral who served as the 25th Chief of Naval Operations. Boorda is notable as the first person to have risen from the enlisted ranks…
Jeremy Michael Boorda, American admiral (born 1939)
John Beradino was an American Major League Baseball infielder and actor. Known as Johnny Berardino during his baseball career, he was also credited during his acting career as John…
John Beradino, American baseball player and actor (born 1917)
John Devon Roland Pertwee, known professionally as Jon Pertwee, was an English actor. He made many appearances on television, film and in the theatre throughout the 1950s and 1960s…
Jon Pertwee, English actor, portrayed the Third Doctor (born 1919)
Paul Delph was a Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, producer, engineer, and studio musician whose catalog includes work with many well-known recording artists from the late 1970…
Paul Delph, American singer-songwriter and producer (born 1957)
Alfred "Lash" LaRue was a Western motion picture star of the 1940s and 1950s.
Lash LaRue, American actor and producer (born 1917)