Explore 1542 historical events from 2010–2019.
Arthur Decabooter was a Belgian professional racing cyclist, active as a professional between 1959 and 1967. Cyclist Walter Godefroot is his wife's brother-in-law.
Arthur Decabooter, Belgian cyclist (born 1936)
Leo Dillon and Diane Dillon were American illustrators of children's books and adult paperback book and magazine covers. One obituary of Leo called the work of the husband-and-wife…
Leo Dillon, American illustrator (born 1933)
Captain Stephen James Healey was a British Army officer with the 1st Battalion, The Royal Welsh, and former professional footballer for Swansea City.
Stephen Healey, Welsh captain and footballer (born 1982)
Hiroshi Miyazawa was a Japanese politician who served as the Governor of Hiroshima Prefecture from 1973 to 1981 and the Minister of Justice from 1995 to 1996.
Hiroshi Miyazawa, Japanese politician (born 1921)
Guy Larose, better known by his ring name Hans Schmidt, was a Canadian professional wrestler famous in the 1950s and 1960s. His gimmick that of a German pseudo-Nazi heel, gained hi…
Hans Schmidt, Canadian wrestler (born 1925)
James Frederick Unger was a British-born Canadian cartoonist, best known for his syndicated comic strip Herman which ran for 18 years in 600 newspapers in 25 countries.
Jim Unger, English-Canadian illustrator (born 1937)
Simeon Daniel was the first Premier of Nevis.
Simeon Daniel, Nevisian educator and politician, 1st Premier of Nevis (born 1934)
Friedrich Ernst Peter Hirzebruch ForMemRS was a German mathematician, working in the fields of topology, complex manifolds and algebraic geometry, and a leading figure in his gener…
Friedrich Hirzebruch, German mathematician and academic (born 1927)
David Lawrence Rimoin was a Canadian American geneticist. He was especially noted for his research into the genetics of skeletal dysplasia (dwarfism), inheritable diseases such as …
David Rimoin, Canadian-American geneticist and academic (born 1936)
Anahit Georgievna Perikhanian was a Soviet-born Armenian academic. An Iranologist, Perikhanian specialized in Sasanian jurisprudence, history and society. In addition to her work o…
Anahit Perikhanian, Russian-born Armenian Iranologist (born 1928)
Robert John Edwards was a British journalist.
Bob Edwards, English journalist (born 1925)
Yuri Vladimirovich Susloparov was a Soviet football player and manager.
Yuri Susloparov, Ukrainian-Russian footballer and manager (born 1958)
Mark Anatolievich Minkov was a Soviet and Russian music composer. His music is featured in a number of operas, ballets, stage performances, and films.
Mark Minkov, Russian composer (born 1944)
Kaneto Shindō was a Japanese film director, screenwriter, film producer, and writer, who directed 48 films and wrote scripts for 238. His best known films as a director include Ch…
Kaneto Shindo, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1912)
Arthel Lane "Doc" Watson was an American guitarist, songwriter, and singer of bluegrass, folk, country, blues, and gospel music. He won seven Grammy awards as well as a Grammy Life…
Doc Watson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1923)
John Fox was an American comedian.
John Fox, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter (born 1957)
Sir Andrew Fielding Huxley was an English physiologist and biophysicist. He was born into the prominent Huxley family. After leaving Westminster School in central London, he went t…
Andrew Huxley, English physiologist and biophysicist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1917)
Gerhard Pohl was a German politician and a member of the East German CDU. He served as Minister of Economics from April to August 1990, in the cabinet of Lothar de Maizière.
Gerhard Pohl, German economist and politician (born 1937)
John Kennedy Twyman was an American professional basketball player and sports broadcaster. During his career, he was a caregiver for his disabled teammate Maurice Stokes and both a…
Jack Twyman, American basketball player and sportscaster (born 1934)
Christopher George Joseph Challis BSC, FRPS was an English cinematographer. He was well-known for his collaborations with the directing duo of Powell and Pressburger, and worked on…
Christopher Challis, English cinematographer (born 1919)
Randall Blair Kester was an American attorney and judge in the state of Oregon. He was the 69th justice of the Oregon Supreme Court, serving from 1957 to 1958. He later taught at w…
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Paul Pietsch was a racing driver, journalist and publisher from Germany, who founded the magazine Das Auto and published many other as his Motor Presse Stuttgart became the largest…
Paul Pietsch, German race car driver and publisher (born 1911)
Orlando Vernada Woolridge was an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1981 to 1994. He was known for his scoring ability, espec…
Orlando Woolridge, American basketball player and coach (born 1959)
Faruq Z. Bey was an American jazz saxophonist and composer from Detroit, Michigan. Bey was known for his work with Griot Galaxy, which played distinct compositions, often by Bey. O…
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