Explore 4729 historical events from 1940–1949.
Jean-Claude Killy is a French former World Cup alpine ski racer. He dominated the sport in the late 1960s, and was a triple Olympic champion, winning the three alpine events at the…
Jean-Claude Killy, French skier
David Maslanka was an American composer of Polish descent who wrote for a variety of genres, including works for choir, wind ensemble, chamber music, and symphony orchestra.
David Maslanka, American composer and academic (died 2017)
Leonid Grigoryevich Ivashov is a Russian military and public official. He is a former President of the Academy for Geopolitical Problems and a retired colonel general.
Leonid Ivashov, Russian general
Donald Lee Stroud is an American actor, musician, and surfer. Stroud has appeared in over 100 films and 200 television shows.
Don Stroud, American actor
Rosalind "Roz" Ashford-Holmes is an American soprano R&B and soul singer, known for her work as an original member of the Motown singing group Martha and the Vandellas.
Rosalind Ashford, American singer
Glen Cameron Sather is a Canadian former ice hockey player, coach, and current executive. He is the current senior advisor and alternate governor of the New York Rangers of the Nat…
Glen Sather, Canadian ice hockey player and manager
Joseph Simon was an American soul and R&B musician. He began as a gospel artist singing with the Golden West Singers in the Bay Area in California. A consistent presence on the US …
Joe Simon, American singer-songwriter and producer (died 2021)
Valerie Ritchie Perrine was an American actress. She was best known for her portrayal of Honey Bruce in the film Lenny (1974). For the role, she won the BAFTA Award for Most Promis…
Valerie Perrine, American model and actress (died 2026)
Dulce Maramba Quintans-Saguisag was a Filipino politician and former Secretary of the Department of Social Welfare and Development under the administration of former President Jose…
Dulce Saguisag, Filipino social worker and politician, 10th Filipino Secretary of Social Welfare and Development (died…
Gordon Birtwistle is a British Liberal Democrat politician and former MP. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of Burnley, England, from May 2010 to May 2015. …
Gordon Birtwistle, English engineer and politician
Sir Richard John Roberts is a British biochemist and molecular biologist. He was awarded the 1993 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Phillip Allen Sharp for the discovery o…
Richard J. Roberts, English biochemist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate
George Roger Waters is an English singer-songwriter, musician and political activist. In 1965, he co-founded the rock band Pink Floyd as the bassist. Following the departure of the…
Roger Waters, English singer-songwriter and bass player
Gloria Fowles, known professionally as Gloria Gaynor, is an American singer, best known for the disco era hits "I Will Survive" (1978) which is one of the best-selling singles in h…
Gloria Gaynor, American singer-songwriter
Beverley Marian McLachlin is a Canadian jurist and author who served as the 17th chief justice of Canada from 2000 to 2017. She is the longest-serving chief justice in Canadian his…
Beverley McLachlin, Canadian lawyer and jurist, 17th Chief Justice of Canada
Adelaide C. Eckardt is an American politician who was a member of the Maryland Senate, representing District 37.
Adelaide C. Eckardt, American academic and politician
Frank Clark is an English former footballer and manager, and former chairman of Nottingham Forest. Clark played in over 400 games for Newcastle United before moving to Nottingham F…
Frank Clark, English footballer, manager and chairman
André Caillé is a Canadian electricity company executive.
André Caillé, Canadian chemist and businessman
Mickey Hart is an American percussionist. He is best known as one of the two drummers of the rock band Grateful Dead. He was a member of the Grateful Dead from September 1967 until…
Mickey Hart, American musician
Brian Perkins is a former senior newsreader on BBC Radio 4.
Brian Perkins, New Zealand-English journalist and actor
Ralph Eugene Neely was an American professional football player who was an offensive tackle for the Dallas Cowboys in the National Football League (NFL). He played 13 seasons and 1…
Ralph Neely, American football player (died 2022)
Philip Michael Ondaatje is a Sri Lankan-born Canadian poet, fiction writer and essayist.
Michael Ondaatje, Sri Lankan-Canadian author and poet
Mildred DeLois Taylor is a Newbery Award-winning American young adult novelist. She is best known for her novel Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, part of her Logan family series.
Mildred D. Taylor, American author
Antti Yrjö Hammarberg, professionally known as Irwin Goodman, was a Finnish rock and folk singer. He started as a protest song singer in the folk boom of the mid-1960s; his humorou…
Irwin Goodman, Finnish singer-composer and guitarist (died 1991)
Marcos Kostenbader Valle is a Brazilian singer-songwriter. He has produced works in many musical styles, including bossa nova, samba, and fusions of rock, soul, jazz, and dance mus…
Marcos Valle, Brazilian singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer