Explore 4728 historical events from 1940–1949.
Robert Francis Leigh Oakley is a British journalist and writer. From 1992 to 2000 he was political editor at the BBC and from 2000 to 2008 he was European political editor at CNN I…
Robin Oakley, English journalist and author
Joaquín Ramírez Fernández is a Mexican author and retired employee of several sports car racing teams. From 1984 to 2001, Ramírez was coordinator of the McLaren Formula One team, i…
Jo Ramírez, Mexican race car driver and manager
Jackie DeShannon is an American singer-songwriter, radio broadcaster and actress who has had many hit song credits beginning in the 1960s, as both a singer and composer. She was on…
Jackie DeShannon, American singer-songwriter
Duane Charles "Bill" Parcells is an American former football coach who served as a head coach in the National Football League (NFL) for 19 seasons. He came to prominence as the hea…
Bill Parcells, American football player and coach
Onora Sylvia O'Neill, Baroness O'Neill of Bengarve is a British philosopher and a crossbench member of the House of Lords.
Onora O'Neill, Baroness O'Neill of Bengarve, British philosopher, academic, and politician
Alan Madoc Roberts is an English academic serving as Emeritus professor of Zoology in the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Bristol.
Alan M. Roberts, English academic, Professor of Zoology at the University of Bristol
Mario Corso was an Italian football player and coach. A famed and dynamic left winger, he was regarded as one of the greatest Italian players in his position, earning the nicknames…
Mario Corso, Italian footballer and coach (died 2020)
Ludwig 'Luggi' Müller was a German professional footballer who played as a defender.
Ludwig Müller, German footballer (died 2021)
Chris Curtis was an English musician. He was best known for being a member the 1960s beat band The Searchers. He originated the concept behind Deep Purple and formed the band in it…
Chris Curtis, English drummer and singer (died 2005)
Jane Josephine Meirowsky, known professionally as Jane Merrow, is an English actress who has been active from the 1960s in both Britain and the United States.
Jane Merrow, English actress, producer, and screenwriter
Barbet Schroeder is an Iranian-born Swiss film director and producer who started his career in French cinema in the 1960s, working with directors of the French New Wave such as Jea…
Barbet Schroeder, French-Swiss director and producer
Cesária Évora GCIH was a Cape Verdean singer known for singing morna, a genre of music from Cape Verde, in her native Cape Verdean Creole. Her songs were often devoted to themes of…
Cesária Évora, Cape Verdean singer (died 2011)
János Konrád was a Hungarian water polo player and backstroke swimmer who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics, in the 1964 Summer Olympics, and in the 1968 Summer Olympics. He was…
János Konrád, Hungarian water polo player and swimmer (died 2014)
Harrison Page is an American television and film actor who has appeared in many popular series, including Sledge Hammer!, Cold Case, JAG, ER, Ally McBeal, Ultraman: The Ultimate He…
Harrison Page, American actor
Sir Michael Craig-Martin is an Irish-born contemporary conceptual artist and painter. He is known for fostering and adopting the Young British Artists, many of whom he taught, and …
Michael Craig-Martin, Irish painter and illustrator
Toomas Leius was an Estonian tennis player who competed for the Soviet Union.
Toomas Leius, Estonian tennis player and coach
John Stanley Marshall was an English drummer and founding member of the jazz rock band Nucleus. He is most well known as the drummer for Soft Machine and its asscociated acts from …
John Stanley Marshall, English drummer (died 2023)
Ignazio Francesco Giunti was an Italian racing driver. He competed in Formula One as well as in saloon and Sports Car Racing.
Ignazio Giunti, Italian race car driver (died 1971)
Susan Katriona MacGregor is a British broadcaster. She is best known as a former presenter of BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour and later the Today programme.
Sue MacGregor, English journalist and radio host
John McNally is an English guitarist. He was a member of The Searchers, a band he formed in 1959, who were a big part of the Mersey sound in the early 1960s. He was the longest-ser…
John McNally, English singer and guitarist
Emmanuel Nunes was a Portuguese composer who lived and worked in Paris from 1964.
Emmanuel Nunes, Portuguese-French composer and educator (died 2012)
Jyrki Ilari Otila was a Finnish quiz show judge and a member of the European Parliament.
Jyrki Otila, Finnish economist and politician (died 2003)
Sadhana Shivdasani, known mononymously as Sadhana, was an Indian actress who worked in Hindi films. Regarded as one of the finest actresses in the history of Hindi cinema, Sadhana …
Sadhana Shivdasani, Indian actress (died 2015)
Paul Plishka was an American operatic bass based at the Metropolitan Opera (Met) in New York City where he appeared first in 1967 and last in 2018, in 88 roles and 1672 performance…
Paul Plishka, American opera singer