Explore 3061 historical events from 1940–1949.
Kim Darby is an American actress and teacher. Her breakout role was as Mattie Ross in the 1969 Western film True Grit, earning her a BAFTA Award nomination for Most Promising Newco…
Kim Darby, American actress
Jenny Diski FRSL was an English novelist, non-fiction writer and memoirist. She was a regular contributor to the London Review of Books; articles and essays she wrote for the publi…
Jenny Diski, English author and screenwriter (died 2016)
Luis Fernando Figari Rodrigo is a Peruvian Catholic layman who is the founder and former superior general of Sodalitium Christianae Vitae. He also founded the Christian Life Movem…
Luis Fernando Figari, Peruvian religious leader, founded the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae
Haruomi Hosono , sometimes credited as Harry Hosono, is a Japanese musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. He is considered to be one of the most influential musicians in…
Haruomi Hosono, Japanese singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer
John Graham "Mitch" Mitchell was an English rock and jazz drummer, best known for his contributions in the Jimi Hendrix Experience, for which he was inducted into the Rock and Roll…
Mitch Mitchell, English drummer (died 2008)
Orenthal James Simpson, nicknamed "the Juice", was an American football player, actor, and media personality. He played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons—nine wi…
O. J. Simpson, American football player and actor (died 2024)
Charles Patrick Wormald was a British historian born in Neston, Cheshire, son of historian Brian Wormald.
Patrick Wormald, English historian (died 2004)
Arlo Davy Guthrie is an American folk singer-songwriter. He is known for singing songs of protest against social injustice, and storytelling while performing songs, following the t…
Arlo Guthrie, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
Jeffrey R. Hanna is an American singer-songwriter and performance musician, best known for his association with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. His professional music career has spanne…
Jeff Hanna, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and drummer
Bo Axel Magnus Lundgren is a Swedish politician who served as the leader of the Moderate Party from 1999 to 2003. Lundgren also served as Minister for Sports from 1991 to 1994 and …
Bo Lundgren, Swedish politician
Sir Gareth Owen Edwards is a Welsh former rugby union player who played scrum-half and has been described by the BBC as "arguably the greatest player ever to don a Welsh jersey".
Gareth Edwards, Welsh rugby player and sportscaster
Carl Lundgren is an American artist and illustrator, primarily known for his 1960s-era rock posters and fantasy art.
Carl Lundgren, American artist and illustrator
Richard C. McCarty is a professor of psychology and the former provost and vice chancellor of academic affairs at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. Prior to serving as…
Richard C. McCarty, American psychologist and academic
Norman Lebrecht is a British music journalist best known as the owner of the classical music blog Slipped Disc. His writings have been accused of sensationalism and criticized for …
Norman Lebrecht, English author and critic
John Blackman was an Australian radio and television presenter, voice artist, comedy writer and author. He was most widely-known for his voice-over work for the long-running Nine N…
John Blackman, Australian radio and television presenter (died 2024)
Claudia Jean Kennedy is a retired lieutenant general in the United States Army. She was the first woman to reach the rank of three-star general in the United States Army. She retir…
Claudia J. Kennedy, American general
Salih Nur Neftçi was a leading expert in the fields of financial markets and financial engineering. He served many advisory roles in national and international financial institutio…
Salih Neftçi, Turkish economist and author (died 2009)
Navinchandra Ramgoolam is a Mauritian politician who is the current prime minister of Mauritius, serving since 2024. He previously held the office from 1995 to 2000 and from 2005 t…
Navin Ramgoolam, Mauritius physician and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Mauritius
Lydia Davis is an American short story writer, novelist, essayist, poet, and translator from French and other languages, who often writes very short stories. Davis has produced sev…
Lydia Davis, American short story writer, novelist, and essayist
Mom Rajawongse Pridiyathorn Devakula is a Thai economist. He was the Governor of the Bank of Thailand from 2001 to 2006. Following the 2006 Thai coup d'état he served as minister o…
Pridiyathorn Devakula, Thai economist and politician, Thai Minister of Finance
Roger Kynard "Roky" Erickson was an American musician and singer-songwriter. Called an "outsider genius", he was a founding member and leader of the 13th Floor Elevators, as well a…
Roky Erickson, American singer-songwriter and musician (died 2019)
Donald William Burke is an Australian former television presenter, television producer, author and horticulturist. He is best known as the longtime host of Burke's Backyard, a life…
Don Burke, Australian television host and producer
Joyce Anne Anelay, Baroness Anelay of St Johns,, is a British politician who has sat in the House of Lords since 1996 as a life peer. A member of the Conservative Party, she served…
Joyce Anelay, Baroness Anelay of St John's, English educator and politician
Robert Begerau is a former German footballer.
Robert Begerau, German footballer and manager