Explore 3063 historical events from 1940–1949.
Leo Anthony Gallagher Jr., known simply as Gallagher, was an American comedian who became one of the most recognizable comedic performers of the 1980s for his prop-based and observ…
Gallagher, American comedian and actor (died 2022)
Ponnambalam Selvarasa is a Sri Lankan Tamil politician and former Member of Parliament.
P. Selvarasa, Sri Lankan politician
Ljupka Dimitrovska was a Macedonian-born Croatian singer. Internationally, she was best known for "Adio," written by Nikica Kalogjera and Ivica Krajač, which won the first prize at…
Ljupka Dimitrovska, Macedonian-Croatian pop singer (died 2016)
Emilio de Villota Ruíz is a Spanish former racing driver, who competed in Formula One between 1976 and 1982.
Emilio de Villota, Spanish race car driver
Peter Reading was an English poet and the author of 26 collections of poetry. He is known for his deep interest in nature and the use of classical metres. He was widely regarded a…
Peter Reading, English poet and author (died 2011)
Jonathan Edwards is an American country and folk singer-songwriter best known for his 1971 hit single "Sunshine".
Jonathan Edwards, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Linda Kelsey is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Billie Newman on the CBS drama television series Lou Grant (1977–1982), which earned her three Golden Globe A…
Linda Kelsey, American actress
Fahmida Riaz was an Urdu writer, poet and activist from Pakistan. She authored many books, such as Godaavari, Khatt-e Marmuz, and Khana e Aab O Gil in addition to the first transla…
Fahmida Riaz, Pakistani poet and activist (died 2018)
Marta Ximena Armas Fernández is a Chilean painter, drafter and engraver active in France.
Ximena Armas, Chilean painter
Stig Lennart Blomqvist is a retired Swedish rally driver. He made his international breakthrough in 1981. Driving an Audi Quattro for the Audi factory team, Blomqvist won the World…
Stig Blomqvist, Swedish race car driver
Neal Allan Doughty is an American keyboardist, best known as a founding member of the rock band REO Speedwagon and the only member to have played on every album. He formed the band…
Neal Doughty, American keyboard player, songwriter, and producer
Alessandro Gogna is a mountaineer, adventurer and mountain guide from Italy.
Alessandro Gogna, Italian mountaineer and adventurer
Diane Keen is an English actress. With a career spanning decades, she has appeared in television series, films and stage productions. Keen's notable roles include Fliss Hawthorne i…
Diane Keen, English actress
Aleksei Tammiste is a retired Estonian professional basketball player, who competed for the Soviet Union. He won a gold medal at the 1971 EuroBasket Championship held in West Germa…
Aleksei Tammiste, Estonian basketball player
Jeffrey Hammond, also known by his former stage name Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond, is an English artist and musician who was the bassist of progressive rock band Jethro Tull from 1971 t…
Jeffrey Hammond, English bass player
Lawrence Neil Bonnett was an American NASCAR driver who compiled 18 victories and 20 poles over his 18-year career. Bonnett was a member of the Alabama Gang, and started his career…
Neil Bonnett, American race car driver and sportscaster (died 1994)
Arthur Chevrolet was an American racing driver and automobile manufacturer.
Arthur Chevrolet, Swiss-American racing driver and engineer (born 1884)
Juan Bautista Sacasa was the President of Nicaragua from 1 January 1933 to 9 June 1936. He was the eldest son of Roberto Sacasa and Ángela Sacasa Cuadra, the former's cousin twice …
Juan Bautista Sacasa, Nicaraguan medical doctor, politician and 20th President of Nicaragua (born 1874)
Mae Busch was an Australian-born actress who worked in both silent and sound films in early Hollywood. In the latter part of her career she appeared in many Laurel and Hardy comedi…
Mae Busch, Australian actress (born 1891)
John Maynard Keynes, 1st Baron Keynes, was an English economist whose writings are the basis for the school of thought known as Keynesian economics, as well as its various offshoot…
John Maynard Keynes, English economist and philosopher (born 1883)
James Larkin White was a cowboy, guano miner, cave explorer, and park ranger for the National Park Service. He is best remembered as the discoverer, early promoter and explorer of …
James Larkin White, American miner, explorer, and park ranger (born 1882)
Louis Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Bachelier was a French mathematician at the turn of the 20th century. He is credited with being the first person to model the stochastic process now ca…
Louis Bachelier, French mathematician and academic (born 1870)
William Joseph Denny was an Australian journalist, lawyer, politician and decorated soldier who held the South Australian House of Assembly seats of West Adelaide from 1900 to 1902…
Bill Denny, Australian journalist, lawyer, politician, and decorated soldier (born 1872)
Olayinka Herbert Samuel Heelas Badmus Macaulay was a Nigerian nationalist, politician, surveyor, engineer, architect, journalist, and musician. Macaulay is considered by many as fo…
Herbert Macaulay, Nigerian journalist and politician (born 1864)