Explore 5072 historical events from 1940–1949.
Ronald Belford "Bon" Scott was an Australian singer who was the second lead vocalist and lyricist of the hard rock band AC/DC from 1974 until his death in 1980. In the July 2004 is…
Bon Scott, Scottish-Australian singer-songwriter (died 1980)
Jean-Pierre Jacques Jarier is a French former racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1971 to 1983.
Jean-Pierre Jarier, French race car driver
Chin Han, is a Taiwanese actor whose birth name is Sun Siang-chong (孫祥鐘), and got his first stage name Kang Kai (康凱) from Li Han-hsiang (李翰祥) at the beginning of his acting career.…
Chin Han, Taiwanese actor
Robert Kauffman was an American professional basketball player and coach. Kauffman was a three-time NBA All-Star.
Bob Kauffman, American basketball player and coach (died 2015)
Richard Anthony "Cheech" Marin is an American comedian and actor. He gained recognition as part of the comedy act Cheech & Chong during the 1970s and early 1980s with Tommy Chong, …
Cheech Marin, American actor and comedian
John Wood is an Australian television Gold Logie Award-winning actor and scriptwriter.
John Wood, Australian actor and screenwriter
Martin Wong was a Chinese-American painter of the late 20th century. His work has been described as a meticulous blend of social realism and visionary art styles. Wong's paintings …
Martin Wong, American painter (died 1999)
Sian Barbara Allen was an American actress who mainly appeared on television throughout the 1970s. A native of Reading, Pennsylvania, Allen studied at the Pasadena Playhouse before…
Sian Barbara Allen, American television actress (died 2025)
Linda Maria Ronstadt is a retired American singer and musician who performed and recorded in diverse genres including rock, folk, pop, country, and soul.
Linda Ronstadt, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
Hassanal Bolkiah Muiz'zaddin Wad'daulah has reigned as the sultan of Brunei since 1967, and has also served as the prime minister of Brunei since its independence from British rule…
Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei
Louise Fréchette is a Canadian diplomat and public servant who served for eight years as United Nations Deputy Secretary-General. She also served a three-year term at the Centre fo…
Louise Fréchette, Canadian civil servant and diplomat, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations
Chris Crutcher is an American novelist and a family therapist. He received the Margaret A. Edwards Award from the American Library Association in 2000 for his lifetime contribution…
Chris Crutcher, American novelist and short story writer
Theodore Lane Sampley was an American Vietnam War veteran and activist. He primarily advocated for those servicemen still considered missing in action or prisoners of war (POW-MIA)…
Ted Sampley, American POW/MIA activist (died 2009)
Kalpana was an Indian actress who worked in Hindi cinema in the 1960s. She featured alongside notable actors such as Shammi Kapoor in the film Professor (1962), Shashi Kapoor and K…
Kalpana Mohan, Indian actress (died 2012)
Alan Edward Gorrie is a Scottish bassist, guitarist, keyboardist and singer. He was a founding member of the Average White Band and was one of two original members in the group's f…
Alan Gorrie, Scottish singer-songwriter and musician
John Randal Kleiser is an American film and television director, producer, screenwriter and actor. He is best known for directing the films Grease (1978), The Blue Lagoon (1980), F…
Randal Kleiser, American actor, director, and producer
Timothy Hyde Harris is an American author, screenwriter and producer. He has been publishing works of fiction since the late 1960s and has been involved in filmmaking since the e…
Timothy Harris, American author, screenwriter and producer
James Robert Edgar was an American politician who served as the 38th governor of Illinois from 1991 to 1999. A moderate Republican, he previously served in the Illinois House of Re…
Jim Edgar, American politician, 38th Governor of Illinois (died 2025)
Ilie Theodoriu Năstase is a Romanian former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the inaugural world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)…
Ilie Năstase, Romanian tennis player and politician
Kenneth Winston Starr was an American lawyer and judge who as independent counsel authored the Starr Report, which served as the basis of the impeachment of Bill Clinton. He headed…
Ken Starr, American lawyer and judge, 39th Solicitor General of the United States (died 2022)
Daniel Leburn Glover is an American actor and producer. He has received numerous accolades including the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts an…
Danny Glover, American actor, director, and producer
Paul Joseph Schrader is an American screenwriter, film director, and film critic. He first became known for writing the screenplay of Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver (1976). He later…
Paul Schrader, American director and screenwriter
Rolando Octavus Joven Tria Tirona, OCD, is a prelate of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. He is the Metropolitan Archbishop Emeritus of Cáceres in Naga, Philippines, serving …
Rolando Joven Tria Tirona, Filipino archbishop
Johnson Toribiong is a Palauan attorney and politician who served as president of Palau from 2009 to 2013. He has run for president five times – in 1992, 1996, 2008, 2012, and 2020…
Johnson Toribiong, Palauan lawyer and politician, 7th President of Palau