Explore 5072 historical events from 1940–1949.
Daniel Topolski was a British writer, rower, rowing coach and commentator. He studied at the University of Oxford where he represented the Blue boat twice, in 1967 and 1968. In 197…
Daniel Topolski, English rower and coach (died 2015)
Rainer Werner Fassbinder, sometimes credited as R. W. Fassbinder, was a German filmmaker, dramatist and actor. He is widely regarded as one of the major figures and catalysts of th…
Rainer Werner Fassbinder, German actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1982)
Koudou Laurent Gbagbo is an Ivorian politician who was the president of Côte d'Ivoire from 2000 until his arrest in April 2011. He was the first president in the history of the cou…
Laurent Gbagbo, Ivorian academic and politician, 4th President of Côte d'Ivoire
Bernard Richard Goldberg is an American author, journalist, and political pundit. Goldberg has won fourteen Emmy Awards and was a producer, reporter and correspondent for CBS News …
Bernard Goldberg, American journalist and author
Linda Scott is an American pop singer and actress who was active from the late 1950s to the early 1970s. Her biggest hit was the 1961 million-selling single "I've Told Every Little…
Linda Scott, American singer
Jane Ellen "Bonnie" Newman from North Hampton, New Hampshire is an American administrator and business executive. A Republican, she worked for Judd Gregg, Ronald Reagan, and George…
Bonnie Newman, American businesswoman and politician
Hale S. Irwin is an American professional golfer. He was one of the world's leading golfers from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s. He is one of the few players in history to win thre…
Hale Irwin, American golfer and architect
Gordon Trueman Riviere Waller was a Scottish guitarist, singer-songwriter and actor, best known as Gordon of the 1960s pop music duo Peter and Gordon, whose biggest hit was the no.…
Gordon Waller, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2009)
Steven John Fromholz was an American singer-songwriter who was selected as the Poet Laureate of Texas for 2007.
Steven Fromholz, American singer-songwriter, producer, and poet (died 2014)
Derek Leslie Underwood was an English international cricketer. In retirement he became president of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in 2008.
Derek Underwood, English cricketer (died 2024)
Patrick Anthony Jennings is a Northern Irish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is widely recognised as one of the greatest goalkeepers in the history of…
Pat Jennings, Northern Irish footballer and coach
Anthony Braxton is an American experimental composer, educator, music theorist, improviser, and multi-instrumentalist who is best known for playing saxophones, particularly the alt…
Anthony Braxton, American saxophonist, clarinet player, and composer
John Wesley Carlos is an American former track and field athlete and professional football player. He was the bronze-medal winner in the 200 meters at the 1968 Summer Olympics, whe…
John Carlos, American runner and football player
André Joseph Lacroix is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League and the World Hockey Association. As a youth, Lacroix excelled as a centre fo…
André Lacroix, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach
Wolfgang Schüssel is a retired Austrian politician. He was Chancellor of Austria for two consecutive terms from February 2000 to January 2007. While being recognised as a rare exam…
Wolfgang Schüssel, Austrian lawyer and politician, 26th Chancellor of Austria
Adrienne Jo Barbeau is an American actress and author. She came to prominence in the 1970s as Broadway's original Betty Rizzo in the musical Grease, and as Carol Traynor, the divor…
Adrienne Barbeau, American actress
Louis Whitley Strieber is an American writer best known for his horror novels The Wolfen and The Hunger and for Communion, a non-fiction account of his alleged experiences with non…
Whitley Strieber, American author
Rodney Terence Argent is an English musician. In a career spanning more than 60 years, Argent came to prominence in the mid-1960s as the keyboardist, founder and leader of the rock…
Rod Argent, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player
Bruce Degen was an American illustrator and writer, known for illustrating The Magic School Bus, a picture book series written by Joanna Cole. He collaborated with writers Nancy Wh…
Bruce Degen, American writer (died 2024)
Carlos Oscar Reichenbach Filho was a Brazilian filmmaker.
Carlos Reichenbach, Brazilian director and producer (died 2012)
Richard Vaughn Stebbins is an American former athlete, winner of gold medal in 4 × 100 m relay at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Richard Stebbins, American sprinter and educator
Robert Sarah is a Guinean Catholic prelate who served as prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments from 23 November 2014 to 20 February 20…
Robert Sarah, Guinean cardinal
Miriam Palma Defensor-Santiago was a Filipino politician and lawyer who served in all three branches of the Philippine government: judicial, executive, and legislative. Defensor Sa…
Miriam Defensor Santiago, Filipino judge and politician (died 2016)
Lawrence B. Wilkerson is a retired United States Army Colonel and former chief of staff to United States Secretary of State Colin Powell.
Lawrence Wilkerson, American colonel