Explore 3918 historical events from 1950–1959.
Esther Roth-Shahamorov is a former Israeli track and field athlete. She specialized in the 100-meter hurdles and the 100-meter sprint.
Esther Roth-Shahamorov, Israeli sprinter and hurdler
Pierre Guité is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 377 games in the World Hockey Association. He played for the Quebec Nordiques, Michigan Stags, Baltimore…
Pierre Guité, Canadian ice hockey player
General Sir John Chalmers McColl, is a retired senior British Army officer and a past Lieutenant Governor of Jersey. McColl previously served as Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Eur…
John McColl, English general and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Jersey
John Webster Robertson is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Glasgow Anniesland and Glasgow North West from 2000 to 2015. Until 2010, he wa…
John Robertson, Scottish businessman and politician
The 1952 Kern County earthquake occurred on July 21 in the southern San Joaquin Valley and measured 7.3 on the moment magnitude scale. The main shock occurred at 4:52 am Pacific Da…
The 7.3 Mw Kern County earthquake strikes Southern California with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme),…
The Night of the Murdered Poets occurred on 12 August 1952, and it involved the execution of 13 Soviet Jews in the Lubyanka Prison in Moscow. Arrests were made in September 1948 an…
The Night of the Murdered Poets: Thirteen prominent Jewish intellectuals are murdered in Moscow, Russia, Soviet Union.
Experimental music is a general label for any music or music genre that pushes existing boundaries and genre definitions. Experimental compositional practice is defined broadly by …
American experimental composer John Cage's 4’33” premieres at Maverick Concert Hall, played by American pianist David…
On 6 September 1952, a prototype de Havilland DH.110 jet fighter crashed during an aerial display at the Farnborough Airshow in Hampshire, England. The jet disintegrated mid-air du…
A prototype aircraft crashes at the Farnborough Airshow in Hampshire, England, killing 29 spectators and the two on…
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, branded as CBC/Radio-Canada, is the Canadian public broadcaster for both radio and television. It is a Crown corporation that serves as the n…
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation makes its first televised broadcast on the second escape of the Boyd Gang.
Simon Maxwell Cowell was a British conservationist, television presenter, and author best known for hosting the Animal Planet documentary series Wildlife SOS from 1996 to 2014. He …
Simon Cowell, English conservationist and author (died 2024)
Louka Katseli is a Greek politician and economist. She is Professor Emerita at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She served as chair of the National Bank of Greec…
Louka Katseli, Greek economist and politician
Gerald Lyn Early is an American essayist and American culture critic. He is currently the Merle Kling Professor of Modern letters, of English, African studies, African-American stu…
Gerald Early, American author and academic
Dame Cheryl Elise Kendall Gillan was a British politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Chesham and Amersham from 1992 until her death in 2021. A member of the Conser…
Cheryl Gillan, British businesswoman and politician, Secretary of State for Wales (died 2021)
Joseph Francis Alaskey III was an American actor and comedian. He was one of Mel Blanc's successors at the Warner Bros. Animation studio until his death. He alternated with Jeff Be…
Joe Alaskey, American voice actor (died 2016)
Željko Ražnatović, better known as Arkan, was a Serbian warlord, mobster and head of the Serb paramilitary force called the Serb Volunteer Guard during the Yugoslav Wars, considere…
Željko Ražnatović, Serbian commander "Arkan" (died 2000)
Marilyn Ann Taylor, known professionally as Marilyn Chambers, was an American pornographic actress, exotic dancer, model, actress, singer, and vice-presidential candidate. She was …
Marilyn Chambers, American actress
Narada Michael Walden is an American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. He was given the name Narada by guru Sri Chinmoy.
Narada Michael Walden, American singer-songwriter, drummer, and producer
Jean Paul Gaultier is a French haute couture and prêt-à-porter fashion designer.
Jean Paul Gaultier, French fashion designer
Ralph Frederick Winter is an American film producer who has helped to produce blockbuster movies such as the X-Men, Fantastic Four and Star Trek series as well as I, Robot and Plan…
Ralph Winter, American film producer
Ketil Bjørnstad is a Norwegian pianist, composer and author. Initially trained as a classical pianist, Bjørnstad discovered jazz at an early age and has embraced the emergence of "…
Ketil Bjørnstad, Norwegian pianist and composer
Vladislav Aleksandrovich Tretiak MP is a Russian former goaltender for the Soviet Union national ice hockey team. He was inducted into the inaugural class of the International Ice …
Vladislav Tretiak, Russian ice hockey player and coach
Jacques Jean Claude Santini is a French former professional footballer and manager. He played for Saint-Étienne during the 1970s, and reached the European Cup final with them in 19…
Jacques Santini, French footballer and coach
Ari Pieti Uolevi Vatanen is a Finnish former rally driver and politician and a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 1999 to 2009. He won the World Rally Championship driver…
Ari Vatanen, Finnish race car driver and politician
Geraldine Frances Doogue is an Australian journalist and radio and television presenter, known for her work with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). Since January 2024, …
Geraldine Doogue, Australian journalist and television host