Explore 2486 historical events from 1950–1959.
The St. Lawrence Seaway is a system of rivers, locks, canals, and channels in Eastern Canada and the Northern United States that permits oceangoing vessels to travel from the Atlan…
Flooding of Canada's Saint Lawrence Seaway begins.
The 1958 Lituya Bay earthquake occurred on July 9, 1958, at 22:15:58 PST with a moment magnitude of 7.8 to 8.3 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme). The strike-slip ear…
A 7.8 Mw strike-slip earthquake in Alaska causes a landslide that produces a megatsunami. The runup from the waves…
The 14 July Revolution, also known as the 1958 Iraqi military coup, was a military coup that took place on 14 July 1958 in Iraq, resulting in the toppling of King Faisal II and the…
In the 14 July Revolution in Iraq, the monarchy is overthrown by popular forces led by Abd al-Karim Qasim, who becomes…
Giancarlo Giuseppe Alessandro Esposito is an American actor and director. He rose to prominence for his portrayal of Gus Fring in the AMC crime drama series Breaking Bad (2009–2011…
Giancarlo Esposito, American actor, director, and producer
Georgios Kostikos is a Greek former international footballer who played as a striker.
Georgios Kostikos, Greek footballer, coach, and manager
Hal Evan Sutton is an American professional golfer, currently playing on the PGA Tour Champions, who achieved 14 victories on the PGA Tour, including the 1983 PGA Championship and …
Hal Sutton, American golfer
Kevin Thomas Moore was an English professional footballer.
Kevin Moore, English footballer (died 2013)
Michelle Marie Pfeiffer is an American actress and producer. One of Hollywood's most bankable stars during the 1980s and 1990s, her performances have earned her various accolades, …
Michelle Pfeiffer, American actress
Dwight David Eisenhower, also known as Ike, was the 34th president of the United States from 1953 to 1961. In his previous military career, he led the Allied Expeditionary Force du…
U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs into law the National Aeronautics and Space Act, which creates the National…
Viacheslav Alexandrovich "Slava" Fetisov MP is a Russian former professional ice hockey defenceman, coach, politician and sports official. He played for HC CSKA Moscow for 13 seaso…
Viacheslav Fetisov, Russian ice hockey player and coach
Michael Zarnock is an American writer of collector guides and articles about Hot Wheels toy cars and accessories. Zarnock is known for a massive Hot Wheels collection that earned h…
Michael Zarnock, American author
Derek William Dick, better known by his stage name Fish, is a retired Scottish singer, songwriter and occasional actor. He was the lead singer and lyricist of the neo-prog band Mar…
Fish, Scottish singer-songwriter
Eve Aline Plumb is an American actress, singer and painter. She is best known for portraying the middle daughter Jan Brady on the ABC sitcom The Brady Bunch.
Eve Plumb, American actress
Charles Berling is a French actor, director and screenwriter.
Charles Berling, French actor, director, and screenwriter
Yasushi Akimoto is a Japanese record producer, lyricist, and television writer, best known for creating and producing some of Japan's top idol groups, Onyanko Club and the AKB48 f…
Yasushi Akimoto, Japanese songwriter and producer
David Anthony O'Leary is a football manager and former player. The majority of his 20-year playing career was spent as a central defender at Arsenal, where his tally of 722 appeara…
David O'Leary, English-Irish footballer and manager
Boleslav William Felix Robert Sienkiewicz is an American artist known for his work in comic books—particularly for Marvel Comics' The New Mutants, Moon Knight, and Elektra: Assassi…
Bill Sienkiewicz, American author and illustrator
Sandra Birgitte Toksvig is a Danish-British broadcaster, comedian, presenter and writer on British radio, stage and television. She is also a political activist, having co-founded …
Sandi Toksvig, Danish-English comedian, writer, and broadcaster
Keith Allen Haring was an American artist and activist. His bold, graphic imagery has "become a widely recognized visual language." Emerging from New York City's downtown art and g…
Keith Haring, American painter (died 1990)
Dame Caroline Alice Spelman is a British Conservative Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Meriden in the West Midlands from 1997 to 2019. From May 2010…
Caroline Spelman, English politician, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Berto "Robert" DiPierdomenico is a retired Australian rules footballer who represented Hawthorn in the Australian Football League (AFL) from the 1970s to the 1990s. Popularly known…
Robert DiPierdomenico, Australian footballer and sportscaster
Anne Marie Rafferty, Baroness Rafferty is a British nurse, academic and researcher. She is the professor of nursing policy and the former dean of the Florence Nightingale Faculty o…
Anne Marie Rafferty, English nurse and academic
William "Bill" Ridenour is an American politician serving as a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from the 100th district.
William Ridenour, American politician
Roderick Doyle is an Irish novelist, dramatist and screenwriter. He is the author of eleven novels for adults, eight books for children, seven plays and screenplays, and dozens of …
Roddy Doyle, Irish novelist, playwright, and screenwriter