Explore 3918 historical events from 1950–1959.
Charles Dillon Perrine was an American astronomer at the Lick Observatory in California (1893-1909) who moved to Cordoba, Argentina to accept the position of Director of the Argent…
Charles Dillon Perrine, American astronomer (born 1867)
Silvaine Gustave Sandras was a French gymnast who competed in the early 20th century. He participated in the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, and won the equivalent of a gold…
Gustave Sandras, French gymnast (born 1872)
Vilhelm Kiviniemi was a Finnish farmer, politician and member of the Parliament of Finland, the national legislature. A member of the Social Democratic Party, he represented Lapla…
Ville Kiviniemi, Finnish politician (born 1877)
Yrjö Erik Mikael Saarela was a Finnish wrestler who won Olympic gold and a world championship.
Yrjö Saarela, Finnish wrestler and coach (born 1884)
Tadeusz Borowski was a Polish writer and journalist. His wartime poetry and stories dealing with his experiences as a prisoner at Auschwitz are recognized as classics of Polish lit…
Tadeusz Borowski, Polish poet, novelist and journalist (born 1922)
Harry Edwin Heilmann, nicknamed "Slug", was an American baseball player and radio announcer. He played professional baseball for 19 years between 1913 and 1932, including 17 season…
Harry Heilmann, American baseball player and sportscaster (born 1894)
Arnold Schoenberg or Schönberg was an Austrian and American modernist composer, music theorist, and teacher associated with developing variation, the emancipation of the dissonance…
Arnold Schoenberg, Austrian-American composer and painter (born 1874)
Abdullah I was the ruler of Jordan from 11 April 1921 until his assassination in 1951. He was the Emir of Transjordan, a British protectorate, until 25 May 1946, after which he was…
Abdullah I, king of Jordan (born 1882)
Robert Joseph Flaherty was an American filmmaker who directed and produced the first commercially successful feature-length documentary film, Nanook of the North (1922). The film m…
Robert J. Flaherty, American director and producer (born 1884)
Henri Philippe Bénoni Omer Joseph Pétain, better known as Marshal Pétain, was a French military officer who commanded the French Army in World War I and later became the head of th…
Philippe Pétain, French general and politician, 119th Prime Minister of France (born 1856)
Sir James Mitchell, was an Australian politician. He served as premier of Western Australia from 1919 to 1924 and from 1930 to 1933, as leader of the Nationalist Party. He then hel…
James Mitchell, Australian politician, 13th Premier of Western Australia (born 1866)
Paul Nikolai Kogerman was an Estonian chemist and founder of modern research in oil shale.
Paul Kogerman, Estonian chemist and politician, 22nd Estonian Minister of Education (born 1891)
Ali Sami Yen, born Ali Sami Frashëri was a Turkish Albanian sports official best known as the founder of the Galatasaray Sports Club.
Ali Sami Yen, Turkish footballer and manager, founded Galatasaray S.K. (born 1886)
Cho Ki-chon was a Soviet-born North Korean poet. He is regarded as a national poet and "founding father of North Korean poetry" whose distinct Soviet-influenced style of lyrical ep…
Cho Ki-chon, North Korean poet (born 1913)
William Randolph Hearst was an American newspaper publisher and politician. He laid the foundation for the Hearst family's mass media empire via his control of the Hearst Corporati…
William Randolph Hearst, American publisher and politician, founded the Hearst Corporation (born 1863)
Artur Schnabel was an Austrian-born classical pianist, composer and pedagogue. Schnabel was known for his intellectual seriousness as a musician, avoiding pure technical bravura. A…
Artur Schnabel, Polish pianist and composer (born 1882)
İzzettin Çalışlar was an officer of the Ottoman Army and a general of the Turkish Army. He is known for his achievements in the Gallipoli campaign of World War I. He later joined t…
İzzettin Çalışlar, Turkish general (born 1882)
Leonard Constant Lambert was a British composer, conductor, and author. He was the founding music director of the Royal Ballet, and he was a major figure in the establishment of th…
Constant Lambert, English composer and conductor (born 1905)
John Paris Bickell was a Canadian businessman, philanthropist, and sports team owner. He is best known for his long-time association with the Toronto Maple Leafs professional ice h…
Jack Bickell, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (born 1884)
Sir Sydney John Chapman KCB CBE was an English economist and civil servant. He was Chief Economic Adviser to HM Government from 1927 to 1932.
Sydney Chapman, English economist and civil servant (born 1871)
Konstantin Märska was an Estonian cinematographer and film director.
Konstantin Märska, Estonian director and cinematographer (born 1896)
Paul Demel was a Czech actor.
Paul Demel, Czech actor (born 1903)
Nellie Letitia McClung was a Canadian author, politician, and social activist, who is regarded as one of Canada's most prominent suffragists. She began her career in writing with t…
Nellie McClung, Canadian author and suffragist (born 1873)
James Watson Gerard III was an American lawyer, diplomat, and justice of the New York Supreme Court.
James W. Gerard, American lawyer and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Germany (born 1867)