Explore 3918 historical events from 1950–1959.
Michael Owen Johanns is an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator from Nebraska from 2009 to 2015. He served as the 38th governor of Nebraska from 1…
Mike Johanns, American lawyer and politician, 28th United States Secretary of Agriculture
Jackie Leven was a Scottish songwriter and folk musician. After starting his career as a folk musician in the late 1960s, he first found success with new wave band Doll by Doll. He…
Jackie Leven, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2011)
Neil Asher Silberman is an American archaeologist and historian with a special interest in biblical archaeology. He is the author of several books, including The Hidden Scrolls, Th…
Neil Asher Silberman, American archaeologist and historian
Ann Dustin Wilson is an American singer best known as the lead singer of the rock band Heart.
Ann Wilson, American singer-songwriter and musician
Nouri Kamil Muhammad-Hasan al-Maliki, also known as Jawad al-Maliki, is an Iraqi politician and leader of the Islamic Dawa Party since 2007. He served as the prime minister of Iraq…
Nouri al-Maliki, Iraqi politician, 76th Prime Minister of Iraq
Anne Patricia Carson is a Canadian poet, essayist, translator, classicist, and professor.
Anne Carson, Canadian poet and academic
Joseph Michael Kramer is an American musician best known as the drummer of the hard rock band Aerosmith, which was inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001.
Joey Kramer, American rock drummer and songwriter
Enn Reitel is a Scottish actor who specialises in voice work in films, television series, and video games.
Enn Reitel, Scottish actor and screenwriter
Trygve Thue was a Norwegian guitarist and music producer, and an original member of the Norwegian band Saft. He was the brother of the folk singer Ove Thue.
Trygve Thue, Norwegian guitarist and record producer (died 2022)
Sharon Patricia Maughan is a British actress. She became internationally recognised in the 1980s from the Gold Blend couple television advertisements for Nescafé instant coffee, al…
Sharon Maughan, English actress
Adrian Năstase is a Romanian jurist, academic/professor, blogger, and former politician who served as the prime minister of Romania from December 2000 to December 2004.
Adrian Năstase, Romanian lawyer and politician, 59th Prime Minister of Romania
John Inglis Young, OAM, known professionally as John Paul Young, is an Australian pop singer who is best known for having a worldwide hit with "Love Is in the Air" in 1978. His car…
John Paul Young, Scottish-Australian singer-songwriter
Greg Oliphant is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer, a state and national representative halfback who made one Kangaroo tour. Oliphant played in the New Sout…
Greg Oliphant, Australian rugby league player
John D. Perdue is an American politician who served as the 24th West Virginia State Treasurer from 1997 to 2021. He is the latest Democratic candidate to receive more than 50% of t…
John Perdue, former West Virginia State Treasurer
Zenonas Petrauskas was a Lithuanian lawyer and deputy foreign minister of Lithuania (2004–2006). He was as an associate professor of international law. He was born in Čekiškė.
Zenonas Petrauskas, Lithuanian lawyer and politician (died 2009)
Thomas Beach Alter was an Indian actor of American descent who worked in Indian cinema. He was best known for his works in Hindi cinema, and Indian theatre. In 2008, he was awarded…
Tom Alter, Indian actor (died 2017)
Nancy Allen is an American actress. She came to prominence for her performances in several films directed by Brian De Palma in the 1970s and early 1980s. Her accolades include a Go…
Nancy Allen, American actress
Robert Carlos Clarke was a British-Irish photographer who made erotic images of women as well as documentary, portrait, and commercial photography.
Bob Carlos Clarke, Irish-born English photographer (died 2006)
Jan Jerzy Kulczyk was a Polish billionaire businessman. He was the founder and owner of Kulczyk Holding and an international investment house Kulczyk Investments with headquarters …
Jan Kulczyk, Polish businessman (died 2015)
Mercedes Ritchie Lackey is an American writer of fantasy novels. Many of her novels and trilogies are interlinked and set in the world of Velgarth, mostly in and around the country…
Mercedes Lackey, American author
Marcello Toninelli is an Italian comics writer, best known as main writer of series of Zagor between 1982 and 1993.
Marcello Toninelli, Italian author and screenwriter
Philip Fowke is an English pianist.
Philip Fowke, English pianist and educator
Mauricio José Rojas Mullor is a Chilean-Swedish politician and political economist, member of the Riksdag between 2002 and 2006. He served as Minister of Cultures, Arts and Heritag…
Mauricio Rojas, Chilean-Swedish economist and politician
Christopher Edward Speier is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a shortstop, most notably for the San Francisco Giants and the M…
Chris Speier, American baseball player and coach