Explore 3918 historical events from 1950–1959.
Adrian Keith Noble is a theatre director, and was also the artistic director and chief executive of the Royal Shakespeare Company from 1990 to 2003.
Adrian Noble, English director and screenwriter
Sir Edward Julian Egerton Leigh is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Gainsborough, previously Gainsborough and Horncastle, sinc…
Edward Leigh, English lawyer and politician
Lucille Lemay is a Canadian archer.
Lucille Lemay, Canadian archer
Steve James was an American folk blues musician.A multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter, James operated in the fields of acoustic and folk blues. Without the benefit of pro…
Steve James, American guitarist, songwriter, and luthier (died 2023)
Ubaldo Matildo Fillol, nicknamed el Pato, is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He took part in the 1974, 1978 and 1982 World Cups representing…
Ubaldo Fillol, Argentinian footballer and coach
Susan Veronica Kramer, Baroness Kramer PC is a British politician and life peer who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Richmond Park from 2005 to 2010. A member of the Liberal…
Susan Kramer, Baroness Kramer, English politician, Minister of State for Transport
Robert Walls was an Australian rules footballer who represented Carlton and Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1960s and 1970s.
Robert Walls, Australian footballer, coach, and sportscaster (died 2025)
Alex Kozinski is a Romanian-American jurist and lawyer who was a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit from 1985 to 2017. He was a prominent and influential judg…
Alex Kozinski, Romanian-born American lawyer and judge
Ian Campbell Thomas is a Juno Award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter, actor and author. Best known for his 1973 hit "Painted Ladies" and his role on The Red Green Show as Dougie …
Ian Thomas, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
Blair Montgomery Thornton is a Canadian guitarist and songwriter most widely known for his work with the rock band Bachman-Turner Overdrive (BTO). He also played in the band Crosst…
Blair Thornton, Canadian guitarist and songwriter
Alan Turner is a former Australian cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman who played for New South Wales from 1968 until retirement in 1978. He scored over 5,700 runs as a stocky …
Alan Turner, Australian cricketer
Jadranka Stojaković was a Bosnian singer-songwriter popular in the former Yugoslavia, known for her unique voice. Her best known hits are "Sve smo mogli mi", "Što te nema", and "Bi…
Jadranka Stojaković, Yugoslav singer-songwriter (died 2016)
Mark Clarke is an English bassist and singer, best known for his work with Colosseum and Mountain, as well as brief stints with Uriah Heep and Rainbow.
Mark Clarke, English singer-songwriter and bass player
Manoel Rezende de Mattos Cabral, known as Nelinho, is a Brazilian former association footballer who played as right back. He played for several clubs in his home country and abroad…
Nelinho, Brazilian footballer and manager
Nicholas Benbow Evans was a British journalist, screenwriter, television and film producer and novelist. He was best known for his 1995 debut novel, The Horse Whisperer. It has sol…
Nicholas Evans, English journalist, screenwriter, and producer (died 2022)
Susan Melody George is an English film and television actress. She is best known for appearing in films such as Straw Dogs (1971) with Dustin Hoffman, Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry (1974…
Susan George, English actress and producer
Dame Anne Judith Rafferty FRS is an English jurist, who served as a Lady Justice of Appeal of England and Wales from 2011 to 2020. She was elected to an Honorary Fellowship of the …
Anne Rafferty, English lawyer and judge
Richard Frank Vogler was an American champion sprint car and midget car driver. He was nicknamed "Rapid Rich". He competed in the Indianapolis 500 five times, and his best finish w…
Rich Vogler, American race car driver (died 1990)
Simon Jones is an English actor. He is best known for originating the role of Arthur Dent, protagonist of Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. He also played the ro…
Simon Jones, English actor
Shahyar Ghanbari, also spelled incorrectly as Shahryar Ghanbari is an Iranian poet, writer, lyricist, songwriter, and singer of Persian pop music. He is also a film director and ra…
Shahyar Ghanbari, Iranian singer-songwriter
Sir Samuel Weymouth Tapley Seaton was the fourth governor-general of Saint Kitts and Nevis from 2015 to 2023.
Tapley Seaton, Kittitian politician, 4th Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis (died 2023)
Jenny Holzer is an American neo-conceptual artist based in Hoosick, New York. Her work focuses on the delivery of words and ideas in public spaces and includes large-scale installa…
Jenny Holzer, American painter, author, and dancer
Harriet Ruth Harman, Baroness Harman is a British politician and solicitor who served as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party and Chair of the Labour Party from 2007 to 2015 and Leade…
Harriet Harman, English lawyer and politician
Francesco Stallone Jr. is an American actor and musician. He is the younger brother of actor and filmmaker Sylvester Stallone and has written music for Sylvester's movies. His song…
Frank Stallone, American singer-songwriter and actor