Explore 3918 historical events from 1950–1959.
Rosemary Elizabeth Cooper is a British health official and former politician. Cooper was a Liberal and later Liberal Democrat member of the Liverpool City Council from 1973 until 1…
Rosie Cooper, English businesswoman and politician
Sir David Nicholas Cannadine is a British author and historian who specialises in modern history, Britain and the history of business and philanthropy. He is currently the Dodge Pr…
David Cannadine, English historian and author
Ian Graham Davidson is a Scottish politician who served as chair of the Scottish Affairs Select Committee from 2010 to 2015. A member of the Scottish Labour Party and Co-operative …
Ian Davidson, Scottish lawyer and politician
Ralph Zachary Richard is an American singer-songwriter and poet. His music is a combination of Cajun and Zydeco musical styles.
Zachary Richard, American singer-songwriter and poet
Michael Keith Simpson is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Idaho's 2nd congressional district since 1999. The district covers most of the eastern portio…
Mike Simpson, American dentist and politician
Gogi Alauddin is a former squash player from Pakistan. He was one of the game's leading players in the 1970s.
Gogi Alauddin, Pakistani squash player and coach
John McFee is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist, and long-time member of The Doobie Brothers.
John McFee, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
Rosie Flores is an American rockabilly, blues and country musician who has been writing and performing since the 1970s. She currently resides in Austin, Texas, where August 31 was …
Rosie Flores, American singer and guitarist
Tom Arne Lund was a Norwegian football coach and player. A forward, he played his entire career at Norwegian club Lillestrøm, taking them from the third division to the first and w…
Tom Lund, Norwegian football player
Joseph Anthony Pereira, professionally known as Joe Perry, is an American musician best known as a founding member, guitarist, backing and occasional lead vocalist of the rock band…
Joe Perry, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Alexander Bruce Doull is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Carlton Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Bruce Doull, Australian footballer
Amy Marie Madigan is an American actress and singer. Known for her work on stage and screen, her accolades include an Academy Award, an Actor Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Cri…
Amy Madigan, American actress
Barry Steven Frank Sheene was a British professional motorcycle racer and television sports presenter. He competed in Grand Prix motorcycle racing between 1971 and 1984, most promi…
Barry Sheene, English motorcycle racer and sportscaster (died 2003)
Anne Dell is an Australian biochemist specialising in the study of glycomics and the carbohydrate structures that modify proteins. Anne's work could be used to figure out how patho…
Anne Dell, Australian biochemist and academic
Marie Josephine Marguerite Blais is a Canadian politician, journalist, radio host and television host from Quebec. She was a Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) member of the National As…
Marguerite Blais, Canadian journalist and politician
Gustav Brunner is an Austrian Formula One designer and engineer.
Gustav Brunner, Austrian engineer
Bruce Mahler is an American actor, producer, and writer. He is known for his role as Sgt. Fackler in the comedy films Police Academy, and as Rabbi Glickman on the sitcom Seinfeld.
Bruce Mahler, American actor and screenwriter
Michael John Murphy is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League for 13 years for the St. Louis Blues, New York Rangers and the Los …
Mike Murphy, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz is a Polish politician who served as Prime Minister of Poland for a year from 7 February 1996 to 31 October 1997, after being defeated in the Parliamentary …
Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz, Polish lawyer and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Poland
Christine Estabrook is an American actress, known for her roles on the television series The Crew, Nikki, Desperate Housewives, and American Horror Story; she had a recurring role …
Christine Estabrook, American actress
Patrick "Patsy" Holland is an English former footballer who played for clubs West Ham United, Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic and Team Hawaii. Holland has also coached and scouted …
Pat Holland, English footballer and manager
Jeff Lowe was an American alpinist from Ogden, Utah who was known for his visionary climbs and first ascents established in the US and Canadian Rockies, Alps and Himalayas.
Jeff Lowe, American mountaineer (died 2018)
Paul Francis Kossoff was an English guitarist, best known as the co-founder and guitarist of the rock band Free. In 2010, he was ranked number 51 in Rolling Stone's list of the "10…
Paul Kossoff, English guitarist and songwriter (died 1976)
Masami Kuwashima is a former racing driver from Japan.
Masami Kuwashima, Japanese race car driver