Explore 5191 historical events from 1950–1959.
Suzanne Muldowney, nicknamed Underdog Lady or simply Underdog, is a performance artist known for her appearances in parades in various cities throughout the year in her elaborate h…
Suzanne Muldowney, American performance artist
Herbert Ritts Jr. was an American fashion photographer and music video director known for his photographs of celebrities, models, and other cultural figures throughout the 1980s an…
Herb Ritts, American photographer and director (died 2002)
Hugh Edward "Hughie" Thomasson Jr. was an American guitarist and singer, best known as a founding member of Outlaws. The band found success in the late 1970s and early 1980s with a…
Hughie Thomasson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2007)
Eugenio Gabriel "Gabby" Lopez III is a Filipino-American businessman who was the CEO (1993–2013), chairman (1997–2018) and chairman emeritus (2018–2020) of the Filipino media compa…
Eugenio Lopez III, Filipino businessperson, CEO and chairman of ABS-CBN Corporation
Deborah Elizabeth Meyer, also known by her married name Deborah Meyer Weber, is an American former competition swimmer, a 1968 three-time Olympic champion, and a former world recor…
Debbie Meyer, American swimmer
Charles Arnold Burgi III is an American drummer. He has performed with many rock bands and musicians, ranging from local New Jersey/New York-area artists to international groups, t…
Chuck Burgi, American drummer
Reginald VelJohnson is an American actor. He is best known for portraying police officers on screen, such as Sergeant Al Powell in the Die Hard franchise and Carl Winslow in the te…
Reginald VelJohnson, American actor
Aleksandr Ivanovich Maksimenkov was a Soviet and Russian football player and coach.
Aleksandr Maksimenkov, Russian footballer and coach (died 2012)
Nelson Piquet Souto Maior is a Brazilian former racing driver and businessman, who competed in Formula One from 1978 to 1991. Piquet won three Formula One World Drivers' Championsh…
Nelson Piquet, Brazilian race car driver and businessman
Mario Albert Theissen is the former BMW Motorsport Director and was team principal of BMW Sauber, the company's Formula One team from 2005 until 2009, when BMW sold the team back t…
Mario Theissen, German engineer and businessman
Guillermo Vilas is an Argentine former professional tennis player. He was the world No. 1 of the ITF Grand Prix seasons in 1974, 1975 and 1977. He won 62 singles titles and 16 doub…
Guillermo Vilas, Argentinian tennis player
Elayne Boosler is an American comedian, writer, and actress.
Elayne Boosler, American actress, director, and screenwriter
Patrick Wayne Swayze was an American actor, singer-songwriter and dancer. Known for his romantic, tough, and comedic roles in blockbusters and cult films, Swayze was nominated for …
Patrick Swayze, American actor and dancer (died 2009)
Ricardo Julio Villa, more commonly known as Ricky Villa, is an Argentine football coach and former professional midfielder. He was famous for his time playing football from 1970 to…
Ricardo Villa, Argentinian footballer and coach
Jonathan Scott Frakes is an American actor and director. He is best known for his portrayal of William Riker in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation and subsequent …
Jonathan Frakes, American actor and director
Gabriela Grillo was a German businesswoman, equestrian and Olympic champion. She won a gold medal in team dressage and placed fourth in individual dressage at the 1976 Summer Olymp…
Gabriela Grillo, German equestrian (died 2024)
James Charles Watson is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played ten seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Philadelphia Flyers from 1973 to 198…
Jimmy Watson, Canadian ice hockey player
John Ernest Emburey is a former English first-class cricketer who played for Middlesex, Northamptonshire, Western Province, Berkshire and England. He was a part of the English squa…
John Emburey, English cricketer and coach
Douglas Lars Fieger was an American musician, singer and songwriter. He was the rhythm guitarist and lead vocalist of the rock band the Knack. He co-wrote "My Sharona," the biggest…
Doug Fieger, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2010)
John Robert Hiatt is an American singer-songwriter whose recordings have drawn on rock, country, blues, folk and new wave styles.
John Hiatt, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Richard "Ric" Menello was an American filmmaker and screenwriter. Menello co-directed the landmark music video for the Beastie Boys' 1987 single, "(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right …
Ric Menello, American director and screenwriter (died 2013)
Keith William Hart is an American born-Canadian retired professional wrestler and firefighter. He is a member of the Hart wrestling family and the third child of Helen and Stu Hart…
Keith Hart, Canadian firefighter, wrestler, and trainer
Jiří Paroubek is a Czech politician who served as Prime Minister of the Czech Republic from April 2005 to September 2006. He was also the leader of the Czech Social Democratic Part…
Jiří Paroubek, Czech soldier and politician, sixth Prime Minister of the Czech Republic
John Graham Mellor, known professionally as Joe Strummer, was a British musician. He was the co-founder, lyricist, rhythm guitarist and lead vocalist of punk rock band the Clash.
Joe Strummer, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2002)