Explore 2486 historical events from 1950–1959.
Kevin Norwood Bacon is an American actor. Known for various roles, including leading man characters, Bacon has received numerous accolades such as a Golden Globe Award and two Acto…
Kevin Bacon, American actor and musician
Hemming Andreas Carlgren is a Swedish Centre Party politician, and a former Minister for the Environment in the Swedish government.
Andreas Carlgren, Swedish educator and politician, 8th Swedish Minister for the Environment
Aaron Dupree Tippin is an American country music singer, songwriter and record producer. Initially a songwriter for Acuff-Rose Music, he gained a recording contract with RCA Nashvi…
Aaron Tippin, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
Veronica Guerin Turley was an Irish investigative journalist focusing on organised crime in Ireland, who was murdered in a contract killing believed to have been ordered by a South…
Veronica Guerin, Irish journalist (died 1996)
William Boyd Watterson II is an American cartoonist who authored the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes. The strip was syndicated from 1985 to 1995. Watterson concluded Calvin and Hobbe…
Bill Watterson, American author and illustrator
Jennifer Jane Saunders is an English comedian, actress, singer, impressionist, satirist and screenwriter. Saunders originally found attention in the 1980s, when she became a member…
Jennifer Saunders, English actress, comedian and screenwriter
Tziporah Malka "Tzipi" Livni is an Israeli politician, diplomat and lawyer. A former member of the Knesset and leader in the center-left political camp, Livni is a former foreign m…
Tzipi Livni, Israeli lawyer and politician, 18th Justice Minister of Israel
Abdul Latiff bin Ahmad is a Malaysian politician who served as Minister in the Prime Minister's Department for Special Functions from 2021 to 2022. He was the Member of Parliament …
Abdul Latiff Ahmad, Malaysian politician
Jacob Joseph is a Malaysian football coach.
Jacob Joseph, Malaysian football coach
Béla Anton Leoš Fleck is an American virtuoso banjo player whose work blends bluegrass with other genres, including jazz, and who is known for his work with the bands New Grass Rev…
Béla Fleck, American banjo player and songwriter
Fiona Shaw is an Irish actress in screen and stage. She did extensive work with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre, as well as in film and television. In 2020, …
Fiona Shaw, Irish actress and director
Louise Penny, is a Canadian crime-fiction author, best known for her Chief Inspector Armand Gamache series set in Quebec. Her novels have been translated into over 23 languages, so…
Louise Penny, Canadian mystery novelist
Stephanie Renee Dabney was an American dancer who performed as a prima ballerina with Dance Theatre of Harlem from 1979 through 1994. Dabney is best known for her performances in J…
Stephanie Dabney, American ballerina (died 2022)
Mark Lester is an English former child actor who starred in a number of British and European films in the 1960s and 1970s. In 1968 he played the title role in the film Oliver!, a m…
Mark Lester, English actor
Hugo Sánchez Márquez is a Mexican former professional footballer and manager, who played as a forward. A prolific goalscorer known for his spectacular strikes and volleys, he is wi…
Hugo Sánchez, Mexican footballer, coach, and manager
John David Hayworth Jr. is an American television host and former politician. He served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 2007 from …
J. D. Hayworth, American politician and radio host
Tonya Williams is a Canadian actress, producer, and activist. Sometimes credited as Tonya Lee Williams, she is best known for her role as Dr. Olivia Barber Winters on the American …
Tonya Lee Williams, English-Canadian actress and producer
Gary John Heale is an English former professional footballer who played for teams in England, the Netherlands, and the United States.
Gary Heale, English footballer and coach
William McClellan "Mac" Thornberry is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 13th congressional district from 1995 to 2021. A member of the Republ…
Mac Thornberry, American lawyer and politician
Michael Earl Cornett Sr. is an American politician and former television personality who served as the 35th mayor of Oklahoma City, from 2005 until 2018. A member of the Republican…
Mick Cornett, American politician
Wong Kar-wai is a Hong Kong filmmaker. His films are characterised by nonlinear narratives, atmospheric music, and vivid cinematography with bold, saturated colours. An auteur of H…
Wong Kar-wai, Chinese director, producer, and screenwriter
Suzanne Lynn Moore is an English journalist.
Suzanne Moore, English journalist
Thérèse Virginia Rein is an Australian entrepreneur who is the founder of Ingeus, an international employment and business psychology services company.
Thérèse Rein, Australian businesswoman, founded Ingeus
Susan Jean Silver is an American music manager and businesswoman, best known for managing Seattle rock bands such as Soundgarden, Alice in Chains and Screaming Trees. Silver also o…
Susan Silver, American music manager