Explore 4242 historical events from 1950–1959.
Sir Antony Mark David Gormley is a British sculptor. His works include the Angel of the North, a public sculpture in Gateshead in the north of England, commissioned in 1994 and ere…
Antony Gormley, English sculptor and academic
Dana Rosemary Scallon, known professionally as Dana, is an Irish singer, songwriter and politician. While still a schoolgirl she won the Eurovision Song Contest 1970 with "All Kind…
Dana Rosemary Scallon, Irish singer and activist
Eduardo Nonato "Edno" Noriel Joson was a Filipino lawyer and politician who served in the Philippine legislature as assemblyman from Nueva Ecija (1984–1986) and representative of t…
Eduardo Nonato Joson, Filipino politician (died 2025)
Mikhail Yefimovich Fradkov is a Russian politician who served as Prime Minister of Russia from 2004 to 2007. An independent, he was the longest serving director of Russia's Foreign…
Mikhail Fradkov, Russian politician, 36th Prime Minister of Russia
Phillip Calvin McGraw, better known as Dr. Phil, is an American television personality and author who hosted the talk show Dr. Phil. He holds a doctorate in clinical psychology, t…
Phil McGraw, American psychologist, author and talk show host
Rosanna DeSoto is an American actress who has performed in films and television. She is best known for her roles in Stand and Deliver, for which she won an Independent Spirit Award…
Rosanna DeSoto, American actress
Michael Rother is a German experimental musician, best known for being a founding member of the influential bands Neu! and Harmonia, and an early member of the band Kraftwerk.
Michael Rother, German guitarist, keyboard player, and songwriter
Antony Harold Curties Windsor, is a former Australian politician. Windsor was an independent member for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Tamworth from 1991 to 2001 …
Tony Windsor, Australian politician
Douglas Theodore Pinnick, sometimes stylized as dUg Pinnick or simply dUg, is an American musician best known as the bass guitarist, co-lead vocalist, and songwriter for the hard r…
Doug Pinnick, American rock singer-songwriter and bass player
Doyle Lafayette Alexander is an American former pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees, Texas Rangers, A…
Doyle Alexander, American baseball player
Frank White Jr. is an American politician and former professional baseball player, coach, and television sports commentator who is currently the first base coach for the Kansas Cit…
Frank White, American baseball player and politician
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
Cathy Lee Guisewite is an American cartoonist who created the comic strip Cathy, which had a 34-year run. The strip focused on a career woman facing the issues and challenges of ea…
Cathy Guisewite, American cartoonist, created Cathy
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
Johann Friedrich Hohenberger OAM, also known as John Friedrich, was executive director of the National Safety Council of Australia during the 1980s. He was the subject of Victoria'…
Johann Friedrich, German-Australian engineer (died 1991)
Julie Deborah Kavner is an American actress. Before becoming well known for her voice role as Marge Simpson on the animated television series The Simpsons, Kavner attracted notice …
Julie Kavner, American actress
Margaret Ellen Noonan is an American weekly columnist for The Wall Street Journal and contributor to NBC News and ABC News. She was a primary speechwriter and Special Assistant to …
Peggy Noonan, American author, journalist, speechwriter, and pundit
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