The 1950s

1951 75 years ago

Jules Berry, French actor and director (born 1883)

Jules Berry was a French actor.

Jules Berry, French actor and director (born 1883)

1951 75 years ago

Charles G

Charles Gates Dawes was the 30th vice president of the United States from 1925 to 1929 under President Calvin Coolidge. He was a co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1925 for h…

Charles G

1951 75 years ago

Arnold Sommerfeld, German physicist and academic (born 1868)

Arnold Johannes Wilhelm Sommerfeld was a German theoretical physicist who pioneered developments in both atomic and quantum physics, and also educated and mentored many students fo…

Arnold Sommerfeld, German physicist and academic (born 1868)

1951 75 years ago

Ludwig Wittgenstein, Austrian-English philosopher and academic (born 1889)

Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein was an Austro-British philosopher who worked primarily in logic, philosophy of mathematics, philosophy of mind, and philosophy of language.

Ludwig Wittgenstein, Austrian-English philosopher and academic (born 1889)

1951 75 years ago

Élie Cartan, French mathematician and physicist (born 1869)

Élie Joseph Cartan was an influential French mathematician who did fundamental work in the theory of Lie groups, differential systems, and differential geometry. He also made signi…

Élie Cartan, French mathematician and physicist (born 1869)

1951 75 years ago

Warner Baxter, American actor (born 1889)

Warner Leroy Baxter was an American film actor from the 1910s to the 1940s. Baxter is known for his role as the Cisco Kid in the 1928 film In Old Arizona, for which he won the Acad…

Warner Baxter, American actor (born 1889)

1951 75 years ago

William Birdwood, Anglo-Indian field marshal (born 1865)

Field Marshal William Riddell Birdwood, 1st Baron Birdwood was a senior and highly decorated and distinguished British Indian Army officer. He saw active service in the Second Boer…

William Birdwood, Anglo-Indian field marshal (born 1865)

1951 75 years ago

Thomas N

Thomas N. Heffron was a screenwriter, actor, and a director. He was born in Nevada, He worked as an attorney and danced in vaudeville before he began his career in film with Thanho…

Thomas N

1951 75 years ago

Paula von Preradović, Croatian poet and author (born 1887)

Paula Preradović, known professionally as Paula von Preradović or by her married name as Paula Molden, was an Austrian writer and poet of Croatian and Serbian descent.

Paula von Preradović, Croatian poet and author (born 1887)

1951 75 years ago

Lincoln Ellsworth, American explorer (born 1880)

Lincoln Ellsworth was an American polar explorer, engineer, surveyor, and writer. He led the first Arctic and Antarctic air crossings.

Lincoln Ellsworth, American explorer (born 1880)

1951 75 years ago

Fanny Brice, American singer and comedian (born 1891)

Fania Borach, known professionally as Fanny Brice or Fannie Brice, was an American comedian, illustrated song model, singer, and actress who made many stage, radio, and film appear…

Fanny Brice, American singer and comedian (born 1891)

1951 75 years ago

Dimitrios Levidis, Greek-French soldier and composer (born 1885)

Dimitrios Levidis was a Greek composer, later naturalized French (1929).

Dimitrios Levidis, Greek-French soldier and composer (born 1885)

1951 75 years ago

Hermann Broch, Austrian-American author (born 1886)

Hermann Broch was an Austrian writer, best known for two major works of modernist fiction: The Sleepwalkers and The Death of Virgil.

Hermann Broch, Austrian-American author (born 1886)

1951 75 years ago

Serge Koussevitzky, Russian-American bassist, composer, and conductor (born 1874)

Serge Koussevitzky was a Russian and American conductor, composer, and double-bassist, known for his long tenure as music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra from 1924 to 194…

Serge Koussevitzky, Russian-American bassist, composer, and conductor (born 1874)

1951 75 years ago

Eugène Fiset, Canadian physician, general, and politician, 18th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (born 1874)

Major-General Sir Marie-Joseph-Eugène Fiset, was a Canadian physician, military officer, Deputy Minister of Militia and Defence, Member of Parliament, the 18th Lieutenant Governor …

Eugène Fiset, Canadian physician, general, and politician, 18th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (born 1874)

1951 75 years ago

Ben Chifley, Australian engineer and politician, 16th Prime Minister of Australia (born 1885)

Joseph Benedict Chifley was an Australian politician who served as the 16th prime minister of Australia from 1945 to 1949. He held office as the leader of the Australian Labor Part…

Ben Chifley, Australian engineer and politician, 16th Prime Minister of Australia (born 1885)

1951 75 years ago

Gustave Sandras, French gymnast (born 1872)

Silvaine Gustave Sandras was a French gymnast who competed in the early 20th century. He participated in the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, and won the equivalent of a gold…

Gustave Sandras, French gymnast (born 1872)

1951 75 years ago

Angelos Sikelianos, Greek poet and playwright (born 1884)

Angelos Sikelianos was a Greek lyric poet and playwright. His themes include Greek history, religious symbolism as well as universal harmony in poems such as The Moonstruck, Prolog…

Angelos Sikelianos, Greek poet and playwright (born 1884)

1951 75 years ago

Charles Dillon Perrine, American astronomer (born 1867)

Charles Dillon Perrine was an American astronomer at the Lick Observatory in California (1893-1909) who moved to Cordoba, Argentina to accept the position of Director of the Argent…

Charles Dillon Perrine, American astronomer (born 1867)

1951 75 years ago

Ville Kiviniemi, Finnish politician (born 1877)

Vilhelm Kiviniemi was a Finnish farmer, politician and member of the Parliament of Finland, the national legislature. A member of the Social Democratic Party, he represented Lapla…

Ville Kiviniemi, Finnish politician (born 1877)

1951 75 years ago

Yrjö Saarela, Finnish wrestler and coach (born 1884)

Yrjö Erik Mikael Saarela was a Finnish wrestler who won Olympic gold and a world championship.

Yrjö Saarela, Finnish wrestler and coach (born 1884)

1951 75 years ago

Tadeusz Borowski, Polish poet, novelist and journalist (born 1922)

Tadeusz Borowski was a Polish writer and journalist. His wartime poetry and stories dealing with his experiences as a prisoner at Auschwitz are recognized as classics of Polish lit…

Tadeusz Borowski, Polish poet, novelist and journalist (born 1922)

1951 75 years ago

Harry Heilmann, American baseball player and sportscaster (born 1894)

Harry Edwin Heilmann, nicknamed "Slug", was an American baseball player and radio announcer. He played professional baseball for 19 years between 1913 and 1932, including 17 season…

Harry Heilmann, American baseball player and sportscaster (born 1894)

1951 75 years ago

Arnold Schoenberg, Austrian-American composer and painter (born 1874)

Arnold Schoenberg or Schönberg was an Austrian and American modernist composer, music theorist, and teacher associated with developing variation, the emancipation of the dissonance…

Arnold Schoenberg, Austrian-American composer and painter (born 1874)