The 1950s

Explore 1065 historical events from 1950–1959.

1955

Alex Cunningham, Scottish politician

Alexander Cunningham is a British politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Stockton North from 2010 to 2024. A member of the Labour Party, he was Shadow Minister for …

Alex Cunningham, Scottish politician

1955

Martin O'Donnell, American composer

Martin O'Donnell is an American composer, audio director, and sound designer best known for his work on video game developer Bungie's titles, such as the Myth series, Oni, the Halo…

Martin O'Donnell, American composer

1955

Willie Miller, Scottish footballer

William Ferguson Miller MBE is a Scottish former professional football player and manager, who made a club record 560 league appearances for Aberdeen. Sir Alex Ferguson described M…

Willie Miller, Scottish footballer

1955

Donatella Versace, Italian fashion designer

Donatella Francesca Versace, is an Italian fashion designer, businesswoman, socialite, and model. She is the sister of Gianni Versace, founder of the luxury fashion company Versace…

Donatella Versace, Italian fashion designer

1955

Stephen D

Steve David Macleod Brown is a British geneticist and director of the Medical Research Council (MRC) Mammalian Genetics Unit, MRC Harwell at Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, …

Stephen D

1955

Tom Bergeron, American television host

Thomas Raymond Bergeron is an American television personality, comedian, and game show host. He hosted Breakfast Time from 1994 to 1997, Hollywood Squares from 1998 to 2004, Americ…

Tom Bergeron, American television host

1955

Mladen Markač, Croatian general

Mladen Markač is a Croatian retired general. He was a Commander of Croatian Special Police during Operation Storm during the Croatian War of Independence (1991–1995), and afterward…

Mladen Markač, Croatian general

1955

James L

James Lawrence Dolan is an American businessman, and the executive chairman and chief executive officer of Madison Square Garden Sports and Madison Square Garden Entertainment, and…

James L

1955

Chris Berman, American sportscaster

Christopher James Berman, nicknamed "Boomer", is an American sportscaster. He haa been an anchor for SportsCenter on ESPN for decades starting a month after its initial launch in 1…

Chris Berman, American sportscaster

1955

Mark David Chapman, American murderer

Mark David Chapman is an American man who murdered musician John Lennon in New York City on December 8, 1980. As Lennon walked into the archway of the Dakota, his apartment buildin…

Mark David Chapman, American murderer