Explore 5191 historical events from 1950–1959.
William Daniel Leahy was an American naval officer and was the most senior United States military officer on active duty during World War II; he held several titles and exercised c…
William D. Leahy, American admiral and diplomat, United States Ambassador to France (born 1875)
Yitzhak HaLevi Herzog, also known as Isaac Herzog or Hertzog, was the first Chief Rabbi of Ireland, his term lasting from 1921 to 1936. From 1936 until his death in 1959, he was As…
Yitzhak HaLevi Herzog, Polish-born Irish rabbi and author (born 1888)
Jean Marie Behra was a French racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1952 to 1959.
Jean Behra, French race car driver (born 1921)
Herbert Richard Byrne, was an Australian military officer and an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Herb Byrne, Australian footballer (born 1887)
József Révai was a Hungarian communist politician, statesman and cultural ideologue.
József Révai, Hungarian politician, Hungarian Minister of Education (born 1898)
Edgar Albert Guest was a British-born American poet who became known as the People's Poet. His poems often had an inspirational and optimistic view of everyday life.
Edgar Guest, English-American journalist and poet (born 1881)
Preston Sturges was an American playwright, inventor, screenwriter, and film director.
Preston Sturges, American director, screenwriter, and playwright (born 1898)
Albert Namatjira was an Arrernte painter from the MacDonnell Ranges in Central Australia, widely considered one of the most notable Australian artists. As a pioneer of contemporary…
Albert Namatjira, Australian painter (born 1902)
Michael Joyce O'Neill was an Irish born starting pitcher and left fielder in Major League Baseball. From 1901 through 1907, he played for the St. Louis Cardinals (1901–04) and Cinc…
Mike O'Neill, Irish-American baseball player and manager (born 1877)
William Frederick "Bull" Halsey Jr. was an American Navy admiral during World War II. He is one of four officers to have attained the rank of five-star fleet admiral of the United …
William Halsey, Jr., American admiral (born 1882)
Edmund Gwenn was an English actor. On film, he is best remembered for his role as Kris Kringle in the Christmas film Miracle on 34th Street (1947), for which he won the Academy Awa…
Edmund Gwenn, English actor (born 1877)
Justine Kay Kendall McCarthy was an English actress and singer. She began her film career in the musical film London Town (1946), a financial failure. Kendall worked regularly unti…
Kay Kendall, English actress and comedian (born 1927)
Maurice Le Noblet Duplessis, popularly known as "Le Chef", was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 16th premier of Quebec. A conservative, nationalist, populist, ant…
Maurice Duplessis, Canadian lawyer and politician, 16th Premier of Quebec (born 1890)
Wanda Aleksandra Landowska was a Polish and French harpsichordist and pianist whose performances, teaching, writings and especially her many recordings played a large role in reviv…
Wanda Landowska, Polish-French harpsichord player (born 1879)
Bohuslav Jan Martinů was a Czech composer of modern classical music. He wrote 6 symphonies, 15 operas, 14 ballet scores, and a large body of orchestral, chamber, vocal, and instrum…
Bohuslav Martinů, Czech-American composer and educator (born 1890)
Ramón Fonst Segundo was a Cuban fencer who competed in the early 20th century. He was one of the greatest world fencers, individual and by team; he was born and died in Havana. He …
Ramón Fonst, Cuban fencer (born 1883)
Paul Douglas Fleischer, known professionally as Paul Douglas, was an American actor.
Paul Douglas, American actor (born 1907)
Wayne Morris was an American film and television actor, as well as a decorated World War II fighter ace. He appeared in many films, including Paths of Glory (1957), The Bushwackers…
Wayne Morris, American actor, singer, and producer (born 1914)
Benjamin Péret was a French poet, Parisian Dadaist, and founder and central member of the French Surrealist movement with his avid use of Surrealist automatism.
Benjamin Péret, French poet and journalist (born 1899)
Solomon West Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike, also known as "The Silver Bell of Asia", was a Ceylonese statesman who served as the fourth Prime Minister of the Dominion of Ceylon, from …
S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (born 1899)
Lieutenant General Sir Leslie James Morshead, was an Australian soldier, teacher, businessman, and farmer, whose military career spanned both world wars. During the Second World Wa…
Leslie Morshead, Australian general (born 1889)
Teodor Ussisoo was an Estonian pedagogue, furniture designer, and interior architect.
Teodor Ussisoo, Estonian furniture designer and educator (born 1878)
Captain Charles Bruce Bairnsfather was a prominent British humorist and cartoonist. His best-known cartoon character is Old Bill. Bill and his pals Bert and Alf featured in Bairnsf…
Bruce Bairnsfather, British humorist and cartoonist (born 1887)
Sir Henry Newman Barwell KCMG was the 28th premier of South Australia.
Henry Barwell, Australian politician, 28th Premier of South Australia (born 1877)