Explore 1065 historical events from 1950–1959.
Olga Valentinovna Korbut is a Belarusian retired gymnast who competed for the Soviet Union. Nicknamed the "Sparrow from Minsk," she won four gold medals and two silver medals at th…
Olga Korbut, Soviet gymnast
John Scott Morris is an American former professional baseball starting pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) between 1977 and 1994, mainly for the Detroit Tigers. Morri…
Jack Morris, American baseball player and sportscaster
Hazel Thereasa O'Connor is a British singer-songwriter and actress. She became famous in the early 1980s with hit singles "Eighth Day", "D-Days" and "Will You?" She also starred in…
Hazel O'Connor, English-born Irish singer-songwriter and actress
Páidí Ó Sé was an Irish Gaelic football manager and player, whose league and championship career at senior level with the Kerry county team spanned fifteen seasons from 1974 to 198…
Páidí Ó Sé, Irish footballer and manager (died 2012)
Mary Debra Winger is an American actress. She starred in the films An Officer and a Gentleman (1982), Terms of Endearment (1983), and Shadowlands (1993), each of which earned her a…
Debra Winger, American actress
James Arthur Gosling is a Canadian computer scientist, best known as the founder and lead designer behind the Java programming language.
James Gosling, Canadian-American computer scientist, created Java
Steve George is an American keyboard player, saxophone player and singer who is perhaps best known as the keyboardist and background vocalist for the 1980s band, Mr. Mister. He co-…
Steve George, American keyboard player and songwriter
Zbigniew Preisner is a Polish film score composer, best known for his work with film director Krzysztof Kieślowski. He is the recipient of the Gold Medal for Merit to Culture – Glo…
Zbigniew Preisner, Polish composer and producer
Paul Jason Barber is an English former field hockey player, who won a gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Paul Barber, English field hockey player
Stanley Joseph Lynch is an American musician, songwriter and record producer. He was the original drummer for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers for 18 years until his departure in 19…
Stan Lynch, American drummer, songwriter, and producer
Ivor Arthur Davies, AM, known professionally as Iva Davies, is an Australian singer, songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist and record producer.
Iva Davies, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
Kevin Barry Moore, known professionally as Luka Bloom, is an Irish folk singer-songwriter. He is the younger brother of folk singer Christy Moore.
Luka Bloom, Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist
Rosanne Cash is an American singer-songwriter and author. She is the eldest daughter of country musician Johnny Cash and his first wife, Vivian Cash.
Rosanne Cash, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Philippe Lafontaine is a Belgian singer and composer.
Philippe Lafontaine, Belgian singer and songwriter
Rajesh Roshanlal Nagrath is an Indian music director and composer.
Rajesh Roshan, Indian composer
Alistair James Hendrie Burt is a Conservative British politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for North East Bedfordshire from 2001 until 2019. He was previously MP for …
Alistair Burt, English lawyer and politician
Richard Schiff is an American actor. He is best known for playing Toby Ziegler on The West Wing, a role for which he received an Emmy Award. Schiff made his television directorial …
Richard Schiff, American actor, director, and producer
Ian Graham Tracey DL is an English organist and choirmaster who has served as Organist of Liverpool Cathedral since 1980.
Ian Tracey, English organist and conductor
Laura Amy Schlitz is an American author of children's literature. She is a librarian and storyteller at the Park School of Baltimore in Brooklandville, Maryland.
Laura Amy Schlitz, American author and librarian
Frank Baumgartl was an East German track and field athlete, who specialised in the 3000 meters steeplechase. He was born in Bad Schlema.
Frank Baumgartl, German runner (died 2010)
Eric Aaron Bischoff is an American television producer, professional wrestling booker, promoter, and performer. Currently, he is the chief media officer for Real American Freestyle…
Eric Bischoff, American wrestler, manager, and producer
John Warnock Hinckley Jr. is an American man who attempted to assassinate U.S. president Ronald Reagan as he left the Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C., on March 30, 1981, two month…
John Hinckley Jr
David Maxwell Kirschner is an American film and television producer and screenwriter. His producing credits include Don Bluth's An American Tail and Titan A.E. animated features as…
David Kirschner, American animator, producer, and author
Gordon Rintoul CBE FRSE is the former Director of National Museums Scotland in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Gordon Rintoul, Scottish historian and curator