Explore 1065 historical events from 1950–1959.
Graham Roy Dilley was an English international cricketer, whose main role was as a fast bowler. He played first-class cricket for Kent County Cricket Club and Worcestershire County…
Graham Dilley, English cricketer and coach (died 2011)
Gordon Jay Wells is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and coach. He was nicknamed "The Hammer" for his tough, physical style of play.
Jay Wells, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Mitchell Dean Webster is an American former outfielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1983 through 1995 for the Toronto Blue Jays, Montreal Expos, Chicago Cubs, Cleveland…
Mitch Webster, American baseball player
Mary Megan "Mare" Winningham is an American actress and singer-songwriter. She is the recipient of two Primetime Emmy Awards and has been nominated for an Academy Award, two Golden…
Mare Winningham, American actress and singer-songwriter
Susan Claire Cowsill is a musician, vocalist and songwriter. She rose to prominence as a member of the family band The Cowsills. After touring with Dwight Twilley for quite some ti…
Susan Cowsill, American singer-songwriter
Nicholas David Rowland Cassavetes is an American actor, director, and writer. He has directed such films as She's So Lovely (1997), John Q. (2002), The Notebook (2004), Alpha Dog (…
Nick Cassavetes, American actor, director, and screenwriter
Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom is a Maldivian politician who served as president of the Maldives from 2013 to 2018.
Abdulla Yameen, Maldivian politician, 6th President of the Maldives
David Michael Blatt is an Israeli-American professional basketball executive. He is also a former coach and player.
David Blatt, Israeli-American basketball player and coach
Olin Douglas Browne is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and now plays on the PGA Tour Champions.
Olin Browne, American golfer
Kwak Jae-yong is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. He studied physics at Kyung Hee University. He achieved success with his debut film Watercolor Painting in a Rainy D…
Kwak Jae-yong, South Korean director and screenwriter
Mehbooba Mufti Sayed is an Indian politician and leader of the Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party (PDP), who served as the 9th chief minister of the erstwhile state Jammu …
Mehbooba Mufti, Indian politician
Marcella Mesker is a former professional tennis player from the Netherlands.
Marcella Mesker, Dutch tennis player and sportscaster
Göran Per-Eric "Pelle" Lindbergh was a Swedish professional ice hockey goaltender who played five seasons with the Philadelphia Flyers in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was t…
Pelle Lindbergh, Swedish-American ice hockey player (died 1985)
Steven Patrick Morrissey, mononymously known as Morrissey, is an English singer and songwriter. He came to prominence as the frontman and lyricist of the rock band the Smiths, who …
Morrissey, English singer-songwriter and performer
Barry Robert O'Farrell is an Australian former politician who was Australia's High Commissioner to India and non-resident Ambassador to Bhutan from February 2020 to 30 June 2023. O…
Barry O'Farrell, Australian politician, 43rd Premier of New South Wales
Julian Peter McDonald Clary is an English comedian, actor, novelist and presenter. He began appearing on television in the mid-1980s. Since then, he has also acted in films, on tel…
Julian Clary, English comedian, actor, and author
Manolis K. Kefalogiannis is a Greek politician of the New Democracy party from Heraklion, Crete, who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament since 2014.
Manolis Kefalogiannis, Greek politician
Richard James Wamsley is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens, St. Louis Blues, Calgary Flames a…
Rick Wamsley, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Ole Bornedal is a Danish film director, actor and producer.
Ole Bornedal, Danish actor, director, and producer
Risto Mannisenmäki is a former rally co-driver and two-times world champion with driver Tommi Mäkinen.
Risto Mannisenmäki, Finnish racing driver
Rupert James Hector Everett is an English actor. He first came to public attention in 1981 when he was cast in Julian Mitchell's play and subsequent film Another Country (1984) as …
Rupert Everett, English actor and novelist
Mel George Gaynor is a British drummer, singer and recording artist, best known as the longtime drummer for the rock band Simple Minds.
Mel Gaynor, English drummer
Philip Brown is an English former professional footballer and coach who is currently director of football at National League North club Peterborough Sports.
Phil Brown, English footballer, coach, and manager
Randy S. Ferbey is a Canadian retired curler from Sherwood Park, Alberta. Ferbey is a six-time Canadian champion and a four-time World Champion. He recently coached the Rachel Homa…
Randy Ferbey, Canadian curler