Explore 1065 historical events from 1950–1959.
David Richard Berkowitz, also known as the Son of Sam, the .44 Caliber Killer and the Phantom of the Bronx, is an American serial killer, serial arsonist and former United States A…
David Berkowitz, American serial killer and arsonist: 73
Vidar Johansen is a Norwegian jazz musician, music arranger and composer.
Vidar Johansen, Norwegian saxophonist
Craig Robert Stadler is an American professional golfer who has won numerous tournaments at both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour level, including one major championship, the 1982 M…
Craig Stadler, American golfer
Cornel Ronald West is an American philosopher, theologian, political activist, politician, social critic, and public intellectual. West was an independent candidate in the 2024 Uni…
Cornel West, American philosopher, author, and academic
James McCulloch was a Scottish musician best known for playing lead guitar and bass as a member of Paul McCartney's band Wings from 1974 to 1977. McCulloch was a member of the Glas…
Jimmy McCulloch, Scottish musician and songwriter (died 1979)
Susumu Ojima is a Japanese entrepreneur who was a founder and chairman of Huser Co., Ltd.
Susumu Ojima, Japanese businessman, founded Huser
Paul Samson was an English guitarist, closely associated with the new wave of British heavy metal.
Paul Samson, English guitarist and producer (died 2002)
Jakob Linzbach was an Estonian linguist.
Jacob Linzbach, Estonian linguist and author (born 1874)
Everett Shinn was an American painter and member of the urban realist Ashcan School.
Everett Shinn, American painter and illustrator (born 1876)
Linda Lingle is an American politician and publisher who served as the sixth governor of Hawaii from 2002 to 2010. A member of the Republican Party, she was the first Republican el…
Linda Lingle, American journalist and politician, 6th Governor of Hawaii
Wallace Bryant was an American archer who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. He won the bronze medal in the team competition. In the Double York round he finished fourth and in …
Wallace Bryant, American archer (born 1863)
Alexandre Emmanuel Pharamond was the captain of the French rugby union team in the early 20th century.
Alexandre Pharamond, French rugby player (born 1876)
Yasuo Kuniyoshi was a Japanese-American painter, photographer and printmaker.
Yasuo Kuniyoshi, American painter and photographer (born 1893)
Jean Reinhardt, known by his Romani nickname Django, was a Belgian-born Romani jazz guitarist and composer who lived most of his life in France. He was one of the first major jazz …
Django Reinhardt, Belgian guitarist and composer (born 1910)
Jesse Cail Burkett, nicknamed "Crab", was an American professional baseball left fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1890 to 1905 for the New York Giants, Clevel…
Jesse Burkett, American baseball player and manager (born 1868)
Tatsuo Hori was a Japanese translator and writer of poetry, short stories and novels.
Tatsuo Hori, Japanese author and poet (born 1904)
Morgan Russell was a modern American artist. With Stanton Macdonald-Wright, he was the founder of Synchromism, a provocative style of abstract painting that dates from 1912 to the …
Morgan Russell, American painter and educator (born 1886)
Arthur "Dooley" Wilson was an American actor, singer and musician who is best remembered for his portrayal of Sam in the 1942 film Casablanca. In that romantic drama, he performs i…
Dooley Wilson, American actor and singer (born 1886)
Emanuel Božidar Vidović was a Croatian painter and graphic artist from Split.
Emanuel Vidović, Croatian painter and illustrator (born 1870)
The Pinewood Derby is the wood car racing event of the Cub Scout Program of Scouting America. Pinewood derbies are often run by packs of the Cub Scouts program. With the help of ad…
Don Murphy organized the first pinewood derby, an event for Cub Scouts of the Boy Scouts of America where wooden cars bu
Sir Edmund Percival Hillary was a New Zealand mountaineer, explorer, and philanthropist. On 29 May 1953, Hillary and Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers con…
The mountaineers Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay (both pictured) became the first people to reach the summit of Mount
Elizabeth II was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death in 2022. She was queen regnant of 32 sovereign states during her lif…
Queen Elizabeth II was crowned at Westminster Abbey in London
Sir Edmund Percival Hillary was a New Zealand mountaineer, explorer, and philanthropist. On 29 May 1953, Hillary and Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers con…
The mountaineers Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest
Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower was the 34th president of the United States, serving from 1953 to 1961. A General of the Army, Eisenhower was the supreme commander of the Allied Expe…
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