Explore 1065 historical events from 1950–1959.
Lowell Fillmore "Sly" Dunbar was a Jamaican drummer, best known as one half of the prolific Jamaican rhythm section and reggae production duo Sly and Robbie.
Sly Dunbar, Jamaican musician (died 2026)
Domingos da Silva Soares, popularly known as Padre Maubere or Amu Du, was an East Timorese Roman Catholic priest, activist, and independence leader. Born in Letefoho in what was th…
Domingos Maubere, East Timorese Catholic priest and activist (died 2025)
John Richard Kasich Jr. is an American politician and author who was the 69th governor of Ohio from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a member…
John Kasich, American politician, 69th Governor of Ohio
Mary Cynthia Walsh is a Canadian actress, comedian, and writer. She is known for her work on CODCO and This Hour Has 22 Minutes.
Mary Walsh, Canadian actress, producer, and screenwriter
Londa Schiebinger is the John L. Hinds Professor of History of Science, Department of History, and by courtesy the d-school, Stanford University. She received her Ph.D. from Harvar…
Londa Schiebinger, American academic and author
David Byrne is an American musician, writer, visual artist, and filmmaker. He was a founding member and the principal songwriter, lead vocalist, and guitarist of the rock band Talk…
David Byrne, Scottish singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
Sir Michael Cathel Fallon is a British politician who served as Secretary of State for Defence from 2014 to 2017. A member of the Conservative Party, he served as Member of Parliam…
Michael Fallon, Scottish politician, Secretary of State for Defence
Donald Ray McMonagle is a former astronaut and a veteran of three shuttle flights. He became the Manager, Launch Integration, at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on August 15, 19…
Donald R
Robert Lee Zemeckis, sometimes referred to as Bob Zemeckis, is an American filmmaker. Known for directing and producing a range of successful and influential films that often blend…
Robert Zemeckis, American director, producer, and screenwriter
Calogero Lorenzo "Chazz" Palminteri is an American actor, producer, screenwriter, and playwright. He is best known for his film roles in A Bronx Tale (1993), based on his play of t…
Chazz Palminteri, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
Howard George Hampton is a politician who was a member of Provincial Parliament for the province of Ontario. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Canada, from 1987 to …
Howard Hampton, Canadian lawyer and politician
Diane Duane is an American science fiction and fantasy author, long based in Ireland. Her works include the Young Wizards young adult fantasy series and the Rihannsu Star Trek nove…
Diane Duane, American author and screenwriter
Lieutenant General Arundell David Leakey, is a former British Army officer. He was Director General of the European Union Military Staff in the Council of the European Union, Bruss…
David Leakey, English general and politician
George Harvey Strait Sr. is an American country music singer, songwriter, actor, music producer, and rancher. Strait has sold tens of millions of records worldwide, making him one …
George Strait, American singer, guitarist and producer
Jeana Lee Yeager is an American aviator. She co-piloted, along with Dick Rutan, the first non-stop, non-refueled flight around the world in the Rutan Voyager aircraft from December…
Jeana Yeager, American pilot
Charles Spedding is an English former long-distance runner who competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics and the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Charlie Spedding, English runner
Lambertus van Marwijk is a Dutch football manager who is a member of the supervisory board for MVV Maastricht. As a player, he played for the Go Ahead Eagles, AZ, MVV and Fortuna S…
Bert van Marwijk, Dutch footballer, coach, and manager
Albert Roger Miller, known as Roger Milla, is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He was one of the first African players to be a major star on th…
Roger Milla, Cameroonian footballer and manager
Michael David Wills, Baron Wills is a British politician and life peer who served as Minister of State for Justice from 2007 to 2010. A member of the Labour Party, he was Member of…
Michael Wills, English politician, British Minister of Justice
Laurence T is an American actor and retired professional wrestler. He is known for his roles as B. A. Baracus in the 1980s television series The A-Team and as boxer Clubber Lang in…
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Martin Parr was an English documentary photographer and photojournalist. He was known for his photographic projects that take an intimate, satirical and anthropological look at asp…
Martin Parr, English photographer and journalist
Jeffrey Lawrence Bewkes is a retired American media executive. He was CEO of Time Warner from January 1, 2008, to June 15, 2018, President from December 2005 to June 2018, and Chai…
Jeffrey Bewkes, American businessman
Nicholas Evlampios Fotiu is an American former professional ice hockey forward. He played in the World Hockey Association and National Hockey League between 1974 and 1988.
Nick Fotiu, American ice hockey player and coach
David Andrew Jenkins is a former World ranked no.1 track and field 400 metres runner and statistically is the highest ranking Scottish sprinter in history.
David Jenkins, Trinidadian-Scottish runner