The 1950s

Explore 2486 historical events from 1950–1959.

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1956 70 years ago

Derek Forbes, Scottish bass player and guitarist

Derek Forbes is a Scottish musician. He is mostly associated with the Scottish band Simple Minds, having joined in time to record their early demos in 1978 and stayed with the band…

Derek Forbes, Scottish bass player and guitarist

1956 70 years ago

Daniel J

Daniel Joshua Drucker is a Canadian endocrinologist renowned for his breakthrough discoveries of the biological actions of glucagon-like peptides GLP-1 and GLP-2, including GLP-1's…

Daniel J

1956 70 years ago

Craig Young, Australian rugby player and coach

Craig Young is an Australian former representative rugby league footballer for the Australia national rugby league team, the New South Wales Blues and a stalwart player over 12 sea…

Craig Young, Australian rugby player and coach

1956 70 years ago

Patrick Mercer, English colonel and politician

Patrick John Mercer is an English author and former politician. He was elected as a Conservative in the 2001 general election, until resigning the party's parliamentary whip in May…

Patrick Mercer, English colonel and politician

1956 70 years ago

Amira Hass, Israeli journalist and author

Amira Hass is an Israeli journalist, columnist, activist, and author, mostly known for her columns in the daily newspaper Haaretz covering Palestinian affairs in Gaza and the West …

Amira Hass, Israeli journalist and author

1956 70 years ago

Nick Fry, English economist and businessman

Nicholas Richard Fry is the former Chief Executive Officer of the Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team, having previously served in similar roles at previous incarnations of the …

Nick Fry, English economist and businessman