The 1950s

Explore 1065 historical events from 1950–1959.

1951 75 years ago

Ramón Calderón, Spanish lawyer and businessman

José Ramón Calderón Ramos is a Spanish lawyer who is the former President of Real Madrid. He got his Law Degree in the University of Navarra, Spain in 1974 and he worked in London,…

Ramón Calderón, Spanish lawyer and businessman

1951 75 years ago

Lou van den Dries, Dutch mathematician

Laurentius Petrus Dignus "Lou" van den Dries is a Dutch mathematician working in model theory. He is a professor emeritus of mathematics at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champa…

Lou van den Dries, Dutch mathematician

1951 75 years ago

John Conteh, English boxer

John Anthony Conteh, is a British former professional boxer who competed from 1971 to 1980. He held the WBC light-heavyweight title from 1974 to 1977, and regionally the European, …

John Conteh, English boxer

1951 75 years ago

Zdravko Čolić, Bosnian Serb singer-songwriter

Zdravko Čolić is a Bosnian and Serbian pop singer who is widely considered one of the greatest vocalists and cultural icons of the former Yugoslavia. He has been compared to Paul M…

Zdravko Čolić, Bosnian Serb singer-songwriter

1951 75 years ago

Arnold Mühren, Dutch footballer and manager

Arnold Johannes Hyacinthus Mühren is a Dutch football manager and former midfielder. His older brother Gerrie, also a midfielder, won three European Cup titles with Ajax in the ear…

Arnold Mühren, Dutch footballer and manager

1951 75 years ago

Bronisław Malinowski, Polish runner (died 1981)

Bronisław Malinowski was a Polish track and field athlete, who is best known for winning a gold medal in the 3000 m steeplechase race during the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow…

Bronisław Malinowski, Polish runner (died 1981)

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1951 75 years ago

Melanie Phillips, English journalist and author

Melanie Phillips is an English public commentator. She began her career writing for The Guardian and New Statesman. She currently writes for The Times, The Jerusalem Post, the Jewi…

Melanie Phillips, English journalist and author

1951 75 years ago

Wendy Pini, American author and illustrator

Wendy Pini and Richard Pini are the husband-and-wife team responsible for creating the well-known Elfquest series of comics, graphic novels and prose works. They are also known as …

Wendy Pini, American author and illustrator

1951 75 years ago

David Yip, English actor and playwright

David Nicholas Yip is a British actor and playwright. He gained prominence through his role in the BBC series The Chinese Detective (1981–1982) as the first Chinese lead on British…

David Yip, English actor and playwright