Explore 4242 historical events from 1950–1959.
Richard B. Bernstein was an American constitutional historian, a distinguished adjunct professor of law at New York Law School, and lecturer in law and political science at the Cit…
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Larry Ernest Blackmon is an American vocalist and musician, known as the lead singer, founder and frontman of the funk and R&B band Cameo.
Larry Blackmon, American singer-songwriter and producer
Dominic Charles Roberts Grieve is an English barrister and former politician who served as Shadow Home Secretary from 2008 to 2009 and Attorney General for England and Wales from 2…
Dominic Grieve, English lawyer and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales
Michael Geoffrey St Aubyn Jackson is a Church of Ireland Anglican bishop. Since 2011, he has served as the Archbishop of Dublin and Bishop of Glendalough in the Church of Ireland. …
Michael Jackson, Irish archbishop
Stavros Arnaoutakis is a Greek politician who has been the Governor of Crete since 2011. Prior to his tenure as governor he was a member of the European Parliament from 2004 to 200…
Stavros Arnaoutakis, Greek politician
Lawrence Joseph Hogan Jr. is an American politician and businessman who served as the 62nd governor of Maryland from 2015 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party and son of three…
Larry Hogan, American politician, 62nd Governor of Maryland
Kevin Lynch was an Irish republican and member of the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) from Park, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The Dungiven hurling team was renamed K…
Kevin Lynch, Irish Republican (died during the 1981 Irish hunger strike)
David Sartor is an American composer, conductor, and educator, and is the founder and music director of the Parthenon Chamber Orchestra.
David P
Fiona Sara Shackleton, Baroness Shackleton of Belgravia, is an English solicitor and Conservative politician, who has represented members of the British royal family and celebritie…
Fiona Shackleton, English lawyer
Jyoti Jayant Gogte is an Indian entrepreneur and academic, most notable for her reference textbooks on entrepreneurship titled Startup & New Venture Management (2014) and Roadmap f…
Jyoti Gogte, Indian academician
Cynthia McFadden is an American television journalist who was the senior legal and investigative correspondent for NBC News. She was an anchor and correspondent for ABC News who co…
Cynthia McFadden, American journalist
Dame Rosemary Anne Squire, DBE is a British commercial theatre owner and entrepreneur. She is the founder of the Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG) LTD, and co-founder of Trafalgar Ent…
Rosemary Squire, English producer and manager, co-founded Ambassador Theatre Group
Gerald Calvin Douglas is an American Dobro and lap steel guitar player and record producer. He is widely regarded as "perhaps the finest Dobro player in contemporary acoustic music…
Jerry Douglas, American guitarist and producer
Giuseppe Tornatore is an Italian film director and screenwriter. He is considered one of the directors who brought critical acclaim back to Italian cinema. In a career spanning ove…
Giuseppe Tornatore, Italian director and screenwriter
Peter Jeffrey Leroy Dujon is a retired West Indian cricketer and current commentator. He was a part of the West Indian squad which finished as runners-up at the 1983 Cricket World …
Jeff Dujon, Jamaican cricketer
Markus Höttinger was an Austrian racing driver who died after an accident at Germany's Hockenheimring during the third lap of the second round of the 1980 European Formula Two Cham…
Markus Höttinger, Austrian racing driver (died 1980)
Vice Admiral Peter John Wilkinson, is a retired senior Royal Navy officer who served as Deputy Chief of Defence Staff (Personnel) from 2007 to 2010. He was National President of th…
Peter Wilkinson, English admiral
Sir Mark Justin Lyall Grant is a former senior British diplomat who was previously the United Kingdom's National Security Adviser and Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom…
Mark Lyall Grant, English diplomat, British Ambassador to the United Nations
La Toya Yvonne Jackson is an American singer and television personality. She is the fifth child and middle daughter of the Jackson family. Jackson first gained recognition on the f…
La Toya Jackson, American singer-songwriter and actress
Timothy Ray Lucas is an American film critic, biographer, novelist, screenwriter and blogger, best known for publishing and editing the video review magazine Video Watchdog.
Tim Lucas, American author, screenwriter, and critic
Jonathan Keith "Jack" Idema was an American con artist, mercenary and former United States Army reserve non-commissioned officer, known for his vigilante activities during the War …
Jonathan Idema, American soldier, mercenary, con artist, vigilante, and criminal (died 2012)
Friedrich "Fritz" Hilpert is a German musician who is best known for his work as a member of the electropop group Kraftwerk.
Fritz Hilpert, German drummer and composer
John Young is a British rock musician hailing from Liverpool. He is currently the keyboardist and singer for the progressive rock band Lifesigns.
John Young, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player
Patrick Besson is a French writer and journalist.
Patrick Besson, French writer and journalist