1956
70 years ago
Petra Morsbach, German author
Petra Morsbach is a German author.
Petra Morsbach, German author
The 1950s
Explore 4242 historical events from 1950–1959.
1956
70 years ago
George Burley, Scottish footballer and manager
George Elder Burley is a Scottish former football player and manager. He had a professional career spanning 21 years as a player, making 628 league appearances and earning 11 Scotl…
George Burley, Scottish footballer and manager
1956
70 years ago
Danny Wilde, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Danny Wilde is an American musician. He is a founding member of the alternative rock duo the Rembrandts, who are best known for the Friends theme song "I'll Be There for You".
Danny Wilde, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1956
70 years ago
Keith David, American actor
Keith David Williams is an American actor. He is mostly known for his bass voice and screen presence in over 400 roles across film, stage, television, voice work and interactive me…
Keith David, American actor
1956
70 years ago
Jan Lammers, Dutch race car driver
Johannes Antonius "Jan" Lammers is a Dutch racecar driver, most notable for winning the 1988 24 Hours of Le Mans world endurance race, for Silk Cut Jaguar/TWR; after four seasons i…
Jan Lammers, Dutch race car driver
1956
70 years ago
John Hockenberry, American journalist and author
John Charles Hockenberry is an American journalist and author. He has reported from all over the world, on a wide variety of stories in several mediums for more than three decades.…
John Hockenberry, American journalist and author
1956
70 years ago
Terry Kennedy, American baseball player and manager
Terrence Edward Kennedy is an American former Major League Baseball catcher who played for the St. Louis Cardinals (1978–1980), San Diego Padres (1981–1986), Baltimore Orioles (198…
Terry Kennedy, American baseball player and manager
1956
70 years ago
Joyce Sidman, American author and poet
Joyce Sidman is an American children's writer. She was a runner-up for the 2011 Newbery Medal, and won the Sibert Medal in 2019.
Joyce Sidman, American author and poet
1956
70 years ago
Kenny G, American saxophonist, songwriter, and producer
Kenneth Bruce Gorelick is an American smooth jazz saxophonist, composer, and record producer. His 1986 album Duotones brought him commercial success. Kenny G is one of the best-sel…
Kenny G, American saxophonist, songwriter, and producer
1956
70 years ago
Björn Borg, Swedish tennis player; winner of eleven Grand Slam singles titles including five consecutive Wimbledons
Björn Rune Borg is a Swedish former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 109 weeks. Bo…
Björn Borg, Swedish tennis player; winner of eleven Grand Slam singles titles including five consecutive Wimbledons
1956
70 years ago
Berit Aunli, Norwegian skier
Berit Kristine Aunli is a Norwegian former cross-country skier. She is a World (1982) and Olympic (1984) champion and won a total of 15 Norwegian titles (1977—1982).
Berit Aunli, Norwegian skier
1956
70 years ago
Marek Gazdzicki, Polish nuclear physicist
Marek Gaździcki is a Polish high-energy nuclear physicist, and the initiator and spokesperson of the NA61/SHINE experiment at the CERN Super Proton Synchrotron (SPS).
Marek Gazdzicki, Polish nuclear physicist
1956
70 years ago
Joaquín, Spanish footballer
Joaquín Alonso González, known simply as Joaquín, is a Spanish former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
Joaquín, Spanish footballer
1956
70 years ago
John Le Lievre, British squash player (died 2021)
John Robert Le Lievre was an English professional squash player.
John Le Lievre, British squash player (died 2021)
1956
70 years ago
Kayhan Mortezavi, Iranian director
Kayhan Mortezavi is a prominent film art director/production designer, and director. He has also been a university professor at University of Tehran, Alzahra University, Tehran Uni…
Kayhan Mortezavi, Iranian director
1956
70 years ago
Francine Raymond, French Canadian singer-songwriter
Francine Raymond is a Francophone Canadian folk-style singer songwriter. In 1994, Raymond's music was distributed by Montreal-based Distribution Select.
Francine Raymond, French Canadian singer-songwriter
1956
70 years ago
Nikolai Tsonev, Bulgarian politician
Nikolay Georgiev Tsonev is a Bulgarian military officer, professor and politician. He served as the Bulgarian Minister of Defence between 2008 and 2009.
Nikolai Tsonev, Bulgarian politician
1956
70 years ago
Patricia Cornwell, American journalist and author
Patricia Cornwell is an American crime writer. She is known for her best-selling novels featuring medical examiner Kay Scarpetta, of which the first was inspired by a series of sen…
Patricia Cornwell, American journalist and author
1956
70 years ago
Rudolf Wojtowicz, Polish footballer
Rudolf Wojtowicz is a Polish former professional footballer, who in different periods of his career was a defender or midfielder.
Rudolf Wojtowicz, Polish footballer
1956
70 years ago
Joe Montana, American football player and sportscaster
Joseph Clifford Montana Jr. is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons, primarily with the San Francisc…
Joe Montana, American football player and sportscaster
1956
70 years ago
Terry Alderman, Australian cricketer and sportscaster
Terence Michael Alderman is a former Australian international cricketer who played primarily as a right-arm fast-medium bowler.
Terry Alderman, Australian cricketer and sportscaster
1956
70 years ago
Michael Angelo Batio, American heavy metal guitarist
Michael Angelo Batio, also known as Michael Angelo, Mike Batio or MAB, is an American heavy metal guitarist. He was the lead guitarist for the glam metal band Nitro in the late 198…
Michael Angelo Batio, American heavy metal guitarist
1956
70 years ago
Blair Chapman, Canadian ice hockey player
Blair Douglas Chapman is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player.
Blair Chapman, Canadian ice hockey player
1956
70 years ago
Sal Paolantonio, American lieutenant and journalist
Salvatore Anthony Nicholas Paolantonio is a Philadelphia-based bureau reporter for ESPN. Since joining ESPN in 1995, Paolantonio has become a staple in their NFL coverage, as he co…
Sal Paolantonio, American lieutenant and journalist