Explore 2487 historical events from 1950–1959.
Alvan Leigh Adams is an American former professional basketball player. He spent his entire 13-year career with the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Adams…
Alvan Adams, American basketball player
Albert Laurence Di Meola is an American guitarist. Known for his work in jazz fusion and world music, he had his breakthrough after joining Chick Corea's Return to Forever group in…
Al Di Meola, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
Steven Clare LaTourette was an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Ohio's 19th congressional district and then Ohio's 14th congressional district from 199…
Steve LaTourette, American lawyer and politician (died 2016)
Lonette Rita McKee is an American actress and singer. She made her big screen debut starring as Sister Williams in the original 1976 musical-drama film Sparkle. McKee later appeare…
Lonette McKee, American actress and singer
Jorge Fernando Pinheiro de Jesus is a Portuguese professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of the Portugal national team.
Jorge Jesus, Portuguese footballer and manager
Kenneth William Greer is a Canadian guitarist and keyboardist. He is one of the founding members of the Canadian rock band Red Rider.
Ken Greer, Canadian guitarist, keyboard player, and producer
Sheena Elizabeth McDonald is a Scottish journalist and broadcaster.
Sheena McDonald, Scottish journalist
Jochem Ziegert is a former German footballer.
Jochem Ziegert, German footballer and manager
Philippe René Gabriel Alliot is a French former racing driver and broadcaster, who competed in Formula One from 1984 to 1990 and from 1993 to 1994.
Philippe Alliot, French race car driver and sportscaster
Gurmukh Singh Bali was a Member of the Legislative Assembly from Nagrota Bagwan, Himachal Pradesh, India. He was born on 27 July 1954 at Kangra. He had a Diploma in Mechanical Engi…
G. S. Bali, Indian lawyer and politician (died 2021)
Vytautas "Vitas" Kevin Gerulaitis was an American professional tennis player. He was ranked world No. 3 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) in 1978. G…
Vitas Gerulaitis, American tennis player and coach (died 1994)
Mark Stanway is an English musician. He was the keyboard player for the hard rock band Magnum from 1980 until the end of 2016.
Mark Stanway, English keyboard player
Ricardo Uceda Pérez is a Peruvian journalist notable for his award-winning coverage of military and government corruption.
Ricardo Uceda, Peruvian journalist and author
Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías was a Venezuelan politician, revolutionary, and military officer who was the president of Venezuela from 1999 until his death in 2013. Chávez changed the c…
Hugo Chávez, Venezuelan colonel and politician, President of Venezuela (died 2013)
Gerd Faltings is a German mathematician known for his work in arithmetic geometry. He was awarded the Fields Medal in 1986 for his proofs of the Mordell conjecture and several rela…
Gerd Faltings, German mathematician and academic
Steve J. Morse is an American guitarist and songwriter. A seven-time Grammy nominee, he is best known as the founder of the Dixie Dregs and as the longest serving guitarist for Dee…
Steve Morse, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Michael Sheehy is an Irish Gaelic football selector and former player. His league and championship career at senior level with the Kerry county team spanned fifteen seasons from 19…
Mikey Sheehy, Irish footballer
Kenneth Edward Olin is an American actor, television director, and producer. As an actor, Olin is known for his role as Michael Steadman in the ABC drama series Thirtysomething (19…
Ken Olin, American actor, director, and producer
Emil Leon Post was an American mathematician and logician. He is best known for his work in the field that eventually became known as computability theory.
Emil Leon Post, Polish-American mathematician and logician (born 1897)
Guy Mairesse was a French racing driver. He participated in three Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 3 September 1950. He scored no championship points.
Guy Mairesse, French racing driver (born 1910)
Léon Jouhaux was a French trade union leader who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1951.
Léon Jouhaux, French union leader, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1879)
Heinz Wilhelm Guderian was a German army general and military theorist. A pioneer and advocate of the "blitzkrieg" approach, he played a central role in the development of the panz…
Heinz Guderian, Prussian-German general (born 1888)
William March was an American writer of psychological fiction and a highly decorated U.S. Marine. The author of six novels and four short-story collections, March was praised by cr…
William March, American soldier and author (born 1893)
Lucrețiu Pătrășcanu was a Romanian communist politician and leading member of the Communist Party of Romania (PCR), also noted for his activities as a lawyer, sociologist and econo…
Lucrețiu Pătrășcanu, Romanian lawyer and politician, Romanian Minister of Justice (born 1900)