Explore 4242 historical events from 1950–1959.
Heiner Dopp is a former field hockey player from West Germany, who competed at three Summer Olympics for his native country. He won the silver medal with his team, in 1984 and in 1…
Heiner Dopp, German field hockey player and politician
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
Noel Mugavin is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy and Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Noel Mugavin, Australian footballer and coach
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
David Burroughs Mattingly is an American illustrator and painter, best known for his numerous book covers of science fiction and fantasy literature.
David Burroughs Mattingly, American illustrator and painter
Pedro Guerrero is a Dominican former professional baseball player. He played fifteen seasons in Major League Baseball from 1978 to 1992 with the Los Angeles Dodgers and St. Louis C…
Pedro Guerrero, Dominican baseball player and manager
Pedro Miguel de Santana Lopes is a Portuguese lawyer and politician, who is the current mayor of Figueira da Foz. He most notably served as prime minister of Portugal from 2004 to …
Pedro Santana Lopes, Portuguese lawyer and politician, 118th Prime Minister of Portugal
Pyotr Petrovich Vasilevsky was a Belarusian football manager and former player. He worked in a building security company until his death.
Pyotr Vasilevsky, Belarusian footballer and manager (died 2012)
Volker Beck is a former East German athlete, winner of 400 m hurdles at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Volker Beck, German hurdler and coach
Sir David Roy Lidington is a British former politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Aylesbury from 1992 until 2019. A member of the Conservative Party, he served as Ch…
David Lidington, English historian, academic, and politician, Minister of State for Europe
David Alan Grier is an American actor and comedian. Known for his roles on stage and screen, Grier gained popularity playing multiple roles in the American sketch comedy television…
David Alan Grier, American actor, singer, and comedian
Alan Douglas Ruck is an American actor. He is known for portraying Cameron Frye in John Hughes's film Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986), as well as television roles as Stuart Bondek …
Alan Ruck, American actor
Jerry Faye Hall is an American model and actress. She began modeling in the 1970s and became one of the most sought-after models in the world. She transitioned into acting, appeari…
Jerry Hall, American model and actress
Montel Brian Anthony Williams is an American television host and actor. He is known for hosting the daytime tabloid talk show The Montel Williams Show, which ran in syndication fro…
Montel Williams, American talk show host and television personality
Robert Sinclair MacKay is a British mathematician and professor at the University of Warwick. He researches dynamical systems, the calculus of variations, Hamiltonian dynamics and …
Robert Sinclair MacKay, British academic and educator
Horacio Manuel Cartes Jara is a Paraguayan politician and businessman who is serving as president of the Colorado Party since 2023, having previously served as president of Paragua…
Horacio Cartes, Paraguayan businessman and politician, President of Paraguay
James David Lofton is an American former professional football player and coach. He played in the National Football League (NFL) as a wide receiver for the Green Bay Packers (1978…
James Lofton, American football player and coach
Terry Stephen Puhl is a Canadian former professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as an outfielder from 1977 to 1991, most prominently as a m…
Terry Puhl, Canadian baseball player and coach
Thomas Jeffrey Hanks is an American actor and filmmaker. Known for both his comedic and dramatic roles, he is one of the most popular and recognizable film stars worldwide, and is …
Tom Hanks, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
Michael Lederer is an American playwright, screenwriter, novelist, short story writer, poet, and essayist currently living in Berlin, Germany. Die Welt has called him "an archaeolo…
Michael Lederer, American author, poet, and playwright
Thomas Miller McClintock II is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for California's 5th congressional district since 2009. His district stretches from the Sac…
Tom McClintock, American lawyer and politician
Datuk K. Rajagobal is a Malaysian football manager and former player. He is the former head coach of the Malaysia national team and the under-23 football team, guiding the team to …
K. Rajagopal, Malaysian football manager
Amitav Ghosh is an American writer. He won the 54th Jnanpith award in 2018, India's highest literary honour. Ghosh's ambitious novels use complex narrative strategies to probe the …
Amitav Ghosh, Indian-American author and academic
Robin Renucci is a French film and television actor and film director.
Robin Renucci, French actor and director