Explore 4242 historical events from 1950–1959.
Alain Ducasse is a French-born Monégasque chef. He operates a number of restaurants, including Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester, which holds three stars in the Michelin Guide.
Alain Ducasse, French-Monégasque chef
Anne Elizabeth Geddes is an Australian-born, New York City-based portrait photographer known primarily for her elaborately staged photographs of infants.
Anne Geddes, Australian-New Zealand photographer and fashion designer
Edward Martin Hurson was an Irish Republican hunger striker and a Volunteer in the East Tyrone Brigade of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA). He was the sixth to die durin…
Martin Hurson, Irish Republican, died on hunger strike (died 1981)
Joan Elise Sledge, known professionally as Joni Sledge was an American singer–songwriter and music producer. She rose to fame in the 1970s as a member of the family vocal group Sis…
Joni Sledge, American singer and songwriter (died 2017)
Paul John Walter Allott is a former English cricketer who played county cricket for Lancashire, Minor Counties cricket for Staffordshire and first-class cricket in New Zealand for …
Paul Allott, English cricketer and sportscaster
Konstantinos Alexandrou Karamanlis, commonly known as Kostas Karamanlis, is a Greek politician who served as prime minister of Greece from 2004 to 2009. He was also the president o…
Kostas Karamanlis, Greek lawyer and politician, 181st Prime Minister of Greece
Nathalie Roussel is a French actress of stage, television and film. She is best known for her role in the 1991 films My Father's Glory and My Mother's Castle.
Nathalie Roussel, French actress
Raymond Colin Wilkins was an English football player and coach.
Ray Wilkins, English footballer and manager (died 2018)
Lefteris Zagoritis is a Greek lawyer, politician and former Secretary General of New Democracy. As of 19 September 2015 he is serving as Hellenic Consumers' Ombudsman.
Lefteris Zagoritis, Greek lawyer and politician
Ross John Anderson was a British researcher, author, and industry consultant in security engineering. He was Professor of Security Engineering at the Department of Computer Science…
Ross J. Anderson, British academic and educator (died 2024)
Rick Garcia was an American LGBTQ activist known primarily for his work in Chicago and for LGBTQ acceptance within the Roman Catholic Church. As a co-founder of Equality Illinois, …
Rick Garcia (activist), American LGBTQ rights activist
Maggie Reilly is a Scottish singer and songwriter. She performed lead vocals on the Mike Oldfield songs "Family Man", "Moonlight Shadow", "To France", and "Foreign Affair", all of …
Maggie Reilly, Scottish singer-songwriter
Ned Rothenberg is an American multi-instrumentalist and composer. He specializes in woodwind instruments, including the alto saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet, flute, and shakuhac…
Ned Rothenberg, American saxophonist, clarinet player, and composer
Margaret Elizabeth Atkinson is an English educator and the former Children's Commissioner for England. After a career in teaching, she moved into public service administration, ini…
Maggie Atkinson, English educator and civil servant
David Seth Kotkin, known professionally as David Copperfield, is an American stage magician and illusionist described by Forbes as the most commercially successful magician in hist…
David Copperfield, American magician and actor
Ross Matthew Greenberg was an American software developer, noted for creating one of the first antivirus software products. He also worked in journalism, and was a founding member …
Ross Greenberg, American journalist and antivirus pioneer (died 2017)
David Schulthise, also known as Dave Blood, was an American musician best known as the original bass guitarist for the punk band The Dead Milkmen. Schulthise was born in Ridley Par…
Dave Schulthise, American bass player (died 2004)
Kazuharu Sonoda also known under the ring names Haru Sonoda and Magic Dragon , was a Japanese professional wrestler. He was a former NWA Western States Tag Team Champion, NWA/WWC…
Kazuharu Sonoda, Japanese wrestler (died 1987)
Almazbek Sharshenovich Atambayev is a Kyrgyzstani politician who served as the fourth president of Kyrgyzstan from 2011 to 2017. He previously served as the 11th prime minister of …
Almazbek Atambayev, Kyrgyz politician, 4th President of Kyrgyzstan
Thaddis Bosley Jr. is an American former professional baseball outfielder and coach.
Thad Bosley, American baseball player and coach
Mandawuy Djarrtjuntjun Yunupingu, formerly Tom Djambayang Bakamana Yunupingu, and also known as Dr Yunupingu, was a teacher and musician, and frontman of the Aboriginal rock group …
Mandawuy Yunupingu, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2013)
Christopher Lynn Hedges is an American journalist, author, commentator and Presbyterian minister.
Chris Hedges, American journalist and author
Peter Šťastný, also known colloquially as "Peter the Great" and "Stosh", is a Slovak-Canadian former professional ice hockey player and politician who played in the National Hockey…
Peter Šťastný, Slovak ice hockey player and politician
Anant Gadgil is an Indian politician and architect, who has been a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council 2014 to 2022. He is a member of the Indian National Congress part…
Anant Gadgil, Indian politician