Explore 2486 historical events from 1950–1959.
Ivan Peter Toms was a South African physician, who battled the Apartheid era government as a prominent anti-Apartheid and anti-conscription activist. He opposed conscription by the…
Ivan Toms, South African physician and activist (died 2008)
Bramwell Tovey was a British conductor and composer.
Bramwell Tovey, English-Canadian conductor and composer (died 2022)
Gilbert "Gil" Birmingham is an American film and television actor. He is known for his roles as Tribal Chairman Thomas Rainwater on the Paramount Network series Yellowstone (2018–2…
Gil Birmingham, American actor
Milica "Mila" Mulroney is the widow of the 18th Prime Minister of Canada, Brian Mulroney. She was notable for taking on a greater role during her husband's tenure than previous spo…
Mila Mulroney, Chancellor of St. Francis Xavier University, wife of former Canadian prime minister Brian Mulroney
Jean-Bertrand Aristide is a Haitian former Salesian priest and politician who served as president of Haiti in 1991, from 1993 to 1994, from 1994 to 1996, and from 2001 to 2004. He …
Jean-Bertrand Aristide, Haitian priest and politician, 49th President of Haiti
Paul Weiland OBE is an English film and television director, writer, and producer. Weiland is a director and producer of television commercials in the UK, having made over 500 comm…
Paul Weiland, English director, producer, and screenwriter
David O'Neil Thompson, commonly known by the nickname "Skywalker", is an American former professional basketball player. He played with the Denver Nuggets of both the American Bask…
David Thompson, American basketball player
Che Puan Besar Hajah Haminah binti Haji Hamidun, formerly known as Sultanah Haminah is the former Sultanah of Kedah and the widow of Sultan Abdul Halim Mua'dzam Shah. Born as a com…
Sultanah Haminah, Malaysian royal consort
Mohamad Shahrum bin Osman was the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Lipis constituency in Pahang from 2004 to 2013. He sat in Parliament as a member of the United Malays…
Mohamad Shahrum Osman, Malaysian politician
Alicia Bridges is an American singer and songwriter who co-wrote and performed her international hit "I Love the Nightlife " in 1978.
Alicia Bridges, American singer-songwriter
Douglas Jay Feith is an American lawyer who served as Under Secretary of Defense for Policy from July 2001 until August 2005. He is a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute, a conse…
Douglas J. Feith, American lawyer and politician, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
Howard D. Schultz is an American businessman and author who was the chairman and chief executive officer of Starbucks from 1986 to 2000, and from 2008 to 2017, and interim CEO from…
Howard Schultz, American businessman and author
Dave Evans is a Welsh-born Australian singer. He was the original lead singer for the Australian hard rock band AC/DC in 1973–1974 and sang on their debut single shortly before bei…
Dave Evans, Welsh-Australian singer-songwriter
Thomas Loren Friedman is an American political commentator and author. He is a three-time Pulitzer Prize winner and a weekly columnist for The New York Times. He has written extens…
Thomas Friedman, American journalist and author
Marcia Elaine Hines AM is an American-born Australian singer and TV personality. Hines made her debut, at the age of 16, in the Australian production of the stage musical Hair and …
Marcia Hines, American-Australian singer and actress
Eric Michael Bazilian is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, arranger, and producer. Bazilian is a founding member of the rock band the Hooters. He wrote "One of…
Eric Bazilian, American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, arranger, and producer
Jeffrey Wayne Fatt is an Australian musician and actor. He was a member of the children's group The Wiggles from its founding in 1991 to 2012, and was also in the 1980s and 1990s p…
Jeff Fatt, Australian keyboard player and actor
Bernard Gabriel Fraser is a New Zealand former rugby union player. He played 124 games for Wellington, and 55 games, including 23 test matches, for New Zealand.
Bernie Fraser, New Zealand rugby player
Brian Ernest Talbot is an English former football player and manager. He was capped six times for the England national team.
Brian Talbot, English footballer and manager
Brian Anthony Howe was an English rock singer, best known for replacing Paul Rodgers as the lead vocalist of Bad Company. Howe's career was jump-started in 1983 when Ted Nugent rec…
Brian Howe, English singer-songwriter (died 2020)
Graham Alan Gooch, is a former English first-class cricketer who captained Essex and England. He was one of the most successful international batsmen of his generation, and through…
Graham Gooch, English cricketer and coach
Mohammad Najib bin Abdul Razak is a Malaysian politician who served as the sixth prime minister of Malaysia from 2009 to 2018. He is the son of former prime minister Abdul Razak Hu…
Najib Razak, Malaysian politician, 6th Prime Minister of Malaysia
Jon Faddis is an American jazz trumpet player, conductor, composer, and educator, renowned for both his playing and for his expertise in the field of music education. Upon his firs…
Jon Faddis, American trumpet player, composer, and conductor
Tadashi Kawamata is a Japanese installation artist. After first studying painting at Tokyo University of the Arts, Kawamata discovered his interest in the practice of installation.…
Tadashi Kawamata, Japanese contemporary artist