Explore 5191 historical events from 1950–1959.
Carol Leifer is an American comedian, writer, and producer whose career as a stand-up comedian started in the 1970s when she was in college. She has written many television scripts…
Carol Leifer, American actress, comedian, screenwriter, and producer
John Feinstein was an American sportswriter, author, and sports commentator. A long-time sports reporter at the Washington Post, he also wrote numerous books and was particularly k…
John Feinstein, American sportswriter and commentator (died 2025)
Robert Charles Swan, OBE, FRGS is the first person to walk to both poles.
Robert Swan, English explorer
Theodore A. Atlas Jr. is an American boxing trainer and fight commentator.
Teddy Atlas, American boxer, trainer, and sportscaster
David Ronald Musgrove is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 62nd governor of Mississippi from 2000 to 2004. A Democrat, he previously served as the 29th lieutenant…
Ronnie Musgrove, American lawyer and politician, 62nd Governor of Mississippi
Faustino Rupérez Rincón is a Spanish former professional road racing cyclist who raced between 1979 and 1985. Ruperez is most famous for capturing the overall title at the 1980 Vue…
Faustino Rupérez, Spanish cyclist
Delta Burke is an American actress, producer and author. From 1986 to 1991, she starred as Suzanne Sugarbaker in the CBS sitcom Designing Women, for which she received two Emmy Awa…
Delta Burke, American actress
Réal Cloutier is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Cloutier spent five prolific seasons as a winger in the World Hockey Association (WHA) with the Quebec Nordiques.…
Réal Cloutier, Canadian ice hockey player
Georg Gänswein is a German prelate of the Catholic Church who was named Apostolic Nuncio to Lithuania, Estonia, and Latvia on 24 June 2024. He served as Prefect of the Papal Househ…
Georg Gänswein, German prelate, Prefect of the Pontifical Household, and former personal secretary to Pope Benedict XVI
Anita Faye Hill is an American lawyer, educator and author. She is a professor of social policy, law, and women's studies at Brandeis University and a faculty member of the univers…
Anita Hill, American lawyer and academic
Soraida Martinez is an American visual artist of Puerto Rican descent known for her contemporary abstract expressionist paintings and social commentary. She is the creator of the a…
Soraida Martinez, American painter and educator
Frances Hamilton Arnold is an American chemical engineer and Nobel Laureate. She is the Linus Pauling Professor of Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering and Biochemistry at the Cali…
Frances Arnold, American scientist and engineer (Nobel Prize for Chemistry 2018)
Ronald L. Kuby is an American criminal defense and civil rights attorney. Kuby is also a radio talk show host, and television commentator. He has hosted radio programs on WABC (AM)…
Ron Kuby, American lawyer and radio host
Lynne Rae Perkins is an American writer and illustrator of children's books.
Lynne Rae Perkins, American author and illustrator
Fulvio Melia is an Italian-American astrophysicist, cosmologist and author. He is a professor of physics, astronomy and the applied math program at the University of Arizona and wa…
Fulvio Melia, Italian-American physicist, astrophysicist, and author
Michael Connell Biehn is an American actor, primarily known for his roles in science fiction films directed by James Cameron; as Sgt. Kyle Reese in The Terminator (1984), Cpl. Dway…
Michael Biehn, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
William E. Callahan is an American football coach who is the offensive line coach for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). Callahan was the head coach of the …
Bill Callahan, American football player and coach
Deval Laurdine Patrick is an American politician who served as the 71st governor of Massachusetts from 2007 to 2015. He was the first African-American governor of Massachusetts and…
Deval Patrick, American lawyer and politician, 71st Governor of Massachusetts
Lynn Yamada Davis, mononymously better known by her online alias Lynja, was an American online celebrity chef known for her viral TikTok and YouTube Shorts videos from 2020 until h…
Lynn "Lynja" Yamada Davis, American online celebrity chef (died 2024)
Kirk Brandon is an English musician best known as the leader of the bands Theatre of Hate and Spear of Destiny.
Kirk Brandon, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
Todd Jay Christensen was an American professional football tight end who played in the National Football League (NFL) from 1978 until 1988, primarily with the Oakland / Los Angeles…
Todd Christensen, American football player and sportscaster (died 2013)
David Bliss Cloud was an American musician, singer, songwriter, storyteller and occasional actor. Cloud was known foremost for his amusing earthy concert performances and garage ro…
Dave Cloud, American singer-songwriter and actor (died 2015)
Balwinder Singh Sandhu is a former Indian international cricketer. He represented India in eight Tests and twenty-two One Day Internationals (ODIs) matches as a medium pace bowler …
Balwinder Sandhu, Indian cricketer and coach
Saga is a Canadian rock band from Oakville, Ontario. Bassist and keyboardist Jim Crichton and Welsh-born vocalist and keyboardist Michael Sadler are the principal songwriters.
Ian Crichton, Canadian guitarist