Explore 3918 historical events from 1950–1959.
Ilan Ramon was an Israeli fighter pilot and later the first Israeli astronaut. He served as a Space Shuttle payload specialist on STS-107, the fatal mission of Columbia, in which h…
Ilan Ramon, Israeli colonel, pilot, and astronaut (died 2003)
Huda Yahya Zoghbi is a Lebanese-born American geneticist, and a professor at the Departments of Molecular and Human Genetics, Neuroscience and Neurology at the Baylor College of Me…
Huda Zoghbi, American geneticist
Már Guðmundsson is an Icelandic economist and policy maker. He was the Governor of the Central Bank of Iceland from 2009 to 2019.
Már Guðmundsson, Icelandic economist, former Governor of Central Bank of Iceland
Mark Traecey Patrick Kimmitt is a retired American general and former diplomat. He served as the 16th Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs under George W. Bu…
Mark Kimmitt, American general and politician, 16th Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs
Robert Menasse is an Austrian writer.
Robert Menasse, Austrian author and academic
Freddie Prinze was an American stand-up comedian and actor, and the star of the NBC-TV sitcom Chico and the Man from 1974 until his death in 1977. He was described in a Vulture mag…
Freddie Prinze, American comedian and actor (died 1977)
Mario Lessard is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender.
Mario Lessard, Canadian ice hockey player
David Frank Paich is an American keyboardist, singer, and songwriter, best known as the co-founder, principal songwriter, keyboardist, and secondary vocalist of the rock band Toto …
David Paich, American singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer
Sonia Maria Sotomayor is an American lawyer and jurist who serves as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. She was nominated by President Barack Obama on …
Sonia Sotomayor, American lawyer and jurist, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Luis Miguel Arconada Etxarri is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Luis Arconada, Spanish footballer
Vice Admiral Sir Richard Jeffrey Ibbotson, is a former Royal Navy officer who served as Deputy Commander-in-Chief Fleet.
Richard Ibbotson, English admiral
Adrian Anthony Gill was a Scottish writer, best known for writing about food and travel, and for his work in television. Publications he contributed to included The Sunday Times, h…
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Alice Maud Krige is a South African actress. Her big break came in 1981, when she starred as the Gilbert and Sullivan singer Sybil Gordon in the British historical film Chariots of…
Alice Krige, South African actress
Frederick Wayne Honeycutt, nicknamed "Honey", is an American former professional baseball coach and pitcher. Honeycutt pitched in Major League Baseball (MLB) for six different team…
Rick Honeycutt, American baseball player and coach
Leovegildo Lins da Gama Júnior, also known as Maestro Júnior, Léo Júnior or simply Júnior, is a Brazilian football pundit and retired footballer who played as a left back or midfie…
Léo Júnior, Brazilian footballer, coach, and manager
Dame Joanna Lamond Lumley is a British actress, presenter, author, television producer, activist and former model. She has won two BAFTA TV Awards for her role as Patsy Stone in th…
Stephen Barlow, English organist, composer, and conductor
Pierre Charles was a Dominican politician who served as Prime Minister of Dominica from 2000 to his death in 2004. At the time of his death, he was also serving as Member of Parlia…
Pierre Charles, Dominican educator and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Dominica (died 2004)
Serzh Azati Sargsyan is an Armenian politician who served as the third President of Armenia from 2008 to 2018, and twice as the Prime Minister of Armenia from 2007 to 2008 and agai…
Serzh Sargsyan, Armenian politician, 3rd President of Armenia
Wayne Maxwell Swan is an Australian politician serving as the 25th and current National President of the Labor Party since 2018, previously serving as the 14th deputy prime ministe…
Wayne Swan, Australian academic and politician, 14th Deputy Prime Minister of Australia
Jackie Keith Whitley was an American country music and bluegrass singer and songwriter. During his career, he released only two albums, but charted 12 singles on the Billboard coun…
Keith Whitley, American singer and guitarist (died 1989)
Hossein Nuri is an Iranian painter, playwright and film director. One of Nuri's pre-eminent characteristics is that despite his physical limitations he has gained professional accl…
Hossein Nuri, Iranian artist and director
Christopher Murray Paul Huhne is a British energy and climate change consultant, and former journalist, business economist and politician who was the Liberal Democrat Member of Par…
Chris Huhne, English journalist and politician, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
Wendy Schaal is an American actress known for her work in Joe Dante films, such as Innerspace, The 'Burbs, and Small Soldiers. Her other film credits include starring in Where the …
Wendy Schaal, American actress
Les Cusworth is a former English rugby union footballer, coach of the winning 1993 England rugby 7s team, former assistant coach of England national rugby team and former Director …
Les Cusworth, English rugby player