1951
75 years ago
Julia Duffy, American actress
Julia Margaret Duffy is an American actress.
Julia Duffy, American actress
The 1950s
Explore 2486 historical events from 1950–1959.
1951
75 years ago
Gilson Lavis, English drummer and portrait artist
David Leslie Gilson Lavis was an English drummer and portrait artist. He gained fame as drummer with the band Squeeze in the 1970s and 1980s. Lavis was for more than 30 years drumm…
Gilson Lavis, English drummer and portrait artist
1951
75 years ago
Mary McAleese, Irish academic and politician, 8th President of Ireland
Mary Patricia McAleese is an Irish activist lawyer, academic, author, and former politician who served as the president of Ireland from November 1997 to November 2011. McAleese was…
Mary McAleese, Irish academic and politician, 8th President of Ireland
1951
75 years ago
Mick Cronin, Australian rugby league player and coach
Michael William Cronin is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer and coach. He was a goal-kicking centre for the Australian national team and a stalwart for the …
Mick Cronin, Australian rugby league player and coach
1951
75 years ago
Mark Shand, English conservationist and author (died 2014)
Mark Roland Shand was an English travel writer and conservationist. He was the brother of Queen Camilla. Shand wrote four travel books, and as a BBC conservationist appeared in doc…
Mark Shand, English conservationist and author (died 2014)
1951
75 years ago
Lalla Ward, English actress and author
The Honourable Sarah Jill "Lalla" Ward is an English actress, voice artist and author who is best known for playing the role of Romana II in the BBC television series Doctor Who fr…
Lalla Ward, English actress and author
1951
75 years ago
Craig Sager, American sportscaster (died 2016)
Craig Graham Sager was an American sports reporter who covered an array of sports for CNN and its sister stations TBS and TNT, from 1981 until his death in late 2016.
Craig Sager, American sportscaster (died 2016)
1951
75 years ago
Stanley Clarke, American bass player and composer
Stanley Clarke is an American bassist, composer and founding member of Return to Forever, one of the first jazz fusion bands. Clarke gave the bass guitar a prominence it lacked in …
Stanley Clarke, American bass player and composer
1951
75 years ago
Trevor Eve, English actor and producer
Trevor John Eve is an English actor. In 1979, he gained fame as the eponymous lead in the detective series Shoestring (1979–1980) and is also known for his role as Detective Superi…
Trevor Eve, English actor and producer
1951
75 years ago
Anne Feeney, American singer-songwriter and activist (died 2021)
Anne Feeney was an American folk musician, singer-songwriter, political activist and attorney. She began her career in 1969 as a student activist playing a Phil Ochs song at a Viet…
Anne Feeney, American singer-songwriter and activist (died 2021)
1951
75 years ago
Julia Goodfellow, English physicist and academic
Dame Julia Mary Goodfellow is a former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Kent, and Chair of the British Science Association. She was the president of Universities UK from 1 Augu…
Julia Goodfellow, English physicist and academic
1951
75 years ago
Klaus-Peter Justus, German runner
Klaus-Peter Justus is a retired East German middle distance runner who specialized in the 1500 metres.
Klaus-Peter Justus, German runner
1951
75 years ago
Tom Kozelko, American basketball player
Thomas William Kozelko is a retired American basketball player who played briefly in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Tom Kozelko, American basketball player
1951
75 years ago
Terrence Mann, American actor, singer and dancer
Terrence Vaughan Mann is an American actor and baritone singer. He is best known for his appearances on the Broadway stage, which include Lyman in Barnum, The Rum Tum Tugger in Cat…
Terrence Mann, American actor, singer and dancer
1951
75 years ago
Fred Schneider, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player
Frederick William Schneider III is an American singer-songwriter and frontman of the rock band the B-52s, of which he is a founding member. Schneider is well known for his sprechge…
Fred Schneider, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player
1951
75 years ago
Victor Willis, American singer-songwriter, pianist and actor
Victor Edward Willis is an American singer, songwriter and a founding member of the disco group Village People. He performed as their lead singer and was co-songwriter for all of t…
Victor Willis, American singer-songwriter, pianist and actor
1951
75 years ago
Jean-Claude Duvalier, Haitian politician, 41st President of Haiti (died 2014)
Jean-Claude Duvalier, nicknamed "Baby Doc", was a Haitian dictator who held the presidency of Haiti from 1971 until he was overthrown by a popular uprising in February 1986. He suc…
Jean-Claude Duvalier, Haitian politician, 41st President of Haiti (died 2014)
1951
75 years ago
Richard Hadlee, New Zealand cricketer
Sir Richard John Hadlee is a New Zealand former cricketer. Hadlee is widely regarded as one of the greatest all-rounders in cricket history, and amongst the very finest fast bowler…
Richard Hadlee, New Zealand cricketer
1951
75 years ago
John Alexander, Australian tennis player and politician
John Gilbert Alexander, nicknamed JA, is an Australian former professional tennis player, sports broadcaster, and federal politician.
John Alexander, Australian tennis player and politician
1951
75 years ago
Ralph Johnson, American R&B drummer and percussionist
Ralph Randolph Johnson is an American singer, songwriter, musician and producer. Johnson is a member and percussionist of the funk/soul/disco band Earth, Wind & Fire.
Ralph Johnson, American R&B drummer and percussionist
1951
75 years ago
Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, American lawyer and politician, 6th Lieutenant Governor of Maryland
Kathleen Hartington Kennedy Townsend is an American politician and attorney who served as the sixth lieutenant governor of Maryland from 1995 to 2003. She was the first woman to se…
Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, American lawyer and politician, 6th Lieutenant Governor of Maryland
1951
75 years ago
Goose Gossage, American baseball player
Richard Michael "Goose" Gossage is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) between 1972 and 1994. He pitched for nine …
Goose Gossage, American baseball player
1951
75 years ago
Lorna Golding, Former First Lady of Jamaica
Lorna Golding is the wife of the 8th Prime Minister of Jamaica, Bruce Golding. Lorna Golding, is sister of retired JLP MP, Minister, and Speaker of the House Pearnel Charles. She c…
Lorna Golding, Former First Lady of Jamaica
1951
75 years ago
Rick Sternbach, American illustrator and concept designer
Richard Michael Sternbach is an illustrator who is best known for his space illustrations and his work on the Star Trek television series.
Rick Sternbach, American illustrator and concept designer