Historical Events In 1950

Jul 08   33.4 cm rain fall at York, Nebraska (state record) in the year 1950.  

Jul 08   Gen Douglas MacArthur named commander-in-chief, UN forces in Korea in the year 1950.  

Jul 08   On this day in history leroy Deans awarded first Order of Purple Heart in Korea  

Jul 08   Othmar Spann, Austrian economist/sociologist (Wahre State), dies at 71 on this day in history.  

Jul 09   13.15" (33.40 cm) of rainfall, York, Nebraska (state 24-hour record) on this day in history.  

Jul 10   "Your Hit Parade" premiers on NBC (later CBS) TV in the year 1950.  

Jul 11   17th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 4-3 in 14 at Comiskey Park, Chic Ted Williams breaks his elbow; 1st extra inning All Star Game in the year 1950.  

Jul 11   Timotei Popovici, composer, dies at 79 in the year 1950.  

Jul 12   ILTF re-admit Germany & Japan in Davis Cup, Poland & Hungary withdraw in the year 1950.  

Jul 12   In the year 1950 iLTF re-admit Germany & Japan in Davis Cup, Poland & Hungary withdraws  

Jul 13   Doctors remove 7 bone fragments from Ted Williams elbow on this day in history.  

Jul 14   On this day in history rE Wayne awarded 1st Distinguished Flying Cross in Korea  

Jul 14   On this day in history rE Wayne awarded first Distinguished Flying Cross in Korea  

Jul 15   K Reinmuth discovers asteroid #1750 Eckert on this day in history.  

Jul 16   On this day in history single day 16 team HR record set at 37 (NL-25, AL-12)  

Jul 16   The largest crowd in sporting history -- 199,854 -- watched the World Cup soccer finals in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Uruguay defeated Brazil on this day in history.  

Jul 16   In the year 1950 uruguay beats Brazil 2-1 for soccer's 4th World Cup in Rio de Janeiro  

Jul 17   Indonesian troops land on Buru, South-Molukka in the year 1950.  

Jul 18   Carl Clinton Van Doren, US literary (The Nation), dies at 64 in the year 1950.  

Jul 18   The birth of Richard Branson, Founder of Virgin in the year 1950.  

Jul 19   In the year 1950 french/Vietnamese offensive against Viet Minh  

Jul 20   "Arthur Murray Party" premiers on ABC TV (later DuMont, CBS, NBC) in the year 1950.  

Jul 21   On this day in history albert Riemenschneider, composer, dies at 71  

Jul 22   On this day in history frank Worrell completes 261 v England at Trent Bridge  

Jul 22   On this day in history king Leopold, after 6 years in exile, returns to Belgium  

Jul 22   William LM King, premier of Canada (1921-30, 35-48), dies at 75 in the year 1950.  

Jul 23   In the year 1950 uSS Boxer sets record crossing of Pacific to bring aircraft, troops, and supplies to Korea at start of the Conflict  

Jul 24   On this day in history v-2/WAC Corporal rocket launch; 1st launch from Cape Canaveral  

Jul 24   In the year 1950 v-2/WAC Corporal rocket launch; first launch from Cape Canaveral  

Jul 25   Goethe Link Observatory discovers asteroids #1799 Koussevitzky, #1822 Waterman & #2842 in the year 1950.  

Jul 26   Dodgers' Jim Russell is 1st to switch-hits HRs twice in a game on this day in history.  

Jul 27   Pres Truman promises aid to Taiwan in the year 1950.  

Jul 29   Pee Wee Reese, hits the 3,000th Dodger home run on this day in history.  

Aug 01   King Leopold of Belgium abdicates, Baudouin becomes king in the year 1950.  

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Jan 02   Lou Gramm, rocker was born in the year 1950.  

Jan 02   David Shifrin, American classical clarinetist was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03   Beth Anderson, composer was born in the year 1950.  

Jan 03   Victoria Principal, American actress was born in the year 1950.  

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of chris Stein, rock guitarist and co-founder of Blondie (Heart of Glass, Call Me) born in Brooklyn, New York  

Jan 05   In the year 1950 birth of michael O'Donoghue, writer/performer  

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of ioan Petru Culianu, Romanian-born professor (d. 1991)  

Jan 05   John Manley, Canadian politician was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02   Emil Jannings, actor (The Way of All Flesh), dies at 65 in the year 1950.  

Jan 06   Isaiah Bowman, geographer/co-founder (Geographical Review), dies at 71 on this day in history.  

Jan 08   In the year 1950 george Rowe, cricketer (15 wckts in 4 Tests for S Af 1895-1902), dies  

Jan 11   In the year 1950 karin Michaelis, writer, dies at 77  

Jan 12   Koos van de Griend, composer, dies at 44 in the year 1950.  

Jan 15   On this day in history death of gen Henry "Hap" Arnold, U.S. General of the Air Force (b. 1886)  

Jan 21   George Orwell, author (Animal Farm, 1984), dies in London at 46 in the year 1950.  

Jan 22   Alan Hale, actor (Little John-Adv of Robin Hood), dies at 57 in the year 1950.