Historical Events In 1950

Feb 11   "Rag Mop" by The Ames Brothers hit #1 in the year 1950.  

Feb 12   Albert Einstein warns against hydrogen bomb in the year 1950.  

Feb 12   In the year 1950 albert Einstein warns against hydrogen bomb.  

Feb 12   Senator Joe McCarthy claims to have list of 205 communist government employees on this day in history.  

Feb 14   Eduard Hermann, German linguist (Homer), dies at 80 in the year 1950.  

Feb 14   Moroney scores cricket twin centuries for Australia at Johannesburg on this day in history.  

Feb 14   USSR & China sign peace treaty on this day in history.  

Feb 14   USSR and China sign peace treaty in the year 1950.  

Feb 15   In the year 1950 kENS TV channel 5 in San Antonio, TX (CBS) begins broadcasting  

Feb 15   On this day in history the Canadian government lifts the last wartime price controls on goods; brought in during World War II  

Feb 15   Walt Disney's "Cinderella" released in the year 1950.  

Feb 16   David Denton, cricketer (England batsman in 11 Tests 1905-10), dies on this day in history.  

Feb 16   Longest-running prime-time game show, "What's My Line" begins on CBS on this day in history.  

Feb 17   31 die in a train crash in Rockville Center NY in the year 1950.  

Feb 18   "Dance Me a Song" closes at Royale Theater NYC after 35 performances on this day in history.  

Feb 18   In the year 1950 voranc Prezikov, [Lovro Kuhar], Slavic author (Jamnica), dies at 56  

Feb 19   Edyth Walker, US singer, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

Feb 20   In the year 1950 dylan Thomas arrives in NYC for his 1st US poetry reading tour  

Feb 21   On this day in history wOI TV channel 5 in Ames-Des Moines IA (ABC/PBS) begins broadcasting  

Feb 21   In the year 1950 wOI TV channel 5 in Ames-Des Moines, IA (ABC/PBS) begins broadcasting  

Feb 22   In the year 1950 brockway & Weinstock publish "Men of Music" (rev ed)  

Feb 24   In the year 1950 labour wins British parliamentary election  

Feb 25   "Your Show of Shows" with Sid Caesar & Imogene Coca premieres on NBC Writers include Mel Brooks, Neil Simon & Woody Allen on this day in history.  

Feb 26   Harry Lauder (Maclennan), Scottish comic/singer, dies at about 75 in the year 1950.  

Feb 26   On this day in history leonard Bernstein's "Age of Anxiety," premieres in New York NY  

Feb 26   On this day in history leonard Bernstein's "Age of Anxiety," premieres in NYC  

Feb 27   In the year 1950 general Chiang Kai-shek elected President of Nationalist China  

Feb 27   Ivan Goll, writer, dies at 58 in the year 1950.  

Feb 28   "Alive & Kicking" closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 46 perfs in the year 1950.  

Mar 01   Chiang Kai-shek resumed the Presidency of National China on Formosa in the year 1950.  

Mar 01   On this day in history klaus Fuchs sentenced to 14 years for atomic espionage (London)  

Mar 01   In the year 1950 uSSR issues golden rubles  

Mar 02   In the year 1950 m Joseph V d'Arbaud, French poet/author (Li cant palustre), dies at 76  

Mar 06   On this day in history lew Lehr, comedian (Stop Me if I heard this One), dies at 54  

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Jan 02   In the year 1950 birth of lou Gramm, rocker  

Jan 02   In the year 1950 birth of david Shifrin, American classical clarinetist  

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of beth Anderson, composer  

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   Michael O'Donoghue, writer/performer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05   In the year 1950 birth of ioan Petru Culianu, Romanian-born professor (d. 1991)  

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of john Manley, Canadian politician  

Jan 02   Emil Jannings, actor (The Way of All Flesh), dies at 65 on this day in history.  

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

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

Jan 11   On this day in history karin Michaelis, writer, dies at 77  

Jan 12   Koos van de Griend, composer, dies at 44 on this day in history.  

Jan 15   Gen Henry "Hap" Arnold, U.S. General of the Air Force (b. 1886) died in the year 1950.  

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

Jan 22   On this day in history alan Hale, actor (Little John-Adv of Robin Hood), dies at 57