Historical Events In 1950

Aug 29   On this day in history intl Olympic Committee votes admission to West Germany & Japan in '52  

Aug 31   On this day in history contingent of 80 men from First Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, leaves for the Korean War.  

Aug 31   In the year 1950 dodger Gil Hodges hits 4 HRs & a single in a game vs Braves  

Aug 31   In the year 1950 hMAS Sydney and Tobruk sail for Korea  

Sep 01   In the year 1950 west Berlin granted a constitution  

Sep 04   In the year 1950 1st helicopter rescue of American pilot behind enemy lines  

Sep 04   In the year 1950 d McI Hodgson of St Ann Bay, Nova Scotia catches a 997 lb tuna  

Sep 04   The first helicopter rescue of American pilot behind enemy lines (Korea) in the year 1950.  

Sep 05   64th US Womens Tennis: Margaret Osborne duPont beats D Hart (63 63) on this day in history.  

Sep 06   Arthur Hill, cricketer (3 Tests), dies in the year 1950.  

Sep 07   Monasteries shut down in Hungary in the year 1950.  

Sep 09   "Texas, Li'l Darlin'" closes at Mark Hellinger NYC after 293 perfs in the year 1950.  

Sep 09   The first use of TV laugh track-Hank McCune on this day in history.  

Sep 10   Joe DiMaggio becomes 1st to hit 3 HR in a game at Griffith Stadium on this day in history.  

Sep 11   In the year 1950 33 die in a train crash in Coshocton Ohio  

Sep 11   Dick Tracy TV show sparks uproar concerning violence on this day in history.  

Sep 11   First typesetting machine to dispense with metal type exhibited in the year 1950.  

Sep 11   John C Smuts, co-found British RAF/S African PM (1919..48), dies at 80 on this day in history.  

Sep 12   In the year 1950 belgian govt dismisses all communist civil servants  

Sep 13   On this day in history sara Allgood actress (Jane Eyre, Spiral Staircase), dies at 56  

Sep 13   Sara Allgood, Irish actress (Jane Eyre, Spiral Staircase), dies at 56 in the year 1950.  

Sep 14   In the year 1950 western allies rearm West Germany  

Sep 15   On this day in history during Korean conflict, UN forces land at Inchon in the south  

Sep 15   Vojtech Rihovsky, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

Sep 16   In the year 1950 cleveland Rams (formerly AAFC) play 1st NFL game, beat Phila 35-10)  

Sep 16   In the year 1950 pedro De Cordoba, actor (Club Havana, Swamp Fire), dies at 68  

Sep 19   On this day in history european Payment Union forms in Paris  

Sep 21   George Marshall sworn in as the 3rd Secretary of Defense of United States on this day in history.  

Sep 21   The birth of Bill Murray, US comedy film actor; 'Ghostbusters' in the year 1950.  

Sep 22   Nobel peace prize awarded to Ralph J Bunche (1st black winner) in the year 1950.  

Sep 22   Omar N Bradley promoted to rank of 5-star general on this day in history.  

Sep 23   On this day in history patty Berg wins LPGA Sunset Hills Golf Open  

Sep 24   On this day in history "Operation Magic Carpet"-All Jews from Yemen move to Israel  

Sep 26   Australia wins Davis Cup tennis tournament in the year 1950.  

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

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

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

Jan 03   Victoria Principal, American actress was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05   Chris Stein, rock guitarist and co-founder of Blondie (Heart of Glass, Call Me) born in Brooklyn, New York was born in the year 1950.  

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

Jan 05   Ioan Petru Culianu, Romanian-born professor (d. 1991) was born in the year 1950.  

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

Jan 02   In the year 1950 emil Jannings, actor (The Way of All Flesh), dies at 65  

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

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

Jan 11   In the year 1950 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 on this day in history.  

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

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