Historical Events In 1950

Aug 29   Intl Olympic Committee votes admission to West Germany & Japan in '52 on this day in history.  

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

Aug 31   Dodger Gil Hodges hits 4 HRs & a single in a game vs Braves on this day in history.  

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

Sep 01   West Berlin granted a constitution in the year 1950.  

Sep 04   1st helicopter rescue of American pilot behind enemy lines on this day in history.  

Sep 04   D McI Hodgson of St Ann Bay, Nova Scotia catches a 997 lb tuna in the year 1950.  

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) in the year 1950.  

Sep 06   On this day in history arthur Hill, cricketer (3 Tests), dies  

Sep 07   Monasteries shut down in Hungary on this day in history.  

Sep 09   "Texas, Li'l Darlin'" closes at Mark Hellinger NYC after 293 perfs on this day in history.  

Sep 09   On this day in history the first use of TV laugh track-Hank McCune  

Sep 10   Joe DiMaggio becomes 1st to hit 3 HR in a game at Griffith Stadium in the year 1950.  

Sep 11   33 die in a train crash in Coshocton Ohio on this day in history.  

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

Sep 11   On this day in history first typesetting machine to dispense with metal type exhibited  

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

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

Sep 13   Sara Allgood actress (Jane Eyre, Spiral Staircase), dies at 56 on this day in history.  

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

Sep 14   Western allies rearm West Germany on this day in history.  

Sep 15   During Korean conflict, UN forces land at Inchon in the south on this day in history.  

Sep 15   Vojtech Rihovsky, composer, dies at 79 in the year 1950.  

Sep 16   Cleveland Rams (formerly AAFC) play 1st NFL game, beat Phila 35-10) on this day in history.  

Sep 16   On this day in history pedro De Cordoba, actor (Club Havana, Swamp Fire), dies at 68  

Sep 19   In the year 1950 european Payment Union forms in Paris  

Sep 21   George Marshall sworn in as the 3rd Secretary of Defense of United States in the year 1950.  

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

Sep 22   In the year 1950 nobel peace prize awarded to Ralph J Bunche (1st black winner)  

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

Sep 23   Patty Berg wins LPGA Sunset Hills Golf Open on this day in history.  

Sep 24   "Operation Magic Carpet"-All Jews from Yemen move to Israel in the year 1950.  

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

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of lou Gramm, rocker  

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

Jan 03   In the year 1950 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   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 on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1950 koos van de Griend, composer, dies at 44  

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 on this day in history.  

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