Page 3: Historical Events In 1950

Feb 12   Albert Einstein warns against hydrogen bomb   

Feb 12   In this year, Senator Joe McCarthy claims to have list of 205 communist government employees.   

Feb 14   Eduard Hermann, German linguist (Homer), dies at 80.   

Feb 14   Moroney scores cricket twin centuries for Australia at Johannesburg   

Feb 14   USSR and China sign peace treaty   

Feb 15   KENS TV channel 5 in San Antonio, TX (CBS) begins broadcasting   

Feb 15   The Canadian government lifts the last wartime price controls on goods; brought in during World War II.   

Feb 15   Walt Disney's "Cinderella" released   

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

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

Feb 17   31 die in a train crash in Rockville Center NY   

Feb 18   "Dance Me a Song" closes at Royale Theater NYC after 35 performances   

Feb 18   Voranc Prezikov, [Lovro Kuhar], Slavic author (Jamnica), dies at 56   

Feb 19   Edyth Walker, US singer, dies at 82   

Feb 20   Dylan Thomas arrives in NYC for his 1st US poetry reading tour.   

Feb 21   WOI TV channel 5 in Ames-Des Moines IA (ABC/PBS) begins broadcasting.   

Feb 21   WOI TV channel 5 in Ames-Des Moines, IA (ABC/PBS) begins broadcasting   

Feb 22   Brockway and Weinstock publish "Men of Music" (rev ed)   

Feb 24   In this year, Labour claims British parliamentary election.   

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

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

Feb 26   Leonard Bernstein's "Age of Anxiety," premieres in New York NY   

Feb 26   Leonard Bernstein's "Age of Anxiety," premieres in NYC.   

Feb 27   General Chiang Kai-shek elected President of Nationalist China   

Feb 27   Ivan Goll, writer, dies at 58   

Feb 28   "Alive and Kicking" closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 46 perfs.   

Mar 01   Chiang Kai-shek resumed the Presidency of National China on Formosa   

Mar 01   Klaus Fuchs sentenced to 14 years for atomic espionage (London)   

Mar 01   USSR issues golden rubles.   

Mar 02   M Joseph V d'Arbaud, French poet/author (Li cant palustre), dies at 76   

Mar 06   Lew Lehr, comedian (Stop Me if I heard this One), dies at 54   

Mar 06   Silly Putty invented still here today.   

Mar 06   Silly Putty invented.   

Mar 07   Ice Pairs Championship at London won by K Kennedy and P Kennedy (USA)   

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

Jan 02   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 05   In the year 1950 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 in the year 1950.   

Jan 05   On this day in history 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   Isaiah Bowman, geographer/co-founder (Geographical Review), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

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.