Historical Events In 1950

Feb 11   On this day in history "Rag Mop" by The Ames Brothers hit #1  

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

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

Feb 12   Senator Joe McCarthy claims to have list of 205 communist government employees in the year 1950.  

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

Feb 14   On this day in history moroney scores cricket twin centuries for Australia at Johannesburg  

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

Feb 14   In the year 1950 uSSR and China sign peace treaty.  

Feb 15   KENS TV channel 5 in San Antonio, TX (CBS) begins broadcasting on this day in history.  

Feb 15   In the year 1950 the Canadian government lifts the last wartime price controls on goods; brought in during World War II  

Feb 15   Walt Disney's "Cinderella" released on this day in history.  

Feb 16   In the year 1950 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 in the year 1950.  

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

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

Feb 18   Voranc Prezikov, [Lovro Kuhar], Slavic author (Jamnica), dies at 56 in the year 1950.  

Feb 19   Edyth Walker, US singer, dies at 82 in the year 1950.  

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   Brockway & Weinstock publish "Men of Music" (rev ed) in the year 1950.  

Feb 24   Labour wins British parliamentary election in the year 1950.  

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

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   Leonard Bernstein's "Age of Anxiety," premieres in NYC in the year 1950.  

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

Feb 27   On this day in history ivan Goll, writer, dies at 58  

Feb 28   "Alive & Kicking" closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 46 perfs on this day in history.  

Mar 01   On this day in history chiang Kai-shek resumed the Presidency of National China on Formosa  

Mar 01   Klaus Fuchs sentenced to 14 years for atomic espionage (London) in the year 1950.  

Mar 01   USSR issues golden rubles in the year 1950.  

Mar 02   On this day in history 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 in the year 1950.  

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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   Beth Anderson, composer was born in the year 1950.  

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of victoria Principal, American actress  

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 in the year 1950.  

Jan 02   On this day in history emil Jannings, actor (The Way of All Flesh), dies at 65  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 11   Karin Michaelis, writer, dies at 77 in the year 1950.  

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 on this day in history.