Historical Events In 1950

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

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

Feb 12   On this day in history albert Einstein warns against hydrogen bomb.  

Feb 12   In the year 1950 senator Joe McCarthy claims to have list of 205 communist government employees  

Feb 14   Eduard Hermann, German linguist (Homer), dies at 80 on this day in history.  

Feb 14   In the year 1950 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 in the year 1950.  

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   In the year 1950 david Denton, cricketer (England batsman in 11 Tests 1905-10), dies  

Feb 16   In the year 1950 longest-running prime-time game show, "What's My Line" begins on CBS  

Feb 17   On this day in history 31 die in a train crash in Rockville Center NY  

Feb 18   In the year 1950 "Dance Me a Song" closes at Royale Theater NYC after 35 performances  

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 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   In the year 1950 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 on this day in history.  

Feb 22   On this day in history brockway & Weinstock publish "Men of Music" (rev ed)  

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

Feb 25   In the year 1950 "Your Show of Shows" with Sid Caesar & Imogene Coca premieres on NBC Writers include Mel Brooks, Neil Simon & Woody Allen  

Feb 26   On this day in history harry Lauder (Maclennan), Scottish comic/singer, dies at about 75  

Feb 26   Leonard Bernstein's "Age of Anxiety," premieres in New York NY on this day in history.  

Feb 26   In the year 1950 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   In the year 1950 ivan Goll, writer, dies at 58  

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

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) on this day in history.  

Mar 01   On this day in history 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   In the year 1950 lew Lehr, comedian (Stop Me if I heard this One), dies at 54  

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

Jan 02   David Shifrin, American classical clarinetist was born in the year 1950.  

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   On this day in history birth of michael O'Donoghue, writer/performer  

Jan 05   Ioan Petru Culianu, Romanian-born professor (d. 1991) was born on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1950 isaiah Bowman, geographer/co-founder (Geographical Review), dies at 71  

Jan 08   On this day in history george Rowe, cricketer (15 wckts in 4 Tests for S Af 1895-1902), dies  

Jan 11   Karin Michaelis, writer, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 15   On this day in history death of gen Henry "Hap" Arnold, U.S. General of the Air Force (b. 1886)  

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

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