Historical Events In 1950

Feb 11   "Rag Mop" by The Ames Brothers hit #1 in the year 1950.  

Feb 12   Albert Einstein warns against hydrogen bomb on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Feb 14   Moroney scores cricket twin centuries for Australia at Johannesburg on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1950 kENS TV channel 5 in San Antonio, TX (CBS) begins broadcasting  

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   In the year 1950 walt Disney's "Cinderella" released  

Feb 16   David Denton, cricketer (England batsman in 11 Tests 1905-10), dies in the year 1950.  

Feb 16   On this day in history longest-running prime-time game show, "What's My Line" begins on CBS  

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 on this day in history.  

Feb 20   On this day in history 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 in the year 1950.  

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

Feb 24   In the year 1950 labour wins British parliamentary election  

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   On this day in history general Chiang Kai-shek elected President of Nationalist China  

Feb 27   Ivan Goll, writer, dies at 58 in the year 1950.  

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

Mar 01   Chiang Kai-shek resumed the Presidency of National China on Formosa in the year 1950.  

Mar 01   Klaus Fuchs sentenced to 14 years for atomic espionage (London) on this day in history.  

Mar 01   USSR issues golden rubles in the year 1950.  

Mar 02   M Joseph V d'Arbaud, French poet/author (Li cant palustre), dies at 76 on this day in history.  

Mar 06   Lew Lehr, comedian (Stop Me if I heard this One), dies at 54 on this day in history.  

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Jan 02   In the year 1950 birth of lou Gramm, rocker  

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of david Shifrin, American classical clarinetist  

Jan 03   Beth Anderson, composer was born on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1950 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 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

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