Historical Events In 1950

May 13   Diner's Club issues its first credit cards in the year 1950.  

May 13   The birth of Stevie Wonder, American singer on this day in history.  

May 17   Eduardo Fabini, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

May 18   On this day in history "Liar" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 12 performances  

May 19   NY Times reports of worlds smallest & dumbest mechanical brain on this day in history.  

May 20   On this day in history 76th Preakness: Eddie Arcaro aboard Hill Prince wins in 1:59.2  

May 21   Vietnamese troops of Ho Chi-Minh attack Cambodia in the year 1950.  

May 22   Celal Bayar elected president of Turkey on this day in history.  

May 22   Dutch poet Gerrit Achterberg wins PC Hooft prize in the year 1950.  

May 25   In the year 1950 bkln-Battery Tunnel opens in NYC  

May 25   Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel opens in NYC on this day in history.  

May 26   On this day in history antonina Neshdanova, Russian soprano (Bolshoi Theater), dies  

May 27   In the year 1950 "Arms & the Girl" closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 134 performances  

May 27   On this day in history bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Wallace Stevens  

Jun 02   In the year 1950 sT Louis Browns pitcher Harry Dorish swipes home vs Wash Senators  

Jun 02   In the year 1950 stanislas Bizot, French checker player (world champ 1925), dies at 70  

Jun 03   French expedition reaches top of Himalayan peak of Annapurna in Nepal in the year 1950.  

Jun 04   CVP wins Belgian parliamentary election on this day in history.  

Jun 04   On this day in history sam Staples, cricket pace bowler (3 Tests 1927-28), dies  

Jun 05   US Supreme Court undermines legal foundations of segregation on this day in history.  

Jun 08   On this day in history boston Red Sox beat St Louis Browns 29-4 (win by record 25 runs)  

Jun 08   General Sir Thomas Blamey, Commander-in-Chief Allied Land Forces, South West Pacific Area, World War Two, made a Field Marshal, the only Australian appointment to this rank in Australian military history in the year 1950.  

Jun 10   In the year 1950 the West turns down Soviet plans to reunify Germany  

Jun 13   In the year 1950 south African parliament accept "Groups Area Act"  

Jun 15   On this day in history itzigsohn discover asteroid 1581 Abanderada, 1582 Martir & 1779 Parana  

Jun 17   1st kidney transplant (Chicago) in the year 1950.  

Jun 17   On this day in history syed Wazir Ali, cricketer (7 Tests for India), dies  

Jun 17   On this day in history the first kidney transplant (Chicago)  

Jun 18   In the year 1950 cleve Indians score 14 runs in 1st inning, beat A's 21-2  

Jun 19   A G Wilson discovers asteroid #1980 Tezcatlipoca on this day in history.  

Jun 20   On this day in history claude Jennings, cricketer (Aust opening bat in 1912 Triangular), dies  

Jun 20   In the year 1950 dutch Air Force base Tjililitan given to Indonesia  

Jun 20   In the year 1950 joe Dimaggio's 2,000th hit  

Jun 21   In the year 1950 joe DiMaggio gets his 2,000th hit  

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

Jan 02   In the year 1950 birth of david Shifrin, American classical clarinetist  

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

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

Jan 05   Chris Stein, rock guitarist and co-founder of Blondie (Heart of Glass, Call Me) born in Brooklyn, New York was born in the year 1950.  

Jan 05   Michael O'Donoghue, writer/performer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05   Ioan Petru Culianu, Romanian-born professor (d. 1991) was born in the year 1950.  

Jan 05   John Manley, Canadian politician was born in the year 1950.  

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

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   In the year 1950 george Orwell, author (Animal Farm, 1984), dies in London at 46  

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