Page 7: Historical Events In 1950

May 13   On this day in history diner's Club issues its first credit cards   

May 13   On this day in history the birth of Stevie Wonder, American singer   

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

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

May 19   NY Times reports of worlds smallest & dumbest mechanical brain in the year 1950.   

May 20   In the year 1950 76th Preakness: Eddie Arcaro aboard Hill Prince wins in 1:59.2   

May 21   Vietnamese troops of Ho Chi-Minh attack Cambodia on this day in history.   

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

May 22   In the year 1950 dutch poet Gerrit Achterberg wins PC Hooft prize   

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

May 25   On this day in history brooklyn-Battery Tunnel opens in NYC   

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

May 27   On this day in history "Arms & the Girl" closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 134 performances   

May 27   In the year 1950 bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Wallace Stevens   

Jun 02   ST Louis Browns pitcher Harry Dorish swipes home vs Wash Senators on this day in history.   

Jun 02   Stanislas Bizot, French checker player (world champ 1925), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

Jun 03   On this day in history french expedition reaches top of Himalayan peak of Annapurna in Nepal   

Jun 04   CVP wins Belgian parliamentary election in the year 1950.   

Jun 04   Sam Staples, cricket pace bowler (3 Tests 1927-28), dies on this day in history.   

Jun 05   In the year 1950 uS Supreme Court undermines legal foundations of segregation   

Jun 08   In the year 1950 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 on this day in history.   

Jun 10   On this day in history the West turns down Soviet plans to reunify Germany   

Jun 13   On this day in history south African parliament accept "Groups Area Act"   

Jun 15   Itzigsohn discover asteroid 1581 Abanderada, 1582 Martir & 1779 Parana in the year 1950.   

Jun 17   On this day in history 1st kidney transplant (Chicago)   

Jun 17   In the year 1950 syed Wazir Ali, cricketer (7 Tests for India), dies   

Jun 17   The first kidney transplant (Chicago) on this day in history.   

Jun 18   Cleve Indians score 14 runs in 1st inning, beat A's 21-2 on this day in history.   

Jun 19   In the year 1950 a G Wilson discovers asteroid #1980 Tezcatlipoca   

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   David Shifrin, American classical clarinetist was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 03   In the year 1950 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 05   In the year 1950 birth of michael O'Donoghue, writer/performer   

Jan 05   In the year 1950 birth of ioan Petru Culianu, Romanian-born professor (d. 1991)   

Jan 05   In the year 1950 birth of john Manley, Canadian politician   

Jan 02   Emil Jannings, actor (The Way of All Flesh), dies at 65 in the year 1950.   

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   In the year 1950 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