Historical Events In 1950

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

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

May 17   In the year 1950 eduardo Fabini, composer, dies at 67  

May 18   In the year 1950 "Liar" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 12 performances  

May 19   In the year 1950 nY Times reports of worlds smallest & dumbest mechanical brain  

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

May 21   In the year 1950 vietnamese troops of Ho Chi-Minh attack Cambodia  

May 22   In the year 1950 celal Bayar elected president of Turkey  

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

May 25   On this day in history 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   Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Wallace Stevens on this day in history.  

Jun 02   On this day in history sT Louis Browns pitcher Harry Dorish swipes home vs Wash Senators  

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

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

Jun 04   On this day in history cVP wins Belgian parliamentary election  

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

Jun 05   On this day in history 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   In the year 1950 the West turns down Soviet plans to reunify Germany  

Jun 13   South African parliament accept "Groups Area Act" on this day in history.  

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   Syed Wazir Ali, cricketer (7 Tests for India), dies in the year 1950.  

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

Jun 18   On this day in history 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   Joe Dimaggio's 2,000th hit in the year 1950.  

Jun 21   On this day in history joe DiMaggio gets his 2,000th hit  

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

Jan 02   David Shifrin, American classical clarinetist was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of beth Anderson, composer  

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   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 15   In the year 1950 death of gen Henry "Hap" Arnold, U.S. General of the Air Force (b. 1886)  

Jan 21   On this day in history 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 in the year 1950.