Historical Events In 1950

May 13   In the year 1950 diner's Club issues its first credit cards  

May 13   The birth of Stevie Wonder, American singer in the year 1950.  

May 17   Eduardo Fabini, composer, dies at 67 in the year 1950.  

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

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

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

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

May 22   On this day in history celal Bayar elected president of Turkey  

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

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

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

May 26   In the year 1950 antonina Neshdanova, Russian soprano (Bolshoi Theater), dies  

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

May 27   Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Wallace Stevens on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1950.  

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   Boston Red Sox beat St Louis Browns 29-4 (win by record 25 runs) on this day in history.  

Jun 08   In the year 1950 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  

Jun 10   The West turns down Soviet plans to reunify Germany in the year 1950.  

Jun 13   South African parliament accept "Groups Area Act" in the year 1950.  

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

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

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

Jun 20   Claude Jennings, cricketer (Aust opening bat in 1912 Triangular), dies on this day in history.  

Jun 20   On this day in history dutch Air Force base Tjililitan given to Indonesia  

Jun 20   On this day in history 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   Lou Gramm, rocker was born in the year 1950.  

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

Jan 03   Beth Anderson, composer was born in the year 1950.  

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 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 on this day in history.  

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 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   On this day in history karin Michaelis, writer, dies at 77  

Jan 12   In the year 1950 koos van de Griend, composer, dies at 44  

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   Alan Hale, actor (Little John-Adv of Robin Hood), dies at 57 on this day in history.