Page 7: Historical Events In 1950

May 13   Diner's Club issues its first credit cards on this day in history.   

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

May 17   On this day in history eduardo Fabini, composer, dies at 67   

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

May 19   On this day in history 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   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   Bkln-Battery Tunnel opens in NYC in the year 1950.   

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

May 26   Antonina Neshdanova, Russian soprano (Bolshoi Theater), dies in the year 1950.   

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 in the year 1950.   

Jun 02   ST Louis Browns pitcher Harry Dorish swipes home vs Wash Senators in the year 1950.   

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 in the year 1950.   

Jun 04   In the year 1950 sam Staples, cricket pace bowler (3 Tests 1927-28), dies   

Jun 05   US Supreme Court undermines legal foundations of segregation in the year 1950.   

Jun 08   In the year 1950 boston Red Sox beat St Louis Browns 29-4 (win by record 25 runs)   

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" on this day in history.   

Jun 15   In the year 1950 itzigsohn discover asteroid 1581 Abanderada, 1582 Martir & 1779 Parana   

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

Jun 17   On this day in history 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 in the year 1950.   

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

Jun 20   Claude Jennings, cricketer (Aust opening bat in 1912 Triangular), dies in the year 1950.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 03   In the year 1950 birth of victoria Principal, American actress   

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

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

Jan 05   Ioan Petru Culianu, Romanian-born professor (d. 1991) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   On this day in history 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   Isaiah Bowman, geographer/co-founder (Geographical Review), dies at 71 in the year 1950.   

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   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 in the year 1950.   

Jan 21   George Orwell, author (Animal Farm, 1984), dies in London at 46 on this day in history.   

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