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

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

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 on this day in history.  

May 22   Celal Bayar elected president of Turkey in the year 1950.  

May 22   Dutch poet Gerrit Achterberg wins PC Hooft prize on this day in history.  

May 25   Bkln-Battery Tunnel opens in NYC in the year 1950.  

May 25   Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel opens in NYC in the year 1950.  

May 26   Antonina Neshdanova, Russian soprano (Bolshoi Theater), dies on this day in history.  

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

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

Jun 02   In the year 1950 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   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   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   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   On this day in history itzigsohn discover asteroid 1581 Abanderada, 1582 Martir & 1779 Parana  

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   In the year 1950 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   On this day in history 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   Dutch Air Force base Tjililitan given to Indonesia on this day in history.  

Jun 20   Joe Dimaggio's 2,000th hit on this day in history.  

Jun 21   Joe DiMaggio gets his 2,000th hit on this day in history.  

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

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

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of john Manley, Canadian politician  

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   In the year 1950 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   George Orwell, author (Animal Farm, 1984), dies in London at 46 on this day in history.  

Jan 22   Alan Hale, actor (Little John-Adv of Robin Hood), dies at 57 on this day in history.