Page 7: Historical Events In 1950

May 13   Diner's Club issues its first credit cards in the year 1950.   

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

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

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

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 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1950.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jun 04   In the year 1950 cVP wins Belgian parliamentary election   

Jun 04   On this day in history 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   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   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1950 cleve Indians score 14 runs in 1st inning, beat A's 21-2   

Jun 19   A G Wilson discovers asteroid #1980 Tezcatlipoca in the year 1950.   

Jun 20   On this day in history claude Jennings, cricketer (Aust opening bat in 1912 Triangular), dies   

Jun 20   Dutch Air Force base Tjililitan given to Indonesia in the year 1950.   

Jun 20   Joe Dimaggio's 2,000th hit in the year 1950.   

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

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Jan 02   Lou Gramm, rocker was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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   John Manley, Canadian politician was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 06   On this day in history isaiah Bowman, geographer/co-founder (Geographical Review), dies at 71   

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   Koos van de Griend, composer, dies at 44 in the year 1950.   

Jan 15   On this day in history death of gen Henry "Hap" Arnold, U.S. General of the Air Force (b. 1886)   

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.