Historical Events In 1950

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

May 13   In the year 1950 the birth of Stevie Wonder, American singer  

May 17   Eduardo Fabini, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

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

May 19   NY Times reports of worlds smallest & dumbest mechanical brain in the year 1950.  

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   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 on this day in history.  

May 25   In the year 1950 brooklyn-Battery Tunnel opens in NYC  

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

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

May 27   On this day in history 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 in the year 1950.  

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   Sam Staples, cricket pace bowler (3 Tests 1927-28), dies in the year 1950.  

Jun 05   US Supreme Court undermines legal foundations of segregation on this day in history.  

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

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   In the year 1950 the West turns down Soviet plans to reunify Germany  

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   1st kidney transplant (Chicago) on this day in history.  

Jun 17   Syed Wazir Ali, cricketer (7 Tests for India), dies on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

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

Jun 20   In the year 1950 dutch Air Force base Tjililitan given to Indonesia  

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

Jun 21   Joe DiMaggio gets his 2,000th hit in the year 1950.  

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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   On this day in history birth of beth Anderson, composer  

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   In the year 1950 birth of ioan Petru Culianu, Romanian-born professor (d. 1991)  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 06   In the year 1950 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 in the year 1950.  

Jan 11   On this day in history karin Michaelis, writer, dies at 77  

Jan 12   Koos van de Griend, composer, dies at 44 on this day in history.  

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

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