Page 7: Historical Events In 1950

May 18   "Liar" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 12 performances   

May 19   NY Times reports of worlds smallest and dumbest mechanical brain.   

May 20   In this year, 76th Preakness: Eddie Arcaro aboard Hill Prince claims in 1:59.2.   

May 21   Vietnamese troops of Ho Chi-Minh attack Cambodia   

May 22   Celal Bayar elected president of Turkey.   

May 22   In this year, Dutch poet Gerrit Achterberg claims PC Hooft prize   

May 25   Bkln-Battery Tunnel opens in NYC.   

May 25   Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel opens in NYC   

May 26   Antonina Neshdanova, Russian soprano (Bolshoi Theater), dies   

May 27   "Arms and the Girl" closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 134 performances.   

May 27   Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Wallace Stevens   

Jun 02   ST Louis Browns pitcher Harry Dorish swipes home vs Wash Senators   

Jun 02   Stanislas Bizot, French checker player (world champ 1925), dies at 70.   

Jun 03   French expedition reaches top of Himalayan peak of Annapurna in Nepal.   

Jun 04   In this year, CVP claims Belgian parliamentary election   

Jun 04   Sam Staples, cricket pace bowler (3 Tests 1927-28), dies.   

Jun 05   US Supreme Court undermines legal foundations of segregation   

Jun 08   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.   

Jun 10   The West turns down Soviet plans to reunify Germany   

Jun 13   South African parliament accept "Groups Area Act"   

Jun 15   Itzigsohn discover asteroid 1581 Abanderada, 1582 Martir and 1779 Parana.   

Jun 17   1st kidney transplant (Chicago)   

Jun 17   Syed Wazir Ali, cricketer (7 Tests for India), dies.   

Jun 17   The inaugural kidney transplant (Chicago)   

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

Jun 19   A G Wilson discovers asteroid #1980 Tezcatlipoca.   

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

Jun 20   Dutch Air Force base Tjililitan given to Indonesia   

Jun 20   Joe Dimaggio's 2000th hit   

Jun 21   Joe DiMaggio gets his 2000th hit   

Jun 22   Julio Fonseca, composer, dies at 65.   

Jun 23   Swiss parliament refuses voting right for women   

Jun 24   M Itzigsohn discovers asteroid #1821 Aconcagua   

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Jan 02   Lou gramm: Rocker   

Jan 02   David shifrin: American classical clarinetist   

Jan 03   Beth anderson: Composer   

Jan 03   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   

Jan 05   Michael o'donoghue: Writer/performer   

Jan 05   Ioan petru culianu: Romanian-born professor    

Jan 05   John manley: Canadian politician   

Jan 02   Emil jannings: Actor (the way of all flesh),   

Jan 06   Isaiah bowman: Geographer/co-founder (geographical review),   

Jan 08   George rowe: Cricketer (15 wckts in 4 tests for s af 1895-1902),    

Jan 11   Karin michaelis: Writer,    

Jan 12   Koos van de griend: Composer,    

Jan 15   Gen henry "hap" arnold: U.s. general of the air force (b. 1886)   

Jan 21   George orwell: Author (animal farm, 1984),    

Jan 22   Alan hale: Actor (little john-adv of robin hood),