Page 7: 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 on this day in history.   

May 17   In the year 1950 eduardo Fabini, composer, dies at 67   

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

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 on this day in history.   

May 21   In the year 1950 vietnamese troops of Ho Chi-Minh attack Cambodia   

May 22   Celal Bayar elected president of Turkey on this day in history.   

May 22   On this day in history dutch poet Gerrit Achterberg wins PC Hooft prize   

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

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

May 26   On this day in history antonina Neshdanova, Russian soprano (Bolshoi Theater), dies   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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   CVP wins Belgian parliamentary election on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jun 08   On this day in history 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   On this day in history the West turns down Soviet plans to reunify Germany   

Jun 13   On this day in history south African parliament accept "Groups Area Act"   

Jun 15   Itzigsohn discover asteroid 1581 Abanderada, 1582 Martir & 1779 Parana on this day in history.   

Jun 17   1st kidney transplant (Chicago) in the year 1950.   

Jun 17   Syed Wazir Ali, cricketer (7 Tests for India), dies in the year 1950.   

Jun 17   On this day in history the first kidney transplant (Chicago)   

Jun 18   On this day in history cleve Indians score 14 runs in 1st inning, beat A's 21-2   

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 on this day in history.   

Jun 20   Dutch Air Force base Tjililitan given to Indonesia on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history birth of david Shifrin, American classical clarinetist   

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

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   On this day in history birth of ioan Petru Culianu, Romanian-born professor (d. 1991)   

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 in the year 1950.   

Jan 08   George Rowe, cricketer (15 wckts in 4 Tests for S Af 1895-1902), dies in the year 1950.   

Jan 11   Karin Michaelis, writer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 15   In the year 1950 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   On this day in history alan Hale, actor (Little John-Adv of Robin Hood), dies at 57