Page 7: Historical Events In 1950

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

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

May 19   NY Times reports of worlds smallest & dumbest mechanical brain on this day in history.   

May 20   In the year 1950 76th Preakness: Eddie Arcaro aboard Hill Prince wins in 1:59.2   

May 21   Vietnamese troops of Ho Chi-Minh attack Cambodia on this day in history.   

May 22   In the year 1950 celal Bayar elected president of Turkey   

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

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

May 25   Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel opens in NYC on this day in history.   

May 26   Antonina Neshdanova, Russian soprano (Bolshoi Theater), dies in the year 1950.   

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   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 in the year 1950.   

Jun 03   French expedition reaches top of Himalayan peak of Annapurna in Nepal in the year 1950.   

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   In the year 1950 boston Red Sox beat St Louis Browns 29-4 (win by record 25 runs)   

Jun 08   On this day in history 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   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   A G Wilson discovers asteroid #1980 Tezcatlipoca on this day in history.   

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

Jun 20   On this day in history dutch Air Force base Tjililitan given to Indonesia   

Jun 20   In the year 1950 joe Dimaggio's 2,000th hit   

Jun 21   On this day in history joe DiMaggio gets his 2,000th hit   

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Jan 02   In the year 1950 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   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   In the year 1950 birth of ioan Petru Culianu, Romanian-born professor (d. 1991)   

Jan 05   John Manley, Canadian politician was born in the year 1950.   

Jan 02   In the year 1950 emil Jannings, actor (The Way of All Flesh), dies at 65   

Jan 06   In the year 1950 isaiah Bowman, geographer/co-founder (Geographical Review), dies at 71   

Jan 08   On this day in history george Rowe, cricketer (15 wckts in 4 Tests for S Af 1895-1902), dies   

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

Jan 12   In the year 1950 koos van de Griend, composer, dies at 44   

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   On this day in history alan Hale, actor (Little John-Adv of Robin Hood), dies at 57