Historical Events In 1950

Jul 08   On this day in history 33.4 cm rain fall at York, Nebraska (state record)  

Jul 08   In the year 1950 gen Douglas MacArthur named commander-in-chief, UN forces in Korea  

Jul 08   Leroy Deans awarded first Order of Purple Heart in Korea on this day in history.  

Jul 08   On this day in history othmar Spann, Austrian economist/sociologist (Wahre State), dies at 71  

Jul 09   13.15" (33.40 cm) of rainfall, York, Nebraska (state 24-hour record) in the year 1950.  

Jul 10   "Your Hit Parade" premiers on NBC (later CBS) TV in the year 1950.  

Jul 11   17th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 4-3 in 14 at Comiskey Park, Chic Ted Williams breaks his elbow; 1st extra inning All Star Game in the year 1950.  

Jul 11   Timotei Popovici, composer, dies at 79 in the year 1950.  

Jul 12   ILTF re-admit Germany & Japan in Davis Cup, Poland & Hungary withdraw on this day in history.  

Jul 12   On this day in history iLTF re-admit Germany & Japan in Davis Cup, Poland & Hungary withdraws  

Jul 13   On this day in history doctors remove 7 bone fragments from Ted Williams elbow  

Jul 14   RE Wayne awarded 1st Distinguished Flying Cross in Korea on this day in history.  

Jul 14   RE Wayne awarded first Distinguished Flying Cross in Korea on this day in history.  

Jul 15   K Reinmuth discovers asteroid #1750 Eckert in the year 1950.  

Jul 16   In the year 1950 single day 16 team HR record set at 37 (NL-25, AL-12)  

Jul 16   In the year 1950 the largest crowd in sporting history -- 199,854 -- watched the World Cup soccer finals in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Uruguay defeated Brazil.  

Jul 16   In the year 1950 uruguay beats Brazil 2-1 for soccer's 4th World Cup in Rio de Janeiro  

Jul 17   In the year 1950 indonesian troops land on Buru, South-Molukka  

Jul 18   Carl Clinton Van Doren, US literary (The Nation), dies at 64 on this day in history.  

Jul 18   The birth of Richard Branson, Founder of Virgin in the year 1950.  

Jul 19   On this day in history french/Vietnamese offensive against Viet Minh  

Jul 20   "Arthur Murray Party" premiers on ABC TV (later DuMont, CBS, NBC) in the year 1950.  

Jul 21   Albert Riemenschneider, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1950.  

Jul 22   On this day in history frank Worrell completes 261 v England at Trent Bridge  

Jul 22   King Leopold, after 6 years in exile, returns to Belgium on this day in history.  

Jul 22   In the year 1950 william LM King, premier of Canada (1921-30, 35-48), dies at 75  

Jul 23   On this day in history uSS Boxer sets record crossing of Pacific to bring aircraft, troops, and supplies to Korea at start of the Conflict  

Jul 24   On this day in history v-2/WAC Corporal rocket launch; 1st launch from Cape Canaveral  

Jul 24   In the year 1950 v-2/WAC Corporal rocket launch; first launch from Cape Canaveral  

Jul 25   On this day in history goethe Link Observatory discovers asteroids #1799 Koussevitzky, #1822 Waterman & #2842  

Jul 26   Dodgers' Jim Russell is 1st to switch-hits HRs twice in a game on this day in history.  

Jul 27   Pres Truman promises aid to Taiwan in the year 1950.  

Jul 29   In the year 1950 pee Wee Reese, hits the 3,000th Dodger home run  

Aug 01   King Leopold of Belgium abdicates, Baudouin becomes king in the year 1950.  

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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   On this day in history birth of victoria Principal, American actress  

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of 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 was born in the year 1950.  

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of ioan Petru Culianu, Romanian-born professor (d. 1991)  

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

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   In the year 1950 george Rowe, cricketer (15 wckts in 4 Tests for S Af 1895-1902), dies  

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

Jan 12   On this day in history koos van de Griend, composer, dies at 44  

Jan 15   Gen Henry "Hap" Arnold, U.S. General of the Air Force (b. 1886) died in the year 1950.  

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 in the year 1950.