Historical Events In 1950

Jul 08   In the year 1950 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   In the year 1950 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) on this day in history.  

Jul 10   On this day in history "Your Hit Parade" premiers on NBC (later CBS) TV  

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 on this day in history.  

Jul 11   In the year 1950 timotei Popovici, composer, dies at 79  

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

Jul 12   In the year 1950 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   In the year 1950 rE Wayne awarded 1st Distinguished Flying Cross in Korea  

Jul 14   On this day in history rE Wayne awarded first Distinguished Flying Cross in Korea  

Jul 15   K Reinmuth discovers asteroid #1750 Eckert on this day in history.  

Jul 16   On this day in history single day 16 team HR record set at 37 (NL-25, AL-12)  

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

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

Jul 17   On this day in history indonesian troops land on Buru, South-Molukka  

Jul 18   On this day in history carl Clinton Van Doren, US literary (The Nation), dies at 64  

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

Jul 19   French/Vietnamese offensive against Viet Minh on this day in history.  

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

Jul 21   In the year 1950 albert Riemenschneider, composer, dies at 71  

Jul 22   Frank Worrell completes 261 v England at Trent Bridge on this day in history.  

Jul 22   In the year 1950 king Leopold, after 6 years in exile, returns to Belgium  

Jul 22   On this day in history william LM King, premier of Canada (1921-30, 35-48), dies at 75  

Jul 23   In the year 1950 uSS Boxer sets record crossing of Pacific to bring aircraft, troops, and supplies to Korea at start of the Conflict  

Jul 24   In the year 1950 v-2/WAC Corporal rocket launch; 1st launch from Cape Canaveral  

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

Jul 25   Goethe Link Observatory discovers asteroids #1799 Koussevitzky, #1822 Waterman & #2842 in the year 1950.  

Jul 26   Dodgers' Jim Russell is 1st to switch-hits HRs twice in a game in the year 1950.  

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

Jul 29   On this day in history pee Wee Reese, hits the 3,000th Dodger home run  

Aug 01   On this day in history king Leopold of Belgium abdicates, Baudouin becomes king  

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Jan 02   In the year 1950 birth of lou Gramm, rocker  

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of david Shifrin, American classical clarinetist  

Jan 03   In the year 1950 birth of beth Anderson, composer  

Jan 03   On this day in history 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   Ioan Petru Culianu, Romanian-born professor (d. 1991) was born in the year 1950.  

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   Isaiah Bowman, geographer/co-founder (Geographical Review), dies at 71 in the year 1950.  

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 in the year 1950.  

Jan 12   Koos van de Griend, composer, dies at 44 in the year 1950.  

Jan 15   In the year 1950 death of gen Henry "Hap" Arnold, U.S. General of the Air Force (b. 1886)  

Jan 21   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.