Historical Events In 1950

Jul 08   33.4 cm rain fall at York, Nebraska (state record) in the year 1950.  

Jul 08   On this day in history gen Douglas MacArthur named commander-in-chief, UN forces in Korea  

Jul 08   Leroy Deans awarded first Order of Purple Heart in Korea in the year 1950.  

Jul 08   Othmar Spann, Austrian economist/sociologist (Wahre State), dies at 71 on this day in history.  

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

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

Jul 11   On this day in history 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  

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

Jul 13   Doctors remove 7 bone fragments from Ted Williams elbow on this day in history.  

Jul 14   On this day in history rE Wayne awarded 1st Distinguished Flying Cross in Korea  

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

Jul 15   On this day in history k Reinmuth discovers asteroid #1750 Eckert  

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   On this day in history uruguay beats Brazil 2-1 for soccer's 4th World Cup in Rio de Janeiro  

Jul 17   Indonesian troops land on Buru, South-Molukka on this day in history.  

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

Jul 18   On this day in history the birth of Richard Branson, Founder of Virgin  

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

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

Jul 21   On this day in history 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   William LM King, premier of Canada (1921-30, 35-48), dies at 75 on this day in history.  

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

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

Jul 24   V-2/WAC Corporal rocket launch; first launch from Cape Canaveral in the year 1950.  

Jul 25   In the year 1950 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 on this day in history.  

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   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   Beth Anderson, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03   Victoria Principal, American actress was born in the year 1950.  

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   Ioan Petru Culianu, Romanian-born professor (d. 1991) was born in the year 1950.  

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of john Manley, Canadian politician  

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 on this day in history.  

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

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

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 in the year 1950.  

Jan 22   In the year 1950 alan Hale, actor (Little John-Adv of Robin Hood), dies at 57