Historical Events In 1950

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

Jul 08   Gen Douglas MacArthur named commander-in-chief, UN forces in Korea on this day in history.  

Jul 08   In the year 1950 leroy Deans awarded first Order of Purple Heart in Korea  

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) 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 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   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 in the year 1950.  

Jul 14   On this day in history 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   Single day 16 team HR record set at 37 (NL-25, AL-12) on this day in history.  

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   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   In the year 1950 french/Vietnamese offensive against Viet Minh  

Jul 20   "Arthur Murray Party" premiers on ABC TV (later DuMont, CBS, NBC) on this day in history.  

Jul 21   On this day in history albert Riemenschneider, composer, dies at 71  

Jul 22   In the year 1950 frank Worrell completes 261 v England at Trent Bridge  

Jul 22   On this day in history 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   V-2/WAC Corporal rocket launch; first launch from Cape Canaveral on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1950.  

Jul 27   In the year 1950 pres Truman promises aid to Taiwan  

Jul 29   On this day in history 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   David Shifrin, American classical clarinetist was born in the year 1950.  

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of beth Anderson, composer  

Jan 03   In the year 1950 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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1950 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   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