Historical Events In 1950

Feb 11   "Rag Mop" by The Ames Brothers hit #1 in the year 1950.   

Feb 12   Albert Einstein warns against hydrogen bomb on this day in history.   

Feb 12   Albert Einstein warns against hydrogen bomb on this day in history.   

Feb 12   Senator Joe McCarthy claims to have list of 205 communist government employees on this day in history.   

Feb 14   Eduard Hermann, German linguist (Homer), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

Feb 14   Moroney scores cricket twin centuries for Australia at Johannesburg on this day in history.   

Feb 14   On this day in history uSSR & China sign peace treaty   

Feb 14   USSR and China sign peace treaty in the year 1950.   

Feb 15   KENS TV channel 5 in San Antonio, TX (CBS) begins broadcasting in the year 1950.   

Feb 15   The Canadian government lifts the last wartime price controls on goods; brought in during World War II on this day in history.   

Feb 15   In the year 1950 walt Disney's "Cinderella" released   

Feb 16   On this day in history david Denton, cricketer (England batsman in 11 Tests 1905-10), dies   

Feb 16   On this day in history longest-running prime-time game show, "What's My Line" begins on CBS   

Feb 17   31 die in a train crash in Rockville Center NY on this day in history.   

Feb 18   "Dance Me a Song" closes at Royale Theater NYC after 35 performances on this day in history.   

Feb 18   Voranc Prezikov, [Lovro Kuhar], Slavic author (Jamnica), dies at 56 in the year 1950.   

Feb 19   Edyth Walker, US singer, dies at 82 in the year 1950.   

Feb 20   Dylan Thomas arrives in NYC for his 1st US poetry reading tour on this day in history.   

Feb 21   In the year 1950 wOI TV channel 5 in Ames-Des Moines IA (ABC/PBS) begins broadcasting   

Feb 21   WOI TV channel 5 in Ames-Des Moines, IA (ABC/PBS) begins broadcasting in the year 1950.   

Feb 22   Brockway & Weinstock publish "Men of Music" (rev ed) on this day in history.   

Feb 24   Labour wins British parliamentary election on this day in history.   

Feb 25   "Your Show of Shows" with Sid Caesar & Imogene Coca premieres on NBC Writers include Mel Brooks, Neil Simon & Woody Allen in the year 1950.   

Feb 26   Harry Lauder (Maclennan), Scottish comic/singer, dies at about 75 on this day in history.   

Feb 26   Leonard Bernstein's "Age of Anxiety," premieres in New York NY in the year 1950.   

Feb 26   On this day in history leonard Bernstein's "Age of Anxiety," premieres in NYC   

Feb 27   General Chiang Kai-shek elected President of Nationalist China in the year 1950.   

Feb 27   In the year 1950 ivan Goll, writer, dies at 58   

Feb 28   "Alive & Kicking" closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 46 perfs on this day in history.   

Mar 01   In the year 1950 chiang Kai-shek resumed the Presidency of National China on Formosa   

Mar 01   Klaus Fuchs sentenced to 14 years for atomic espionage (London) in the year 1950.   

Mar 01   In the year 1950 uSSR issues golden rubles   

Mar 02   M Joseph V d'Arbaud, French poet/author (Li cant palustre), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

Mar 06   Lew Lehr, comedian (Stop Me if I heard this One), dies at 54 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   In the year 1950 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 in the year 1950.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 21   George Orwell, author (Animal Farm, 1984), dies in London at 46 on this day in history.   

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