Historical Events In 1950

May 13   Diner's Club issues its first credit cards in the year 1950.   

May 13   On this day in history the birth of Stevie Wonder, American singer   

May 17   Eduardo Fabini, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

May 18   "Liar" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 12 performances on this day in history.   

May 19   On this day in history nY Times reports of worlds smallest & dumbest mechanical brain   

May 20   76th Preakness: Eddie Arcaro aboard Hill Prince wins in 1:59.2 in the year 1950.   

May 21   Vietnamese troops of Ho Chi-Minh attack Cambodia on this day in history.   

May 22   Celal Bayar elected president of Turkey in the year 1950.   

May 22   On this day in history dutch poet Gerrit Achterberg wins PC Hooft prize   

May 25   Bkln-Battery Tunnel opens in NYC on this day in history.   

May 25   Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel opens in NYC on this day in history.   

May 26   Antonina Neshdanova, Russian soprano (Bolshoi Theater), dies on this day in history.   

May 27   On this day in history "Arms & the Girl" closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 134 performances   

May 27   On this day in history bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Wallace Stevens   

Jun 02   In the year 1950 sT Louis Browns pitcher Harry Dorish swipes home vs Wash Senators   

Jun 02   In the year 1950 stanislas Bizot, French checker player (world champ 1925), dies at 70   

Jun 03   French expedition reaches top of Himalayan peak of Annapurna in Nepal on this day in history.   

Jun 04   On this day in history cVP wins Belgian parliamentary election   

Jun 04   On this day in history sam Staples, cricket pace bowler (3 Tests 1927-28), dies   

Jun 05   In the year 1950 uS Supreme Court undermines legal foundations of segregation   

Jun 08   In the year 1950 boston Red Sox beat St Louis Browns 29-4 (win by record 25 runs)   

Jun 08   On this day in history general Sir Thomas Blamey, Commander-in-Chief Allied Land Forces, South West Pacific Area, World War Two, made a Field Marshal, the only Australian appointment to this rank in Australian military history   

Jun 10   The West turns down Soviet plans to reunify Germany in the year 1950.   

Jun 13   South African parliament accept "Groups Area Act" on this day in history.   

Jun 15   Itzigsohn discover asteroid 1581 Abanderada, 1582 Martir & 1779 Parana on this day in history.   

Jun 17   In the year 1950 1st kidney transplant (Chicago)   

Jun 17   Syed Wazir Ali, cricketer (7 Tests for India), dies on this day in history.   

Jun 17   The first kidney transplant (Chicago) in the year 1950.   

Jun 18   Cleve Indians score 14 runs in 1st inning, beat A's 21-2 in the year 1950.   

Jun 19   A G Wilson discovers asteroid #1980 Tezcatlipoca in the year 1950.   

Jun 20   On this day in history claude Jennings, cricketer (Aust opening bat in 1912 Triangular), dies   

Jun 20   On this day in history dutch Air Force base Tjililitan given to Indonesia   

Jun 20   Joe Dimaggio's 2,000th hit on this day in history.   

Jun 21   In the year 1950 joe DiMaggio gets his 2,000th hit   

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

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   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   Michael O'Donoghue, writer/performer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   Ioan Petru Culianu, Romanian-born professor (d. 1991) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   In the year 1950 birth of john Manley, Canadian politician   

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

Jan 11   Karin Michaelis, writer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

Jan 12   Koos van de Griend, composer, dies at 44 on this day in history.   

Jan 15   On this day in history 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   Alan Hale, actor (Little John-Adv of Robin Hood), dies at 57 in the year 1950.