Historical Events In 1950

Apr 20   Balt's Memorial Stadium opens in the year 1950.   

Apr 20   R C Cameron discovers asteroid #1575 Winifred on this day in history.   

Apr 22   Charles H Houston, architect of NAACP legal campaign, dies at 54 in the year 1950.   

Apr 23   In the year 1950 1st major league day game completed under lights (Phils 6, Braves 5)   

Apr 23   In the year 1950 detroit Red Wings beat NY Rangers 4 games to 3 for the Stanley Cup   

Apr 23   The first major league day game completed under lights (Phils 6, Braves 5) on this day in history.   

Apr 24   "Peter Pan" opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 320 performances on this day in history.   

Apr 25   In the year 1950 ambon (proclaims RMS (Republik Maluku Selatan)   

Apr 26   In the year 1950 last horse race at Havre de Grace Track in Md, is run   

Apr 27   "Tickets, Please" opens at Coronet Theater NYC for 245 performances on this day in history.   

Apr 27   On this day in history adam Tadeusz Wieniawski, composer, dies at 70   

Apr 27   In the year 1950 south Africa passes Group Areas Act segregating races   

Apr 28   Bhumibol Adulyadej marries Queen Sirikit after their quiet engagement in Lausanne, Switzerland on July 19, 1949 in the year 1950.   

Apr 30   Construction starts on $95 million Interprovincial Pipeline to carry oil from Alberta to the Ontario Lakehead in the year 1950.   

May 01   Mayor of Brussels reluctantly bans May Day parade in the year 1950.   

May 01   New marriage laws enforced in People's Republic China on this day in history.   

May 01   Pulitzer prize awarded to Rodgers &Hammerstein (South Pacific) in the year 1950.   

May 02   Carlo Terrons "Giuditta," premieres in Milan on this day in history.   

May 02   In the year 1950 dutch first Chamber accept Laws on immigration   

May 02   Dutch PM Malan recognizes South-Africa but not China People's Republic on this day in history.   

May 05   In the year 1950 phumiphon Abundet crowned as king Rama IX of Thailand   

May 06   In the year 1950 "Great to Be Alive" closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 52 perfs   

May 06   On this day in history agnes Smedley, writer, dies   

May 06   In the year 1950 liz Taylor's first marriage (Conrad Hilton Jr)   

May 08   American General MacArthur becomes comander of the UN forces in Korea on this day in history.   

May 08   In the year 1950 chiang Kai-shek asks US for weapons   

May 08   Franklin Dyall, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

May 09   In the year 1950 french Foreign min Robert Schuman calls for European community EGKS   

May 09   In the year 1950 french Foreign minister Robert Schuman announces the Schuman Plan for European integration   

May 09   Norman Dello Joco's premieres in Bronxville in the year 1950.   

May 10   On this day in history john G Fletcher, US poet (Burning Mountain), dies   

May 10   In the year 1950 the first Netherlands-US telex sent   

May 11   On this day in history belgium mine disaster at Borinage, 39 die   

May 13   Diner's Club issues its 1st credit cards on this day in history.   

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Jan 02   Lou Gramm, rocker was born in the year 1950.   

Jan 02   David Shifrin, American classical clarinetist was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Beth Anderson, composer was born in the year 1950.   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of victoria Principal, American actress   

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

Jan 02   Emil Jannings, actor (The Way of All Flesh), dies at 65 in the year 1950.   

Jan 06   On this day in history isaiah Bowman, geographer/co-founder (Geographical Review), dies at 71   

Jan 08   George Rowe, cricketer (15 wckts in 4 Tests for S Af 1895-1902), dies on this day in history.   

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

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

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 22   On this day in history alan Hale, actor (Little John-Adv of Robin Hood), dies at 57