Page 7: Historical Events In 1950

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

May 13   In the year 1950 the birth of Stevie Wonder, American singer   

May 17   On this day in history eduardo Fabini, composer, dies at 67   

May 18   In the year 1950 "Liar" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 12 performances   

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

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

May 21   In the year 1950 vietnamese troops of Ho Chi-Minh attack Cambodia   

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

May 22   Dutch poet Gerrit Achterberg wins PC Hooft prize in the year 1950.   

May 25   Bkln-Battery Tunnel opens in NYC in the year 1950.   

May 25   On this day in history brooklyn-Battery Tunnel opens in NYC   

May 26   On this day in history antonina Neshdanova, Russian soprano (Bolshoi Theater), dies   

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   ST Louis Browns pitcher Harry Dorish swipes home vs Wash Senators on this day in history.   

Jun 02   On this day in history stanislas Bizot, French checker player (world champ 1925), dies at 70   

Jun 03   French expedition reaches top of Himalayan peak of Annapurna in Nepal in the year 1950.   

Jun 04   In the year 1950 cVP wins Belgian parliamentary election   

Jun 04   In the year 1950 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   Boston Red Sox beat St Louis Browns 29-4 (win by record 25 runs) in the year 1950.   

Jun 08   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 on this day in history.   

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

Jun 13   In the year 1950 south African parliament accept "Groups Area Act"   

Jun 15   In the year 1950 itzigsohn discover asteroid 1581 Abanderada, 1582 Martir & 1779 Parana   

Jun 17   1st kidney transplant (Chicago) on this day in history.   

Jun 17   On this day in history syed Wazir Ali, cricketer (7 Tests for India), dies   

Jun 17   The first kidney transplant (Chicago) on this day in history.   

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

Jun 19   In the year 1950 a G Wilson discovers asteroid #1980 Tezcatlipoca   

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

Jun 20   Dutch Air Force base Tjililitan given to Indonesia in the year 1950.   

Jun 20   In the year 1950 joe Dimaggio's 2,000th hit   

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   Victoria Principal, American actress was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 05   In the year 1950 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   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 on this day in history.   

Jan 11   Karin Michaelis, writer, dies at 77 in the year 1950.   

Jan 12   In the year 1950 koos van de Griend, composer, dies at 44   

Jan 15   Gen Henry "Hap" Arnold, U.S. General of the Air Force (b. 1886) died in the year 1950.   

Jan 21   In the year 1950 george Orwell, author (Animal Farm, 1984), dies in London at 46   

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