Historical Events In 1950

May 13   In the year 1950 diner's Club issues its first credit cards   

May 13   The birth of Stevie Wonder, American singer on this day in history.   

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

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

May 19   NY Times reports of worlds smallest & dumbest mechanical brain in the year 1950.   

May 20   76th Preakness: Eddie Arcaro aboard Hill Prince wins in 1:59.2 on this day in history.   

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

May 22   On this day in history celal Bayar elected president of Turkey   

May 22   Dutch poet Gerrit Achterberg wins PC Hooft prize on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1950 "Arms & the Girl" closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 134 performances   

May 27   In the year 1950 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   In the year 1950 cVP wins Belgian parliamentary election   

Jun 04   Sam Staples, cricket pace bowler (3 Tests 1927-28), dies on this day in history.   

Jun 05   US Supreme Court undermines legal foundations of segregation on this day in history.   

Jun 08   Boston Red Sox beat St Louis Browns 29-4 (win by record 25 runs) on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1950.   

Jun 10   The West turns down Soviet plans to reunify Germany on this day in history.   

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

Jun 15   Itzigsohn discover asteroid 1581 Abanderada, 1582 Martir & 1779 Parana in the year 1950.   

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

Jun 17   Syed Wazir Ali, cricketer (7 Tests for India), dies in the year 1950.   

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   On this day in history a G Wilson discovers asteroid #1980 Tezcatlipoca   

Jun 20   In the year 1950 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   On this day in history joe Dimaggio's 2,000th hit   

Jun 21   On this day in history joe DiMaggio gets his 2,000th hit   

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

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of david Shifrin, American classical clarinetist   

Jan 03   In the year 1950 birth of beth Anderson, composer   

Jan 03   On this day in history 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   Michael O'Donoghue, writer/performer was born in the year 1950.   

Jan 05   Ioan Petru Culianu, Romanian-born professor (d. 1991) was born in the year 1950.   

Jan 05   John Manley, Canadian politician was born in the year 1950.   

Jan 02   On this day in history 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   In the year 1950 george Rowe, cricketer (15 wckts in 4 Tests for S Af 1895-1902), dies   

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

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.