Page 7: Historical Events In 1950

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

May 13   In the year 1950 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   NY Times reports of worlds smallest & dumbest mechanical brain on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history celal Bayar elected president of Turkey   

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

May 25   In the year 1950 bkln-Battery Tunnel opens in NYC   

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

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   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   CVP wins Belgian parliamentary election on this day in history.   

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

Jun 05   On this day in history 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   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   On this day in history the West turns down Soviet plans to reunify Germany   

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

Jun 15   On this day in history itzigsohn discover asteroid 1581 Abanderada, 1582 Martir & 1779 Parana   

Jun 17   On this day in history 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) on this day in history.   

Jun 18   Cleve Indians score 14 runs in 1st inning, beat A's 21-2 on this day in history.   

Jun 19   In the year 1950 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   Joe Dimaggio's 2,000th hit in the year 1950.   

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

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of lou Gramm, rocker   

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

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

Jan 03   Victoria Principal, American actress was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of john Manley, Canadian politician   

Jan 02   On this day in history emil Jannings, actor (The Way of All Flesh), dies at 65   

Jan 06   In the year 1950 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 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   On this day in history 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