Page 9: Historical Events In 1950

Jul 08   33.4 cm rain fall at York, Nebraska (state record) on this day in history.   

Jul 08   Gen Douglas MacArthur named commander-in-chief, UN forces in Korea in the year 1950.   

Jul 08   Leroy Deans awarded first Order of Purple Heart in Korea in the year 1950.   

Jul 08   Othmar Spann, Austrian economist/sociologist (Wahre State), dies at 71 in the year 1950.   

Jul 09   13.15" (33.40 cm) of rainfall, York, Nebraska (state 24-hour record) on this day in history.   

Jul 10   In the year 1950 "Your Hit Parade" premiers on NBC (later CBS) TV   

Jul 11   17th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 4-3 in 14 at Comiskey Park, Chic Ted Williams breaks his elbow; 1st extra inning All Star Game on this day in history.   

Jul 11   In the year 1950 timotei Popovici, composer, dies at 79   

Jul 12   On this day in history iLTF re-admit Germany & Japan in Davis Cup, Poland & Hungary withdraw   

Jul 12   ILTF re-admit Germany & Japan in Davis Cup, Poland & Hungary withdraws on this day in history.   

Jul 13   In the year 1950 doctors remove 7 bone fragments from Ted Williams elbow   

Jul 14   RE Wayne awarded 1st Distinguished Flying Cross in Korea on this day in history.   

Jul 14   RE Wayne awarded first Distinguished Flying Cross in Korea in the year 1950.   

Jul 15   K Reinmuth discovers asteroid #1750 Eckert in the year 1950.   

Jul 16   Single day 16 team HR record set at 37 (NL-25, AL-12) in the year 1950.   

Jul 16   On this day in history the largest crowd in sporting history -- 199,854 -- watched the World Cup soccer finals in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Uruguay defeated Brazil.   

Jul 16   Uruguay beats Brazil 2-1 for soccer's 4th World Cup in Rio de Janeiro on this day in history.   

Jul 17   Indonesian troops land on Buru, South-Molukka on this day in history.   

Jul 18   Carl Clinton Van Doren, US literary (The Nation), dies at 64 on this day in history.   

Jul 18   On this day in history the birth of Richard Branson, Founder of Virgin   

Jul 19   On this day in history french/Vietnamese offensive against Viet Minh   

Jul 20   "Arthur Murray Party" premiers on ABC TV (later DuMont, CBS, NBC) on this day in history.   

Jul 21   In the year 1950 albert Riemenschneider, composer, dies at 71   

Jul 22   Frank Worrell completes 261 v England at Trent Bridge on this day in history.   

Jul 22   King Leopold, after 6 years in exile, returns to Belgium in the year 1950.   

Jul 22   William LM King, premier of Canada (1921-30, 35-48), dies at 75 in the year 1950.   

Jul 23   USS Boxer sets record crossing of Pacific to bring aircraft, troops, and supplies to Korea at start of the Conflict in the year 1950.   

Jul 24   In the year 1950 v-2/WAC Corporal rocket launch; 1st launch from Cape Canaveral   

Jul 24   V-2/WAC Corporal rocket launch; first launch from Cape Canaveral in the year 1950.   

Jul 25   In the year 1950 goethe Link Observatory discovers asteroids #1799 Koussevitzky, #1822 Waterman & #2842   

Jul 26   In the year 1950 dodgers' Jim Russell is 1st to switch-hits HRs twice in a game   

Jul 27   Pres Truman promises aid to Taiwan on this day in history.   

Jul 29   In the year 1950 pee Wee Reese, hits the 3,000th Dodger home run   

Aug 01   King Leopold of Belgium abdicates, Baudouin becomes king on this day in history.   

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

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   In the year 1950 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 in the year 1950.   

Jan 05   In the year 1950 birth of michael O'Donoghue, writer/performer   

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

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

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

Jan 12   On this day in history 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   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