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The 1940s decade ran from 1940 to 1949 Events and trends The 1940s was a period between the radical 1930s and the conservative 1950s which also leads the period to be The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Explorations Excavations Finds A third premolar is discovered in materials sent back to Sweden by Otto Zdansky The year 1950 in architecture involved some significant events List of years in Art Events Awards Archibald Prize: William Dargie - Sir Leslie McConnan This is a list of Aviation -related events from 1950: Events Arrow Air is founded March The year 1950 in film involved some significant events Events February 15 - Walt Disney Studios The year 1950 in literature involved some significant events and new books Events Charles Olson publishes his seminal essay Projective Verse. Events January 3 - Sam Phillips launches Sun Records at 706 Union Avenue in Memphis Tennessee. See also 1949 in country music, 1950 in music, other events of 1950, 1951 in country music and the List of years in Country Music Events February events February 5 - The first Diesel locomotive to pull a freight train on the San Diego and Arizona Railway The year 1950 in radio involved some significant events Events May 1 - Springbok Radio became the first commercial See also Other events of 1950 ||June 1944, date unknown|| V-2 || Peenemuende || Wehrmacht |||| Wehrmacht || Sub-orbital ||Vertical firing test||Within 10 minutes of launch||Successful||First Athletics Marathon International Races August 23 &mdash European Championships Marathon, Brussels The year 1950 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1950. See also 1949 in Australia, other events of 1950, 1951 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. See also 1949 in Canada, other events of 1950, 1951 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history. 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Events of 1950

January

• January 1 - Sir Adrian Boult is appointed principal conductor of the London Philharmonic Orchestra. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Sir Adrian Cedric Boult CH ( 8 April 1889 The London Philharmonic Orchestra ( LPO) based in London, is one of the major Orchestras of the United Kingdom, and is based in the Royal
• January 1 - The International Police Association (IPA) - the largest police organisation in the World - was formed. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC The International Police Association (IPA is the largest organisation for police officers in the world
• January 5 - U.S. Senator Estes Kefauver introduces a resolution calling for examination of organized crime in the U. Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Carey Estes Kefauver ( July 26, 1903 – August 10, 1963) was an American Politician from Tennessee who This article concerns the legal meaning of the term resolution. "Crime syndicate" redirects here For the DC Comics group of villains see Crime Syndicate. S.
• January 6 - The United Kingdom recognizes the People's Republic of China. Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES The Republic of China severs diplomatic relations with Britain in response. REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Diplomacy is the art and practice of conducting Negotiations between representatives of groups or states
• January 9 - The Israeli government recognizes the People's Republic of China. Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople.
• January 11 - Huk guerrillas manhandle the town of Hermosa in Bataan, Philippines. Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. The Hukbalahap was the military arm of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP formed in 1942 to fight the Japanese Empire 's occupation of the Philippines Guerrilla warfare is the unconventional warfare and combat with which a small group of combatants use mobile tactics (ambushes raids etc Hermosa is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Bataan, Philippines. Bataan is a province of the Philippines occupying the whole of Bataan Peninsula on Luzon. The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP

• January 12 - British submarine Truculent collides with a Swedish oil tanker in the Thames Estuary and sinks - 64 dead. Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople A submarine is a Watercraft that can operate independently below water as distinct from a Submersible that has only limited underwater capability Service Truculent spent much of her World War II wartime service in the Pacific Far East, except for a period in early 1943 "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. History The technology of oil transportation has evolved alongside the oil industry The Thames Estuary is the area in which the River Thames meets the waters of the North Sea.
• January 13 - Finland forms diplomatic relations to People's Republic of China. Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. Diplomacy is the art and practice of conducting Negotiations between representatives of groups or states
• January 15 - Volcanic cloud kills 5000 in Mount Lamington, New Guinea. Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Plate tectonics and hotspots Divergent plate boundaries At the Mount Lamington is an andesitic Stratovolcano in the Oro Province of Papua New Guinea. New Guinea, located just north of Australia, is the world's second largest island, having become separated from the Australian mainland when the area now known
• January 17 - The Great Brinks Robbery - 11 thieves steal more than $2 million from an armored car in Boston, Massachusetts. Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca The Great Brink's Robbery was an armed Robbery of the Brinks Building in Boston Massachusetts, USA on January 17, 1950. A common meaning of armored car is as an armored Van or Truck, used in Transporting valuables such as large quantities of money (especially for banks
• January 21 - Alger Hiss is convicted of perjury. Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. Alger Hiss (November 11 1904 – November 15 1996 was a US State Department official involved in the establishment of the United Nations. Perjury, also known as forswearing, is the act of lying or making verifiably false statements on a material matter under Oath or Affirmation in a
• January 23 - The Knesset passes a resolution that states Jerusalem is the capital of Israel. Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor For Beit Knesset a Jewish Place of worship, see Synagogue. The Knesset (כנסת lit Jerusalem (יְרוּשָׁלַיִם, he-Latn Yerushaláyim; Arabic: ar القُدس, ar-Latn al-Quds) is the For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics.
• January 24 - Cold War: Klaus Fuchs, a German émigré and physicist, walked into London's War Office and confessed to being a Soviet spy: for 7 years, he passed top secret data on U. Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled Cold War is the state of conflict tension and competition that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR and their respective allies from the Klaus Emil Julius Fuchs ( December 29, 1911 &ndash January 28, 1988) was a German -born theoretical physicist and London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The War Office was a former department of the British Government, responsible for the administration of the British Army between the 17th century and 1963 when A soviet (сове́т, "council" originally was a workers' local council in late Imperial Russia. S. and British nuclear weapons research to the Soviet Union;^[1] formally charged February 2. A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from Nuclear reactions either fission or a combination of fission and fusion. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor
• January 26 - India promulgates its constitution forming a republic and Rajendra Prasad is sworn in as its first president. Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country A constitution is a system for government often Codified as a written document that establishes the rules and principles of an autonomous political entity A republic is a State or Country that is not led by a hereditary Monarch, but in which the people (or at least a part of its people have impact on its Dr Rajendra Prasad (डा॰ राजेन्द्र प्रसाद ( December 3, 1884 &ndash February 28, 1963) was the The President of India or Rashtrapati ( Hindi: राष्ट्रपति a Sanskrit Neologism, lit
• January 28 - Somaliland is put under Italian mandate
• January 29 - Lord Balfour criticizes the fact that rationing is still in force in Britain. Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Arthur James Balfour 1st Earl of Balfour, KG, OM, PC (25 July 1848 - 19 March 1930 was a British Conservative politician and Rationing is the controlled distribution of resources and scarce goods or services
• January 31 - President Harry S. Truman orders the development of the hydrogen bomb in response to the detonation of the Soviet Union's first atomic bomb in 1949. Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by The Teller–Ulam design is a Nuclear weapon design which is used in Megaton -range Thermonuclear weapons and is more colloquially referred to as "the The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from Nuclear reactions either fission or a combination of fission and fusion. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. ^[1]
• January 31 - Last Kuomintang troops surrender in mainland China. Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes Surrender is when Soldiers, nations or other combatants stop fighting and become Prisoners of war, either as China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National

February

• February - British Labour Party forms a new government. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the
• February 1 - Chiang Kai-shek re-elected as a president of the Republic of China. Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Chiang Kai-shek ( POJ: Chiúⁿ Kài-se̍k Jyutping: zoeng2gaai3sek6 GCB ( October 31, 1887 &ndash
• February 4 - Ingrid Bergman's illegitimate child arouses ire in USA
• February 9 - Second Red Scare: In his speech to the Republican Women's Club at the McClure Hote in Wheeling, West Virginia, Senator Joseph McCarthy accuses the United States Department of State of being filled with 205 Communists. Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons (ˈbærjman in Swedish but usually ˈbɝgmən in English (August 29 1915 &ndash August 29 1982 was a Swedish three-time Academy Award -winning and two-time Emmy Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. McCarthyism is a term describing the intense anti-communist suspicion in the United States in a period that lasted roughly from the late 1940s to the late 1950s Wheeling is a city in West Virginia, in the United States. Most of the city is in Ohio County, with a small The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Joseph Raymond McCarthy (November 14 1908 – May 2 1957 was an American politician who served as a Republican U Communism is a Socioeconomic structure that promotes the establishment of an egalitarian, classless, stateless Society based
• February 11
  • Two Vietcong battalions attack a French base in French Indochina. Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. First French interventions See also France-Vietnam relations France-Vietnam relations started as early as the 17th century with the mission of the Jesuit
  • Finland recognizes Indonesia. Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia.
• February 12
  • Pro-communist riots in Paris. Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city
  • European Broadcasting Union founded. The European Broadcasting Union ( EBU; L'Union Européenne de Radio-Télévision ("UER" and unrelated to the European Union) is a confederation
  • Albert Einstein warns that nuclear war could lead to mutual destruction. Albert Einstein ( German: ˈalbɐt ˈaɪ̯nʃtaɪ̯n; English: ˈælbɝt ˈaɪnstaɪn (14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955 was a German -born theoretical
• February 13
  • The US army begins to deploy anti-aircraft cannons to protect nuclear stations and military targets. Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed
  • The US Air Force loses a B-36 bomber that carried an Mk-4 atomic bomb off the west coast of Canada, and produced the world's first Broken Arrow. The United States military uses a number of terms to define the magnitude and extent of nuclear incidents
• February 14 - The Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China sign a mutual defense treaty. Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German
• February 15 - Juho Kusti Paasikivi re-elected president of Finland
• February 19 - Konrad Adenauer tries unsuccessfully to negotiate with East Germany to begin unification. Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Juho Kusti Paasikivi juho kusti pɑsikiʋi ( November 27, 1870 &ndash December 14, 1956) was the 7th President of Finland (1946–1956 Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum Konrad Hermann Josef Adenauer ( 5 January 1876 – 19 April 1967 was a German Statesman. The German Democratic Republic ( GDR; Deutsche Demokratische Republik DDR; commonly known in English as East Germany) was a Socialist state

March

• March 1 - Klaus Fuchs is convicted of spying for the Soviet Union by giving them top secret atomic bomb data. Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from Nuclear reactions either fission or a combination of fission and fusion.
• March 1 - Acting Chinese President Li Tsung-jen ends his term in office
• March 1 - Chiang Kai-shek resumes his duties as Chinese president after moving his government to Taipei, Taiwan. Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Li Zongren or Li Tsung-jen ( POJ: Lí Chong-jîn ( 13 August 1890 - 13 January 1969) Courtesy name Delin Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Taipei ( Taiwanese Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tâi-pak-chhī Jhuyin Fuhao: ㄊㄞˊ ㄅㄟˇ ㄕˋ Hakka: Thòi-pet-sṳ has been the capital of Taiwan ( Taiwanese: Tâi-oân/Tāi-oân (historically 大灣/台員/大員/台圓/大圓/台窩灣 is an Island in East Asia.
• March 3 - Poland states that it intends to exile all Germans. Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland
• March 8 - The Soviet Union claims to have an atomic bomb. Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion.
• March 8 - The first Volkswagen Type 2 van - also known as the Volkswagen Microbus - rolls off the assembly line in Wolfsburg, Germany. Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. The Volkswagen Type 2 (also known as Transporter) was the second automotive line introduced by German automaker Volkswagen. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
• March 12 - A plane carrying returning rugby fans from Ireland to Wales crashes near Llandow with the loss of 80 lives. Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving The Llandow air disaster was a plane crash that occurred in Wales, Great Britain, in 1950.
• March 12-March 13 - In Belgium, the referendum over the monarchy shows 57. Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. A referendum (plural referendums or referenda) ballot question, or plebiscite (from Latin plebiscita 7% support the return of king Léopold III, 42. Leopold III (born as Léopold Philippe Charles Albert Meinrad Hubertus Marie Miguel (French or Leopold Filips Karel Albert Meinrad Hubertus Maria Miguel 3% against.
• March 14 - Ship Cygnet hits mine off the Dutch coast. Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands
• March 17 - University of California, Berkeley researchers announce the creation of element 98 which they have named "californium". Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger The University of California Berkeley (also referred to as Cal, Berkeley and UC Berkeley) is a major research university located in Berkeley Californium (ˌkælɪˈforniəm is a Metallic Chemical element with the symbol Cf and Atomic number 98
• March 20 - Government of Poland decides to confiscate the property of the Polish church. Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden.
• March 22 - Egypt demands that Britain remove all its troops in Suez Canal. Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. The Suez Canal is a Canal in Egypt. Opened in 1869 it allows Water transportation between Europe and Asia without circumnavigation
• March 23 - 22nd Academy Awards ceremony

April

• April 15 - Belgian king Leopold III announces that he is ready to abdicate in favor of his son Baudouin. Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. The 22nd Academy Awards Ceremony awarded Oscars for the best in films in 1949 Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Baudouin I (Baudouin Albert Charles Léopold Axel Marie Gustave or Dutch: Boudewijn Albert Karel Leopold Axel Marie Gustaaf ( 7 September 1930 –
• April 24 - Jordan formally annexes the West Bank. Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (الأردنّ al-Urdunn) is an Arab country in Southwest Asia spanning the southern The West Bank (الضفة الغربية, הגדה המערבית Hagadah Hamaaravit) also referred to in Israel as " Judea and Samaria
• April 27 - Apartheid: In South Africa, the Group Areas Act is passed, formally segregating races. Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa The Group Areas Act of 1950 (Act No 41 of 1950 was an Act of parliament created under the Apartheid Government of South Africa that assigned Racial
• April 27 - Britain formally recognizes Israel. Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated

May

• May 6 - "Cazin uprising" in town of Cazin (Bosnia) against Communist agrarian reforms. Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Latin script: Bosna i Hercegovina, Cyrillic script: Босна и Херцеговина is a country on the Balkan Agriculture refers to the production of goods through the growing of plants and fungi and the raising of domesticated Animals The study of agriculture
• May 6 - Tollund Man is found. Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. The Tollund Man is the naturally mummified corpse of a man who lived during the 4th century BC, during the time period characterised in Scandinavia as the
• May 9 - Robert Schuman presents his proposal on the creation of an organized Europe, indispensable to the maintenance of peaceful relations. Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Robert Schuman (29 June 1886 4 September 1963 was a noted French Statesman This proposal, known as the "Schuman declaration", is considered to be the beginning of the creation of what is now the European Union. The Schuman Declaration is a governmental proposal by then- French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman to place the Coal and Steel industries of The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in
• May 9 - L. Ron Hubbard publishes Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health. Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Lafayette Ronald Hubbard (March 13 1911 &ndash January 24 1986 was a fiction writer who devised a self-help technique called Dianetics and philosophy known as Scientology Dianetics The Modern Science of Mental Health (often abbreviated as DMSMH is a book by L
• May 11 - Kefauver Committee hearings about US organized crime begin. Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Between 1950 and 1951 the Kefauver Committee, officially the Senate Special Committee to Investigate Crime in Interstate Commerce, held all of America's attention
• May 13 - The first race in the inaugural FIA Formula One World Championship was held at Silverstone, England. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. This article refers to the village For the motor racing circuit see Silverstone Circuit. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
• May 14 - The Huntsville Times runs the headline, "Dr. von Braun Says Rocket Flights Possible to Moon. Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the The Huntsville Times is the daily morning Newspaper of record for the city of Huntsville Alabama and its surrounding areas Wernher Magnus Maximilian Freiherr von Braun (March 23 1912 &ndash June 16 1977 a German rocket physicist and astronautics engineer became one of the leading figures in "
• May 25 - Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel is formally opened to traffic. Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. The Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel is a Toll road in New York City which crosses under the East River at its mouth connecting the Boroughs of
• May 29 - St. Roch, first ship to circumnavigate North America arrives in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the History 1928 - constructed in North Vancouver British Columbia, Canada at Burrard Dry Dock Shipyards 1929-1939 - supplied The City of Halifax (est 1841 is the capital of the province of Nova Scotia and shire town of Halifax County Nova Scotia (ˌnəʊvəˈskəʊʃə ( Latin for New Scotland; Alba Nuadh Nouvelle-Écosse is a Canadian province located on Canada 's

June

• June 1 - Mauna Loa starts erupting. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Mauna Loa is the largest volcano on earth and one of five volcanoes that form the Island of Hawaii in the U
• June 3 - First ascent of Annapurna I, 10th highest mountain in the world. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Annapurna ( Sanskrit, Nepali, Nepal Bhasa: अन्नपूर्णा is a series of peaks in the Himalaya, a -long Massif
• June 6 - Turkey: The Adhan in Arabic is legalized. Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches Adhan (also - Athaan IPA /ʔæðæːn/ ( أَذَان) is the Islamic call to Prayer, recited by the Muezzin. Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language
• June 8 - Sir Thomas Blamey becomes the only Field Marshal in Australian history. Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Field Marshal Sir Thomas Albert Blamey GBE, KCB, CMG, DSO, ED, ( 24 January 1884 – 27 For other meanings see Field Marshal (disambiguation Field marshal is a military officer rank For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.
• June 23 - Mauna Loa stops erupting
• June 25 - Beginning of Korean War: Americans begin hoarding supplies in case of rationing and shortages. Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish Mauna Loa is the largest volcano on earth and one of five volcanoes that form the Island of Hawaii in the U Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians The Korean War refers to a period of military conflict between North Korean and South Korean regimes with major hostilities lasting from June 25 1950 until the Rationing is the controlled distribution of resources and scarce goods or services Economic shortage is a term describing a disparity between the amount demanded for a product or service and the amount supplied in a Market.
• June 28 - Korean War - North Korean forces capture Seoul. Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. North Korea is the commonly used short form name for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (or DPRK) a State located in East Asia, Seoul ( soʊl is the Capital and largest City of South Korea.
• June 29 - United States defeats England 1-0 in the 1950 FIFA World Cup. Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. The United States men's national soccer team is the national Soccer team of the United States for men and is controlled by the United States Soccer The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football The 1950 FIFA World Cup, held in Brazil from June 24 to July 16, was the fourth staging of the World Cup and the first staged in 12 years due to World

July

• July 16 - Uruguay beat Brazil 2-1 to win the 1950 World Cup. Events 622 - The beginning of the Islamic calendar. 1054 - Three Roman legates fractured relations between the Western and The Uruguay national football team is controlled by the Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol. The Brazil national football team is the national team of Brazil and is managed by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF that represents Brazil in international The 1950 FIFA World Cup, held in Brazil from June 24 to July 16, was the fourth staging of the World Cup and the first staged in 12 years due to World

August

• August 5 - Florence Chadwick swims across English Channel in 13 hours, 22 minutes. Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia. Florence May Chadwick (November 9 1918 &ndash March 15 1995 was an American Swimmer who was the first woman to swim the English Channel in both directions
• August 5 - A bomb-laden B-29 Superfortress crashes into a residential area in California: 17 dead, 68 injured. Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia.
• August 6 - Riot in Brussels in monarchist demonstrations. Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. Brussels (Bruxelles pronounced; Brussel pronounced) officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is
• August 8 - Winston Churchill supports idea of pan-European army allied with Canada and USA. Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS, PC, PC (Can ( 30 November 1874
• August 12 - In his Encyclical Humani Generis, Pope Pius XII declares evolution to be a serious hypothesis that did not contradict essential Catholic teachings. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid An encyclical was originally a circular letter sent to all the churches of a particular area in the ancient Christian church Humani generis is a papal encyclical that Pope Pius XII promulgated on 12 August 1950 "concerning some false opinions History See also History of the Papacy Catholics recognize the Pope as a successor to Saint Peter, who Jesus named as the "shepherd" and Pope eVolution is the third Album by eLDee, it was due to be released in 2008 A hypothesis (from Greek) consists either of a suggested explanation for a phenomenon (an event that is observable or of a reasoned proposal suggesting a possible Catholic is an Adjective derived from the Greek adjective '' / 'katholikos' meaning "whole" or "complete".
• August 15 - Earthquake and floods in Assam, India: 574 deaths, 5,000,000 believed homeless. Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed Assam) ( Assamese: অসম Ôxôm) is a northeastern state of India with its capital at Dispur, a suburb of the city
• August 22 - Foundation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary, Tagbilaran City, Philippines. Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. The Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary or IHMS, located at Pacifico Cabalit St
• August 23 - Legendary singer-actor Paul Robeson, whose passport has recently been revoked because of his alleged Communist affiliations, meets with U. Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Paul LeRoy Bustill Robeson ( April 9, 1898 &ndash January 23, 1976) was a multi-lingual American Actor, athlete Communism is a Socioeconomic structure that promotes the establishment of an egalitarian, classless, stateless Society based S. officials in an effort to get it reinstated. He is unsuccessful, and it is not reinstated until 1958.

September

• September 4 - Darlington Raceway is the site of the inaugural Southern 500, the first 500-mile NASCAR race. Events 476 - Romulus Augustus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself Darlington Raceway is a Race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington South Carolina. The Southern 500 is the annual spring NASCAR Sprint Cup race held at Darlington Raceway in Darlington South Carolina, USA The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing ( NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of Stock cars in the United States. Beetle Bailey comic strip started. Beetle Bailey (begun on September 4, 1950) is a Comic strip set in a United States Army military post created by Mort
• September 7
  • Coal mine collapses in New Cumnock, Scotland - 13 miners dead. Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. Coal mining is the extraction or removal of Coal from the Earth by Mining. New Cumnock is a town in East Ayrshire, Scotland in what used to be a coal mining area 116 rescued.
  • The gameshow Truth or Consequences debuts on television. Truth or Consequences was an American quiz show, originally hosted on NBC Radio by Ralph Edwards (1940-57 and later on television
• September 8 - The Defense Production Act is enacted into law in the U. Events 70 - Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem. 1264 - The Statute of Kalisz The Defense Production Act ( is a United States law enacted on September 8, 1950, in response to the start of the Korean War. S. , shaping American military contracting for the next 60 years.
• September 9 - The U. Events 1000 - Battle of Svolder, Viking Age. 1379 - Treaty of Neuberg, splitting the Austrian S. state of California celebrates its centennial anniversary. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean.
• September 12 - Communist riots in Berlin. Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the
• September 15 - Allied troops land in Inchon, occupied by North Korea, to begin the Battle of Inchon. Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. Incheon is a metropolitan city and a major seaport on the west coast of South Korea, near Seoul. The Battle of Incheon (인천 상륙 작전 Incheon Sangryuk Jakjeon; Code name: Operation Chromite) was an amphibious invasion and battle of
• September 19 - West Germany decides to purge communist officials. Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I. West Germany ( Inf German: Westdeutschland or West-Deutschland) was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany (
• September 26 - Indonesia admitted to the United Nations. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar dedicates a The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security
• September 28 - Ray Bradbury releases famous short story "The Veldt"
• September 30 - NSC-68 enacted by President Truman, setting US foreign policy for the next twenty years. Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. Ray Douglas Bradbury (born August 22 1920 is an American mainstream, Fantasy, horror, Science fiction and mystery Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the NSC-68 or National Security Council Report 68 was a 58 page classified report issued in the United States on April 14 1950 during the presidency

October

• October 2 - The comic strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz is first published in seven US newspapers. Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule A comic strip is a sequence of drawings that tells a story Currently in the Western world, most comic strips are written and drawn by a Comics artist Peanuts is a syndicated daily and Sunday Comic strip written and illustrated by Charles M Charles Monroe Schulz (November 26 1922 &ndash February 12 2000 was an American Cartoonist best known worldwide for his Peanuts Comic strip
• October 3 - Getúlio Dornelles Vargas, elected president of Brazil, for a five-year term. Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Getúlio Dornelles Vargas (ʒeˈtulju doɾˈnɛlis vaɾgɐs April 19, 1882 – August 24, 1954) served as president of The President of Brazil is both the Head of state and Head of government of the Federative Republic of Brazil.
• October 5 - Indonesian government quells riots in the Moluccas. Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople The Maluku Islands (also known as the Moluccas, Moluccan Islands, the Spice Islands or simply Maluku) are an Archipelago
• October 7
  • The 1950-1951 invasion of Tibet by China begins. Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) The People's Liberation Army (PLA defeated the Tibetan army in a war at Chamdo on October 7 1950 China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National
  • Agate Pass Bridge opens for traffic. The Agate Pass Bridge is a Structural steel truss Cantilever bridge spanning Agate Pass, connecting Bainbridge Island to the
• October 11 - The Federal Communications Commission issues the first license to broadcast television in color, to CBS (RCA will successfully dispute and block the license from taking effect, however). Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. RCA Corporation, founded as Radio Corporation of America, was an electronics company in existence from 1919 to 1986
• October 15 - In East Germany, communists win 99. Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the 7% of the vote.
• October 20 - Australia passes the Communist Party Dissolution Act, later struck down by the High Court. Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.
• October 26 - Sister Mary Teresa begins her charity work in Calcutta and becomes known as Mother Teresa. Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death Mother Teresa, Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, (born August 26, 1910 – September 5, 1997) was an Albanian ref>Spink
• October 28 - Torcida Split was founded. Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine
• October 30 - The Jayuya Uprising/revolt is started by Puerto Rican Nationalists against the United States. Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. The Jayuya Uprising, also known as the Jayuya Revolt or El Grito de Jayuya, refers to the revolt against the United States government in Puerto

November

• November 1
  • Pope Pius XII witnesses the "Miracle of the Sun" at the Vatican^[2] and defines a new dogma of Roman Catholicism: that God assumed Mary's body into Heaven after her death. Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Pope The Miracle of the Sun is an alleged miraculous event witnessed by as many as 100000 people on 13 October 1917 in the Cova da Iria fields near In Catholicism, a dogmatic definition is an extraordinary infallible statement published by a Pope or an Ecumenical council concerning a matter Dogma (the plural is either dogmata or dogmas, Greek, plural) is the established Belief or God is the principal or sole Deity in Religions and other belief systems that worship one deity. This article is about the theological concept For the works of art with this title see Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Art and Roman Catholic Marian art.
  • Puerto Rican nationalists Griselio Torresola and Oscar Collazo attempt to assassinate US President Harry S. Griselio Torresola ( 1925 - November 1, 1950) born in Jayuya Puerto Rico, was one of two Puerto Rican Nationalists who attempted Oscar Collazo ( January 20, 1914 &ndash February 21, 1994) was one of two Puerto Ricans who attempted to assassinate U Truman, who is staying at the Blair-Lee House in Washington, D. Blair House is the official state guest house for the President of the United States. C. during White House repairs.
• November 4 - United Nations ends the diplomatic isolation of Spain. Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
• November 8 - Korean War: While in an F-80, United States Air Force Lt. Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Russell J. Brown intercepts two North Korean MiG-15s near the Yalu River and shoots them down in the first jet-to-jet dogfight in history. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The Yalu River ( Chinese) or the Amnok River ( Korean) is a River on the border between China and North Korea. A jet aircraft is an Aircraft propelled by Jet engines Jet aircraft fly much faster than Propeller -powered aircraft and at higher altitudes -- as high as A dogfight or dog fight is Aerial combat between Fighter aircraft.
• November 10 - A US Air Force B-50 bomber, experiencing an in-flight emergency, jettisoned and detonated a Mark 4 nuclear bomb over Quebec, Canada. Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw The device lacked its plutonium core.
• November 11 - The Mattachine Society is founded in Los Angeles as the first Gay-liberation organization. Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare The Mattachine Society was the earliest lasting Homophile organization in the United States. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West In the English language, gay is an Adjective that in modern usage refers to Homosexuality.
• November 13 - Colonel Carlos Delgado Chalbaud is kidnapped and murdered in Caracas. Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St Carlos Román Delgado Chalbaud Gómez ( Caracas, 20 January 1909 – Caracas, 13 November 1950 was President of Venezuela from 1948 to 1950 Caracas (kaˈɾakas is the Capital and largest city of Venezuela.
• November 18 - The United Nations accepts the formation of Libyan national council
• November 20 - T. S. Eliot speaks against television in the UK. Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Libya ( ليبيا ar-Latn Lībiyā; Libyan vernacular: Lībya; Amazigh:) officially the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, Thomas Stearns Eliot, OM (September 26 1888 – January 4 1965 was a poet Dramatist, and Literary critic.
• November 22
  • Anti-British riots in Egypt. Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran
  • Shirley Temple announces her retirement from show business. Shirley Jane Temple (born April 23, 1928) is an Academy Award -winning Actress and Tap dancer, most famous for being an iconic
• November 25 - Phenomenal winter storm ravages the Northeastern United States, brings 30 to 50 inches of snow, temperatures below zero, and kills 323 people. Events 1034 - Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots dies Donnchad, the A winter storm is an event in which the dominant varieties of precipitation are forms that only occur at cold Temperatures such as Snow or "Snowfall" redirects here For other uses see Snow (disambiguation or Snowfall (disambiguation.
• November 26 - Korean War: Troops from the People's Republic of China move into North Korea and launch a massive counterattack against South Korean and American forces at Chosin, ending any thought of a quick end to the conflict. Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː
• November 28 - Greece and Yugoslavia reform diplomatic relations. For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία See also Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia ( Serbo-Croatian
• November 29
  • Korean War: North Korean and Chinese troops force a retreat of United Nations forces from North Korea. Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe
  • National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA founded. The National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA (usually identified as National Council of Churches, or NCC) is an association of 35 Christian
• November 30 - Douglas MacArthur threatens to use nuclear weapons in Korea. Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats

December

• December 3 - Mt Etna erupts in Sicily. Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French Sicily ( Italian and Sicilian: Sicilia) is an autonomous region of Italy.
• December 11-December 13 - The Maria Hertogh riots occur in Singapore, leaving 18 dead and 173 injured. Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life The Maria Hertogh riots or Natrah riots, which started on 11 December, 1950 in Singapore, consisted of outraged Muslims who resented Singapore
• December 12 - Paula Ackerman becomes the first woman in the United States to serve a congregation as a Rabbi. Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Paula Ackerman (née Paula Herskovitz, December 7, 1893 &mdash January 12, 1989) was the first woman to perform Rabbinical Rabbi (pronunciation, although in English usually) in Judaism, means a religious ‘teacher’ or more literally ‘my great one’ when addressing any master
• December 16 - The Office of Defense Mobilization is established in the United States. Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion The Office of Defense Mobilization (ODM was an independent agency of the United States government whose function was to plan coordinate direct and control all wartime
• December 24-December 25 - Scottish nationalists take the Stone of Scone from Westminster Abbey. Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian The Stone of Scone (ˈskuːn also commonly known as the Stone of Destiny or the Coronation Stone is an oblong block of red Sandstone, about by by in The Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, which is almost always referred to by its original name of Westminster Abbey, is a large mainly Gothic church
• December 28 - The Peak District becomes Britain's first National Park. Events 1065 - Westminster Abbey is Consecrated. 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of The Peak District is an upland area in central and northern England, lying mainly in northern Derbyshire, but also covering parts of Cheshire, Greater The national parks of England and Wales are areas of relatively undeveloped and scenic landscape that are designated under the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949

Undated

• Ralph Schneider founds Diners Club - it initially only works in 27 restaurants in New York City. Diners Club International, originally founded as Diners Club, is a charge card company formed in 1950 by Frank X The City of New York
• United Nations building is finished. The United Nations Headquarters is a distinctive complex in New York City that has served as the headquarters of the United Nations since its completion in 1950
• First pagers are developed. A pager (sometimes called a beeper) is a simple personal Telecommunications device for short messages
• First TV remote control, Zenith Radio's Lazy Bones is marketed. A remote control is an electronic device used for the remote operation of a Machine. Zenith Electronics Corporation is a former American manufacturer of Televisions headquartered in Lincolnshire Illinois
• Myxomatosis is introduced into Australia in an attempt to control the escalating rabbit population. Myxomatosis (commonly called 'myxi' is a disease which affects Rabbits It is caused by the Myxoma virus. Rabbits are small Mammals in the family Leporidae of the order Lagomorpha, found in several parts of the world
• IBM Israel begins operating in Tel Aviv. International Business Machines Corporation abbreviated IBM and nicknamed "Big Blue", is a multinational Computer Technology Tel Aviv-Yafo (תֵּל ־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ تل أبيب Tal ʾAbīb) (usually Tel Aviv) is the second-largest city in Israel
• President Harry Truman sends United States military advisers to Vietnam to aid French forces. Vietnam (ˌviːɛtˈnɑːm Việt Nam) officially This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
• France institutes a government-guaranteed minimum wage. A minimum wage is the lowest hourly daily or monthly Wage that employers may legally pay to employees or workers

Ongoing

• Computer Age, and Cold War
• First Indochina War

World population

• Total world population: 2,518,629,000
  • Africa: 221,214,000
  • Asia: 1,398,488,000
  • Europe: 547,403,000
  • Latin-America: 167,097,000
  • Northern America: 171,616,000
  • Oceania: 12,812,000. Information Age is a term that has been used to refer to the present era Cold War is the state of conflict tension and competition that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR and their respective allies from the The First Indochina War (also known as the French Indochina War, the The Anti-French War, the Franco-Vietnamese War, the Franco-Vietminh War, The world population is the total number of living Humans on Earth at a given time

Births

1950 in other calendars

Gregorian calendar	1950 MCML
Ab urbe condita	2703
Armenian calendar	1399 ԹՎ ՌՅՂԹ
Bahá'í calendar	106 – 107
Berber calendar	2900
Buddhist calendar	2494
Burmese calendar	1312
Chinese calendar	4586/4646-11-13 (己丑年十一月十三日) — to — 4587/4647-11-23 (庚寅年十一月廿三日)
Coptic calendar	1666 – 1667
Ethiopian calendar	1942 – 1943
Hebrew calendar	5710 – 5711
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	2005 – 2006
- Shaka Samvat	1872 – 1873
- Kali Yuga	5051 – 5052
Holocene calendar	11950
Iranian calendar	1328 – 1329
Islamic calendar	1369 – 1370
Japanese calendar	Shōwa 25 (昭和25年)
Korean calendar	4283
Thai solar calendar	2493
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• January 5
  • John Manley, Canadian politician
  • Charlie Richmond, Canadian entrepreneur and inventor
• January 12 - Sheila Jackson Lee, American politician
• January 12 - Dorrit Moussaieff, First Lady of Iceland
• January 16 - Debbie Allen, American actress, dancer, and choreographer
• January 17
  • Cristina Galbó, Spanish actress
  • Luis López Nieves, Puerto Rican writer
• January 18 - Gilles Villeneuve, Canadian race car driver (d. The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious Calendar Events Births Deaths Calendar Events Births Deaths The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری ‎ Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays The, or Shōwa era, is the period of Japanese history corresponding to the reign of Emperor Shōwa ( Hirohito) from December 25, 1926 to The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Charlie Richmond is an entrepreneur and inventor born 1950-01-05. Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Sheila Jackson-Lee (born January 12, 1950) is an American politician Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Dorrit Moussaieff ( Hebrew & Bukhori: דורית מוסאיוף (born 12 January 1950) is the Israeli -born British - Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. Deborrah Kaye “Debbie” Allen (b January 16, 1950) is an American Actress, Choreographer, Television director, Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Cristina Galbo was born on January 17 1950 in Madrid, Spain. She was an actress of some moderate fame in Europe during the late 1960s and early 1970s Luis López Nieves (born in 1950 is one of the most important and best-selling Puerto Rican authors Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor Joseph Gilles Henri Villeneuve ( Gilles Villeneuve ʒil vilnœv ( January 18, 1950 &ndash May 8, 1982) was a Canadian 1982)
• January 20 - Edward Hirsch, American poet
• January 21 - Billy Ocean, West Indian-born musician
• January 23 - Richard Dean Anderson, American actor
• January 24 - Gennifer Flowers, Accused President Clinton of sexual misconduct
• January 24 - Benjamin Urrutia, Ecuadoran author and scholar
• January 26 - Janet Lupo, American model
• January 27
  • Amos Grunebaum, Israeli-born obstetrician and gynecologist
  • Derek Acorah, Spiritualist medium
• January 29 - Jody Scheckter, South African race car driver
• January 30 - Trinidad Silva, American actor (d. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Edward Hirsch (born January 20, 1950) an American Poet and Academic who wrote a best seller about reading poetry Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. Billy Ocean (born Leslie Sebastian Charles, 21 January 1950 Fyzabad, Trinidad) is a Grammy Award -winning British -based Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor Richard Dean Anderson (born January Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled Gennifer Flowers (born January 24, 1950) is a woman who claims to have had a Relationship with former U Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled Benjamin Urrutia (born January 24 1950 in Guayaquil, Ecuador) is an Author and Scholar. Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. Janet Paula Lupo (born January 26, 1950 in Hoboken New Jersey) is an American model known chiefly for her well-endowed bust Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. Amos Grunebaum ( January 27, 1950 - present is one of the top US Obstetricians and Gynecologists His subspecialty is in Maternal-fetal medicine Derek Acorah (born 27 January 1950) is a medium and television personality in the UK. Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Jody David Scheckter (born January 29, 1950) is a South African former Auto racing driver the 1979 Formula One World Drivers Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain Trinidad Silva Jr ( 30 January 1950 - 31 July 1988) was an American actor who played small supporting roles in a number of films of the 1980s 1988)
• February 1 - Kazimierz Nycz, Polish clergyman
• February 3 - Morgan Fairchild, American actress
• February 4 - Pamela Franklin, British actress
• February 6 - Natalie Cole, American singer
• February 10 - Mark Spitz, American swimmer
• February 12 - Michael Ironside, Canadian actor
• February 12 - Steve Hackett, British songwriter and guitarist
• February 13 - Peter Gabriel, British musician
• February 15 - Tsui Hark, Hong Kong film director
• February 16 - Peter Hain, British politician
• February 18
  • Cybill Shepherd American Actress, Singer and Former Fashion Model
  • John Hughes, American film director, producer, and writer
• February 19 - Andy Powell, British musician (Wishbone Ash)
• February 20
  • Ken Shimura, Japanese television performer and actor
  • Tony Wilson, English impresario (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Kazimierz Nycz (born February 1, 1950) is a Polish Prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states Morgan Fairchild (born February 3 1950 is an American actress. Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons Pamela Franklin (born February 4 1950) is a British actress who first appeared in films from 1961 until 1976 Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio Natalie Cole (born Natalie Maria Cole on February 6 1950) is an influential American Singer-songwriter and performer who has Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead Mark Andrew Spitz (born February 10 1950 is a retired American Swimmer, best known for winning seven gold medals at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Michael Ironside (born February 12, 1950) is a Canadian method actor. Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Stephen Richard Hackett (born 12 February 1950 is a British Songwriter and Guitarist. Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950 in Chobham, Surrey, England) is an English Musician and Songwriter. Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor ( 徐) Tsui Hark, born Tsui Man-Kong (徐文光 on February 15, 1950, is a New Wave Film director in Hong Kong Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols Peter Gerald Hain (born 16 February 1950, Nairobi, Kenya) is a British Labour Party Politician who has Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy Cybill Lynne Shepherd (born 18 February, 1950) is a American Actress, Singer and former fashion model. Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum For the Welsh rugby international rugby player see Andy Powell (rugby player Andy Powell (born February 19, 1950 in Stepney, Wishbone Ash are a British rock band who achieved particular success in the early and mid-1970s with their most critically acclaimed records including Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment (born, February 20, 1950 in Higashimurayama, Tokyo) is a Japanese Comedian and Actor. Anthony Howard Wilson (20 February 1950 &ndash 10 August 2007 was an English Record label owner radio presenter TV show host Nightclub manager Impresario 2007)
• February 22
  • Julius Erving, American basketball player
  • Julie Walters, English actress
  • Miou-Miou, French actress
  • Ellen Greene, American actress
• February 25
  • Neil Jordan, Irish film director, writer, and producer
  • Néstor Kirchner, President of Argentina
• February 26
  • Helen Clark, Prime Minister of New Zealand
  • Bill Ritter, ABC TV News Anchor

March-April

• March 2 - Karen Carpenter, American singer and drummer (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Julius Winfield Erving II (born February 22 1950 and raised in Roosevelt New York) commonly known by the nickname Dr Julie Walters, CBE (born 22 February 1950 is an Academy Award -nominated Golden Globe - and BAFTA -award winning English Miou-Miou (born Sylvette Héry, 22 February 1950 in Paris, France) is a French actress. Ellen Greene (born February 22, 1951) is an American Singer and actress. Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Neil Jordan (born February 25, 1950) is an Academy Award -winning Irish filmmaker and Novelist He received the Academy Award Néstor Carlos Kirchner Ostoić (born February 25, 1950) was the President of Argentina from May 25, 2003 until December The President of Argentina (full title President of the Argentine Nation, Spanish: Presidente de la Nación Argentina) is the Head of state Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed Helen Elizabeth Clark (born 26 February 1950 is the 37th and current Prime Minister of New Zealand. The Prime Minister of New Zealand is New Zealand's Head of government consequent on being the leader of the party or coalition with majority support in Bill Ritter (Born February 26, 1950) is an emmy award winning American television news Anchor and journalist ABC Television is a service of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation launched in 1956 Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good The Carpenters were a vocal and instrumental duo consisting of Siblings Karen and Richard Carpenter. 1983)
• March 4 - Rick Perry, Governor of Texas
• March 9
  • Doug Ault, baseball player (d. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth James Richard "Rick" Perry (born March 4, 1950) is a Republican Politician and the current Governor of Texas Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. Douglas Reagan Ault ( March 9, 1950 – December 22, 2004) was a Major League Baseball First baseman / Designated hitter 2004)
  • Danny Sullivan, American race car driver
• March 11
  • Bobby McFerrin, American singer
  • Jerry Zucker, American film producer, director, and writer
• March 13 - William H. Macy, American actor
• March 18
  • Brad Dourif, American actor
  • Richard Kretchmer, English artist and historian
• March 20 - William Hurt, American actor
• March 22 - Jocky Wilson, Scottish darts player
• March 26
  • Teddy Pendergrass, American singer
  • Martin Short, Canadian-born comedian
• March 29 - Bud Cort, American actor
• March 30 - Robbie Coltrane, British actor and comedian
• April 3 - Sally Thomsett, British actress
• April 4 - Christine Lahti, American actress
• April 5 - Agnetha Fältskog, Swedish singer and songwriter (ABBA)
• April 5 - Harpo, Swedish pop musician
• April 10
  • Steven Seagal, American actor
  • Ken Griffey, Sr., baseball player
• April 12 - Kari Palaste, Finnish architect
• April 20 - Steve Erickson, American novelist
• April 22 - Peter Frampton, English musician
• April 25 - Lenora Branch Fulani, American Presidential candidate
• April 28 - Jay Leno, American comedian and talk show host
• April 29 - Paul Holmes, New Zealand radio and television broadcaster

May-June

• May 7 - Tim Russert American journalist (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Daniel John "Danny" Sullivan III (Born March 9, 1950 in Louisville Kentucky) is a former racing driver from the United States. Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Robert "Bobby" McFerrin Jr (born in Manhattan, New York, on March 11, 1950) is a ten-time Grammy Award -winning Jazz Jerry Zucker (born March 11 1950) is an American Movie director known for his role in directing comedy spoof films Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. William Hall Macy Jr (born March 13, 1950) is an Academy Award -nominated double Emmy - and Screen Actors Guild Award -winning Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Bradford Claude Dourif (born March 18 1950 is a BAFTA -winning and Academy Award - and Emmy -nominated American film and television Richard Kretchmer ( 18 March 1950 &ndash is an Artist and Historian. Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. William M Hurt (born March 20, 1950) is an Academy Award - and BAFTA Award -winning American Actor. Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. John Thomas Wilson, (born 22 March 1950) better known as "Jocky" Wilson, is a former Scottish Darts champion Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. Theodore "Teddy" DeReese Pendergrass Sr (born March 26, 1950) is an American R&B / soul Singer and Martin Hayter Short, CM (born March 26, 1950) is a Canadian Comedian, Actor, writer, Singer and Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Bud Cort (born March 29, 1948) is an American Film and stage Actor, writer, and director. Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. Robbie Coltrane, OBE (born 30 March 1950) is a Scottish Actor, comedian and author Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. Sally Thomsett (born April 3 1950 in Sussex, England) is a British Actress. Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Christine Lahti (born April 4, 1950) is an American Emmy Award - and two-time Golden Globe Award -winning actress and Academy Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop Agnetha Åse Fältskog (aŋneta osɛ fɛltskug (born Agneta Åse Fältskog) is a Swedish pop Singer-songwriter and Record Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop Harpo (born Jan Harpo Torsten Svensson 5 April 1950 in Bandhagen, Stockholm) is a Swedish Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Steven F Seagal (born April 10 1951 is an American Action movie Actor, producer, writer director, Martial artist George Kenneth Griffey (born April 10, 1950 in Donora Pennsylvania) is a former Major League Baseball star Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Kari Palaste (born April 12 1950 in Kajaani) is a Finnish Architect. Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Stephen Michael Erickson (born April 20 1950) is an American novelist essayist and critic Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. Peter Kenneth Frampton (born 22 April 1950 in Beckenham, Kent) is an English Musician, best known today for his solo Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Lenora Branch Fulani (b April 25, 1950, birth name Lenora Branch) is an American Psychologist, psychotherapist, and Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title James Douglas Muir "Jay" Leno (born April 28 1950 is an Emmy Award -winning American Stand-up comedian and Television host Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Paul Holmes CNZM (born April 29 1950) is a Radio and Television broadcaster in New Zealand. Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses Timothy John Russert II (May 7 1950 &ndash June 13 2008 was an American television Journalist and lawyer who appeared for more than 16 years as the longest-serving 2008)
• May 13 - Stevie Wonder, American musician
• June 5 - Abraham Sarmiento, Jr., Filipino journalist and political activist (d. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. Stevie Wonder (born Stevland Hardaway Judkins on May 13 1950 name later changed to Stevland Hardaway Morris) is an Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem Abraham P Sarmiento Jr, also known as Ditto Sarmiento ( June 5, 1950 &ndash November 11, 1977) was a Filipino student 1977)
• June 25 - Nitza Saul, Israeli actress

July-August

• July 5
  • Michael Monarch, American musician (Steppenwolf)
  • Huey Lewis, American musician
• July 11
  • Pervez Hoodbhoy, Pakistani Nuclear physicist and social activist
  • J. R. Morgan, British classical scholar
• July 18
  • Sir Richard Branson, British entrepreneur
  • Glenn Hughes, American vocalist (d. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Nitza Saul (sometimes credited as Nitza Shaul is an Israeli -born actress best known for her appearances on British Television during the 1980s Events 1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England. Michael Monarch (born on July 5, 1950 in Los Angeles, California) is an American Guitarist. Huey Lewis (born Hugh Anthony Cregg III; July 5 1950 is an American Musician, Songwriter and occasional Actor. Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy. Pervez Amirali Hoodbhoy ( Urdu: پرویز ہودبھائی) (born 11 July 1950) is Professor of High Energy Physics Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and Nuclear physics is the field of Physics that studies the building blocks and interactions of Atomic nuclei. JR (John Robert Morgan (born July 11, 1950) is a British academic currently working at Swansea University in Wales Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson (born 18 July 1950 is an English Business magnate, best known for his Virgin brand of over 360 companies 2001)
• July 19
  • Per-Kristian Foss, Norwegian Minister of Finance
  • Simon Cadell, British actor
• July 26 - Susan George, British actress
• August 1 - Roy Williams, American basketball coach
• August 11 - Erik Brann, American Musician, Guitarist (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic. Per-Kristian Foss (born 19 July 1950 in Oslo) is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. Simon John Cadell ( July 19 1950 – March 6 1996) was an English actor Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus Susan Melody George (born 26 July 1950) is a British actress and producer Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Roy Allen Williams (born August 1, 1950) is head coach of the men's Basketball team at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Events 2492 BC - Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation Erik Brann aka Erik Braunn aka Erik Braun ( August 11 1950 – July 25, 2003) American musician was a Guitarist 2003)
• August 11 - Gennadiy Nikonov, Russian weapon designer
• August 14 - Bob Backlund, American professional wrestler
• August 15
  • Anne, Princess Royal
  • Neil J. Gunther Australian/American physicist and computer scientist
• August 16
  • Hasely Crawford, West Indian athlete
• *Marshall Manesh, Persian actor
• August 26 - Carl Deuker, American author
• August 27 - Charles Fleischer, American actor

September-October

• September 1 -Dr. Phil McGraw, TV psychologist
• September 1 - Mikhail Fradkov, a Russian politician, the current Prime Minister of Russia
• September 2 - Rosanna DeSoto, American actress
• September 7 - Julie Kavner, American actress
• September 10 - Joe Perry (musician), American guitarist Aerosmith
• September 14
  • Paul Kossoff, British guitarist (Free) (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 2492 BC - Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation Gennadiy Nikolayevich Nikonov ( August 11, 1950 - May 14, 2003) was a Russian gun engineer Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures Robert Lee "Bob" Backlund (born August 14 1949) is an American professional wrestler and Actor with an in ring career Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed Neil Gunther, (born August 15 1950 is a Computer Information systems Researcher best known internationally for developing the Open-source Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting Hasely Joachim Crawford (born August 16, 1950) is a former athlete from Trinidad and Tobago. Marshall Manesh (born August 16, 1950) is an Iranian /American actor The Persian Empire was a series of Iranian empires that ruled over the Iranian plateau, the original Persian homeland and beyond in Western Asia Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. Carl Deuker is an award-winning author of young adult novels His first novel On the Devil's Court, was published in 1989 Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan Charles Fleischer (born August 27, 1950) is an American Actor, Comedian and Voice artist. Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Phillip Calvin McGraw (born September 1, 1950) best known as Dr Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Mikhail Yefimovich Fradkov (Михаи́л Ефи́мович Фрадко́в (born September 1, 1950) is a Russian politician who was the Prime Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending The Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation, (Председатель Правительства Российской Федерации unofficially called the Prime-Minister Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. Rosanna DeSoto (born September 2, 1950) is an American actress who has starred in film and in television Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. Julie Deborah Kavner (born September 7, 1951) is an American Emmy Award -winning actress, perhaps best known for providing the voice of Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. Anthony Joseph "Joe" Perry (Born September 10, 1950 in Lawrence Massachusetts) is the lead Guitarist, backing and occasional Aerosmith is an American Hard rock band sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston " and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band" Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. Paul Francis Kossoff (14 September 1950 in Hampstead, North West London, England –19 March 1976 was a rock Free were an English Rock band, formed in London in 1968 and best known for their popular song " All Right Now " 1976)
  • Masami Kuwashima, Japanese race car driver
• September 16 - Loyd Grossman, American television presenter and chef
• September 17 - Narendra Modi, Chief Minister of Gujarat
• September 21
  • Charles Clarke, British politician
  • Bill Murray, American actor and comedian
• September 22 - Kirka, Finnish singer
• September 24 - Kristina Wayborn, Swedish actress
• September 27 - Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Japanese actor
• September 28 - John Sayles, American director and screenwriter
• October 1 - Randy Quaid, American actor
• October 5
  • Jeff Conaway, American actor
  • Edward P. Jones, American writer
• October 9 - Jody Williams, American teacher and aid worker, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
• October 12
  • Caroline Ellis, British actress
  • Kaga Takeshi, Japanese actor
• October 18 - Wendy Wasserstein, American playwright (d. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. is a former racing driver from Japan. After some experience in the Japanese lower formulae he made an attempt at Formula One. Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers Loyd Daniel Gilman Grossman OBE, FSA (born September 16 1950) is an Anglo - American Television presenter Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec Narendra Damodardas Modi ( Gujarati: નરેંદ્ર દામોદરદાસ મોદી nəɾɛn̪d̪ɾə d̪ämod̪əɾd̪äs mod̪i born 17 September Gujarat (ગુજરાત Gujǎrāt, pronounced) is a state in western India. Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. Charles Rodway Clarke (born 21 September 1950 is a British Labour Party Politician. For the British actor see Billy Murray (actor. William James "Bill" Murray (born September 21, 1950) is an Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians Kirill "Kirka" Babitzin ( September 22, 1950 &ndash January 31 2007) was one of Finland 's most famous popular Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. Kristina Wayborn (born 24 September 1950) is a Swedish Actress. Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again is a Japanese American actor In addition to his extensive film work he has appeared on television in Star Trek The Next Generation - " Encounter Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. John Thomas Sayles (born September 28 1950) is an American Independent film director and Screenwriter who frequently Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Randall Rudy "Randy" Quaid (born October 1, 1950) is an American actor and Comedian. Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Jeff Conaway (born October 5, 1950, New York City, New York, U Edward P Jones is an African American author and winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. Jody Williams (born October 9, 1950 in Brattleboro, Vermont) is an American Teacher and aid worker who received the The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. Caroline Ellis (born 12 October 1950 in London) is an English Actress. is a well known stage and movie Actor in Japan who is probably best known internationally for his portrayal of Chairman Kaga in the Japanese television show Iron Chef Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Wendy Wasserstein ( October 18 1950 – January 30 2006) was an American Playwright and an Andrew Dickson White 2006)
• October 20 - Tom Petty, American singer
• October 22 - Bill Owens, Governor of Colorado
• October 28 - Sihem Bensedrine, Tunisian human rights activist
• October 31
  • John Candy, Canadian comedian and actor (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony Thomas Earl "Tom" Petty (born October 20 1950 is an American singer songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Bill Owens is an American politician and a member of the Republican Party. Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine Sihem Bensedrine (born October 28, 1950) is a Tunisian journalist and Human rights activist Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse John Franklin Candy (October 31 1950 &ndash March 4 1994 was a Canadian Comedian and Actor. 1994)
  • Jane Pauley, American television broadcaster and journalist

November-December

• November 1 - Robert B. Laughlin, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
• November 3
  • Joe Queenan, American humorist and social critic
  • Massimo Mongai, Italian author
• November 4 - Charles Frazier, American author
• November 10
  • Debra Hill, American producer (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Margaret Jane Pauley (born October 31, 1950, in Indianapolis Indiana) is an American Television Journalist, and has been Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Robert Betts Laughlin (born November 1, 1950) is a professor of Physics and Applied Physics at Stanford University who together The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina. Joe Queenan (born November 3, 1950) is a contemporary humorist Critic and Author from Philadelphia who graduated from Saint Joseph's Massimo Mongai (born 3 November, 1950) is an Italian author of Science fiction. Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani Charles Frazier (born November 4, 1950) is an award-winning American historical Novelist Frazier was born in Asheville, Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Debra Hill ( November 10, 1950 &ndash March 7, 2005) was an American Screenwriter and Film producer who 2005)
  • Bob Orton, Jr., American professional wrestler
• November 13 - Mary Lou Metzger, American singer and dancer
• November 21 - Alberto Juantorena, Cuban athlete
• November 22 - Lyman Bostock, baseball player (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Keith Orton Jr (born November 10, 1950) At WrestleMania he (unsuccessfully interfered in the match between Orton and The Undertaker striking The Undertaker Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St Mary Lou Metzger (born November 13, 1950 in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania) is an American singer and dancer best known for being a cast member Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem. Alberto Juantorena Danger (born 3 December, 1950) is a former Cuban track athlete. Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Lyman Wesley Bostock Jr ( November 22, 1950 - September 23, 1978) was an American professional Baseball player 1978)
• November 28
  • Russell Alan Hulse, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
  • Ed Harris, American actor
• December 1 - Keith Thibodeaux, American actor and musician
• December 5 - Camarón de la Isla, Spanish singer (d. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events Russell Alan Hulse (born November 28, 1950) is an American Physicist and winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics, shared with his The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Edward Allen "Ed" Harris (born November 28 1950 is a four-time Academy Award -nominated and Golden Globe -winning American actor writer and director Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Keith Thibodeaux (born December 1, 1950) is a former Child actor and musician best known for playing "Little Ricky" in the popular Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. El Camarón de la Isla ( December 5, 1950, San Fernando, Spain – July 2, 1992, Badalona, Spain) was 1992)
• December 10 - Tom Towles, American actor
• December 13 - Wendie Malick, American actress
• December 15 - Don Johnson, American actor
• December 16 - Roy Schuiten, Dutch cyclist (d. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V Tom Towles (born March 20, 1950) is an American actor Towles was born and raised in Chicago. Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life Wendie Malick (born December 13, 1950) is an American Actress and former Fashion model. Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Don Johnson (born Donnie Wayne Johnson, December 15 1949 Personal life Relationships and family At 22 Johnson began a four-year liaison Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion Roy Schuiten (b 16 December 1950 Zandvoort, Netherlands - d 19 September 2006 Praia do Corveiro Portugal) 2006)
• December 17 - Laurence F. Johnson, American futurist and educator
• December 17 - Wendy Brown, wife of Gordon Brown
• December 18 - Leonard Maltin, American film critic
• December 19 - Manny Trillo, baseball player
• December 23 - Michael C. Burgess, American politician
• December 28 - Alex Chilton, American musician (The Box Tops)

Deaths

January-June

• January 17 - Seiichi Hatano, Japanese philosopher (b. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila Dr Larry Johnson (born December 17, 1950 in Corpus Christi Texas) is an American futurist author and educator Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila Wendy Brown is a Professor of Political science at the University of California Berkeley. WikipediaManual of Style (biographies#Academic titles --> James Gordon Brown (born 20 February 1951 is Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the Leonard Maltin (born December 18, 1950) is an American Film critic and Film Historian. Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. Jesús Manuel Marcano (Manny Trillo (born December 25, 1950 in Caripito, Venezuela) also nicknamed "Indio", is a former Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city Dr Michael Clifton Burgess MD (born December 23, 1950) is a Physician and Politician from the state of Texas Events 1065 - Westminster Abbey is Consecrated. 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Alex Chilton (born William Alexander Chilton, on December 28, 1950, in Memphis Tennessee) is an American songwriter guitarist singer The Box Tops were a Memphis Pop music group of the late 1960s Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca ( 21 July 1877 &ndash 17 January 1950) was a Japanese philosopher, best known for his work in the Philosophy of religion. 1877)
• January 21 - George Orwell, English author (b. Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950 who used the Pseudonym George Orwell, was an English writer 1903)
• February 6 - Georges Imbert, Alsatian chemist (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio Georges Christian Peter Imbert born March 25, 1884 in Niederstinzel, Lorraine died February 6, 1950 in Saar Union 1884)
• February 7 - D. K. Broster, British historical novelist (b. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince Dorothy Kathleen Broster (1877&ndash February 7, 1950) was a British Novelist and short-story writer born in Garston, Liverpool 1877)
• February 25 - George Minot, American physician, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor George Richards Minot ( December 2, 1885 in Boston, Massachusetts &ndash February 25, 1950) won the 1934 Nobel The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1885)
• March 5 - Sid Grauman, American restaurateur (b. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a Sidney Patrick Grauman ( March 17, 1879 Indianapolis Indiana &ndash March 5, 1950) Beverly Hills California was an 1895)
• March 19 - Walter Haworth, British chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Sir Walter Norman Haworth ( March 19, 1883, Chorley, Lancashire &ndash March 19, 1950, Barnt Green, The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1883)
• March 19 - Edgar Rice Burroughs, American author (b. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Edgar Rice Burroughs ( September 1, 1875 – March 19, 1950) was an American author best known for his creation of the jungle hero 1875)
• March 24 - James Rudolph Garfield, American politician (b. Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland For his father the 20th President of the United States, see James Abram Garfield. 1865)
• March 30 - Joe Yule, Scottish-born comedian (b. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. Joe Yule (b April 30, 1894 in Scotland - d March 30, 1950 in Hollywood California, of a heart attack was a Vaudeville 1894)
• April 26 - G. Murray Hulbert, American politician (b. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. George Murray Hulbert ( May 14[[ 881]] - April 26[[ 950]] was a United States Representative from New York. 1881)
• May 1 - Lothrop Stoddard, American eugenicist (b. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Lothrop Stoddard ( June 29, 1883 &ndash May 1, 1950) born Theodore Lothrop Stoddard, was an American political theorist 1883)
• May 9 - Esteban Terradas i Illa, Catalan mathematician, scientist, and engineer (b. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Esteban Terradas i Illa (born Barcelona, 15 September 1883; died Madrid, 9 May 1950) was a Spanish Mathematician 1883)
• May 10 - Belle da Costa Greene, American librarian, bibliographer, and archivist (b. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Belle da Costa Greene ( December 13, 1883 in Washington DC - May 10, 1950 in New York City New York) was the Librarian 1883)
• June 4 - Kazys Grinius, President of Lithuania (b. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. Kazys Grinius ( December 17 1866 June 4 1950) was the third President of Lithuania, and held that office from June 7 1866)
• June 24 - Darwan Singh Negi, Indian VC recipient (b. Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place Darwan Singh Negi VC (November 1881- 24 June 1950 was among the earliest Indian recipients of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious 1881)

July-December

• July 12 - Elsie de Wolfe, American socialite and interior decorator (b. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1191 - Saladin 's garrison surrenders ending the two-year Siege of Acre. Elsie de Wolfe (also known as Lady Mendl) ( December 20, 1865 ? &ndash July 12, 1950) was a pioneering professional interior 1865)
• July 17 - Evangeline Booth, General of The Salvation Army (b. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians Evangeline Cory Booth ( December 25, 1865 &ndash July 17, 1950) was the 4th general of The Salvation Army (1934-1939 1865)
• July 22 - William Lyon Mackenzie King, Canadian politician (b. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of William Lyon Mackenzie King PC OM CMG ( December 17, 1874 – July 22, 1950) was a Canadian 1874)
• August 22 - Kirk Bryan, American geologist (b. Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Kirk Bryan ( 22 July, 1888 in Albuquerque, New Mexico - 22 August, 1950 in Cody, Wyoming) was an 1888)
• August 23 - Frank Phillips, American oil executive (b. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Frank Phillips ( November 28, 1873 &ndash August 23, 1950) founded Phillips Petroleum in Bartlesville Oklahoma (marketed as 1873)
• August 26 - Ransom E. Olds, American automotive pioneer (b. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. Ransom Eli Olds ( June 3, 1864 – August 26, 1950) was a pioneer of the American Automobile industry, for whom both the Oldsmobile 1864)
• August 27 - Cesare Pavese, Italian poet and novelist (b. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan Cesare Pavese ( September 9, 1908 &ndash August 27, 1950) was an Italian Poet, Novelist, literary critic and 1908)
• September 6 - Olaf Stapledon, British author and philosopher (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started William Olaf Stapledon ( May 10, 1886 &ndash September 6, 1950) was a British philosopher and author of several influential works 1886)
• September 10 - Raymond Sommer, American race car driver (b. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. Raymond Sommer ( August 31, 1906, Mouzon, in the Ardennes département of France - September 10, 1906)
• September 11 - Jan Smuts, Prime Minister of South Africa (b. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul Field Marshal Jan Christiaan Smuts, OM, CH, PC, ED, KC, FRS (24 May 1870 &ndash 11 September 1950 was a prominent The Prime Minister of South Africa was the Head of government in South Africa between 1910 and 1984 1870)
• September 21 - Arthur Milne, British physicist (b. Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. 1896)

Contents 1 Events of 1950 1.1 January 1.2 February 1.3 March 1.4 April 1.5 May 1.6 June 1.7 July 1.8 August 1.9 September 1.10 October 1.11 November 1.12 December 1.13 Undated 1.14 Ongoing 1.15 World population 2 Births 2.1 January-February 2.2 March-April 2.3 May-June 2.4 July-August 2.5 September-October 2.6 November-December 3 Deaths 3.1 January-June 3.2 July-December 4 Nobel prizes 5 Notes 6 External links

• October 13 - Ernest Haycox, American writer (b. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Ernest James Haycox ( October 1, 1899 – October 13, 1950) was an American writer of Western fiction. 1899)
• October 19 - Charles Ballantyne, Canadian politician (b. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. Charles Colquhoun Ballantyne PC ( August 9 1867 &ndash October 19 1950) was a Canadian politician 1867)
• October 23 - Al Jolson, American musician (b. Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - Al Jolson (May 26 1886 October 23 1950 born in Lithuania, Russian Empire, was a highly acclaimed American singer comedian and actor and the first openly 1886)
• October 29 - King Gustaf V of Sweden (b. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II 1858)
• November 2 - George Bernard Shaw, Irish writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 George Bernard Shaw ( (26 July 1856 &ndash 2 November 1950 was an Irish Playwright. The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1856)
• November 3 - Koiso Kuniaki, Prime Minister of Japan (b. Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina. was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army, Governor-General of Korea and 41st Prime Minister of Japan from 22 July 1944 to 7 April The is the usual English-language term used for the Head of government of Japan, although the literal translation of the Japanese name for the office is Prime 1880)
• November 25 - Johannes Vilhelm Jensen, Danish writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1034 - Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots dies Donnchad, the Johannes Vilhelm Jensen, in Denmark always called Johannes V Jensen, ( January 20, 1873 — November 25, 1950) was a Danish The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1873)
• November 25 - Gustaf John Ramstedt, Finland-Swedish linguist and diplomat (b. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1034 - Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots dies Donnchad, the Gustaf John Ramstedt born in Ekenäs October 22, 1873, died in Helsinki November 25 1950, was a Finland-Swedish 1873)
• November 28 - James Corbitt hanged for murder by Albert Pierrepoint
• November 30 - Werner Haase, Hitler's personal physician (b. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events James Henry "Tish" Corbitt (c 1913 &ndash 28 November 1950) was an English murderer hanged in Strangeways prison in Manchester by Albert Hanging is the lethal suspension of a person by a ligature The Oxford English Dictionary states that hanging in this sense is "specifically to put to death Murder is the unlawful killing of another human person with Malice aforethought, as defined in Common Law countries Albert Pierrepoint (30 March 1905 &ndash 10 July 1992 is the most famous member of a family from Yorkshire who provided three of the United Kingdom 's official Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats Werner Haase ( August 2, 1900 - November 30, 1950) was an SS Obersturmbannführer, professor of medicine 1900)
• December 2 - Dinu Lipatti, Romanian pianist (b. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire Dinu Lipatti ( March 19 1917, Bucharest &ndash December 2 1950, Geneva) was a Romanian classical 1917)
• December 5 - Sri Aurobindo, Indian guru (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. Sri Aurobindo (শ্রী অরবিন্দ Sri Ôrobindo) ( August 15, 1872 – December 5, 1950) was an Indian 1872)
• December 11 - Leslie Comrie, New Zealand astronomer and computing pioneer (b. Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office Leslie John Comrie ( 15 August 1893 &ndash 11 December 1950) was an astronomer and a pioneer in mechanical computation 1893)
• December 12 - Peter Fraser, former Prime Minister of New Zealand(b. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Peter Fraser (1884 - 1950 served as Prime Minister of New Zealand from 27 March 1940 until 13 December 1949. The Prime Minister of New Zealand is New Zealand's Head of government consequent on being the leader of the party or coalition with majority support in 1884)
• December 15 - Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Indian political leader (b. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Vallabhbhai Patel (વલ્લભભાઈ પટેલ IPA:) (31 October 1875 – 15 December 1950 was a political and social leader of India who played 1875)
• December 27 - Max Beckmann, German painter (b. Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 537 - The Hagia Sophia is completed 1512 - The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the Max Beckmann ( February 12 1884 – December 28 1950) was a German painter, draftsman, Printmaker, 1884)

Nobel prizes

• Physics - Cecil Frank Powell
• Chemistry - Otto Paul Hermann Diels, Kurt Alder
• Medicine - Edward Calvin Kendall, Tadeus Reichstein, Philip Showalter Hench
• Literature - Earl (Bertrand Arthur William) Russell
• Peace - Ralph Bunche

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b} "Year by Year 1950" -- History Channel International
2. ^ Joseph Pelletier "The Sun Danced at Fatima", Doubleday, New York (1983), pp150,151

External links

Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Cecil Frank Powell ( December 5, 1903 &ndash August 9, 1969) was a British Physicist, and Nobel Prize in Physics laureate The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. Otto Paul Hermann Diels (23 January 1876 &ndash 7 March 1954 was a German chemist. Kurt Alder (10 July 1902 &ndash 20 June 1958 was a German chemist and Nobel laureate. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. Edward Calvin Kendall ( March 8, 1886, South Norwalk, Connecticut &ndash May 4, 1972, Princeton New Jersey) Tadeusz Reichstein ( July 20, 1897 &ndash August 1, 1996) was a Polish-born Swiss Chemist and Nobel Philip Showalter Hench ( February 28, 1896 &ndash March 30, 1965) was an American Physician who with E The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred Bertrand Arthur William Russell 3rd Earl Russell, OM, FRS (18 May 1872 – 2 February 1970 was a British Philosopher, Historian The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Dr Ralph Johnson Bunche ( August 7, 1903 &ndash December 9, 1971) was an American Political scientist and Diplomat History International is a Digital cable, and Satellite television channel that features historical Documentaries with an international focus

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