1950 Calendar
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1950 Historical Event(s)
- January 17, 1950 – The Great Brinks Robbery – 11 thieves steal more than $2 million from an armored car Company’s offices in Boston, Massachusetts.
- February 17, 1950 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Metal Tiger in Chinese astrology.
- March 17, 1950 – Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley announce the creation of element 98, which they name “Californium”.
- April 28, 1950 – Bhumibol Adulyadej marries Queen Sirikit after their quiet engagement in Lausanne, Switzerland on July 19, 1949.
- May 29, 1950 – The St. Roch, the first ship to circumnavigate North America, arrives in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
- June 28, 1950 – Seoul is captured by North Korean troops.
- July 5, 1950 – Zionism: the Knesset passes the Law of Return which grants all Jews the right to immigrate to Israel.
- October 2, 1950 – Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz is first published
- October 30, 1950 – Pope Pius XII witnesses “The Miracle of the Sun” while at the Vatican.
- December 25, 1950 – The Stone of Scone, traditional coronation stone of British monarchs, is taken from Westminster Abbey by Scottish nationalist students. It later turns up in Scotland on April 11, 1951.
Who Were Born On 1950?
- January 13, 1950 – Bob Forsch, American baseball player
- January 23, 1950 – Danny Federici, American musician (Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band) (d. 2008)
- February 26, 1950 – Helen Clark, New Zealand politician, Prime Minister (1999–2008)
- April 5, 1950 – Agnetha Fältskog, Swedish singer (ABBA)
- April 18, 1950 – Paul Callery, football player
- June 5, 1950 – Abraham Sarmiento, Jr., Filipino journalist & political activist (d. 1977)
- July 5, 1950 – Michael Monarch, American guitarist (Steppenwolf)
- August 29, 1950 – Doug DeCinces, American baseball player
- September 17, 1950 – Chris Heister, Swedish politician
- October 12, 1950 – Kaga Takeshi, Japanese actor