1950 Calendar
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1950 Historical Event(s)
- 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”.
- May 19, 1950 – A barge containing munitions destined for Pakistan explodes in the harbor at South Amboy, New Jersey, devastating the city.
- June 25, 1950 – The Korean War begins with the invasion of South Korea by North Korea.
- June 28, 1950 – Bodo League massacre: Korean War.
- August 22, 1950 – Althea Gibson becomes the first black competitor in international tennis.
- September 15, 1950 – Korean War: United States forces land at Inchon
- October 11, 1950 – Television: CBS’s mechanical color system is the first to be licensed for broadcast by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
- November 13, 1950 – General Carlos Delgado Chalbaud, President of Venezuela, is assassinated in Caracas.
- December 12, 1950 – Paula Ackerman, the first woman appointed to perform rabbinical functions in the United States, leads the congregation in her first services.
Who Were Born On 1950?
- January 12, 1950 – Bob McEwen, American politician
- January 13, 1950 – John McNaughton, American film director
- March 18, 1950 – Eiji Okuda, Japanese actor and film director
- July 18, 1950 – Glenn Hughes, American singer (Village People) (d. 2001)
- August 14, 1950 – Gary Larson, American cartoonist (The Far Side)
- September 3, 1950 – Doug Pinnick, American bassist and singer (King’s X)
- October 29, 1950 – Bronwen Mantel, Canadian actress and voice actor
- November 10, 1950 – Jack Scalia, American actor
- November 16, 1950 – David Leisure, American actor
- December 11, 1950 – Nino Frassica, Italian actor