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.
April 28, 1950
– Bhumibol Adulyadej marries Queen Sirikit after their quiet engagement in Lausanne, Switzerland on July 19, 1949.
June 29, 1950
– The United States defeats England during the 1950 FIFA World Cup.
July 16, 1950
– Chaplain-Medic massacre: American POWs were massacred by North Korean Army.
September 3, 1950
– “Nino” Farina becomes the first Formula One Drivers’ champion after winning the 1950 Italian Grand Prix.
September 26, 1950
– Indonesia is admitted to the United Nations.
October 3, 1950
– Korean War: The First Battle of Maryang San, primarily pitting Australian and British forces against communist China, begins.
October 19, 1950
– The People’s Republic of China joins the Korean War by sending thousands of troops across the Yalu river to fight United Nations forces.
November 8, 1950
– Korean War: United States Air Force Lt. Russell J. Brown, while piloting an F-80 Shooting Star, shoots down two North Korean MiG-15s in the first jet aircraft-to-jet aircraft dogfight in history.
Who Were Born On 1950?
January 20, 1950
– Mahamane Ousmane, President of Niger
January 24, 1950
– Daniel Auteuil, French actor
February 18, 1950
– John Hughes, American film director (d. 2009)
April 18, 1950
– Paul Callery, football player
July 18, 1950
– Mark Udall, American politician
July 31, 1950
– Lane Davies, American actor
October 3, 1950
– Pamela Hensley, American actress
October 20, 1950
– Tom Petty, American musician
November 8, 1950
– Mary Hart, American television personality
December 27, 1950
– Terry Bozzio, American drummer (Missing Persons)