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Months in 1950: February March April May June July August September October November December

Historical Events

Results 1 - 40 of 40

1st - Dutch Govt raises all wages 5%, minimally fl. 5 per week
1st - Ho Chi Minh begins offensive against French troops in Indo China
1st - The state of Ajaigarh is ceded to the Government of India.
5th - Carson McCuller's "Member of the Wedding," premieres in NYC
6th - "Happy as Larry" opens at Coronet Theater NYC for 3 performances
6th - Britain recognizes Communist government of China
7th - "Happy as Larry" closes at Coronet Theater NYC after 3 performances
7th - Hank Snow's 1st appearance on "Grand Ole Opry"
7th - Mental health wing of Mercy Hospital burns, kills 41 (Davenport Ia)
12th - Swedish tanker rams British submarine Truculent in Thames, 64 die
12th - USSR re-introduces death penalty for treason, espionage & sabotage
14th - "As the Girls Go" closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 420 perfs
14th - US recalls all consular officials from China
15th - 4,000 attend National Emergency Civil Rights Conference in Wash DC
16th - Belgium, Luxembourg & Netherlands recognize Israel
17th - "Alive & Kicking" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 46 perfs
17th - 11 men rob Brink's office in Boston of $1.2M cash & $1.5M securities
17th - The Great Brinks Robbery - 11 thieves steal more than $2 million from an armored car Company's offices in Boston, Massachusetts.
18th - Christopher Fry's "Venus Observed," premieres in London
18th - Indians pitcher Bob Feller, after 15-14 season, takes $20,000 salary cut to $45,000, pay cut is Feller's own suggestion
19th - Maiden flight by Canada's Avro Canada CF-100 military plane
20th - "Dance Me a Song" opens at Royale Theater NYC for 35 performances
20th - Suriname becomes independent part in Realm of Netherlands
21st - "Lend an Ear" closes at National Theater NYC after 460 performances
21st - NY jury finds former State Dept official Alger Hiss guilty of perjury
21st - T S Eliot's "Cocktail Party," premieres in NYC
22nd - Polly Riley wins LPGA Tampa Golf Open
23rd - 3rd edition of Joseph Kane's Famous 1st Facts published
23rd - AP picks "Miracle Braves" of 1914 as greatest sports upset
23rd - Israeli Knesset resolves Jerusalem is capital of Israel
23rd - NFL rule changes open way for 2-platoon system (offense & defense)
23rd - Rebel army of cap Raymond Westerner occupies Bandung
24th - Jackie Robinson signs highest contract ($35,000) in Dodger history
25th - 73°F (23°C) highest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in January
26th - India becomes a republic ceaseing to be a British dominion
27th - 2nd Emmy Awards: Ed Wynn Show & Texaco Star Theater win
28th - Preston Tucker, auto maker, found not guilty of mail fraud
30th - "Robert Montgomery Presents" dramatic anthology premieres on NBC TV
31st - President Truman publicly announces development of H-bomb
31st - Pres Truman OKs building of hydrogen bomb

Famous Birthdays

Results 1 - 74 of 74

1st - Morgan Fisher, rock keyboardist (British Lions)
1st - Svetlana Georgievna Beregovkina, Russia, cosmonaut
1st - Yevgeni Vladimirovich Saley, cosmonaut
2nd - Lou Gramm, rocker
2nd - David Shifrin, American classical clarinetist
3rd - Beth Anderson, composer
3rd - Victoria Principal, American actress
5th - Chris Stein, rock guitarist and co-founder of Blondie (Heart of Glass, Call Me) born in Brooklyn, New York
5th - Michael O'Donoghue, writer/performer
5th - Ioan Petru Culianu, Romanian-born professor (d. 1991)
5th - John Manley, Canadian politician
5th - Charlie Richmond, Canadian entrepreneur
6th - Louis Freeh, former Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
7th - Erin Gray, Honolulu Hawaii, actress (Silver Spoons, Buck Rogers)
7th - Ross Grimsley, American baseball player
7th - Johnny Lever, Indian actor
9th - David Johansen, [Buster Poindexter], NY, singer (Hot! Hot! Hot!)
9th - Rio Reiser, rock singer
10th - Cyril Neville, rocker (Neville Brothers)
12th - Bob McEwen, (Rep-R-OH, 1981- )
12th - Marilyn R Smith, microbiologist
12th - Sheila Jackson Lee, American politician
12th - Göran Lindblad, Swedish politician
12th - Dorrit Moussaieff, First Lady of Iceland
12th - Ricky Ray Rector, American murderer (d. 1992)
13th - Bob Forsch, American baseball player
13th - John McNaughton, American film director
15th - David Lynn Jones, Bexar Ark, country singer (Bonnie Jean)
15th - Marius Trésor, French footballer
16th - Caroline Munro, Windsor England, actress (Spy Who Loves Me) [or 12/16]
16th - Debbie Allen, Houston Tx, dancer/actress (3 Girls 3, Lydia-Fame)
16th - Jesse Dizon, Oceanside CA
16th - Brian Castro, Australian author
16th - Damo Suzuki, Japanese singer (Can)
17th - Luis López Nieves, Latin American writer
18th - Claudia de Colombia, Bogato Columbia, spanish singer (Yo Creo En Ti)
18th - Gilles Villeneuve, Canadian auto racer
18th - John Hughes, director (Breakfast Club, 16 Candles, Weird Science)
19th - Sébastien Dhavernas, Quebec actor
19th - Grant Nordman, Canadian politician
20th - Henk Batenburgh, cabaret performer/singer (Waaldrecht)
20th - Liza Goddard, British actress
20th - Edward Hirsch. American poet
20th - Chuck Lefley, Canadian ice hockey player
20th - Mahamane Ousmane, President of Niger
21st - Billy Ocean, [Leslie S Charles], Trinidad, singer (Caribbean Queen)
21st - Joseph R Tanner, Danville Ill, astronaut (STS 66, 82, sk: 97)
21st - Richie Ranno, rocker
23rd - Bill Cunningham, rock keyboardist/bassist (Box Tops)
23rd - Danny Federici, rocker (E Street Band)
23rd - Patrick Simmons, guitarist/vocal (Doobie Brothers-Minute by Minute)
23rd - Richard Dean Anderson, Minneapolis, actor (MacGyver, Emerald Pt NAS)
23rd - Richard Gilliland, Ft Worth Tx, actor (Jonesy-Waltons, Tom-Heartland)
23rd - William Cunningham, rock bassist/pianist (Box Tops-Letter)
23rd - John Greaves, English musician (Henry Cow, National Health)
24th - Daniel Auteuil, Algeria, actor (Elegant Criminal, Manon of Spring)
24th - Benjamin Urrutia, Ecuadorian-born American writer
25th - Gloria Naylor, US author (Women of Brewster Place)
25th - Michael Cotton, rocker (Tubes)
26th - David Strathairn, actor (LA Confidential, Eight Men Out)
26th - Jorg Haider, Austrian polical leader (Austrian Freedom Pary)
26th - Janet Lupo, American model
27th - Amos Grunebaum, Israeli-born physician
27th - Derek Acorah, English spirit medium
28th - Barbi Benton, [Klein], Calif, Playboy model (Hee Haw, Sugar Time!)
28th - David Carl Hilmers, Iowa, Col USMC/astronaut (STS 51-J, 26, 36, 42)
28th - Glyn Ford, British MEP
28th - Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifah, King of Bahrain
28th - Bob Hay, American songwriter and musician
29th - Ann Jillian, Cambridge Mass, actress (Mr Mom, Jennifer Slept Here)
29th - Jody Schecter, South African auto maker (World Driver's 1979)
30th - Bruce Howard Lidington, actor (Sword of Valiant, Mosses)
30th - Silvia Bertolaccini, LPGA golfer
30th - Trinidad Silva, American actor (d. 1988)

Famous Deaths

Results 1 - 16 of 16

2nd - Emil Jannings, actor (The Way of All Flesh), dies at 65
2nd - James Dooley, Premier of New South Wales (b. 1877)
6th - Isaiah Bowman, geographer/co-founder (Geographical Review), dies at 71
8th - George Rowe, cricketer (15 wckts in 4 Tests for S Af 1895-1902), dies
8th - Joseph A Schumpeter, Aus/US economist/Minister of Finance, dies at 66
8th - Joseph Issac Shneerson, Jewish Lubavitch Chabal leader, dies
11th - Karin Michaelis, writer, dies at 77
12th - Koos van de Griend, composer, dies at 44
15th - Gen Henry "Hap" Arnold, U.S. General of the Air Force (b. 1886)
21st - George Orwell, author (Animal Farm, 1984), dies in London at 46
22nd - Alan Hale, actor (Little John-Adv of Robin Hood), dies at 57
22nd - Corinne Luchaire, French actress (b. 1921)
24th - Bull Montana, actor (Son of Sheik), dies at 62
26th - Betsy van den Arend, Dutch [Betje], actress (Miss Hobbs), dies at 78
28th - Nikolai Luzin, Russian mathematician (b. 1883)
29th - Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait (b. 1885)