Significant Events
- Jan 23 Israeli Knesset resolves Jerusalem is capital of Israel
- Jan 31 US President Harry Truman publicly announces support for the development of a hydrogen bomb
- Feb 27 General Chiang Kai-shek elected president of Nationalist China
- Jun 25 North Korea invades South Korea, beginning the Korean War
- Jun 27 North Korean troops reach Seoul, UN asks members to aid South Korea, Harry Truman orders US Air Force & Navy into Korean conflict
- Sep 3 1st Formula One WDC: Giuseppe "Nino" Farina wins by three points
- Sep 24 "Operation Magic Carpet" sees all Jews from Yemen move to Israel
- Oct 21 Chinese forces occupy Tibet
- Nov 24 UN troops begin an assault intending to end Korean War by Christmas
- Dec 19 Tibet's Dalai Lama flees Chinese invasion
World Leaders in 1950
Harry Truman
33rd US President
Joseph Stalin
Soviet General Secretary
Mao Zedong
Chinese Revolutionary and Chairman of the Communist Party
Famous People in 1950
José Ferrer
Oscar for Best Actor
Judy Holliday
Oscar for Best Actress
Arianna Huffington
Bill Murray
John Candy
Richard Branson
Robbie Coltrane
Stevie WonderFamous Weddings
- Feb 17 Natural history broadcaster David Attenborough (24) weds Jane Elizabeth Ebsworth Oriel
- Mar 24 Actress Ingrid Bergman (34) weds Roberto Rossellini
- Apr 14 Baseball manager Tom Lasorda (22) weds Joan Miller
- Apr 28 King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand marries Mon Rajawongse Sirikit at Sra Pathum Palace after a quiet engagement in Lausanne, Switzerland July 19, 1949.
- Apr 29 Actor Sidney Poitier (23) weds model Juanita Hardy
Famous Divorces
- Mar 1 Actress Ingrid Bergman (34) divorces dentist Petter Aron Lindström after 12 years of marriage
- Jul 5 Actress Bette Davis (42) divorces artist William Grant Sherry after more than 4 years of marriage
Charles R. Drew
Emil Jannings
George Bernard Shaw
George Orwell
Mackenzie King
Willis Carrier