Important Events in 1950
- 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 24 Operation Magic Carpet concludes after having transported 45,000 Yemenite Jews to Israel
- Oct 21 Chinese forces occupy Tibet
- Nov 24 UN troops begin an assault intending to end Korean War by Christmas
- Dec 19 Chinese invasion of Tibet forces the Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama to flee
- Dec 30 Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia become Independent states within the French Union
More Historical Events
1950 in Film & TV
- Feb 25 "Your Show of Shows" with Sid Caesar & Imogene Coca premieres on NBC Writers include Mel Brooks, Neil Simon & Woody Allen
- Jul 10 "Your Hit Parade" premieres on NBC (later CBS) TV (broadcast on radio from 1935)
- Jul 20 "Arthur Murray Party" premieres on ABC TV (later DuMont, CBS, NBC)
- Aug 19 ABC begins Saturday morning kid shows (Animal Clinic & Acrobat Ranch)
1950 in Music
- Nov 24 "Guys & Dolls" opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 1200 performances
1950 in Sport
- Apr 25 Chuck Cooper becomes the 1st African American to be drafted into the NBA (for Boston Celtics)
- May 13 First ever race of the Formula 1 World Drivers Championship is run at Silverstone, England and won by Giuseppe Farina of italy in an Alfa Romeo
- Sep 3 Giuseppe "Nino" Farina wins inaugural Formula 1 World Drivers Championship by taking out the Italian Grand Prix at Monza in an Alfa Romeo; wins by 3 points from Juan Manuel Fangio
- Oct 1 Connie Mack's last game as Philadelphia Athletics manager (1901-50); longest serving manager in MLB history; beat Washington Senators, 5-3 at Shribe Park
Did You Know?
Agnetha Fältskog
Bill Murray
John Candy
Narendra Modi
Robbie Coltrane
Stevie WonderFamous People in 1950
José Ferrer
Oscar for Best Actor- Judy Holliday
Oscar for Best Actress
José Ferrer
Judy HollidayWorld Leaders in 1950
- Clement Attlee
British Prime Minister - Harry Truman
33rd US President - Joseph Stalin
Soviet General Secretary - Mao Zedong
Chinese Revolutionary and Chairman of the Communist Party
Clement Attlee
Harry Truman
Joseph Stalin
Mao ZedongFamous Weddings in 1950
- Feb 17 Natural history broadcaster David Attenborough (24) weds Jane Elizabeth Ebsworth Oriel
- Mar 24 Actress Ingrid Bergman (34) weds Roberto Rossellini
- Apr 14 American minor league pitcher and future Dodgers' manager Tommy Lasorda (22) weds Joan Miller in South Carolina
Famous Divorces in 1950
- 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
More Weddings & Divorces
Emil Jannings
George Bernard Shaw
George Hainsworth
George Orwell
Mackenzie King
Willis Carrier