Historical Events
- City College of NY defeats Bradley to win the NIT
Golf Tournament
LPGA Titleholders Championship Women's Golf, Augusta CC: Babe Didrikson Zaharias wins her 2nd of 3 Titleholders titles by 8 strokes from amateur Claire Doran
US Women's Golf Open
US Open Women's Golf, Rolling Hills CC: Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins by 9 strokes from amateur Betsy Rawls
1950 History
Famous Birthdays
- Curtis Fowlkes, American jazz and session trombonist, singer, and band leader (The Jazz Passengers; Lounge Lizards), born in NYC (d. 2023)
Famous Deaths
Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950)
American author (Tarzan of the Apes), dies at 74
- Sir Walter Norman Haworth, British chemist (Nobel Prize, 1937), dies of a heart attack on his 67th birthday [1]
About March 19, 1950
Day of the Week: Sunday
How Long Ago? 73 years, 6 months and 3 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Tiger
Star Sign: Pisces
