1950

Year 1950 () was a (link will display the full calendar) of the.

January

 * - Sir is appointed principal conductor of the
 * -  introduces a  calling for examination of  in the U.S.
 * - The recognizes the . The  severs  with Britain in response.
 * - The government recognizes the.
 * -  manhandle the town of  in,.


 * Huk guerrillas attack the town of, kill two and torch the city of.
 * British  collides with a   in the  and sinks - 64 dead.
 * - forms  to
 * - cloud kills 5000 in ,
 * - The - 11 thieves steal more than $2 million from an  in
 * - is convicted of
 * - The passes a resolution that states  is the capital of.
 * - :, a German émigré and physicist, walked into 's and confessed to being a  spy: for 7 years, he passed  data on U.S. and British  research to the ; formally charged.
 * - promulgates its  forming a  and  is sworn in as its first.
 * - is put under  mandate
 * - criticizes the fact that  is still in force in
 * orders the development of the in response to the detonation the 's first  in
 * Last troops  in continental
 * orders the development of the in response to the detonation the 's first  in
 * Last troops  in continental

February

 * February - British forms a new government.
 * - re-elected as a president of the
 * - 's illegitimate child arouses ire in USA
 * - : In his speech to the at the  in,   accuses the  of being filled with 890.
 * Two battalions attack a  base in
 * recognizes
 * Pro-communist riots in
 * founded
 * warns that nuclear war could lead to mutual destruction
 * The USA army begins to deploy anti-aircraft cannons to protect nuclear stations and military targets
 * The US Air Force loses a B-36 bomber that carried an Mk-4 atomic bomb off the west coast of Canada, and produced the world's first Broken Arrow
 * - The and the  sign a mutual defense treaty
 * - re-elected president of
 * - tries unsuccessfully to negotiate with  to begin unification.
 * - The and the  sign a mutual defense treaty
 * - re-elected president of
 * - tries unsuccessfully to negotiate with  to begin unification.

March

 * is convicted of spying for the by giving them   data.
 * Acting Chinese President ends his term in office
 * resumes his duties as Chinese president after moving his government to,.
 * - states that it intends to exile all Germans.
 * The claims to have an.
 * The first Volkswagen Type 2 van - also known as the - rolls off the assembly line in,.
 * - A plane carrying returning rugby fans from Ireland to Wales crashes near with the loss of 80 lives.
 * - - In Belgium, the over the monarchy shows 57.7% support the return of king, 42.3% against.
 * Ship Cygnet hits mine off the coast.
 * Governor Shlipp Concow's born at 7:02 AM.
 * - researchers announce the creation of element 98 which they have named "".
 * - Government of decides to confiscate the property of Polish church.
 * - demands that Britain remove all its troops in.
 * - researchers announce the creation of element 98 which they have named "".
 * - Government of decides to confiscate the property of Polish church.
 * - demands that Britain remove all its troops in.

April

 * - former member of Swedish band  born in Jönköping. Her name was originally spelt Agneta; she added the h later herself.
 * -, King of the Belgians, announces that he is ready to abdicate in favor of his son.
 * - formally annexes.
 * In, the is passed formally segregating races.
 * Britain formally recognizes.
 * Britain formally recognizes.

May

 * "Cazin uprising" in town of Cazin against Communist and their  reforms.
 * is found.
 * presents his proposal on the creation of an organized Europe, indispensable to the maintenance of peaceful relations. This proposal, known as the "", is considered to be the beginning of the creation of what is now the.
 * publishes "Dianetics, The Modern Science of Mental Health".
 * - hearings about US  begin.
 * - runs the headline, " Says Rocket Flights Possible to Moon."
 * - is formally opened to traffic.
 * -, first ship to North America arrives in ,.
 * - is formally opened to traffic.
 * -, first ship to North America arrives in ,.

June

 * - First ascent of, 10th highest mountain in the world.
 * - : The in  is legalized.
 * - Sir becomes the only  in n history.
 * - 58 persons were killed when a commercial airliner crashed into Lake Michigan. The reason for the disaster is unknown. Only fragments of the plane and the bodies of passengers were ever found.
 * - Beginning of : Americans begin hoarding supplies in case of and s.
 * - - n forces capture.
 * - defeats  1-0 in the . For more details, see.

July

 * - beat  2-1 to win the.

August

 * swims across in 13 hours, 22 minutes.
 * A bomb-laden crashes into a residential area in California: 17 dead, 68 injured.
 * - Riot in in monarchist demonstrations.
 * - supports idea of pan-an army allied with Canada and USA.
 * - In his,   declares  to be a serious  that did not contradict essential  teachings.
 * - Earthquake and floods in, India: 574 deaths, 5,000,000 believed homeless.
 * - Foundation of the, Tagbilaran City, Philippines.
 * - Legendary singer-actor, whose passport has recently been revoked because of his alleged affiliations, meets with U.S. officials in an effort to get it reinstated. He is unsuccessful, and it is not reinstated until 1958.
 * - Legendary singer-actor, whose passport has recently been revoked because of his alleged affiliations, meets with U.S. officials in an effort to get it reinstated. He is unsuccessful, and it is not reinstated until 1958.

September

 * - Hungarian major general defects to Austria and applies for
 * - is the site of the inaugural, the first 500-mile  race.  comic strip started.
 * collapses in, Scotland - 13 miners dead. 116 rescued.''
 * The gameshow  debuts on television.
 * - The is enacted into law in the, shaping American military contracting for the next 60 years.
 * - The U.S. state of celebrates its centennial anniversary.
 * - Communist riots in Berlin.
 * - First main-line diesel-electric locomotives run in Australia.
 * - Allied troops land in, occupied by , to begin the.
 * - decides to purge communist officials.
 * - admitted to the.
 * - enacted by President Truman, setting US foreign policy for the next twenty years.
 * - enacted by President Truman, setting US foreign policy for the next twenty years.

October

 * - The  by  is first published in seven US newspapers.
 * -, elected , for a five-year term.
 * - n government quells riots in the.
 * The begins.
 * opens for traffic.
 * - The issues the first license to broadcast  in color, to  ( will successfully dispute and block the license from taking effect, however).
 * - In, communists win 99.7% of the vote.
 * - passes the Communist Party Dissolution Act, later struck down by the High Court.
 * - Sister Mary Teresa begins her charity work in and becomes known as.
 * - the oldest organized fan group Torcida Split is formed
 * - the oldest organized fan group Torcida Split is formed

November

 * Pope witnesses the "" at the Vatican and  a new  of : that   Mary's body into Heaven after her death.
 * Puerto Rican nationalists and  attempt to assassinate US President, who is staying at the  in Washington, D.C. during White House repairs.
 * - ends the diplomatic isolation of.
 * - : While in an, Lt.  intercepts two n s near the  and shoots them down in the first -to-jet  in history.
 * - A US Air Force B-50 bomber, experiencing an in-flight emergency, jettisoned and detonated a Mark 4 nuclear bomb over Quebec, Canada. The device lacked its plutonium core.
 * - The is founded in  as the first -liberation organization.
 * - Colonel is kidnapped and murdered in.
 * - accepts the formation of n national council
 * - speaks against television in the UK.
 * Anti-British riots in.
 * announces her retirement from show business.
 * - Phenomenal ravages the Northeast, brings 30 to 50 inches of , temperatures below zero, and kills 323 people.
 * - : Troops from the move into  and launch a massive counterattack against n and  forces, ending any thought of a quick end to the conflict.
 * - and  reform diplomatic relations.
 * Korean War: n and troops force a desperate retreat of  forces from North Korea.
 * founded.
 * - Truman threatens to use nuclear weapons in Korea.
 * Korean War: n and troops force a desperate retreat of  forces from North Korea.
 * founded.
 * - Truman threatens to use nuclear weapons in Korea.

December

 * - volcano erupts in
 * - - The occur in, leaving 18 dead and 173 injured.
 * - becomes the first woman in the  to serve a congregation as a, a few weeks after the death of her husband.
 * - The is established in the.
 * - - Scottish nationalists take the from.
 * - The becomes Britain's first.

Undated

 * Ralph Schneider founds - it initially only works in 27 restaurants in.
 * is finished.
 * First s are developed.
 * First TV, 's Lazy Bones is marketed.
 * is introduced into Australia in an attempt to control the escalating population.
 * begins operating in.
 * Japanese soldier surrenders in the.
 * President sends  military advisers to  to aid  forces.
 * institutes a government guaranteed.

World population

 * Total : 2,518,629,000
 * 221,214,000
 * 1,398,488,000
 * 547,403,000
 * 167,097,000
 * 171,616,000
 * 12,812,000.

January-February

 * , Canadian politician
 * , Canadian entrepreneur and inventor
 * -, American politician
 * -, American actress, dancer, and choreographer
 * , Spanish actress
 * , Puerto Rican writer
 * -, Canadian race car driver (d. )
 * -, American poet
 * -, West Indian-born musician
 * -, American actor
 * -, Ecuadoran author and scholar
 * -, American model
 * , American author and humorist
 * , Israeli-born obstetrician and gynecologist
 * , Spiritualist medium
 * -, South African race car driver
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, Polish clergyman
 * -, American actress
 * -, British actress
 * -, American singer
 * -, American swimmer
 * -, Canadian actor
 * -, British musician
 * -, Hong Kong film director
 * -, British politician
 * -, American film director, producer, and writer
 * -, British musician
 * , Japanese television performer and actor
 * , English impresario (d. )
 * , American basketball player
 * , English actress
 * , French actress
 * , American actress
 * , Irish film director, writer, and producer
 * , News Anchor
 * , English actress
 * , French actress
 * , American actress
 * , Irish film director, writer, and producer
 * , News Anchor
 * , News Anchor
 * , News Anchor
 * , News Anchor
 * , News Anchor

March-April

 * -, American singer and drummer (d. )
 * -, Governor of Texas
 * , baseball player (d. )
 * , American race car driver
 * , American singer
 * , American film producer, director, and writer
 * -, American actor
 * , American actor
 * , English artist and historian
 * -, American actor
 * , American singer
 * , Canadian-born comedian
 * -, American actor
 * -, British actor and comedian
 * -, British actress
 * -, American actress
 * -, Swedish singer and songwriter
 * , American actor
 * , baseball player
 * -, Finnish architect
 * -, Scottish Gentleman & Scholar of Edinburgh
 * -, American novelist
 * -, English musician
 * -, American Presidential candidate
 * -, American comedian and talk show host on the Tonight Show
 * -, New Zealand radio and television broadcaster
 * -, American novelist
 * -, English musician
 * -, American Presidential candidate
 * -, American comedian and talk show host on the Tonight Show
 * -, New Zealand radio and television broadcaster

May-June

 * , Scottish footballer
 * , American actor
 * -, American lyricist (d. )
 * -, American boxer and actor
 * -, actor and TV personality
 * , American actor
 * , Irish actor
 * -, American singer and musician
 * -, American actor
 * , German physicist, laureate
 * , Canadian rockabilly musician (d. )
 * , Slovene politician
 * , Russian politician and dissident
 * , German television host
 * , American athlete (d. )
 * , American composer and musician
 * , English songwriter
 * , British actress
 * -, American lawyer
 * -, American professional wrestler
 * -, French politician
 * , American musician
 * , English singer and musician
 * -, American singer and actress
 * -, American television host and author
 * -, American comic book creator
 * -, Turkish composer and musician
 * -, Australian singer
 * -, English actor
 * , English singer and musician
 * -, American singer and actress
 * -, American television host and author
 * -, American comic book creator
 * -, Turkish composer and musician
 * -, Australian singer
 * -, English actor

July-August

 * , i and social activist
 * , British classical scholar
 * , British entrepreneur
 * , American vocalist (d. )
 * , Norwegian Minister of Finance
 * , British actor
 * -, British actress
 * -, Russian weapon designer
 * -, American professional wrestler
 * Australian/American physicist and computer scientist
 * , West Indian athlete
 * *, n actor
 * -, American entrepreneur
 * -, American actor
 * Australian/American physicist and computer scientist
 * , West Indian athlete
 * *, n actor
 * -, American entrepreneur
 * -, American actor
 * -, American actor

September-October

 * -, a politician, the current
 * -, American actress
 * -, American actress
 * -, American guitarist
 * , British guitarist (d. )
 * , Japanese race car driver
 * -, American television presenter and chef
 * -, Chief Minister of
 * , British politician
 * , American actor and comedian
 * -, Finnish singer
 * -, Swedish actress
 * -, Japanese actor
 * -, American director and screenwriter
 * -, American actor
 * , American actor
 * , American writer
 * -, American teacher and aid worker, recipient of the
 * -, Japanese actor
 * -, American playwright (d. )
 * -, American singer
 * -, Governor of Colorado
 * -, Tunisian human rights activist
 * , Canadian comedian and actor (d. )
 * , American television broadcaster and journalist
 * -, Tunisian human rights activist
 * , Canadian comedian and actor (d. )
 * , American television broadcaster and journalist
 * , American television broadcaster and journalist

November-December

 * -, American physicist, laureate
 * , American humorist and social critic
 * , Italian author
 * -, American author
 * , American producer (d. )
 * , American professional wrestler
 * -, American singer and dancer
 * -, Cuban athlete
 * -, baseball player (d. )
 * , American physicist, laureate
 * , American actor
 * -, American actor and musician
 * -, Spanish singer (d. )
 * -, American actor
 * -, American actress
 * -, American actor
 * -, Dutch cyclist (d. )
 * -, American futurist and educator
 * -, American film critic
 * -, baseball player
 * -, American politician
 * -, American film critic
 * -, baseball player
 * -, American politician

January-June

 * -, Japanese philosopher (b. )
 * -, English author (b. )
 * -, Alsatian chemist (b. )
 * -, British historical novelist (b. )
 * -, American physician, recipient of the (b. )
 * -, American restaurateur (b. )
 * -, British chemist, laureate (b. )
 * -, American author (b. )
 * -, American politician (b. )
 * -, Scottish-born comedian (b. )
 * -, American politician (b. )
 * -, American eugenicist (b. )
 * -, Catalan mathematician, scientist, and engineer (b. )
 * -, American librarian, bibliographer, and archivist (b. )
 * -, President of Lithuania (b. )
 * -, Indian VC recipient (b. )

July-December

 * -, American socialite and interior decorator (b. )
 * -, General of The Salvation Army (b. )
 * -, Canadian politician (b. )
 * -, American geologist (b. )
 * -, American oil executive (b. )
 * -, American automotive pioneer (b. )
 * -, Italian poet and novelist (b. )
 * -, British author and philosopher (b. )
 * -, American race car driver (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, British physicist (b. )
 * -, American writer (b. )
 * -, Canadian politician (b. )
 * -, American musician (b. )
 * - King (b. )
 * -, Irish writer, laureate (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, Danish writer, laureate (b. )
 * -, Finland-Swedish linguist and diplomat (b. )
 * -  for  by
 * -, Hitler's personal physician (b. )
 * -, Romanian pianist (b. )
 * -, Indian guru (b. )
 * -, New Zealand astronomer and computing pioneer (b. )
 * -, former b. )
 * -, Indian political leader (b.)
 * -, German painter (b. )