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| Born : | 06/05/1950 | Adrian Cosma, Romania, team handball (Olympic-silver-1976) |
| Born : | 09/07/1950 | Adriano Panatta, Rome, tennis star (French 1976, Italian 1976) |
| Born : | 04/05/1950 | Agnetha Fltskog, Stockholm Sweden, rocker (ABBA-Waterloo) |
| Born : | 11/21/1950 | Alberto Juantorena, Cuba, 400m dash (Olympic-gold-1976) |
| Born : | 12/28/1950 | Alex Chilton, rocker (Box Tops-Let Me Get Close to You) |
| Born : | 06/08/1950 | Alex Van Halen, drummer (Van Halen-Jump, 1984) |
| Born : | 02/09/1950 | Andrew N Meltzoff, developmental psychologist |
| Born : | 01/29/1950 | Ann Jillian, Cambridge Mass, actress (Mr Mom, Jennifer Slept Here) |
| Born : | 04/05/1950 | Anna Ulvaeus, rocker (Aha-Take on Me) |
| Born : | 08/15/1950 | Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise Windsor, England, Princess |
| Born : | 06/01/1950 | Annemarie Jorritsma-Lebbink, Dutch 2nd Chamber member (VVD) |
| Born : | 01/28/1950 | Barbi Benton, [Klein], Calif, Playboy model (Hee Haw, Sugar Time!) |
| Born : | 07/23/1950 | Belinda J Montgomery, actress (Man From Atlantis, Stone Cold Dead) |
| Born : | 06/25/1950 | Belinda Montgomery, Winnipeg Manitoba, actress (Man From Atlantis) |
| Born : | 06/27/1950 | Benjamin Peterson, US, heavyweight boxer (Olympic-gold-1972) |
| Born : | 05/22/1950 | Bernie Taupin, musician, writes with Elton John |
| Born : | 05/17/1950 | Bill Bruford, drummer (Yes, King Crimson, Genesis) |
| Born : | 09/21/1950 | Bill Murray, Evanston Ill, comedian (SNL, What About Bob, Stripes) |
| Born : | 04/18/1950 | Bill Sudderth III, trumpeteer (Atlantic Star-Touch 4 Leaf Clover) |
| Born : | 01/21/1950 | Billy Ocean, Trinidad, singer (Suddenly, Caribbean Queen) |
| Born : | 12/12/1950 | Billy Smith, Ontario, NHL goaltender (NY Islanders) |
| Born : | 05/12/1950 | Billy Squier, Mass, heavy metal guitarist (Don't Say No) |
| Born : | 07/23/1950 | Blair Thornton, guitarist (Bachman-Turner-Overdrive) |
| Born : | 01/12/1950 | Bob McEwen, (Rep-R-OH, 1981- ) |
| Born : | 03/11/1950 | Bobby Mcferrin, US singer: Don't worry be happy/Grammy 1989 |
| Born : | 07/11/1950 | Bonnie Pointer, singer (Pointer Sisters-Jump, I'm So Excited) |
| Born : | 10/01/1950 | Boris Vladimirovich Morukov, Russian cosmonaut |
| Born : | 03/18/1950 | Brad Dourif, WV, actor (Ragtime, Eyes of Laura Mars, Fatal Beauty) |
| Born : | 06/04/1950 | Brian Rose, cricketer (Somerset & England) |
| Born : | 05/12/1950 | Bruce Boxleitner, Elgin Ill, actor (Scarecrow & Mrs King) |
| Born : | 03/29/1950 | Bud Cort, actor (Maria's Lovers, Brewster McCloud, M*A*S*H) |
| Born : | 11/16/1950 | Carl J Meade, Illinos, Major USAF/astronaut (STS 38, STS 50) |
| Born : | 12/16/1950 | Caroline Munro, Windsor England, actress (Golden Voyage of Sinbad) |
| Born : | 01/16/1950 | Caroline Munro, Windsor England, actress (Spy Who Loves Me) |
| Born : | 09/05/1950 | Cathy Guisewhite, cartoonist (Cathy) |
| Born : | 10/11/1950 | Catlin Adams, LA Calif, actress (Ms Loomis-Square Pegs) |
| Born : | 11/23/1950 | Charles E Schumer, (Rep-D-NY, 1981- ) |
| Born : | 08/27/1950 | Charles Fleischer, Wash DC, comedian (Roger Rabbit) |
| Born : | 12/04/1950 | Charles van de Graf, Dutch TV host |
| Born : | 09/07/1950 | Chrissie Hynde, Akron Oh, rocker (Pretenders-Mystery Achievement) |
| Born : | 05/17/1950 | Christian Lacroix, French couturier (Chic Frills) |
| Born : | 04/04/1950 | Christine Lahti, Detroit, actress (Harvey Korman Show, Swing Shift) |
| Born : | 12/11/1950 | Christine Onassis, [Andreadis], NYC, Aristotle's daughter |
| Born : | 06/02/1950 | Chubby Tavares, rocker (Tavares) |
| Born : | 10/26/1950 | Chuck Foreman, NFL running back (Minnesota Vikings) |
| Born : | 01/18/1950 | Claudia de Colombia, Bogato Columbia, spanish singer |
| Born : | 06/19/1950 | Connie Forslund, San Diego Calif, actress (Shining Season) |
| Born : | 03/23/1950 | Corrine Clery, Paris France, actress (Moonraker, Yor) |
| Born : | 08/27/1950 | Cynthia Potter, US, springboard diver (Olympic-bronze-1976) |
| Born : | 06/04/1950 | Dagmar Krause, West Germany, singer (Henry Cow, Art Bears) |
| Born : | 11/24/1950 | Damon Evans, Balt Md, actor (Lionel-The Jeffersons) |
| Born : | 07/03/1950 | Damon Harris, rocker (Temptations-My Girl) |
| Born : | 02/08/1950 | Dan Seals, rocker (England Dan & John Ford Coley-Tell Her Hello) |
| Born : | 12/06/1950 | Daniel Sahuleka, Moluks/Dutch singer/guitarist (Viva la Libertad) |
| Born : | 03/09/1950 | Danny Sullivan, Indy-car racer (over 10 wins) |
| Born : | 03/30/1950 | Dave McCurdy, (Rep-D-OK, 1981- ) |
| Born : | 10/06/1950 | David Brin, US, sci-fi author (Hugo, Nebula, Sundiver, Postman) |
| Born : | 01/28/1950 | David C Hilmers, Iowa, Col USMC/astronaut (STS 51-J, 26, 36, 42) |
| Born : | 04/12/1950 | David Cassidy, NYC, singer/actor (Keith-Partridge Family) |
| Born : | 08/07/1950 | David James Wottle, 800m runner (Olympic-gold-1972) |
| Born : | 07/04/1950 | David Jensen, rock British DJ |
| Born : | 01/09/1950 | David Johansen, [Buster Poindexter], singer (Hot! Hot! Hot!) |
| Born : | 11/16/1950 | David Leisure, actor (Joe Isuzu, Airplane, Charley-Empty Nest) |
| Born : | 06/11/1950 | Debbie "Pokey" Watson, US, 200m backstroke swimmer (Olympic-gold-1968) |
| Born : | 01/16/1950 | Debbie Allen, Houston Tx, dancer/actress (3 Girls 3, Lydia-Fame) |
| Born : | 09/20/1950 | Debi Morgan, Dunn NC, actress (Angie-All My Children, Cry Uncle) |
| Born : | 04/06/1950 | Dennis E Eckart, (Rep-D-OH, 1981- ) |
| Born : | 08/18/1950 | Dennis Elliot, rocker (Foreigner) |
| Born : | 10/10/1950 | Dennis Holmes, actor (Mike-Laramie) |
| Born : | 06/30/1950 | Donna Jean Willmott, Akron Ohio, FALN member (FBI most wanted) |
| Born : | 08/06/1950 | Dorian Harewood, Dayton Ohio, actor (Earl-Glitter, Trauma Center) |
| Born : | 08/01/1950 | Doug Tract, [Greaseman], Bronx NY, radio DJ |
| Born : | 02/11/1950 | Earnest Jim Istook, (Rep-R-Oklahoma) |
| Born : | 11/28/1950 | Ed Harris, Tenafly NJ, actor (Right Stuff, Swing Shift, Walker, Coma) |
| Born : | 04/01/1950 | Ed[uardus] HTM Nijpels, Dutch minister of Environment (VVD) |
| Born : | 10/13/1950 | Ellen Brusse, [Elizabeth Wenmakers], Dutch TV hostess |
| Born : | 06/08/1950 | Elmar Oliveira, Waterbury Connecticut, violinist (Naumburg 1978) |
| Born : | 03/04/1950 | Emilio Estefan, Cuba, rocker (Miami Sound Machine-1 2 3) |
| Born : | 02/25/1950 | Emitt Rhodes, musician (Merry-go-Round) |
| Born : | 07/12/1950 | Eric Carr, drummer (Kiss-Beth) |
| Born : | 08/11/1950 | Erik Braun, rock guitarist (Iron Butterfly) |
| Born : | 03/26/1950 | Ernest Thomas, Gary Ind, actor (Roger-What's Happening!!) |
| Born : | 11/06/1950 | Ernest Thompson, Bellows Fall Vt, actor (Sierra, Westside Medical) |
| Born : | 12/15/1950 | Ernst Hirsch Ballin, Dutch minister of Justice |
| Born : | 03/05/1950 | Eugene Fodor, violinist (1972 Paganini Award, 1974 Tchaikovsky Award) |
| Born : | 09/17/1950 | Fee Waybill, rocker (Tubes) |
| Born : | 10/20/1950 | Finola Hughes, British actress (Staying Alive) |
| Born : | 03/07/1950 | Franco Harris, NFL fullback (Pitts Steelers) |
| Born : | 07/30/1950 | Frank Stallone, NYC, Sylvestor's brother/actor (Barfly, Outlaw Force) |
| Born : | 04/05/1950 | Franklin R Chang-Diaz, Costa Rica, PhD/astronaut (STS 61C, 34, 46) |
| Born : | 10/09/1950 | Gary Frank, Spokane Wash, actor (Sons & Daughters, Family) |
| Born : | 07/05/1950 | Gary Matthews, baseball player (1973 NL rookie of year) |
| Born : | 06/01/1950 | Gennadi Mikhailovich Manakov, Russia, colonel/cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-10) |
| Born : | 07/13/1950 | George D "Pinky" Nelson, Iowa, PhD/astro (STS 41C, STS 61-C, STS-26) |
| Born : | 03/26/1950 | Graham Barlow, cricketer |
| Born : | 11/18/1950 | Graham Parker, musician (Live Sparks, Mercury Poisoning) |
| Born : | 06/01/1950 | Graham Russell, rocker (Air Supply-All out of Love) |
| Born : | 11/22/1950 | Greg Luzinski, baseball player (Phillies, White Sox) |
| Born : | 05/31/1950 | Gregory Harrison, Catalina Calif, actor (Trapper John, Logan's Run) |
| Born : | 10/23/1950 | Harry Sacksioni, guitarist (In order of the corner) |
| Born : | 08/16/1950 | Hasely Crawford, Trinidad, 100m runner (Olympic-gold-1976) |
| Born : | 12/13/1950 | Heather North, Pasadena Calif, actress (The Barefoot Executive) |
| Born : | 06/15/1950 | Heidi Schller, Germany, 1st woman to take olympic oath (1972) |
| Born : | 05/04/1950 | Hilly Hicks, LA Calif, actor (Roll Out, Roots) |
| Born : | 08/05/1950 | Holly Palance, LA Calif, actress (Thorn Birds, Ripley's Believe It) |
| Born : | 10/17/1950 | Howard E Rollins, US, actor (Wildside) |
| Born : | 12/16/1950 | Ieremia Tabai, pres of Kiribati (Gilbert Islands) (1979- ) |
| Born : | 02/28/1950 | Ilene Graff, Bkln NY, actress (Marsha-Mr Belvedere) |
| Born : | 11/10/1950 | Jack Scalia, Bkln NY, actor (Berrengers, Hollywood Beat) |
| Born : | 12/27/1950 | Jack van Gelder, Dutch TV host |
| Born : | 05/09/1950 | James A Butts, LA Calif, triple jumper (Olympic-silver-1976) |
| Born : | 03/18/1950 | James Conlon, NYC, conductor (Cincinatti May Festival-1979) |
| Born : | 09/20/1950 | James P[aul] Blaylock, US, sci-fi author (Elfin Ship, Homunculus) |
| Born : | 12/04/1950 | Jan Rietman, Dutch radio/TV host |
| Born : | 10/31/1950 | Jane Pauley, Indianapolis Indiana, newscaster (Today, NBC Weekend) |
| Born : | 04/07/1950 | Janis Ian, [Janis Fink], NYC, folk singer (Society's Child, At 17) |
| Born : | 04/28/1950 | Jay Leno, New Rochelle, comedian/talk show host (Tonight Show) |
| Born : | 10/05/1950 | Jeff Conway, NYC, actor (Bobby-Taxi) |
| Born : | 06/16/1950 | Jesse Dizon, Oceanside Calif, actor (Ramon-Operation Petticoat) |
| Born : | 08/03/1950 | JoMarie Payton, actress (Hariette-Family Matters/Perfect Strangers) |
| Born : | 12/09/1950 | Joan Armatrading, St Kitts, singer (Back to the Night) |
| Born : | 09/19/1950 | Joan Lunden, Fair Oaks Calif, news host (Good Morning America) |
| Born : | 06/02/1950 | Joanna Gleason, Toronto Canada, actress (Morgan-Hello Larry) |
| Born : | 05/12/1950 | Jocko Marcellino, rocker (Sha Na Na) |
| Born : | 09/10/1950 | Joe Perry, Boston, rocker (Aerosmith-Walking the Dog) |
| Born : | 06/21/1950 | Joey Kramer, NYC, rock drummer (Aerosmith-Janie Got a Gun) |
| Born : | 05/16/1950 | Johannes Bednorz, German superconductivity physicist (Nobel 1987) |
| Born : | 12/03/1950 | John Akii-bua, Uganda, 400m hurdler (Olympic-gold-1972) |
| Born : | 10/31/1950 | John Candy, Ontario Canada, comedian (SCTV, Uncle Buck) |
| Born : | 03/18/1950 | John Hartman, drummer (Doobie Brothers-Taking it to the Streets) |
| Born : | 01/18/1950 | John Hughes, director (Breakfast Club, 16 Candles, Weird Science) |
| Born : | 02/18/1950 | John Hughes, director (Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller) |
| Born : | 08/30/1950 | John Landis, actor (American Werewolf in London) |
| Born : | 08/03/1950 | John Landis, director (Twilight Zone, Blues Brothers) |
| Born : | 10/25/1950 | John Matuszak, Milwaukee Wisc, NFLer (Raiders)/actor (Hollywood Beat) |
| Born : | 09/28/1950 | John Sayles, US, actor (Brother from Another Planet) |
| Born : | 10/30/1950 | John T Doolittle, (Rep-R-California) |
| Born : | 02/20/1950 | John Voldstad, Oslo Norway, actor (Darryl-Newhart) |
| Born : | 07/02/1950 | Johnny Colla, rocker (Huey Lewis & News-Need a New Drug) |
| Born : | 02/26/1950 | Jonathan Cain, keyboardist (Journey-Don't Stop Believing) |
| Born : | 01/26/1950 | Jorg Haider, Austrian polical leader (Austrian Freedom Pary) |
| Born : | 01/21/1950 | Joseph R Tanner, Danville Ill, astronaut |
| Born : | 06/27/1950 | Julia Duffy, Minneapolis Mn, actress (Stephanie-Newhart, Baby Talk) |
| Born : | 02/22/1950 | Julie Walters, actress (Buster, Educating Rita, Prick Up Your Ears) |
| Born : | 02/22/1950 | Julius Erving, ABA/NBA forward (Virg Squirers, NY Nets, Phila 76ers) |
| Born : | 07/23/1950 | Kaity Tong, news anchor (WABC-TV NYC) [50] |
| Born : | 03/02/1950 | Karen Carpenter, New Haven Ct, vocalist/drummer (We Only Just Begun) |
| Born : | 11/30/1950 | Kathie Witt, Miami Fla, actress (Lenny, Flying High) |
| Born : | 08/02/1950 | Kathryn Harrold, Tarzewell Va, actress (MacGruder & Loud) |
| Born : | 09/05/1950 | Kathy Cronkite, actress (Annie-Hizzonner) |
| Born : | 06/08/1950 | Kathy Whitton Baker, Midland Tx, actress (Right Stuff, 16 Candles) |
| Born : | 05/17/1950 | Keith Bradley, MP |
| Born : | 04/09/1950 | Kenneth D Cockrell, Austin Texas, Astronaut (STS 56) |
| Born : | 03/04/1950 | Kenny Dalglish, soccer manager |
| Born : | 11/29/1950 | Kevin O'Donnell Jr, US, sci-fi author (Caverns, Reefs, Lava) |
| Born : | 10/15/1950 | Koos van der Vart, Dutch 2nd Chamber member (PvdA) |
| Born : | 07/31/1950 | Lane Davies, actor (Mason-Santa Barbara, Impure Thoughts) |
| Born : | 12/18/1950 | Leonard Maltin, NYC, movie critic (Entertainment Tonight) |
| Born : | 01/28/1950 | Leonid Konstantinovich Kadenyuk, Russia, colonel/cosmonaut |
| Born : | 04/22/1950 | Lewis Biggs, curator (Tate Gallery-North Liverpool) |
| Born : | 05/23/1950 | Linda Thompson, Memphis Tn, actress (Hee Haw) |
| Born : | 06/11/1950 | Lindsey de Paul, singer |
| Born : | 06/20/1950 | Lionel Richie, Alabama, singer (Commodores, Hello, Penny Lover) |
| Born : | 11/22/1950 | Little Steven, rocker (Springsteen-Born to Run) |
| Born : | 11/21/1950 | Livingston Taylor, Boston, rocker (I Will be in Love With You) |
| Born : | 02/09/1950 | Lloyd Weldon Keasor, Pumphrey Md, wrestler (Olympic-silver-1976) |
| Born : | 09/20/1950 | Loredana Berte, Milan Italy, singer/2nd ex wife of Bjrn Brg |
| Born : | 05/02/1950 | Lou Gramm, rocker (Foreigner-Want to Know What Love is) |
| Born : | 06/24/1950 | Lon J P M Frissen, ambassador/Dutch 2nd Chamber member (CDA) |
| Born : | 10/07/1950 | Maartje van Weegen, [Walet], Dutch TV hostess |
| Born : | 05/05/1950 | Maggie MacNeal, singer (Mouth & MacNeal, I See a Star) |
| Born : | 01/20/1950 | Magomed Omarovich Tolboyev, Russia, cosmonaut |
| Born : | 04/19/1950 | Marc Demeyer, Belgian bicyclist (Paris-Brussel '74) |
| Born : | 03/27/1950 | Maria Ewing, opera singer |
| Born : | 02/07/1950 | Marilyn Cochran, Burlington Vt, skier (Olympics-1972) |
| Born : | 02/10/1950 | Mark Andrew Spitz, Modesto Calif, swimmer (Olympic-7 gold-72) |
| Born : | 07/25/1950 | Mark Clarke, rocker (Uriah Heep) |
| Born : | 11/04/1950 | Markie Post, [Marjorie], Palo Alto Cal, actr (Christine-Night Court) |
| Born : | 06/03/1950 | Marlene Elejarde, Havana Cuba, 4x100m runner (Olympic-silver-1968) |
| Born : | 03/26/1950 | Martin Short, Hamilton Ontario, comedian (SNL, SCTV, 3 Amigos) |
| Born : | 05/03/1950 | Mary Hopkin, South Wales, singer (Those Were the Days) |
| Born : | 05/09/1950 | Matthew Kelly, actor/TV host |
| Born : | 03/02/1950 | Matthew Laurance, actor (Duet) |
| Born : | 06/24/1950 | Mercedes R Lackey, US, sci-fi author (Arrow's Fall, Magic's Pawn) |
| Born : | 12/02/1950 | Merrill Ashley, St Paul Minn, ballerina (NYC Ballet) |
| Born : | 10/18/1950 | Merry Martin, Camden Mich, actress (Leslie-Peter Loves Mary) |
| Born : | 01/25/1950 | Michael Cotton, rocker (Tubes) |
| Born : | 02/08/1950 | Michael Goodroe, bassist (Motels-Only the Lonely) |
| Born : | 12/26/1950 | Michael Jones, rocker (BT Express-Here Comes the Express) |
| Born : | 10/17/1950 | Michael L Synar, (Rep-D-Oklahoma, 1979- ) |
| Born : | 06/11/1950 | Michael Swan, Palo Alto Calif, actor (Duncan-As The World Turns) |
| Born : | 07/27/1950 | Michael Vaughn, rocker (Paper Lace) |
| Born : | 02/06/1950 | Mike Batt, composer/arranger |
| Born : | 04/05/1950 | Mildred Douglas, Surinames/Dutch singer (Mai Tai) |
| Born : | 02/22/1950 | Miou-Miou, Paris France, actress (Dog Day, My Other Husband) |
| Born : | 03/02/1950 | Mitchel Laurance, actor (LA Law, Not Necessarily the News) |
| Born : | 02/03/1950 | Morgan Fairchild, [Patsy McClenny], Dallas Tx, actress (Falcon Crest) |
| Born : | 06/22/1950 | Murphy Cross, Harve de Grace Md, actress (Phyl & Mikhy, Perfect) |
| Born : | 06/24/1950 | Nancy Allen, NYC, actress (Carrie, 1941, Robocop, Dress to Kill) |
| Born : | 02/06/1950 | Natalie Cole, LA, singer (Pink Cadillac, Miss You Like Crazy) |
| Born : | 10/--/1950 | Nathalie Nell, Paris France, actress (L'Armour Viol) |
| Born : | 04/09/1950 | Nathan Cook, Phila Pa, actor (Milton-White Shadow, Billy-Hotel) |
| Born : | 08/06/1950 | Nathan Purdee, actor (Nathan-Young & Restless, Hank-1 Life to Live) |
| Born : | 06/15/1950 | Noddy Holder, rock vocalist/guitarist (Slade-Cum On Feel The Noize) |
| Born : | 06/30/1950 | Pablo Castillo, jockey |
| Born : | 02/04/1950 | Pamela Franklin, Tokyo Japan, actress (Satan's School for Girls) |
| Born : | 10/03/1950 | Pamela Hensley, Glendale Calif, actress (Buck Rogers in 25th Century) |
| Born : | 12/04/1950 | Pamela Stephenson, Auckland NZ, actress (Superman 3, Sat Night Live) |
| Born : | 10/18/1950 | Patrick L Swindall, (Rep-R-GA, 1985- ) |
| Born : | 01/23/1950 | Patrick Simmons, guitarist/vocal (Doobie Brothers-Minute by Minute) |
| Born : | 10/11/1950 | Patty Murry, (Sen-D Washington) |
| Born : | 07/26/1950 | Paul McHale, (Rep-D-Pennsylvania) |
| Born : | 11/30/1950 | Paul Westphal, NBA guard (Boston Celtics, Phoenix Suns) |
| Born : | 09/07/1950 | Peggy Noonan, author (What I Saw at the Revolution) |
| Born : | 10/02/1950 | Persis Khambatta, Bombay India, actress (Star Trek, Megaforce) |
| Born : | 04/22/1950 | Peter Frampton, rock guitarist/vocalist (Frampton Comes Alive) |
| Born : | 05/13/1950 | Peter Gabriel, rocker (Genesis-Against All Odds) |
| Born : | 02/13/1950 | Peter Gabriel, rocker (Genesis-Against All Odds, Your Eyes) |
| Born : | 10/10/1950 | Peter Jan Rens, actor/director (Mister Cactus, Passion |
| Born : | 04/26/1950 | Peter Schaufuss, director of ballet (Deutsche Opera Berlin) |
| Born : | 12/24/1950 | Peter Van Forest, singer (Claw Boys Claw) |
| Born : | 10/30/1950 | Phil Chenier, NBA guard (Wash Bullets) |
| Born : | 05/07/1950 | Prairie Prince, rocker (Tubes) |
| Born : | 02/06/1950 | Punky Meadows, rocker (Angel) |
| Born : | 07/29/1950 | Radu Voina, Romania, team handball (Oly-silver/2 bronze-1972, 76, 80) |
| Born : | 03/04/1950 | Rafael Canizares Poey, Alacs Mtnzs Cuba, basketballer (Oly-bronze-72) |
| Born : | 07/06/1950 | Ramon Guzman, jockey |
| Born : | 04/14/1950 | Randolph Powell, Iowa City Iowa, actor (Alan-Dallas, Logan's Run) |
| Born : | 10/01/1950 | Randy Quaid, Houston Tx, actor (Midnight Express, Vacation, SNL) |
| Born : | 05/29/1950 | Rebbie [Maureen] Jackson, Gary Indiana, singer (R U Tuff Enuff) |
| Born : | 09/06/1950 | Ria Oomen-Ruten, Dutch 2nd chamber member (CDA) |
| Born : | 08/26/1950 | Richard Cowsill, rocker (Cowsills-Hair, We Can Fly) |
| Born : | 01/23/1950 | Richard Dean Anderson, Minneapolis, actor (MacGyver, Emerald Pt NAS) |
| Born : | 12/01/1950 | Richard Keith, Lafayette La, actor (Little Ricky-I Love Lucy) |
| Born : | 02/17/1950 | Rick Medlocke, rocker (Blackfoot) |
| Born : | 12/22/1950 | Rick Nielsen, guitarist/vocalist/keyboardist (Cheap Trick-Surrender) |
| Born : | 04/13/1950 | Riff West, rocker (Molly Hatchet) |
| Born : | 10/08/1950 | Robert "Kool" Bell, rocker (Kool & the Gang-Joanna) |
| Born : | 08/26/1950 | Robert Cowsill, rocker (Cowsills-Hair, We Can Fly) |
| Born : | 03/13/1950 | Robert S Woods, Calif, actor (Bo-One Life to Live, Waltons) |
| Born : | 08/07/1950 | Rodney Crowell, singer/guitarist (for Emmylou Harris) |
| Born : | 05/18/1950 | Rodney Milburn Jr, USA, hurdler (Olympic-gold-1972) |
| Born : | 03/21/1950 | Roger Hodgston, rock vocalist (Supertramp-It's Raining Again) |
| Born : | 11/17/1950 | Roland Matthes, German DR, 100m/200m backstroke (Oly-gold-1968, 72) |
| Born : | 08/28/1950 | Ron "Louisana Lightning" Guidry, Yankee pitcher (Cy Young 1978) |
| Born : | 04/13/1950 | Ron Perlman, Bronx NY, actor (Quest for Fire, Beauty & the Beast) |
| Born : | 10/21/1950 | Ronald E McNair, Lake City SC, astr (STS 41B, 51L-Challenger disaster) |
| Born : | 08/05/1950 | Rose Mittermaier, German FR, slalom/downhill (Olympic-gold-1976) |
| Born : | 09/19/1950 | Rudy Ramos, Lawton Okla, actor (Wind-High Chaparral) |
| Born : | 06/23/1950 | Sally Geeson, Sussex England, actress (Bless This House) |
| Born : | 07/24/1950 | Sam Behrens, actor (General Hospital, LA Law) |
| Born : | 10/17/1950 | Sandra Reemer, singer (As Love Goes) |
| Born : | 10/18/1950 | Sheila White, London England, actress (I Claudius) |
| Born : | 10/14/1950 | Sheila Young Ochowicz, Detroit Mich, speed skater (Olympic-gold-1976) |
| Born : | 05/12/1950 | Shozo Fujii, judo champion |
| Born : | 07/19/1950 | Simon Cadell, actor |
| Born : | 04/25/1950 | Steve Ferrone, drummer (Average White Band) |
| Born : | 02/12/1950 | Steve Hackett, rock guitarist (Genesis-Against All Odds/GTR) |
| Born : | 08/11/1950 | Steve Wozniak, co-founder (Apple Computers) |
| Born : | 05/13/1950 | Stevie Wonder, singer/songwriter (You are the Sunshine of My Love) |
| Born : | 07/06/1950 | Sultan Rakhmanov, Super heavyweight (Olympic-gold-1980) |
| Born : | 10/12/1950 | Susan Anton, Oak Glen Calif, actress (Golden Girl, Spring Fever) |
| Born : | 07/26/1950 | Susan George, London England, actress (Straw Dogs, Mandingo) |
| Born : | 06/03/1950 | Suzi Quatro, Detroit, singer (Stumblin' In)/actress (Happy Days) |
| Born : | 06/25/1950 | Tatyana Averina, USSR, speed skater 1K, 3K (Olympic-gold-1976) |
| Born : | 03/26/1950 | Teddy Pendergrass, Phila, singer (Turn Off the Lights) |
| Born : | 12/27/1950 | Terry Bozzio, rock drummer (Missing Persons-Hello I Love You) |
| Born : | 08/15/1950 | Tess Harper, actress (Amityville 3D, Tender Mercies) |
| Born : | 08/15/1950 | Thomas Aldrich, country performer (Black Oak Arkansas) |
| Born : | 10/11/1950 | Thomas J Tauke, (Rep-R-IA, 1979- ) |
| Born : | 03/03/1950 | Tim Kazurinsky, Johnstown Pa, comedian (SNL, Police Academy 3) |
| Born : | 11/22/1950 | Tina Weymouth, rocker (Talking Heads-& She Was) |
| Born : | 05/31/1950 | Tom Berenger, actor (Big Chill, Someone to Watch Over Me) |
| Born : | 09/09/1950 | Tom Wopat, Lodi Wisc, actor (Luke Duke-Dukes of Hazzard) |
| Born : | 03/27/1950 | Tony Banks, rock keyboardist (Genesis-Against All Odds) |
| Born : | 03/26/1950 | Tony Papenfuss, Minneapolis Minn, (Daryl-Newhart) |
| Born : | 07/16/1950 | Valery Y Maksimenko, Russia, colonel/cosmonaut |
| Born : | 12/14/1950 | Vicki Michelle, Essex England, actress (Virgin Witch, Allo Allo) |
| Born : | 09/30/1950 | Victoria Tennant, London England (All of Me, Chiefs, Winds of War) |
| Born : | 08/03/1950 | Waldemar Cierpinski, German DR, marathoner (Olympic-gold-1976, 80) |
| Born : | 02/20/1950 | Walter Becker, rock bassist (Steely Dan-Peg) |
| Born : | 06/04/1950 | Wayne Powers, New Rochelle NY, actor (Laverne & Shirley, 13 East) |
| Born : | 01/23/1950 | William Cunningham, rock bassist/pianist (Box Tops-Letter) |
| Born : | 03/20/1950 | William Hurt, Wash DC, actor (Big Chill, Children of a Lesser God) |
| Born : | 02/16/1950 | William Katt, LA Calif, actor (Greatest American Hero, 1st Love) |
| Born : | 04/28/1950 | Willie Colon, Bronx NY, actor (Last Flight) |
| Born : | 03/12/1950 | Willie Duggan, rugby football player |
| Born : | 07/30/1950 | Wime de Craene, Flemish chansonnier/composer |
| Born : | 08/06/1950 | Winston E Scott, Miami Fla, USN Commander/astronaut |
| Died : | 10/23/1950 | Al Jolson, [Asa Yoelson], singer/actor, dies at 64 |
| Died : | 01/22/1950 | Alan Hale, actor (Little John-Adv of Robin Hood), dies at 57 |
| Died : | 09/29/1950 | Balthazar H Verhagen, Neth/South African dramatist/writer, dies |
| Died : | 04/03/1950 | Carter G Woodson, "father of black history," dies in Wash DC at 74 |
| Died : | 08/27/1950 | Cesare Pavese, Italian writer (Fuoco grande), dies |
| Died : | 04/22/1950 | Charles H Houston, architect of NAACP legal campaign, dies at 54 |
| Died : | 04/01/1950 | Charles R Drew, surgeon/developer of blood bank concept, dies at 45 |
| Died : | 03/19/1950 | Edgar Rice Burroughs, sci-fi author (Tarzan of the Apes), dies at 74 |
| Died : | 02/19/1950 | Edyth Walker, US singer, dies |
| Died : | 07/01/1950 | Eliel Saarinen, Fins/US architect (Chicago Trib building, dies at 76 |
| Died : | 01/02/1950 | Emil Jannings, actor (The Way of All Flesh), dies |
| Died : | 08/08/1950 | Ernest F E Douwes Dekker, founder National-India Party, dies |
| Died : | 11/02/1950 | George Bernard Shaw, Irish author (Pygmalion), dies at 75 |
| Died : | 01/21/1950 | George Orwell, author (Animal Farm, 1984), dies in London at 46 |
| Died : | 10/29/1950 | Gustav V, king of Sweden, dies at 92 |
| Died : | 11/13/1950 | Gsta Forsell, Swedish radiologist, dies at 74 |
| Died : | 11/26/1950 | Hedwig Courts-Mahler, German author, dies at 83 |
| Died : | 01/06/1950 | Isaiah Bowman, US geography/co-founder (Geographical Review), dies |
| Died : | 11/05/1950 | Jacobus JE Hondius, classical/graphic artist, dies |
| Died : | 12/26/1950 | James Stephens, Irish poet (Crock of Gold), dies |
| Died : | 09/11/1950 | John C Smuts, co-found British RAF/S African PM (1919..48), dies at 80 |
| Died : | 05/10/1950 | John G Fletcher, US poet (Burning Mountain), dies |
| Died : | 01/08/1950 | Joseph A Schumpeter, Austrian/US economist/Minister of Finance, dies |
| Died : | 01/08/1950 | Joseph Issac Shneerson, Jewish Lubavitch Chabal leader, dies |
| Died : | 10/31/1950 | Jozef C Bittremieux, Flemish theology, dies at 72 |
| Died : | 08/18/1950 | Julien Lahaut, chairman Belgian Communist Party, dies |
| Died : | 02/14/1950 | Karl G Jansky, Czech discoverer of cosmic radio sources, dies |
| Died : | 12/31/1950 | Karl Renner, Austrian Chancellor/pres (1918-20, 45-50), dies at 80 |
| Died : | 02/03/1950 | Karl Seitz, president of Austria, dies |
| Died : | 04/27/1950 | Karl Straube, German organist/conductor, dies |
| Died : | 07/05/1950 | Kenneth Shadrick, Pvt from WV becomes 1st US fatality in Korean War |
| Died : | 04/03/1950 | Kurt Weill, German composer (Dreigroschenoper), dies |
| Died : | 04/04/1950 | Kurt Weill, German/US composer (Street Scenes), dies |
| Died : | 03/12/1950 | L Heinrich Mann, German/US writer (Zwischen the Racial), dies |
| Died : | 03/06/1950 | Lew Lehr, comedian (Stop Me if I heard this One), dies at 54 |
| Died : | 03/30/1950 | Lon Blum, French premier (People's Front Govt), dies |
| Died : | 03/02/1950 | M Joseph V d'arbaud, French poet/author (Li cant palustre), dies at 76 |
| Died : | 12/27/1950 | Max Beckmann, German painter/graphic artist, dies at 66 |
| Died : | 06/27/1950 | Milada Horkov, Czech advocate/anti fascist, hanged |
| Died : | 07/08/1950 | Othmar Spann, Austrian economist/sociologist (Wahre State), dies at 71 |
| Died : | 07/24/1950 | Robert W Lehnhoff, [Executioner of Groningen], SS fhrer, executed |
| Died : | 07/05/1950 | Salvatore Giuliano, Sicilian bandit, shot by police |
| Died : | 09/13/1950 | Sara Allgood, Irish actress (Jane Eyre, Spiral Staircase), dies at 56 |
| Died : | 04/19/1950 | Tyrwhitt-Wilson, 14th baron Berners composer, dies |
| Died : | 04/08/1950 | Vaslav Fromich Nijinsky, Ukrainian ballet dancer, dies in London |
| Died : | 03/20/1950 | Walter Eucken, German economist, dies at 59 |
| Special : | 07/20/1950 | "Arthur Murray Party" premiers on ABC TV (later DuMont, CBS, NBC) |
| Special : | 11/24/1950 | "Guys & Dolls" opens on Broadway |
| Special : | 09/24/1950 | "Operation Magic Carpet"-All Jews from Yemen move to Israel |
| Special : | 01/30/1950 | "Robert Montgomery Presents" dramatic anthology premiers on NBC TV |
| Special : | 07/10/1950 | "Your Hit Parade" premiers on NBC (later CBS) TV |
| Special : | 01/17/1950 | 11 men rob Brink's office in Boston of $1.2M cash & $1.5M securities |
| Special : | 09/01/1950 | 13 North Korean divisions open assault on UN lines |
| Special : | 07/09/1950 | 13.15" (33.40 cm) of rainfall, York, Nebraska (state 24-hour record) |
| Special : | 04/19/1950 | 19-year-old Ham Young becomes youngest Boston Marathon winner |
| Special : | 08/01/1950 | 1st Major League baseball player to fight in Korea (Curt Simmons) |
| Special : | 11/15/1950 | 1st Negro player in organized hockey-Arthur Dorrington signed |
| Special : | 05/10/1950 | 1st Neth-US telex sent |
| Special : | 08/24/1950 | 1st US Negro delegate to UN appointed-ES Sampson |
| Special : | 07/01/1950 | 1st US ground troops in Korea |
| Special : | 10/03/1950 | 1st black lead (Ethel Waters) on TV (Beulah) |
| Special : | 09/30/1950 | 1st congress of Internat'l Astronautical Federation opens in Paris |
| Special : | 09/04/1950 | 1st helicopter rescue of American pilot behind enemy lines |
| Special : | 11/08/1950 | 1st jet-plane battle of Korean War |
| Special : | 06/17/1950 | 1st kidney transplant (Chicago) |
| Special : | 04/23/1950 | 1st major league day game completed under lights (Phils 6, Braves 5) |
| Special : | 11/01/1950 | 1st negro player in NBA, (Celtic's Charles Cooper) Ft Wayne Ind |
| Special : | 04/18/1950 | 1st opening night-game, Cards beat Pirates, 4-2 |
| Special : | 10/02/1950 | 1st strip of Charlie Brown, "Li'l Folks", later "Peanuts" in 9 papers |
| Special : | 07/03/1950 | 1st time US & North Korean forces clash in Korean War |
| Special : | 04/18/1950 | 1st transatlantic jet passenger trip |
| Special : | 08/27/1950 | 1st transmission of a TV program from continental Europe shown on BBC |
| Special : | 09/11/1950 | 1st typesetting machine to dispense with metal type exhibited |
| Special : | 09/09/1950 | 1st use of TV laugh track-Hank McCune |
| Special : | 03/08/1950 | 1st woman medical officer assigned to naval vessel-BR Walters |
| Special : | 06/12/1950 | 2 Air France DC-4s crash near Bahrain, about 100 die |
| Special : | 12/22/1950 | 2 self-propelled trains of Long Island RR collide, killing 77 |
| Special : | 03/03/1950 | 3 months as National-American Football League takes back NFL name |
| Special : | 09/11/1950 | 33 die in a train crash in Coshocton Ohio |
| Special : | 07/08/1950 | 33.4 cm rain fall at York, Nebraska (state record) |
| Special : | 01/23/1950 | 3rd edition of Joseph Kane's Famous 1st Facts published |
| Special : | 01/15/1950 | 4,000 attend National Emergency Civil Rights Conference in Wash DC |
| Special : | 11/22/1950 | 7,021 see lowest NBA score, Ft Wayne Pistons 19, Minneapolis Lakers 18 |
| Special : | 11/22/1950 | 79 die in a train crash in Richmond Hills NY |
| Special : | 08/15/1950 | 8.6 quake kills over 1,000 in Assam, India |
| Special : | 09/05/1950 | 98.3 cm rainfall at Yankeetown, Florida (state record) |
| Special : | 06/19/1950 | A G Wilson discovers asteroid #1980 Tezcatlipoca |
| Special : | 08/19/1950 | ABC begins Saturday morning kid shows (Animal Clinic & Acrobat Ranch) |
| Special : | 02/12/1950 | Albert Einstein warns against hydrogen bomb |
| Special : | 08/22/1950 | Althea Gibson becomes 1st black competetor in natl tennis competition |
| Special : | 04/25/1950 | Ambon (proclaims RMS (Republik Maluku Selatan) |
| Special : | 08/01/1950 | American Bowling Congress ends all-white-males rule |
| Special : | 09/26/1950 | Australia wins Davis Cup tennis tournament |
| Special : | 03/19/1950 | Babe Didrikson Zaharias wins golf's US Women's Open |
| Special : | 04/20/1950 | Balt's Memorial Stadium opens - Orioles of International League |
| Special : | 09/26/1950 | Because of forest fire in Br Columbia, blue moon appears in England |
| Special : | 03/17/1950 | Belgian cabinet of Eyskens resigns |
| Special : | 09/12/1950 | Belgian govt dismisses all communist civil servants |
| Special : | 03/12/1950 | Belgium agrees (58%) for return of king Leopold III |
| Special : | 05/11/1950 | Belgium mine disaster at Borinage, 39 die |
| Special : | 01/16/1950 | Belgium, Luxembourg & Netherlands recognize Israel |
| Special : | 05/25/1950 | Bkln-Battery Tunnel opens in NYC |
| Special : | 04/09/1950 | Bob Hope's 1st TV appearance |
| Special : | 10/02/1950 | Bob Shaw of Chicago Cardinals sets NFL record with 5 TD catches |
| Special : | 05/27/1950 | Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Wallace Stevens |
| Special : | 08/11/1950 | Boston Brave Vern Bickford no-hits Bkln Dodger, 7-0 |
| Special : | 06/08/1950 | Boston Red Sox beats St Louis Browns 29-4 |
| Special : | 10/26/1950 | Branch Rickey resigns as Brooklyn Dodger president |
| Special : | 01/06/1950 | Britain recognizes Communist government of China |
| Special : | 02/22/1950 | Brockway & Weinstock publish "Men of Music" (rev ed) |
| Special : | 11/08/1950 | C A Wirtanen discovers asteroid #2044 Wirt |
| Special : | 03/18/1950 | CCNY beats Bradley 69-61 for the NIT championship |
| Special : | 06/04/1950 | CVP wins Belgian parliamentary election |
| Special : | 05/22/1950 | Celal Bayar elected president of Turkey |
| Special : | 06/27/1950 | Chandler Harper wins PGA golf championship |
| Special : | 05/08/1950 | Chang Kai Shek asks US for weapons |
| Special : | 10/02/1950 | Chic Cards Jim Hardy passes for 6 touchdowns vs Balt Colts (55-13) |
| Special : | 11/26/1950 | China enters Korean conflict, sends troops across Yalu River |
| Special : | 10/21/1950 | Chinese forces occupy Tibet |
| Special : | 12/28/1950 | Chinese troops cross 38th Parallel, into South Korea |
| Special : | 11/06/1950 | Chinese troops pull into North-Korea |
| Special : | 04/25/1950 | Chuck Cooper becomes 1st black to play in NBA |
| Special : | 03/19/1950 | City College of NY defeats Bradley to win the NIT |
| Special : | 12/--/1950 | Clandestine Radio Free Russia (anti-communist) begins transmitting |
| Special : | 12/25/1950 | Cleve Browns beat LA Rams 30-28 in NFL championship game |
| Special : | 12/03/1950 | Cleve Browns last NFL team with no-pass game (beat Phila 13-7) |
| Special : | 06/18/1950 | Cleve Indians score 14 runs in 1st inning, beat A's 21-2 |
| Special : | 12/24/1950 | Cleveland Browns win NFL football championship |
| Special : | 09/16/1950 | Cleveland Rams (formerly AAFC) play 1st NFL game, beat Phila 35-10) |
| Special : | 10/31/1950 | Collazo & Torresola attempt to kill Truman in Washington, DC |
| Special : | 10/18/1950 | Connie Mack retires as manager of A's after 50 years |
| Special : | 09/04/1950 | D McI Hodgson of St Ann Bay, Nova Scotia catches a 997 lb tuna |
| Special : | 10/21/1950 | Death penality no longer in effect in Belgium |
| Special : | 04/23/1950 | Detroit Red Wings beat NY Rangers 4 games to 3 for Stanley Cup |
| Special : | 03/07/1950 | Dick Button wins 3rd consecutive world figure skating championship |
| Special : | 09/11/1950 | Dick Tracy TV show sparks uproar concerning violence |
| Special : | 05/13/1950 | Diner's Club issues its 1st credit cards |
| Special : | 04/04/1950 | Dirk Suffocated becomes chairman of OES |
| Special : | 08/31/1950 | Dodger Gil Hodges hits 4 HRs & a single in a game vs Braves |
| Special : | 04/14/1950 | Doorne's Auto factory opens in Netherlands |
| Special : | 05/31/1950 | Due to rain, Johnny Parson wins Indy 500 in 345 miles |
| Special : | 09/15/1950 | During Korean conflict, UN forces land at Inchon in South Korea |
| Special : | 05/02/1950 | Dutch 1st Chamber accept Laws on immigration |
| Special : | 06/20/1950 | Dutch Air Force base Tjililitan given to Indonesia |
| Special : | 01/01/1950 | Dutch Govt raises all wages 5%, minimally 5 per week |
| Special : | 10/25/1950 | Dutch NSB leader C van Gelderen sentenced to life |
| Special : | 05/02/1950 | Dutch PM Malan recognizes South-Africa but not China PR |
| Special : | 02/20/1950 | Dylan Thomas arrives in NYC for his 1st US poetry reading tour |
| Special : | 05/22/1950 | E L Johnson discovers asteroid #1580 Betulia |
| Special : | 09/03/1950 | E L Johnson discovers asteroid #1607 Mavis |
| Special : | 04/10/1950 | E L Johnson discovers asteroid #1760 Sandra |
| Special : | 03/23/1950 | E L Johnson discovers asteroid #2546 |
| Special : | 09/15/1950 | East German premier pleads for German reunification |
| Special : | 08/24/1950 | Edith Sampson named 1st black US delegate to UN |
| Special : | 06/17/1950 | Egypt, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia & Syria sign security pact |
| Special : | 11/16/1950 | Egyptian king Faruk demands departure of all British troops |
| Special : | 03/17/1950 | Element 98 (Californium) announced |
| Special : | 09/19/1950 | European Payment Union forms in Paris |
| Special : | 08/05/1950 | Ezzard Charles KOs Freddie Beshore to retain HW boxing title |
| Special : | 12/15/1950 | Ezzard Charles KOs Nick Barone to retain heavyweight boxing title |
| Special : | 03/14/1950 | FBI's "10 Most Wanted Fugitives" program begins |
| Special : | 05/09/1950 | French Foreign min Robert Schuman calls for European community EGKS |
| Special : | 06/24/1950 | French government-Bidault resigns |
| Special : | 10/04/1950 | French troops vacate Cla Afraid Vietnam |
| Special : | 11/07/1950 | French women & children leaves Hanoi/Tonkin-delta |
| Special : | 07/19/1950 | French/Vietnamese offensive against Viet Minh |
| Special : | 07/08/1950 | Gen Douglas MacArthur named commander-in-chief, UN forces in Korea |
| Special : | 12/19/1950 | Gen Eisenhower named NATO commander |
| Special : | 11/12/1950 | Gene Roberts sets NFL NY Giant rushing record (218 yds) vs Chic Cards |
| Special : | 02/27/1950 | General Chang Kai-shek elected president of Nationalist China |
| Special : | 08/27/1950 | General Foods blacklists Jean Muir of Aldrich Family as a communist |
| Special : | 03/13/1950 | General Motors reports net earnings of $656,434,232 (record) |
| Special : | 02/07/1950 | Georges Bidault forms French govt |
| Special : | 06/06/1950 | German DR & Poland sign treaty of Oder-Neissegrens |
| Special : | 07/06/1950 | German DR recognizes Oder-Neisse borders with Poland |
| Special : | 06/10/1950 | Germany doesn't annex Oder-Neissegrens |
| Special : | 12/26/1950 | Gillette & Mutual buy All Star & World Series rights ($6M for 6 yrs) |
| Special : | 03/14/1950 | Goethe Link Observatory discovers asteroid #1602 Indiana |
| Special : | 01/28/1950 | Goethe Link Observatory discovers asteroid #1615 Bardwell |
| Special : | 08/01/1950 | Guam adopts constitution (Organic Act) |
| Special : | 05/01/1950 | Gwendolyn Brooks, is 1st Black awarded a Pulitzer Prize (poetry) |
| Special : | 08/15/1950 | HW Ezzard Charles KOs Freddy Beshore |
| Special : | 01/07/1950 | Hank Snow's 1st appearance on the "Grand Ole Opry" |
| Special : | 09/04/1950 | Heavy typhoon strikes Japan, kills about 250 |
| Special : | 09/27/1950 | Heavyweight champ Ezzard Charles KOs Joe Louis in NYC |
| Special : | 05/20/1950 | Hill Prince wins Preakness |
| Special : | 01/01/1950 | Ho Chi Minh begins offensive against French troops in Indo China |
| Special : | 04/24/1950 | Independent republic of South Molukken's declared |
| Special : | 01/26/1950 | India becomes a republic ceaseing to be a British dominion |
| Special : | 09/28/1950 | Indonesia becomes 60th member of UN |
| Special : | 08/17/1950 | Indonesia gains independence from Netherlands |
| Special : | 10/03/1950 | Indonesian army opens assault on Ambon, South-Moluccas |
| Special : | 07/17/1950 | Indonesian troops land on Buru, South-Molukka |
| Special : | 11/04/1950 | Indonesian troops reconquer Ambonese capital Ambon |
| Special : | 08/29/1950 | Intl Olympic Committee votes admission to West Germany & Japan in '52 |
| Special : | 01/23/1950 | Israeli Knesset resolves the Jerusalem is the capital of Israel |
| Special : | 06/25/1950 | Israeli airline El Al begins service |
| Special : | 06/15/1950 | Itzigsohn discover asteroid 1581 Abanderada, 1582 Martir & 1779 Parana |
| Special : | 11/10/1950 | Jacobo Arbenz Guzmn elected pres of Guatemala |
| Special : | 06/08/1950 | Jean Duvieusart becomes Belgian premier |
| Special : | 04/09/1950 | Jimmy Demaret wins 3rd Masters golf tournament |
| Special : | 12/31/1950 | Jockeys W Shoemaker & Joe Culmone set record of 388 wins in a year |
| Special : | 09/10/1950 | Joe DiMaggio becomes 1st to hit 3 HR in a game at Griffith Stadium |
| Special : | 06/20/1950 | Joe Dimaggio's 2,000th hit, Yanks beat Indians 8-2 |
| Special : | 04/06/1950 | John F Dulles becomes advisor to US Sect of State Acheson |
| Special : | 08/15/1950 | Joseph Pholien becomes Belgian premier |
| Special : | 01/23/1950 | K Reinmuth discovers asteroid #1612 Hirose & #1636 Porter |
| Special : | 07/15/1950 | K Reinmuth discovers asteroid #1750 Eckert |
| Special : | 02/15/1950 | KENS TV channel 5 in San Antonio, TX (CBS) begins broadcasting |
| Special : | 07/26/1950 | KNIL (Royal Dutch Dutch east indies Army) unites |
| Special : | 08/01/1950 | King Leopold of Belgium abdicates, Baudouin becomes king |
| Special : | 07/22/1950 | King Leopold, after 6 years in exile, returns to Belgium |
| Special : | 03/01/1950 | Klaus Fuchs sentenced to 14 years for atomic espionage (London) |
| Special : | 02/11/1950 | L Boyer discovers asteroid #1598 Paloque |
| Special : | 11/17/1950 | L Boyer discovers asteroid #1599 Giomus |
| Special : | 09/14/1950 | L Boyer discovers asteroid #1606 Jekhovsky |
| Special : | 03/15/1950 | L Boyer discovers asteroid #1616 Filipoff |
| Special : | 11/09/1950 | L Boyer discovers asteroid #1851 Lacroute |
| Special : | 10/22/1950 | LA Rams beat Baltimore Colts 70-27 |
| Special : | 02/24/1950 | Labour wins British parliamentary election |
| Special : | 04/26/1950 | Last horse race at Havre de Grace Track in Md, is run |
| Special : | 07/05/1950 | Law of Return passes, guarantees all Jews right to live in Israel |
| Special : | 07/08/1950 | Leroy Deans awarded 1st Order of Purple Heart in Korea |
| Special : | 05/06/1950 | Liz Taylor's 1st marriage (Conrad Hilton Jr) |
| Special : | 09/15/1950 | Longest game in Phila's Shribe Park, Phils beat Reds 8-7 in 19 |
| Special : | 02/16/1950 | Longest-running prime-time game show, "What's My Line" begins on CBS |
| Special : | 11/22/1950 | Lowest NBA score, Ft Wayne Pistons (19), Minneapolis Lakers (18) |
| Special : | 08/09/1950 | Lusty Song wins Hambletonian |
| Special : | 03/20/1950 | M Itzigsohn discovers asteroid #1571 Cesco |
| Special : | 09/13/1950 | M Itzigsohn discovers asteroid #1589 Fanatica |
| Special : | 09/12/1950 | M Itzigsohn discovers asteroid #1800 Aguilar |
| Special : | 06/24/1950 | M Itzigsohn discovers asteroid #1821 Aconcagua |
| Special : | 01/19/1950 | Maiden flight by Canada's Avro Canada CF-100 military plane |
| Special : | 10/02/1950 | Mao Tse Tung proclaims in telegram to Stalin, Chinea intervenes Korea |
| Special : | 05/01/1950 | Mayor of Brussels reluctantly bans May Day parade |
| Special : | 01/07/1950 | Mental health wing of Mercy Hospital burns, kills 41 (Davenport Ia) |
| Special : | 04/23/1950 | Minneapolis beats Syracuse, 4 games to 2, for NBA championship |
| Special : | 09/09/1950 | Mmassive arrests of communists in France |
| Special : | 09/07/1950 | Monasteries shut down in Hungary |
| Special : | 01/23/1950 | NFL rule changes open way for 2-platoon system (offense & defense) |
| Special : | 06/24/1950 | NY Giant Wes Westrum hits 3 HRs & a triple |
| Special : | 08/12/1950 | NY Giants (NFL) beat Ottawa Roughriders (CFL) 20-6 in Ottawa |
| Special : | 05/19/1950 | NY Times reports of worlds smallest & dumbest mechanical brain |
| Special : | 10/07/1950 | NY Yankees sweep Phila Phillies in 47th World Series |
| Special : | 01/21/1950 | NY jury finds former State Dept official Alger Hiss guilty of perjury |
| Special : | 07/01/1950 | NYC bus fare rises to 10 equal to subway fare, combo fare at 15 |
| Special : | 03/28/1950 | NYC college becomes 1st to win NCAA & Natl Inv Basketball in same year |
| Special : | 03/15/1950 | NYC hires Dr Wallace E Howell as its official "rainmaker" |
| Special : | 12/15/1950 | NYC's Port Authority opens |
| Special : | 11/29/1950 | National Council of Church of Christ in US established |
| Special : | 04/23/1950 | Nationalist China evacuates Hainan Island |
| Special : | 03/27/1950 | Netherlands recognizes People's Republic of China |
| Special : | 05/01/1950 | New marriage laws enforced in People's Republic China |
| Special : | 11/10/1950 | Nobel for literature awarded to William Faulkner |
| Special : | 09/22/1950 | Nobel peace prize awarded to Ralph J Bunche (1st black winner) |
| Special : | 06/28/1950 | North Korean forces capture Seoul, South Korea [or 1/4/1951?] |
| Special : | 06/27/1950 | North Koreans troops reach Seoul |
| Special : | 02/03/1950 | Nuclear physicist Klaus Fuchs arrested on spy charges |
| Special : | 09/22/1950 | Omar N Bradley promoted to rank of 5-star general |
| Special : | 08/24/1950 | Operation Magic Carpet-45,000 Yemenite Jews move to Israel |
| Special : | 12/03/1950 | Paul Harvey begins his national radio broadcast |
| Special : | 09/23/1950 | Phila A's Joe Astroth is 4th to get 6 RBIs in an inning (6th) |
| Special : | 10/01/1950 | Phillies win NL pennant on last day of season (10th inning HR) |
| Special : | 11/05/1950 | Phillippines president Quirino ends emergency crisis |
| Special : | 03/30/1950 | Phototransistor invention announced, Murray Hill, NJ |
| Special : | 05/05/1950 | Phumiphon Abundet crowned as king Rama IX of Thailand |
| Special : | 05/22/1950 | Poet Gerrit Achterberg wins PC Hooft prize |
| Special : | 04/18/1950 | Polish Catholic church & govt sign accord over relations |
| Special : | 03/12/1950 | Pope Pius XII encyclical "On combating atheistic propaganda" |
| Special : | 04/05/1950 | Prague espionage trial against bishops & priests begins |
| Special : | 06/26/1950 | Pres Gottwald of Czech confirms Milada Horkovs death |
| Special : | 08/15/1950 | Pres Sukarno proclaims unity of Indonesia |
| Special : | 04/24/1950 | Pres Truman denies there are communists in US govt |
| Special : | 08/13/1950 | Pres Truman gives military aid to Vietnamese regime Bao-Dai |
| Special : | 01/31/1950 | Pres Truman gives oks building of hydrogen bomb |
| Special : | 06/27/1950 | Pres Truman orders Air Force & Navy into Korean conflict |
| Special : | 06/30/1950 | Pres Truman orders US troops into Korea |
| Special : | 08/25/1950 | Pres Truman orders army to seize control of RR to avert a strike |
| Special : | 01/30/1950 | Pres Truman orders development of the H-bomb [or 0131?] |
| Special : | 07/27/1950 | Pres Truman promises aid to Taiwan |
| Special : | 01/28/1950 | Preston Tucker, auto maker, found not guilty of mail fraud |
| Special : | 04/11/1950 | Prince Rainier III becomes ruler of Monaco |
| Special : | 11/01/1950 | Puerto Rican nationalists try to kill Pres Truman at Blair House |
| Special : | 05/01/1950 | Pulitzer prize awarded to Rodgers & Hammerstein (South Pacific) |
| Special : | 04/20/1950 | R C Cameron discovers asteroid #1575 Winifred |
| Special : | 07/14/1950 | RE Wayne awarded 1st Distinguished Flying Cross in Korea |
| Special : | 09/30/1950 | Radio's "Grand Ole Opera" is broadcasted on TV for 1st time |
| Special : | 12/10/1950 | Ralph J Bunche (1st black American) presented Nobel Peace Prize |
| Special : | 01/23/1950 | Rebel army of cap Raymond Westerner occupies Bandung |
| Special : | 07/13/1950 | Ren Pleven forms French government |
| Special : | 10/14/1950 | Rev Sun Young Moon liberated from Hung Nam prison |
| Special : | 05/09/1950 | Robert Schuman announces Schuman Plan for European integration |
| Special : | 09/16/1950 | S Arend discovers asteroid #1613 Smiley |
| Special : | 10/13/1950 | S Arend discovers asteroid #2109 Dhotel |
| Special : | 02/18/1950 | S Arend discovers asteroid #2277 Moreau |
| Special : | 10/05/1950 | S Arend discovers asteroids #1887 Virton & #2455 Somville |
| Special : | 09/17/1950 | San Francisco 49ers (formerly AAFC) play 1st NFL game, lose 21-17 |
| Special : | 02/12/1950 | Sen Joe McCarthy claims to have list of 205 communist govt employees |
| Special : | 02/07/1950 | Sen Joe McCarthy finds "communists" in US Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| Special : | 02/09/1950 | Sen Joseph McCarthy charges State Dept infested with communists |
| Special : | 12/05/1950 | Sikkim becomes a protectorate of India |
| Special : | 07/16/1950 | Single day 16 team HR record set at 37 (NL-25, AL-12) |
| Special : | 03/23/1950 | Sophocles Venizelos forms liberal Greeks government |
| Special : | 04/27/1950 | South Africa passes Group Areas Act segregating races |
| Special : | 06/13/1950 | South African parliament accept "Groups Area Act" |
| Special : | 10/01/1950 | South Korean troops exceed 38 latitude |
| Special : | 10/26/1950 | South Korean troops reach Chosan at the Chinese boundary |
| Special : | 11/18/1950 | South Koreans president Syngman Rhee forces mass strike |
| Special : | 11/10/1950 | Spanish dictator Franco ends war in Gibraltar |
| Special : | 08/25/1950 | Sugar Ray Robinson KOs Jose Basora to win middleweight boxing title |
| Special : | 10/25/1950 | Sukarno appointed president of Republic Indonesia |
| Special : | 01/20/1950 | Suriname becomes independent part in Realm of Netherlands |
| Special : | 01/12/1950 | Swedish tanker rams British submarine Truculent in Thames, 64 die |
| Special : | 06/23/1950 | Swiss parliament refuses voting right for women |
| Special : | 08/01/1950 | Territory of Guam created |
| Special : | 10/21/1950 | Tom Powers of Duke scores 6 touchdowns |
| Special : | 05/18/1950 | Tommy Glaviano makes 3 consecutive errors on grounders |
| Special : | 11/27/1950 | Trial against RC clergy "imperialistic conspiracy" begins in Prague |
| Special : | 12/16/1950 | Truman proclaims state of emergency against "Communist imperialism" |
| Special : | 07/04/1950 | Truman signs public law 600 (Puerto Ricans write own consitution) |
| Special : | 04/26/1950 | U of Miami ends William & Mary straight tennis match victories at 82 |
| Special : | 12/14/1950 | UN Gen Assembly establishes High Comm for Refugees (Nobel 1954) |
| Special : | 06/27/1950 | UN Security Council calls on members for troops to aid South Korea |
| Special : | 03/23/1950 | UN World Meteorological Org established |
| Special : | 10/19/1950 | UN forces entered Pyongyang, capital of North Korea |
| Special : | 11/16/1950 | UN gets US govt approval to issue postage stamps |
| Special : | 11/25/1950 | UN gives Eritrea to Ethiopia |
| Special : | 11/25/1950 | UN gives Eritrea[dup] |
| Special : | 09/26/1950 | UN troops in Korean War recapture South Korean capital of Seoul |
| Special : | 02/07/1950 | US & Great-Britain recognize Bao Dai Vietnamese regime |
| Special : | 04/11/1950 | US B-29 bombers shot at above Latvia |
| Special : | 11/19/1950 | US General Eisenhower becomes supreme commander of NATO-Europe |
| Special : | 11/30/1950 | US Pres Truman threatens China with atom bomb |
| Special : | 06/05/1950 | US Supreme Court undermines legal foundations of segregation |
| Special : | 10/07/1950 | US forces invade Korea by crossing 38th parallel |
| Special : | 11/24/1950 | US infantry division conquerors Chonju Korea |
| Special : | 11/16/1950 | US president Truman ends emergency crisis |
| Special : | 01/14/1950 | US recalls all consular officials from China |
| Special : | 06/27/1950 | US sends 35 military advisers to South Vietnam |
| Special : | 09/15/1950 | US troop land on Wolmi-Do island off of Seoul |
| Special : | 11/04/1950 | US troops vacate Pyongyang North Korea |
| Special : | 02/14/1950 | USSR & China sign peace treaty |
| Special : | 03/08/1950 | USSR announces they have developed the atomic bomb |
| Special : | 02/01/1950 | USSR asks condemnation emperor Hirohito because of war crimes |
| Special : | 02/01/1950 | USSR condemns Emperor Hirohito of war crimes |
| Special : | 03/01/1950 | USSR issues golden rubles |
| Special : | 02/01/1950 | Urko Kekkonen to president of Finland chosen |
| Special : | 02/01/1950 | Urko Kekkonen elected president of Finland |
| Special : | 07/16/1950 | Uruguay beats Brazil 2-1 for soccer's 4th World Cup in Rio de Janeiro |
| Special : | 07/07/1950 | V Edward "Budge" Patty wins Wimbledon |
| Special : | 07/24/1950 | V-2/WAC Corporal rocket launch; 1st launch from Cape Canaveral |
| Special : | 12/02/1950 | Vic Toweel knocks down Danny O'Sullivan 14 times in a title fight |
| Special : | 09/16/1950 | Viet Minh-offensive against French bases in Vietnam |
| Special : | 12/30/1950 | Vietnam, Laos & Cambodia become Independent states in France Union |
| Special : | 05/21/1950 | Vietnamese troops of Ho Chi-Minh attack Cambodia |
| Special : | 03/27/1950 | WHAS TV channel 11 in Louisville, KY (CBS) begins broadcasting |
| Special : | 07/01/1950 | WHBF TV channel 4 in Rock Island, IL (CBS) begins broadcasting |
| Special : | 05/01/1950 | WJIM (now WLNS) TV channel 6 in Lansing, MI (CBS) begins broadcasting |
| Special : | 06/01/1950 | WKZO (now WWMT) TV channel 3 in Kalamazoo, MI (CBS) 1st broadcast |
| Special : | 02/21/1950 | WOI TV channel 5 in Ames-Des Moines, IA (ABC/PBS) begins broadcasting |
| Special : | 02/20/1950 | WOL-AM in Washington DC swaps calls with WWDC |
| Special : | 09/30/1950 | WSM TV channel 4 in Nashville, TN (NBC) begins broadcasting |
| Special : | 02/15/1950 | WSYR (now WSTM) TV channel 3 in Syracuse, NY (NBC) begins broadcasting |
| Special : | 04/02/1950 | WTAR (now WTKR) TV channel 3 in Norfolk, VA (CBS) begins broadcasting |
| Special : | 10/29/1950 | Wally Triplett avgs 735 yards on 3 kickoff returns |
| Special : | 02/15/1950 | Walt Disney's "Cinderella" released |
| Special : | 09/01/1950 | West Berlin granted a constitution |
| Special : | 08/23/1950 | West Germany & Japan readmitted to Intl Amateur Athletic Federation |
| Special : | 09/14/1950 | Western allies rearm West-Germany |
| Special : | 06/04/1950 | Wim of Est wins Bordeaux-Paris (586 km in 17:25) |
| Special : | 09/15/1950 | Yankee Johnny Mize hits 3 homers (6th time he has done that) |
| Special : | 04/18/1950 | Yankees win 15-10 after trailing Red Sox 9-0 in 6th |
| Special : | 06/23/1950 | Yanks & Tigers hit record 11 HRs, Tigers win 10-9 |
| Special : | 10/07/1950 | Yanks win 13th world championship sweeping Phillies |
| Special : | 01/26/1950 | 72F highest temperature for January in NYC |
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