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{{Year nav|1950}}
{{Year nav|1950}}
{{Year article header|1950}}.
{{Year article header|1950}}.
== Events ==
== Events ==
* [[January 5]] – [[U.S. Senator]] [[Estes Kefauver]] introduces a law asking for the government to study crime in the U.S.
* [[January 5]] – [[U.S. Senator]] [[Estes Kefauver]] introduces a law asking for the government to study crime in the U.S.
* [[January 29]] – [[Lord Balfour]] disagrees with the fact that [[rationing]] is still in force in [[United Kingdom|Britain]]
* [[January 29]] – [[Lord Balfour]] disagrees with the fact that [[rationing]] is still in force in [[United Kingdom|Britain]]
* [[January 31]] – [[President (United States)|President]] [[Harry S. Truman]] announces a program to develop the [[hydrogen bomb]]
* [[January 31]] – [[President (United States)|President]] [[Harry S. Truman]] announces a program to develop the [[hydrogen bomb]]
* [[January 31]] – Last [[Kuomintang]] troops [[wikt:surrender|surrender]] in continental [[China]]
* [[January 31]] – Last [[Kuomintang]] troops [[surrender|surrender]] in continental [[China]]
* [[June 5]]- [[The Korean War]] begins
* [[June 5]]- [[The Korean War]] begins
* [[October 2]] – [[Charles M. Schulz]] publishes the first [[Peanuts]] comic strip.
* [[October 2]] – [[Charles M. Schulz]] publishes the first [[Peanuts]] comic strip.
== Births ==
== Births ==
* [[January 3]] – [[Victoria Principal]], Japanese-American actress
* [[January 3]] – [[Victoria Principal]], Japanese-American actress
* [[January 17]] – [[Richard L. Anderson]], American sound editor
* [[January 17]] – [[Richard L. Anderson]], American sound editor
* [[February 25]] - [[Neil Jordan]], Irish director
* [[March 20]] - [[Carl Palmer]], English drummer ([[Emerson, Lake & Palmer]])
* [[March 20]] - [[Carl Palmer]], English drummer ([[Emerson, Lake & Palmer]])
* [[March 27]] - [[Tony Banks]], English keyboardist ([[Genesis (band)|Genesis]])
* [[March 27]] - [[Tony Banks]], English keyboardist ([[Genesis (band)|Genesis]])
* [[April 12]] - [[Larry Kemp]], American sound editor
* [[April 12]] - [[Larry Kemp]], American sound editor
* [[May 9]] - [[Tom Petersson]], [[United States|American]] [[bass guitar]]ist ([[Cheap Trick]])
* [[May 9]] - [[Tom Petersson]], [[United States|American]] [[bass guitar]]ist ([[Cheap Trick]])
* [[May 10]] - [[Emeric-László Kiss]], Hungarian Musician
* [[May 13]] – [[Stevie Wonder]], [[United States|American]] [[musician]]
* [[May 13]] – [[Stevie Wonder]], [[United States|American]] [[musician]]
* [[May 13]] - [[Danny Kirwan]], English [[guitar]]ist ([[Fleetwood Mac]]) (d. [[2018]])
* [[May 13]] - [[Danny Kirwan]], English [[guitar]]ist ([[Fleetwood Mac]]) (d. [[2018]])
* [[May 17]] - [[Howard Ashman]], American [[playwright]] and lyricist (d. [[1991]])
* [[May 17]] - [[Howard Ashman]], American [[playwright]] and lyricist (d. [[1991]])
* [[May 22]] – [[Bernie Taupin]]
* [[May 22]] – [[Bernie Taupin]]
* [[June 19]] - [[Ann Wilson]], American singer ([[Heart (band)|Heart]])
* [[June 21]] - [[Joey Kramer]], American drummer ([[Aerosmith]])
* [[June 21]] - [[Joey Kramer]], American drummer ([[Aerosmith]])
* [[July 28]] - [[Tom Cotcher]], Scottish actor
* [[September 10]] - [[Joe Perry (musician)|Joe Perry]], American [[guitar]]ist ([[Aerosmith]])
* [[September 10]] - [[Joe Perry (musician)|Joe Perry]], American [[guitar]]ist ([[Aerosmith]])
* [[September 28]] - [[John Sayles]], American filmmaker
* [[October 1]] – [[Randy Quaid]], [[United States|American]] [[actor]]
* [[October 1]] – [[Randy Quaid]], [[United States|American]] [[actor]]
* [[October 2]] - [[Mike Rutherford]], English singer-songwriter and musician ([[Genesis (band)|Genesis]])
* [[October 2]] - [[Mike Rutherford]], English singer-songwriter and musician ([[Genesis (band)|Genesis]])
* [[October 2]] - [[Lucas Fuego]], Slovak politician and doctor
* [[October 2]] - [[Lucas Fuego]], Slovak politician and doctor
* [[October 3]] - [[John Curulewski]], American [[guitar]]ist ([[Styx (band)|Styx]]) (d. [[1988]])
* [[October 3]] - [[John Curulewski]], American [[guitar]]ist ([[Styx (band)|Styx]]) (d. [[1988]])
* [[October 25]] - [[David Kaye (former rabbi)|David Kaye]], former American rabbi and convicted sex offender
* [[October 31]] – [[John Candy]], [[Canada|Canadian]] [[actor]] (d. [[1994]])
* [[October 31]] – [[John Candy]], [[Canada|Canadian]] [[actor]] (d. [[1994]])
* [[December 18]] - [[Gillian Armstrong]], Australian director
* [[December 29]] - [[László-Braun Rátót]], Hungarian politician of German ethnicity
* [[December 29]] - [[László-Braun Rátót]], Hungarian politician of German ethnicity
== Deaths ==
== Deaths ==
* [[January 21]] – [[George Orwell]], English writer (b. [[1903]])
* [[January 21]] – [[George Orwell]], English writer (b. [[1903]])
* [[April 7]] - [[Walter Huston]], Canadian actor (b. [[1883]])
* [[November 2]] – [[George Bernard Shaw]], Irish writer (b. [[1856]])
* [[November 2]] – [[George Bernard Shaw]], Irish writer (b. [[1856]])
* [[December 30]] – [[Arthur Davidson]], American business man (b. [[1881]])
* [[December 30]] – [[Arthur Davidson]], American business man (b. [[1881]])
* [[June 22]] – Lonnie Moon
* [[June 22]] – Lonnie Moon
== Awards ==
== Awards ==
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*
== Movies released ==
== Movies released ==
* ''[[All About Eve]]''
* ''[[All About Eve]]''
* ''[[King Solomon's Mines]]''
* ''[[King Solomon's Mines]]''
* ''[[Sunset Boulevard (movie)|Sunset Boulevard]]
* ''[[Sunset Boulevard (movie)|Sunset Boulevard]]
== Hit songs ==
== Hit songs ==
* "A-Razz-A-Ma-Tazz" – [[Georgia Gibbs]]
* "A-Razz-A-Ma-Tazz" – [[Georgia Gibbs]]
* "The Third Man Theme" – [[Guy Lombardo]]
* "The Third Man Theme" – [[Guy Lombardo]]
* "With My Eyes Wide Open I'm Dreaming" – [[Patti Page]]
* "With My Eyes Wide Open I'm Dreaming" – [[Patti Page]]
== New books ==
== New books ==
* ''[[Across the River and Into the Trees]]'' – [[Ernest Hemingway]]
* ''[[Across the River and Into the Trees]]'' – [[Ernest Hemingway]]