The year in history
1950
Someone born in 1950 turns 76 in 2026
1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1950th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 950th year of the 2nd millennium, the 50th year of the 20th century, and the 1st year of the 1950s decade.
What happened in 1950
The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed.
United States President Harry S. Truman orders the development of the hydrogen bomb, in response to the detonation of the Soviet Union's first atomic bomb in 1949.
British Columbia B-36 crash: The U.S. Air Force loses a Convair B-36 bomber that carried a Mark 4 nuclear bomb off the west coast of Canada, and produces the world's first Broken Arrow.
Poland indicates its intention to exile all Germans.
Britain formally recognises Israel.
Recorded premiere of Four Last Songs (1948) by German composer Richard Strauss (d. 1949) given by the composer's choice of soloist, Norwegian-born soprano Kirsten Flagstad, with the Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Wilhelm Furtwängler at the Royal Albert Hall in London, sponsored by Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar, Sultan of Mysore.
Korean War:
Royal question: King Leopold III of Belgium publicly announces that he will abdicate in favor of his son, Baudouin.
Legendary African American singer-actor Paul Robeson, whose passport has recently been revoked because of his alleged Communist affiliations, meets with U.S. officials in an effort to get it reinstated. He is unsuccessful, and it is not reinstated until 1958.
The Indonesian government quells riots in the Moluccas.
The United Nations ends the diplomatic isolation of Spain.
The National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA is founded.
Famous people born in 1950
Wayne Bennett
Australian rugby league player and coach
January 1 →
Luis López Nieves
Puerto Rican writer
January 16 →
Morgan Fairchild
American actress (Flamingo Road)
February 3 →
Lyman Hoffman
American politician and member of the Alaska State Legislature since 1987
February 13 →
Miou-Miou
French actress
February 22 →
Karen Carpenter
American singer and drummer (d. 1983)
March 2 →
Brad Dourif
American actor
March 18 →
Robbie Coltrane
Scottish actor and comedian (d. 2022)
March 30 →
David Cassidy
American actor and singer (d. 2017)
April 12 →
Liz Chase
Zimbabwean field hockey player (d. 2018)
April 26 →
Sadashiv Amrapurkar
Indian actor (d. 2014)
May 11 →
Mark Mothersbaugh
American composer, artist, and singer (Devo)
May 18 →
Mithun Chakraborty
Indian actor, singer, producer, writer, social worker, entrepreneur
June 16 →
Marcello Toninelli
Italian writer
June 25 →
Tengku Sulaiman Shah
Malaysian corporate figure
July 17 →
Ken Kutaragi
Japanese businessman
August 2 →
Neil J. Gunther
Australian/American physicist, computer scientist
August 15 →
Mikhail Fradkov
Russian politician, Prime Minister of Russia (2004–2007)
September 1 →
Charles Clarke
British politician
September 21 →
Laura Gemser
Indonesian born-Dutch actress
October 5 →
Angry Grandpa
American YouTuber (d. 2017)
October 16 →
John Candy
Canadian comedian, actor (d. 1994)
October 31 →
Steven Van Zandt
American singer, songwriter, musician, producer, actor, and activist.
November 22 →
Hasanaga Sadigov
Azerbaijani ashik musician (d. 2018)
December 7 →