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1950 Calendar Trivia

The next time you can reuse this calendar will be on year 2034. Both calendars will be exactly the same! This is assuming you are not interested in the dates for Easter and other irregular holidays that are based on a solar cycle.

April 4 (4/4), June 6 (6/6), August 8 (8/8), October 10 (10/10), December 12 (12/12), and the last day of February always fall on the same day of the week in any given year. This is called the ‘Doomsday rule’. Check these dates using the full 12-month calendar below to verify.

1950 Calendar

Historical Events Of 1950

• January 1, 1950 – Standard practice uses this day as the origin of the age scale Before Present
• January 23, 1950 – The Knesset passes a resolution that states Jerusalem is the capital of Israel.
• February 17, 1950 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Metal Tiger in Chinese astrology.
• March 12, 1950 – The Llandow air disaster occurs near Sigingstone, Wales, in which 80 people die when their aircraft crashed, making it the world’s deadliest air disaster at the time.
• May 9, 1950 – Robert Schuman presents his proposal on the creation of an organized Europe, which according to him was indispensable to the maintenance of peaceful relations. This proposal, known as the “Schuman Declaration”, is considered by some people to be the beginning of the creation of what is now the European Union.
• May 13, 1950 – The first round of the Formula One World Championship is held at Silverstone.
• June 25, 1950 – The Korean War begins with the invasion of South Korea by North Korea.
• September 26, 1950 – Indonesia is admitted to the United Nations.
• November 5, 1950 – Korean War: British and Australian forces from the 27th British Commonwealth Brigade successfully halted the advancing Chinese 117th Division during the Battle of Pakchon.
• November 19, 1950 – US General Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes Supreme Commander of NATO-Europe.

Who Were Born On 1950?

• March 14, 1950 – Rick Dees, American actor and radio host
• March 15, 1950 – Kurt Koch, Swiss cardinal
• March 27, 1950 – Anton Ondruš, Czech-Slovak footballer
• March 31, 1950 – Sandra Morgen, American anthropologist and academic
• May 31, 1950 – Edgar Savisaar, Estonian politician, Estonian Minister of the Interior
• June 2, 1950 – Joanna Gleason, Canadian actress and singer
• June 3, 1950 – Deniece Williams, American singer-songwriter and producer
• October 12, 1950 – Robin Askwith, English actor
• October 18, 1950 – Wendy Wasserstein, American playwright and author (d. 2006)
• December 10, 1950 – John Boozman, American football player, lawyer, and politician