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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 14, 1950 – The first prototype of the MiG-17 makes its maiden flight.
• February 9, 1950 – Second Red Scare: US Senator Joseph McCarthy accuses the United States Department of State of being filled with Communists.
• February 17, 1950 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Metal Tiger in Chinese astrology.
• May 5, 1950 – Bhumibol Adulyadej is crowned King Rama IX of Thailand.
• June 28, 1950 – Korean War: Seoul is captured by North Korean troops.
• July 2, 1950 – The Golden Pavilion at Kinkaku-ji in Kyoto, Japan burns down.
• July 5, 1950 – Korean War: Task Force Smith: American and North Korean forces first clash, in the Battle of Osan.
• August 17, 1950 – Hill 303 massacre: American POWs are shot to death by the North Korean Army.
• September 24, 1950 – Forest fires black out the sun over portions of Canada and New England. A blue moon is seen as far away as Europe.
• October 19, 1950 – The People’s Republic of China joins the Korean War by sending thousands of troops across the Yalu River to fight United Nations forces.

Who Were Born On 1950?

• January 1, 1950 – James Richardson, American poet and academic
• January 5, 1950 – Krzysztof Wielicki, Polish mountaineer
• May 12, 1950 – Helena Kennedy, Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws, Scottish lawyer, academic, and politician
• June 3, 1950 – Christos Verelis, Greek politician, Greek Minister of Transport and Communications
• July 26, 1950 – Nelinho, Brazilian footballer and manager
• September 17, 1950 – Fee Waybill, American singer-songwriter and producer (The Tubes)
• October 5, 1950 – James Rizzi, American painter and illustrator (d. 2011)
• October 10, 1950 – Charlie George, English footballer
• December 11, 1950 – Christina Onassis, American-Argentinian businesswoman (d. 1988)
• December 30, 1950 – Lewis Shiner, American journalist and author