1950 Calendar
What Happened In Year 1950?
- January 7, 1950 – A fire at the Mercy Hospital in Davenport, Iowa, kills 41 people.
- January 23, 1950 – The Knesset passes a resolution that states Jerusalem is the capital of Israel.
- January 26, 1950 – The Constitution of India comes into force, forming a republic. Rajendra Prasad is sworn in as its first President of India. Observed as Republic Day in India.
- February 17, 1950 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Metal Tiger in Chinese astrology.
- March 1, 1950 – Cold War: Klaus Fuchs is convicted of spying for the Soviet Union by disclosing top secret atomic bomb data.
- March 7, 1950 – Cold War: The Soviet Union issues a statement denying that Klaus Fuchs served as a Soviet spy.
- May 19, 1950 – A barge containing munitions destined for Pakistan explodes in the harbor at South Amboy, New Jersey, devastating the city.
- June 28, 1950 – Hangang Bridge bombing: Korean War.
- July 2, 1950 – The Golden Pavilion at Kinkaku-ji in Kyoto, Japan burns down.
- July 5, 1950 – Korean War: Task Force Smith – First clash between American and North Korean forces in the Battle of Osan.
- July 11, 1950 – Pakistan joins the International Monetary Fund and the International Bank.
- July 14, 1950 – Korean War: North Korean troops initiate the Battle of Taejon.
- August 20, 1950 – Korean War: United Nations repel an offensive by North Korean divisions attempting to cross the Naktong River and assault the city of Taegu.
- August 29, 1950 – Korean War: British troops arrive in Korea to bolster the US presence there.
- September 26, 1950 – United Nations troops recapture Seoul from North Korean forces.
- October 3, 1950 – Korean War: The First Battle of Maryang San, primarily pitting Australian and British forces against communist China, begins.
- October 9, 1950 – Goyang Geumjeong Cave Massacre started.
- 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.
- November 1, 1950 – Puerto Rican nationalists Griselio Torresola and Oscar Collazo attempt to assassinate US President Harry S. Truman at Blair House.
- November 8, 1950 – Korean War: United States Air Force Lt. Russell J. Brown, while piloting an F-80 Shooting Star, shoots down two North Korean MiG-15s in the first jet aircraft-to-jet aircraft dogfight in history.
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