Explore 5191 historical events from 1950–1959.
Shivaji Satam is an Indian television and film actor. He is best known for his role as ACP Pradyuman in the detective television series CID. He is recipient of two Maharashtra Stat…
Shivaji Satam, Indian actor
The Korean War was an armed conflict fought on the Korean Peninsula between North Korea and South Korea and their allies. North Korea was supported by China and the Soviet Union, w…
Korean War: U.S. Eighth Army and United Nations forces break out of the Pusan Perimeter in southeast Korea.
Rede Tupi was a Brazilian commercial terrestrial television network. Its flagship station, located in the city of São Paulo, was the first TV station to operate in the country, bei…
TV Tupi Difusora, the first television station to broadcast in Brazil, begins transmissions on Channel 3 in São Paulo.
The Korean War was an armed conflict fought on the Korean Peninsula between North Korea and South Korea and their allies. North Korea was supported by China and the Soviet Union, w…
Korean War: The Battle of Hill 282 is the first US friendly-fire incident on British military personnel since World…
The Chinchaga fire, also known as the Wisp fire, Chinchaga River fire and Fire 19, was a forest fire that burned in northern British Columbia and Alberta in the summer and early fa…
The eastern United States is covered by a thick haze from the Chinchaga fire in western Canada.
The Goyang Geumjeong Cave massacre was a war crime of 153 unarmed civilians conducted between 9 October 1950 and 31 October 1950 by police at the site of a former gold mine in Goya…
The Goyang Geumjeong Cave massacre in Korea begins.
Jancis Mary Robinson OBE, ComMA, MW is a British wine critic, journalist and wine writer. She currently writes a weekly column for the Financial Times, and writes for her website J…
Jancis Robinson, English journalist and critic
Warren Lee Tamahori was a New Zealand film director.
Lee Tamahori, New Zealand film director (died 2025)
Richard Rowland Leigh, known commonly as Rowley Leigh, is a British chef, restaurateur and journalist who lives in Shepherd's Bush, London.
Rowley Leigh, English chef and journalist
Barbara McIlvaine Smith is an American politician. A Democrat, she is a former member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing the 156th district from 2007 to 201…
Barbara McIlvaine Smith, Sac and Fox Nation Native American politician
Robert Andrew Hyman is an American singer, songwriter, keyboard and accordion player, producer, and arranger, best known for being a founding member of the rock band the Hooters.
Rob Hyman, American singer-songwriter and musician
A field-sequential color system (FSC) is a color television system in which the primary color information is transmitted in successive images and which relies on the human vision …
CBS's field-sequential color system for television is the first to be licensed for broadcast by the U.S. Federal…
The Korean War was an armed conflict fought on the Korean Peninsula between North Korea and South Korea and their allies. North Korea was supported by China and the Soviet Union, w…
Korean War: The Battle of Pyongyang ends in a United Nations victory. Hours later, the Chinese Army begins crossing…
The Point Four Program was a technical assistance program for "developing countries" announced by United States President Harry S. Truman in his inaugural address on January 20, 19…
Iran becomes the first country to accept technical assistance from the United States under the Point Four Program.
The Battle of Yongyu, also known as the Battle of the Apple Orchard or the Battle of Yongju by the Australians who fought in it, took place between 21 and 22 October 1950 during th…
Korean War: Heavy fighting begins between British and Australian forces and North Koreans during the Battle of Yongju.
Central Tibet was annexed by the People's Republic of China (PRC) after the government of Tibet signed the Seventeen Point Agreement which the 14th Dalai Lama ratified on 24 Octobe…
Annexation of Tibet by the People's Republic of China: The People's Liberation Army ceases all military operations in…
Lieutenant General Alexander Ivanovich Lebed was a Soviet and Russian military officer and politician who held senior positions in the Airborne Forces before running for president …
Alexander Lebed, Russian general and politician (died 2002)
Sir Donnell Justin Patrick Deeny, KC, SC, styled as the Rt Hon Sir Donnell Deeny, is a mediator and arbitrator (ACIArb) and a former member of the Court of Appeal of Northern Irela…
Donnell Deeny, Northern Irish lawyer and judge
Peter Hintze was a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who served as a member of the German Bundestag from 1990 until his death in 2016.
Peter Hintze, German politician (died 2016)
Valentyna Kozyr is a former Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the high jump.
Valentyna Kozyr, Ukrainian high jumper
Junko Ohashi was a Japanese singer best known for her songs "Silhouette Romance" (1981) and "Tasogare My Love" (1978). She was known for her "overwhelming singing ability" and was…
Junko Ohashi, Japanese singer (died 2023)
Peter Kenneth Frampton is an English musician who rose to prominence as a member of the rock bands The Herd and Humble Pie. Later in his career, Frampton found significant success …
Peter Frampton, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
Stephen Arthur Anthony Ferrone is an English drummer. He was a member of the rock band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers from 1994 to 2017, replacing original drummer Stan Lynch, and…
Steve Ferrone, English drummer
Jaime dela Rosa Fresnedi, also known as Jimmy Fresnedi, is a Filipino politician, lawyer, and businessman currently serving as a member of the Philippine House of Representatives r…
Jaime Fresnedi, Filipino politician