Explore 2486 historical events from 1950–1959.
Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the second…
A barge containing munitions destined for Pakistan explodes in the harbor at South Amboy, New Jersey, devastating the ci
Egypt, officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a country predominantly in Africa, with a land bridge into Asia via the Sinai Peninsula. It is a transcontinental country. It is bo…
Egypt announces that the Suez Canal is closed to Israeli ships and commerce
Linnanmäki is an amusement park in Helsinki, Finland. It was opened on 27 May 1950 and is owned by the non-profit Children's Day Foundation, which operates the park to raise funds …
The Linnanmäki amusement park is opened for the first time in Helsinki
RCMPV St. Roch is a Royal Canadian Mounted Police schooner, the first ship to completely circumnavigate North America, and the second vessel to transit the Northwest Passage. She w…
The St
"Declaration of Conscience" was a Cold War speech made by U.S. Senator from Maine, Margaret Chase Smith on June 1, 1950, less than four months after Senator Joseph McCarthy's "Whee…
The Declaration of Conscience speech, by U
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 Chinchaga fire ignites
Maurice André Raymond Herzog was a French mountaineer and administrator who was born in Lyon, France. He led the 1950 French Annapurna expedition that first climbed a peak over 800…
Herzog and Lachenal of the French Annapurna expedition become the first climbers to reach the summit of an 8,000-metre p
Two Air France Douglas DC-4 aircraft crashed two days apart in June 1950 within a few miles of each other and under similar circumstances. These two accidents, on 12 and 14 June, o…
An Air France Douglas DC-4 crashes near Bahrain International Airport, killing 46 people
Two Air France Douglas DC-4 aircraft crashed two days apart in June 1950 within a few miles of each other and under similar circumstances. These two accidents, on 12 and 14 June, o…
An Air France Douglas DC-4 crashes near Bahrain International Airport, killing 40 people
Apartheid was a system of institutionalised racial segregation that existed in South Africa and South West Africa from 1948 to the early 1990s. It was characterised by an authorita…
Apartheid: In South Africa, the Group Areas Act is passed, formally segregating races
The Knesset is the unicameral legislature of Israel.
The Knesset of Israel passes the Law of Return which grants all Jews the right to immigrate to the Land of Israel.
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: beginning of the Battle of Taejon.
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station begins operations with the launch of a Bumper rocket.
Paul David Graf was an American actor, best known for his role as Sgt. Eugene Tackleberry in the Police Academy series of films.
David Graf, American actor (died 2001)
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…
The Korean War begins with the invasion of South Korea by North Korea
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…
The United States decides to send troops to fight in the Korean War
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: Suspected communist sympathizers (between 60,000 and 200,000) are executed in the Bodo League massacre
The Hangang Bridge bombing was a demolition operation conducted by the South Korean Army to destroy the Hangang Bridge in Seoul, South Korea, on 28 June 1950, to delay the rapid No…
Korean War: Packed with its own refugees fleeing Seoul and leaving their 5th Division stranded, South Korean forces blow
The Korean People's Army encompasses the combined military forces of North Korea and the armed wing of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK). The KPA consists of five branches: the Gro…
Korean War: The Korean People's Army kills almost a thousand doctors, nurses, inpatient civilians and wounded soldiers i
Colleen Hewett is an Australian singer and actress.
Colleen Hewett, Australian singer and actress
Grigory Lipmanovich Sokolov is a Russian born Russian and Spanish pianist. He is among the most esteemed of living pianists, with his repertoire spanning composers from the Baroque…
Grigory Sokolov, Russian pianist and composer
Nara Chandrababu Naidu, commonly known as CBN, is an Indian politician who is currently serving as the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh since 2024. He holds the record of longest-s…
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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
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