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What Happened In July 1950 In History

Historical Events for July, 1950

  • 2nd » The Golden Pavilion at Kinkaku-ji in Kyoto, Japan arson e.g burns down.
  • 4th » Radio Free Europe first broadcasts.
  • 5th » Korean War: Task Force Smith: American and North Korean forces first clash, in the Battle of Osan.
  • 5th » Zionism: The Knesset passes the Law of Return which grants all Jews the right to immigrate to Israel.
  • 11th » Pakistan joins the International Monetary Fund and the International Bank.
  • 14th » Korean War: North Korean troops initiate the Battle of Taejon.
  • 16th » Chaplain–Medic massacre: American POWs were massacred by North Korean Army.
  • 20th » Cold War: In Philadelphia, Harry Gold pleads guilty to spying for the Soviet Union by passing secrets from atomic scientist Klaus Fuchs.
  • 24th » Cape Canaveral Air Force Station begins operations with the launch of a Bumper (rocket) called Bumper rocket.
  • 29th » Korean War: After four days, the No Gun Ri Massacre ends when the US Army 7th Cavalry Regiment is withdrawn.

Famous Birthdays on July in 1950

  • 1st » David Duke, American activist, author, and politician
  • 2nd » Lynne Brindley, English librarian and academic
  • 2nd » Jon Trickett, English politician
  • 3rd » Ewen Chatfield, New Zealand cricketer
  • 3rd » James Hahn, American judge and politician, 40th Mayor of Los Angeles
  • 4th » Philip Craven, English basketball player
  • 4th » David Jensen, Canadian-English radio host
  • 4th » Tonio K, American singer-songwriter
  • 5th » Huey Lewis, American singer-songwriter and actor (Huey Lewis and the News and Clover (band) known as Clover)
  • 5th » Michael Monarch, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (Steppenwolf (band) known as Steppenwolf, Detective (band) called Detective, and World Classic Rockers)
  • 5th » Philip Terzian, American journalist and author
  • 6th » John Byrne (comics) e.g John Byrne, English-American author and illustrator
  • 6th » Geraldine James, English actress
  • 6th » Jonathon Porritt, English environmentalist and academic
  • 6th » Hélène Scherrer, Canadian politician
  • 8th » Sarah Kennedy, English television and radio host
  • 8th » Mary Ellen Trainor, American actress
  • 9th » Amal ibn Idris al-Alami, Moroccan physician and neurosurgeon
  • 9th » Gwen Guthrie, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1999)
  • 9th » Adriano Panatta, Italian tennis player and sailor
  • 9th » Viktor Yanukovych, Ukrainian engineer and politician, 4th President of Ukraine
  • 10th » Tony Baldry, English colonel, lawyer, and politician
  • 10th » Prokopis Pavlopoulos, Greek lawyer and politician, Ministry of the Interior (Greece) known as Greek Minister for the Interior
  • 11th » Pervez Hoodbhoy, Pakistani physicist and academic
  • 11th » Bruce McGill, American actor
  • 11th » J. R. Morgan, Welsh author and academic
  • 11th » Bonnie Pointer, American singer (The Pointer Sisters)
  • 12th » Eric Carr, American drummer and songwriter (Kiss (band) named Kiss) (d. 1991)
  • 12th » Gilles Meloche, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
  • 13th » Rod Dixon, New Zealand runner
  • 13th » George Nelson (astronaut) e.g George Nelson, American astronomer and astronaut
  • 13th » Janet Rossant, English-Canadian biologist
  • 13th » Ma Ying-jeou, Hong Kong-Taiwanese politician, 12th President of the Republic of China
  • 14th » Bruce Oldfield, English fashion designer
  • 15th » Colin Barnett, Australian politician, 29th Premier of Western Australia
  • 15th » Arianna Huffington, Greek-American journalist and author, founded 'The Huffington Post'
  • 16th » Pierre Paradis, Canadian lawyer and politician
  • 16th » Dennis Priestley, English darts player
  • 16th » Frances Spalding, English historian and academic
  • 16th » Tom Terrell (journalist) or Tom Terrell, American journalist and photographer (d. 2007)
  • 17th » Derek de Lint, Dutch actor
  • 17th » Damon Harris, American singer (The Temptations) (d. 2013)
  • 17th » Phoebe Snow, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Sisters of Glory) (d. 2011)
  • 17th » P. J. Soles, German-American actress
  • 18th » Jerome Barkum, American football player
  • 18th » Richard Branson, English businessman, founded Virgin Group
  • 18th » Kostas Eleftherakis, Greek footballer
  • 18th » Glenn Hughes (Village People) e.g Glenn Hughes, American singer, dancer, and actor (Village People) (d. 2001)
  • 18th » Jack Layton, Canadian politician (d. 2011)
  • 18th » Mark Udall, American educator and politician
  • 19th » Per-Kristian Foss, Norwegian politician, Minister of Finance (Norway) e.g Norwegian Minister of Finance
  • 19th » Freddy Moore, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • 19th » Adrian Noble, English director and screenwriter
  • 20th » Tantoo Cardinal, Canadian actress
  • 20th » Edward Leigh, English lawyer and politician
  • 20th » Naseeruddin Shah, Indian actor and director
  • 21st » Ubaldo Fillol, Argentinian footballer and coach
  • 21st » Susan Kramer, Baroness Kramer, English politician, Minister of State for Transport
  • 23rd » Alex Kozinski, Romanian-American lawyer and judge
  • 23rd » Len McCluskey, English union leader
  • 23rd » Ian Thomas (Canadian musician) named Ian Thomas, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
  • 23rd » Blair Thornton, Canadian guitarist and songwriter (Bachman–Turner Overdrive)
  • 23rd » Alan Turner (cricketer) named Alan Turner, Australian cricketer
  • 24th » Arliss Ryan, American author
  • 25th » Mark Clarke, English singer-songwriter and bass player (Colosseum (band) Colosseum, Mountain (band) Mountain, Natural Gas (band) Natural Gas, and Uriah Heep (band) Uriah Heep)
  • 26th » Nelinho, Brazilian footballer
  • 26th » Nicholas Evans, English journalist, screenwriter, and producer
  • 26th » Susan George (actress) known as Susan George, English actress and producer
  • 26th » Anne Rafferty, English lawyer and judge
  • 26th » Rich Vogler, American race car driver (d. 1990)
  • 27th » Simon Jones (actor) e.g Simon Jones, English actor
  • 28th » Shahyar Ghanbari, Iranian singer-songwriter
  • 29th » Mike Starr (actor) named Mike Starr, American actor
  • 30th » Harriet Harman, English lawyer and politician, Solicitor General for England and Wales
  • 30th » Frank Stallone, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
  • 30th » Simón Trinidad, Colombian Guerrilla warfare named guerrilla leader
  • 31st » Richard Berry (actor) or Richard Berry, French actor, director, and screenwriter

Famous Deaths for July 1950

  • 1st » Émile Jaques-Dalcroze, Swiss composer and educator (b. 1865)
  • 1st » Eliel Saarinen, Finnish-American architect, co-designed the National Museum of Finland (b. 1873)
  • 2nd » Thomas William Burgess, English swimmer (b. 1872)
  • 7th » Fats Navarro, American trumpet player and composer (b. 1923)
  • 8th » Othmar Spann, Austrian sociologist, economist, and philosopher (b. 1878)
  • 10th » Richard Maury, American-Argentinian engineer (b. 1882)
  • 12th » Elsie de Wolfe, American actress, author, and interior decorator (b. 1865)
  • 17th » Evangeline Booth, English 4th General of The Salvation Army (b. 1865)
  • 17th » Antonie Nedošinská, Czech actress (b. 1885)
  • 18th » Carl Clinton Van Doren, American author and critic (b. 1885)
  • 22nd » William Lyon Mackenzie King, Canadian politician, 10th Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1874)
  • 23rd » Shigenori Tōgō, Japanese politician, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Japan) or Minister of Foreign Affairs for Japan (b. 1882)
  • 29th » Joe Fry, English race car driver (b. 1915)

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