What Happened In May 1950 In History

Historical Events for May, 1950

• 1st » Guam is organized as a United States Commonwealth (U.S. insular area) e.g commonwealth.
• 5th » Bhumibol Adulyadej is crowned King Rama IX of Thailand.
• 9th » Robert Schuman presents his proposal on the creation of an organized Europe, which according to him was indispensable to the maintenance of peaceful relations. This proposal, known as the "Schuman declaration", is considered by some people to be the begin
• 13th » The first round of the Formula One World Championship is held at Silverstone Circuit e.g Silverstone.
• 19th » A barge containing munitions destined for Pakistan explodes in the harbor at South Amboy, New Jersey, devastating the city.
• 19th » Egypt announces that the Suez Canal is closed to Israeli ships and commerce.
• 25th » Public Transport: Green Hornet disaster. A Chicago Surface Lines streetcar crashes into a fuel truck, killing 33.
• 29th » The 'St. Roch (ship) St. Roch', the first ship to Circumnavigation circumnavigate North America, arrives in Halifax (former city) Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Famous Birthdays on May in 1950

• 1st » John Diehl, American actor
• 1st » Dann Florek, American actor and director
• 1st » Danny McGrain, Scottish footballer and coach
• 1st » Marina Stepanova, Russian hurdler
• 2nd » Simon Gaskell, English chemist and academic
• 2nd » Duncan Gay, Australian politician
• 2nd » Lou Gramm, American singer-songwriter (Foreigner (band) or Foreigner and Shadow King (band) called Shadow King)
• 2nd » Richard Ground English judge (d. 2014)
• 3rd » Mary Hopkin, Welsh singer-songwriter
• 4th » Darryl Hunt (musician) known as Darryl Hunt, English bass player (The Pogues and Plummet Airlines)
• 5th » Maggie MacNeal, Dutch singer (Mouth & MacNeal)
• 6th » Jeffery Deaver, American author
• 6th » Robbie McIntosh (drummer) named Robbie McIntosh, Scottish drummer (Average White Band and The Senate (band) called The Senate) (d. 1974)
• 7th » Randall "Tex" Cobb, American boxer and actor
• 7th » Tim Russert, American journalist (d. 2008)
• 8th » Robert Mugge, American director and producer
• 8th » Lepo Sumera, Estonian composer and educator (d. 2000)
• 9th » James Butts, American triple jumper
• 9th » Jorie Graham, American poet
• 9th » Matthew Kelly, English actor and television host
• 9th » Tato Laviera, Puerto Rician-American poet (d. 2013)
• 9th » Tom Petersson, American bass player and songwriter (Cheap Trick and Fuse (band) or Fuse)
• 10th » Natalya Bondarchuk, Russian actress and director
• 11th » Dane Iorg, American baseball player
• 11th » Jeremy Paxman, English journalist and author
• 12th » Bruce Boxleitner, American actor and author
• 12th » Gabriel Byrne, Irish actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 12th » Helena Kennedy, Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws, Scottish lawyer, academic, and politician
• 12th » Jenni Murray, English journalist
• 12th » Louise Portal, Canadian actress, singer, and director
• 12th » Billy Squier, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 12th » Renate Stecher, German sprinter
• 13th » Danny Kirwan, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Fleetwood Mac)
• 13th » Manning Marable, American author and academic (d. 2011)
• 13th » Bobby Valentine, American baseball player and manager
• 13th » Stevie Wonder, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
• 14th » Adolfo Domínguez, Spanish fashion designer
• 15th » Nicholas Hammond, American-Australian actor and singer
• 15th » Keith Mills, English businessman
• 16th » Georg Bednorz, German physicist, Nobel Prize in Physics known as Nobel Prize laureate
• 16th » Ray Condo, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2004)
• 16th » Bruce Coville, American author
• 17th » Howard Ashman, American playwright and composer (d. 1991)
• 17th » Keith Bradley, Baron Bradley, English politician
• 17th » Janez Drnovšek, Slovenian politician, 2nd President of Slovenia (d. 2008)
• 17th » Alan Johnson, English politician, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
• 17th » Valeriya Novodvorskaya, Russian journalist and politician (d. 2014)
• 18th » Thomas Gottschalk, German television host
• 18th » Mark Mothersbaugh, American singer-songwriter (Devo)
• 19th » Tadeusz Ślusarski, Polish pole vaulter (d. 1998)
• 20th » Andy Johns, English-American record producer (d. 2013)
• 20th » Yvon Lambert, Canadian ice hockey player
• 20th » Reinaldo Merlo, Argentinian footballer and coach
• 21st » Will Hutton, English economist and journalist
• 22nd » Alekos Alavanos, Greek politician
• 22nd » David Judge, British political scientist
• 22nd » Bernie Taupin, English singer-songwriter and poet
• 22nd » Bill Whelan, Irish keyboard player, songwriter, and producer (Planxty)
• 23rd » Bruce Hay, Scottish rugby player (d. 2007)
• 23rd » Martin McGuinness, Irish politician, 3rd Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland
• 24th » Vivian Ramsey, English engineer and judge
• 24th » Larry Seidlin, American judge
• 24th » Terry Scott Taylor, American singer-songwriter and producer (Daniel Amos, Swirling Eddies, and Lost Dogs)
• 27th » Dee Dee Bridgewater, American singer-songwriter and actress (The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra)
• 28th » Kamala (wrestler) or Kamala, American wrestler
• 28th » Ian Bradley, English minister, author, and academic
• 29th » Rebbie Jackson, American singer and actress
• 30th » Bertrand Delanoë, French politician, Mayor of Paris
• 30th » Dann Glenn, American guitarist and composer
• 30th » Paresh Rawal, Indian actor
• 30th » Joshua Rozenberg, English lawyer, journalist, and author
• 31st » Jean Chalopin, French director, producer, and screenwriter, founded DIC Entertainment
• 31st » Gregory Harrison, American actor
• 31st » Edgar Savisaar, Estonian politician, Minister of the Interior (Estonia) named Estonian Minister of the Interior

Famous Deaths for May 1950

• 8th » Vital Brazil, Brazilian physician and immunologist (b. 1865)
• 9th » Esteban Terradas i Illa, Spanish mathematician and engineer (b. 1883)
• 10th » Belle da Costa Greene, American librarian (b. 1883)
• 19th » Daniel Ciugureanu, Moldovan politician, Prime Minister of Moldova (b. 1884)
• 24th » Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell, English field marshal and politician, 43rd Governor-General of India (b. 1883)

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