What Happened In October 1950 In History

Historical Events for October, 1950

• 2nd » 'Peanuts' by Charles M. Schulz is first published.
• 3rd » Korean War: The First Battle of Maryang San, primarily pitting Australian and British forces against communist China, begins.
• 9th » Goyang Geumjeong Cave Massacre started.
• 19th » Iran becomes the first country to accept technical assistance from the United States under the Point Four Program.
• 21st » Korean War: Heavy fighting begins between British and Australian forces from the 27th British Commonwealth Brigade and the North Korean 239th Regiment during the Battle of Yongju.
• 30th » Pope Pius XII witnesses the "Miracle of the Sun" while at the Vatican City named Vatican.

Famous Birthdays on October in 1950

• 1st » Elpida (singer) called Elpida, Greek singer-songwriter
• 1st » Susan Greenfield, Baroness Greenfield, English neuroscientist, academic, and politician
• 1st » Mark Helias, American bassist and composer
• 1st » Sigbjørn Johnsen, Norwegian politician, Minister of Finance (Norway) named Norwegian Minister of Finance
• 1st » Jeane Manson, American model, singer, and actress
• 1st » Randy Quaid, American actor and producer
• 2nd » Ian McNeice, English actor
• 2nd » Mike Rutherford, English singer-songwriter and bass player (Genesis (band) called Genesis and Mike + The Mechanics)
• 3rd » Pamela Hensley, American actress
• 4th » Meg Bennett, American actress and screenwriter
• 5th » Eddie Clarke, English guitarist (Motörhead and Fastway (band) e.g Fastway)
• 5th » Jeff Conaway, American actor and singer (d. 2011)
• 5th » James Rizzi, American painter (d. 2011)
• 6th » David Brin, American scientist and author
• 6th » Sven Andersson, Swedish footballer
• 7th » Jakaya Kikwete, Tanzanian colonel, economist, and politician, 4th President of Tanzania
• 8th » Robert "Kool" Bell, American singer-songwriter and bass player (Kool & the Gang)
• 8th » Blake Morrison, English writer
• 9th » Brian Downing, American baseball player
• 9th » Reichi Nakaido, Japanese singer and guitarist (RC Succession)
• 9th » Jody Williams, American academic and activist, Nobel Peace Prize or Nobel Prize laureate
• 10th » Nora Roberts, American author
• 11th » William R. Forstchen, American author and historian
• 11th » Amos Gitai, Israeli director, producer, and author
• 11th » Patty Murray, American educator and politician
• 11th » Rene Bond, American porn actress (d. 1996)
• 12th » Susan Anton, American actress and singer
• 12th » Robin Askwith, English actor
• 12th » Caroline Ellis, English actress
• 12th » Dave Freudenthal, American economist and politician, 31st Governor of Wyoming
• 12th » Takeshi Kaga known as Kaga Takeshi, Japanese actor
• 13th » Mollie Katzen, American chef and author
• 13th » Simon Nicol, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Fairport Convention)
• 14th » Joey Travolta, American actor, director, and producer
• 15th » Candida Royalle, American porn actress, director, and producer
• 17th » Philippe Barbarin, French cardinal
• 17th » Howard Rollins, American actor (d. 1996)
• 18th » Om Puri, Indian actor
• 18th » Wendy Wasserstein, American playwright and author (d. 2006)
• 18th » Sheila White (actress) named Sheila White, English actress and singer
• 19th » Yeslam bin Ladin, Saudi Arabian-Swiss businessman
• 20th » Tom Petty, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Mudcrutch, and Traveling Wilburys)
• 20th » William Russ, American actor and director
• 21st » Ronald McNair, American physicist and astronaut (d. 1986)
• 23rd » Maths O. Sundqvist, Swedish businessman (d. 2012)
• 24th » Iggy Arroyo, Filipino politician (d. 2012)
• 24th » Karen Austin, American actress
• 24th » Pablove Black, Jamaican singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer
• 24th » Rawly Eastwick, American baseball player
• 24th » Steven Greenberg (musician) e.g Steven Greenberg, American singer-songwriter and producer (Lipps Inc.)
• 24th » Tom Myers (safety) named Tom Myers, American football player
• 24th » Miguel Ángel Pichetto, Argentinian lawyer and politician
• 24th » Miroslav Sládek, Czech politician
• 24th » Gabriella Sica, Italian poet
• 24th » Maria Teschler-Nicola, Austrian biologist, anthropologist, and ethnologist
• 25th » Chris Norman, English singer-songwriter (Smokie (band) or Smokie)
• 27th » Fran Lebowitz, American author
• 27th » Július Šupler, Slovak ice hockey player and coach
• 28th » Sihem Bensedrine, Tunisian journalist and activist
• 28th » Ludo Delcroix, Belgian cyclist
• 29th » Abdullah Gül, Turkish politician, 11th President of Turkey
• 29th » Bronwen Mantel, Canadian actress
• 31st » John Candy, Canadian actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1994)
• 31st » Zaha Hadid, Iraqi-English architect, designed the Bridge Pavilion
• 31st » Jane Pauley, American journalist
• 31st » Antonio Taguba, Filipino-American general

Famous Deaths for October 1950

• 5th » Frederic Lewy, German-American neurologist (b. 1885)
• 9th » George Hainsworth, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1895)
• 13th » Ernest Haycox, American author (b. 1899)
• 19th » Edna St. Vincent Millay, American poet and playwright (b. 1892)
• 20th » Henry L. Stimson, American colonel, lawyer, and politician, 46th United States Secretary of State (b. 1867)
• 23rd » Al Jolson, Lithuanian-American actor and singer (b. 1886)
• 29th » Gustaf V of Sweden (b. 1858)

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