Month August 1950 Calendar

About Month of August Calendar

• August is the eighth month of the year (between July and September) in the Julian and Gregorian calendars and one of seven months with a length of 31 days. In the Southern Hemisphere, August is the seasonal equivalent of February in the Northern Hemisphere.
  
  August symbols: The birthstones of August are the peridot and sardonyx. Its birth flower is the gladiolus or poppy, meaning beauty, strength of character, love, marriage and family. The zodiac signs for the month of August are Leo (until August 22) and Virgo (from August 23 onwards).

Historical Events for August, 1950

• Day of Week 18th » Julien Lahaut, the chairman of the Communist Party of Belgium is assassinated by far-right elements.
• Day of Week 20th » Korean War: United Nations Battle of Taegu repel an offensive by North Korean divisions attempting to cross the Nakdonggang Naktong River and assault the city of Daegu Taegu.
• Day of Week 22nd » Althea Gibson becomes the first black Competition named competitor in international tennis.
• Day of Week 24th » Edith Sampson becomes the first black U.S. delegate to the United Nations.
• Day of Week 29th » Korean War: British people or British troops arrive in Korea to bolster the US presence there.

Famous Birthdays on August in 1950

• 1st » Bunkhouse Buck, American wrestler
• 1st » Jim Carroll, American poet and author (d. 2009)
• 1st » Roy Williams (coach) called Roy Williams, American basketball player and coach
• 2nd » Jussi Adler-Olsen, Danish author
• 2nd » Kathryn Harrold, American actress
• 2nd » Lance Ito, American lawyer and judge
• 2nd » Sue Rodriguez, Canadian activist (d. 1994)
• 3rd » Linda Howard, American author
• 3rd » John Landis, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 3rd » Jo Marie Payton, American actress and singer
• 3rd » Ernesto Samper, Colombian economist and politician, 29th President of Colombia
• 4th » Caldwell Jones, American basketball player (d. 2014)
• 5th » Luiz Gushiken, Brazilian union leader and politician (d. 2013)
• 5th » Mahendra Karma, Indian politician (d. 2013)
• 5th » Goldie Rogers, Canadian wrestler (d. 2012)
• 6th » Dorian Harewood, American actor and singer
• 7th » Alan Keyes, American politician and diplomat, 16th Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs
• 7th » S. Thandayuthapani, Sri Lankan educator and politician
• 8th » Sarah Dunant, English author and critic
• 8th » Ken Kutaragi, Japanese businessman, created PlayStation (console) or PlayStation
• 10th » Patti Austin, American singer-songwriter
• 10th » Rémy Girard, Canadian actor
• 11th » Elya Baskin, Latvian-American actor
• 11th » Erik Brann, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Iron Butterfly) (d. 2003)
• 11th » Gennadiy Nikonov, Russian engineer, designed the AN-94 e.g AN-94 rifle (d. 2003)
• 11th » Steve Wozniak, American computer scientist and programmer, co-founded Apple Inc.
• 12th » Jim Beaver, American actor, director, and screenwriter
• 13th » Rusty Gerhardt, American baseball player, coach, and manager
• 14th » Gary Larson, American cartoonist
• 15th » Tommy Aldridge, American drummer (Motörhead, Whitesnake, Black Oak Arkansas, and Thin Lizzy)
• 15th » Tom Kelly (baseball) known as Tom Kelly, American baseball player and manager
• 15th » Anne, Princess Royal of the United Kingdom
• 16th » Hasely Crawford, Trinidadian runner
• 16th » Stockwell Day, Canadian politician
• 16th » Jeff Thomson, Australian cricketer
• 16th » Neda Ukraden, Serbian singer
• 18th » Dennis Elliott, English drummer and sculptor (Foreigner (band) or Foreigner and If (band) named If)
• 19th » Graeme Beard, Australian cricketer
• 19th » Jennie Bond, English journalist
• 19th » Sudha Murthy, Indian social worker and author
• 21st » Arthur Bremer, American attempted murderer
• 21st » Patrick Juvet, Swiss singer-songwriter and model
• 22nd » Ray Burris, American baseball player and coach
• 22nd » Scooter Libby, American lawyer, Chief of Staff to the Vice President of the United States
• 23rd » Alan Tam, Hong Kong singer and actor (The Wynners)
• 24th » John Banaszak, American football player and coach
• 24th » Tim D. White, American paleoanthropologist and academic
• 25th » Nugzar Bagration-Gruzinsky, Georgian son of Petre Gruzinsky
• 25th » Charles Fambrough, American bassist, composer, and producer (d. 2011)
• 26th » Benjamin Hendrickson, American actor (d. 2006)
• 26th » Jüri Okas, Estonian architect
• 27th » Charles Fleischer, American comedian, actor, and singer
• 27th » Neil Murray (British musician) known as Neil Murray, Scottish bass player and songwriter (Whitesnake, Black Sabbath, Colosseum II, and Gogmagog (band) named Gogmagog)
• 27th » Edmund Weiner, English lexicographer and author
• 28th » Ron Guidry, American baseball player and coach
• 28th » Tony Husband, English cartoonist
• 29th » Michael (Dahulich) known as Michael, American bishop
• 29th » Doug DeCinces, American baseball player
• 29th » Frank Henenlotter, American director and screenwriter
• 29th » Dave Reichert, American soldier and politician

Famous Deaths for August 1950

• 8th » Fergus McMaster, Australian businessman, founded Qantas (b. 1879)
• 18th » Julien Lahaut, Belgian politician (b. 1884)
• 19th » Giovanni Giorgi, Italian engineer (b. 1871)
• 22nd » Kirk Bryan (geologist) or Kirk Bryan, American geologist and academic (b. 1888)
• 25th » Earl Caddock, American wrestler (b. 1888)
• 27th » Cesare Pavese, Italian author, poet, and critic (b. 1908)

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