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Decade - 1950s
The 1950s was the decade that started on January 1, 1950, and ended on December 31, 1959. The most notable events in the 1950s include the Korean War (1950-1953) and the launch of the satellite, "Sputnik 1" (1957).
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David Broekman, musician (Think Fast), dies at 55
Jan 1st - Edward Weston, American photographer (b. 1886)
Jan 4th - Waverley John Anderson, Scot, viscount/governor of Bengal, dies at 75
Jan 6th - Josephine CMA, princess of Belgium/nun, dies at 85
Jan 7th - Petru Groza, premier/president (Romania, 1945-58), dies at 74
Jan 8th - Paul Pilgrim, American athlete (b. 1883)
Jan 9th - Paul Fechter, German writer/historian (God's Magician), dies
Jan 10th - Charles de Trooz, Belgian writer, dies at 52
Jan 11th - Alec Rowley, composer, dies at 65
Jan 12th - Arthur Shepherd, composer, dies at 77
Jan 12th - Charles Mallory Hatfield, U.S. rainmaker (b. 1875)
Jan 13th - Edna Purviance, actress (Charlie Chaplin, Sunnyside), dies at 61
Jan 13th - John Lindeboom, Dutch vicar/church historian, dies at 75
Jan 13th - Jesse L. Lasky, U.S. film producer (b. 1880)
Jan 23rd - Nikolaos Georgantas, Greek discus thrower (b. 1880)
Jan 30th - Earnest H Heinkel, German airplane builder (WW II), dies at 70
Jan 30th - Jean Crotti, Swiss artist (b. 1878)
Feb 1st - Clinton Joseph Davisson, dies
Feb 3rd - Henry Kuttner, sci-fi author (Dark World, As You Were), dies at 42
Feb 3rd - Johannes F Buziau, Dutch cabaret performer, dies at 81
Feb 4th - Frederik de Merode, Belgian prince, dies at 46
Feb 5th - Henry M Tomlinson, British writer (Under red ensign), dies at 84
Feb 6th - 7 Manchester United soccer players die in an air crash near Munich
Feb 6th - David Pegg, English footballer (b. 1935)
Feb 6th - Tommy Taylor, English footballer (b. 1932)
Feb 6th - Geoff Bent, English footballer (b. 1932)
Feb 6th - Roger Byrne, English footballer (b. 1929)
Feb 6th - Mark Jones, English footballer (b. 1933)
Feb 6th - Frank Swift, English footballer and journalist (b. 1913)
Feb 6th - Walter Crickmer, English football club secretary and manager
Feb 7th - Walter Kingsford, actor (My Favorite Blonde, Fly by Night), dies at 76
Feb 10th - Billy Vine, actor (54th Street Revue), dies at 42
Feb 11th - Ernest Jones, British psychonanalyst (b. 1879)
Feb 12th - Marcel Cachin, 1st communist French senator, dies at 88
Feb 13th - Georges Rouault, French painter (Christ aux outrages), dies at 86
Feb 13th - Dame Christabel Pankhurst, a leading suffragette (English) "Queen of the mob" (b.1880)
Feb 14th - Abdul Rab Nishtar, veteran leader of Pakistan Movement, (b. 1899)
Feb 17th - Hugh McCrae, Australian writer (b. 1876)
Feb 20th - Thurston Hall, actor (Mr Schuyler-Topper), dies at 75
Feb 21st - Duncan Edwards, English footballer (b. 1936)
Feb 22nd - Michael Todd, film magnate, killed in an New Mexico air crash
Feb 24th - Fernand Baldensperger [Fernand Baldenne], French poet, dies at 86
Feb 27th - Harry Cohn, CEO (Columbia Pictures), dies of a heart attack
Mar 1st - Giacomo Balla, Italian painter, dies at 86
Mar 2nd - Fred Merkle, American baseball figure (b. 1888)
Mar 4th - Albert Kuyle, [Lou Kuitenbrouwer], writer (Jesus' Carpet), dies at 54
Mar 8th - Josephina OFF "Frieda" Herberich, actress (Salontiroler), dies at 85
Mar 11th - Ole Kirk Christiansen, Danish inventor of Legos (b. 1891)
Mar 12th - Ingeborg, Princess of Sweden, dies at 79
Mar 14th - Eugeen Van de Velde, Flemish musicologist/critic/composer, dies at 64
Mar 16th - Leon J Cadore, pitched the 26 inning game, dies at 65
Mar 19th - Vernon Ransford, cricketer (20 Tests for Australia, 1211 runs), dies
Mar 21st - Cyril M Kornbluth, US sci-fi writer (Space Merchants), dies at 34
Mar 22nd - Michael Todd, producer (Around the World in 80 Days), dies at 56
Mar 23rd - Florian Znaniecki, Polish/US sociologist/philosopher, dies at 76
Mar 25th - Emerson Whithorne, composer, dies at 73
Mar 25th - Tom Brown, American musician (b. 1888)
Mar 26th - Phil Mead, cricketer (55061 1st-class runs 1905-36), dies
Mar 28th - Chuck Klein, Phila Phillie HR hitter, dies at 53
Mar 28th - William Christopher Handy, US conductor/composer (St Louis Blues), dies at 84 in New York
Apr 2nd - Josei Toda, Japanese second president of the Buddhist association Soka Gakkai (b. 1900)
Apr 3rd - Theodor Kramer, writer, dies
Apr 4th - Hendrik Heyman, Belgian minister of Nijverheid/mayor, dies at 78
Apr 4th - Johnny Stompanato, American organized crime figure (b. 1925)
Apr 5th - Jozef Brems, Flemish apostole vicar of Denmark, dies at 87
Apr 7th - Judge Jackson, composer, dies at 75
Apr 7th - Klimenty Arkad'yevich Korchmaryov, composer, dies at 58
Apr 8th - Ethel Turner, Australian author (b. 1872)
Apr 10th - Chuck Willis, rocker, dies at 30
Apr 11th - Konstantin Yuon, Russian painter (b. 1875)
Apr 15th - Estelle Taylor, dies at 64
Apr 16th - Rosalind Franklin, British chemist (b. 1920)
Apr 18th - Maurice-Gustave Gamelin, French generalissmo (WW I, WW II), dies at 85
Apr 18th - Richard B Goldschmidt, German zoologist (butterflies), dies
Apr 26th - Joe Small, cricketer (WI all-rounder in 1928 series), dies
Apr 26th - Johan N C "Joan" Collette, painter, dies at 68
May 2nd - Alfred Weber, German economist/sociologist, dies at 89
May 3rd - Frank Foster, cricketer (England all-rounder, 11 Tests 1911-12), dies
May 7th - Nyogen Senzaki, 1st Zen teacher to reside in USA, dies at 81
May 8th - Nasni Matni, Lebanese journalist, murdered
May 9th - Bill Goodwin, TV announcer (Burns & Allen), dies at 47
May 15th - Michael G the Boer, historian (Harbor of Amsterdam), dies at 91
May 16th - Jeroom Verten [Jozef F Vermetten], Flemish playwright, dies at 49
May 19th - Bruno Sturmer, composer, dies at 65
May 19th - Ronald Colman, British actor (Prisoner of Zenda), dies at 67
May 19th - Archie Scott-Brown, English race car driver (b. 1927)
May 25th - Rolland Beaumont, cricketer (5 Tests for South Africa), dies
May 27th - Ainslie Pryor, actor (Adventures of Hiram Holiday), dies at 46
May 27th - Samuel Stritch, US cardinal/archbishop (Chicago), dies
May 28th - Mikulas Schneider-Trvavsky, composer, dies at 77
May 29th - Juan Ramon Jiménez, Spanish poet (Nobel 1956), dies at 76
Jun 4th - M Lichnowsky, writer, dies at 79
Jun 6th - Lily Theresa Strickland, composer, dies at 71
Jun 7th - Roger Hartigan, cricketer (2 Tests for Aust in 1908), dies
Jun 9th - Robert Donat, actor (Citadel, Goodbye Mr Chips, 39 Steps), dies at 53
Jun 10th - Angelina Weld Grimke, American journalist (b. 1880)
Jun 13th - Edwin Keppel Bennett, British writer (b. 1887)
Jun 15th - Francois de Vries, economist, dies at 74
Jun 16th - Jose Pablo Moncayo Garcia, composer, dies at 45
Jun 16th - Imre Nagy, Prime Minister of Hungary (b. 1895)
Jun 18th - Douglas Jardine, cricketer (22 Tests for England), dies
Jun 20th - Kurt Alder, German chemist (Nobel 1950), dies
Jun 23rd - Edvard Armas Jarnefeldt, composer, dies at 88
Jun 26th - Martinus Ballings, Flemish jesuit/author (Vocation), dies at 93
Jun 26th - George Orton, Canadian athlete (b. 1873)
Jun 26th - Andrija Štampar, Croatian physician and United Nations diplomat (b. 1888)
Jun 27th - Robert Greig, actor (Devil Doll, Indian Love Call), dies at 78
Jun 28th - Alfred Noyes, British poet/essayist (Robin Hood), dies at 77
Jun 28th - George Gunn, cricketer (15 Tests for England), dies at 50
Jun 29th - Charles Spencelayh, English painter (b. 1865)
Jul 1st - Apie [Adrian P] Prince, Dutch writer (I Go Me Own Way), dies
Jul 1st - Harry Nicholls Holmes, Dr (crystallized vitamin A), dies at 78
Jul 1st - Rudolf von Laban, Czech/Ger choreographer (modern dance), dies at 78
Jul 4th - Adolf Herckenrath, Flemish playwright/poet (Avondvlam), dies at 79
Jul 7th - Raymond Hackett, dies at 55
Jul 11th - Karel Wellens, Flemish painter, dies at 69
Jul 13th - Karl Erb, German tenor, dies on 81st birthday
Jul 14th - Abdoel Illah, crown prince of Iraq, murdered
Jul 14th - Emil Barth, writer, dies at 58
Jul 14th - Faisal II, King of Iraq (1939-58), assassinated at Baghdad
Jul 14th - Franciscus J Feron, vicar-general of Roermond, dies at 62
Jul 14th - Noeri el-Said, premier of Iraq, murdered
Jul 15th - Julia Lennon, mother of Beatle John, dies in an auto accident
Jul 15th - Nuries-Said, Iraqi soldier/statesman, assassinated, dies
Jul 18th - Henry Farman, French aviation pioneer (double decker), dies at 84
Jul 18th - John Gobau, Flem/Dutch actor (Death of Business Traveller), dies at 67
Jul 19th - Robert Earl Hughes, weighed 1,041 lbs (473 kg), dies at 32
Jul 20th - Franklin Pangborn, dies at 69
Jul 22nd - Karl Nunes, cricketer (1st WI Test captain 1928), dies
Jul 22nd - Michail M Zosjtsjenko, Russian author, dies at 62
Jul 22nd - Mikhail Zoshchenko, Russian writer (b. 1895)
Jul 25th - "Sensational" Sherri Martel, woman's wrestling champ (WWF)
Jul 25th - Harry Warner, US movie pionier (Warner Bros), dies at 81
Jul 27th - Claire Chennault, American military leader (b. 1893)
Jul 29th - Charles O'Malley, actor in silent westerns (Iron Horse), dies at 61
Jul 30th - Alexander Albrecht, composer, dies at 72
Aug 2nd - Joseph Holbrooke, English pianist/composer (3 Blind Mice), dies at 80
Aug 3rd - Peter Collins, English race car driver (b. 1931)
Aug 4th - Ethel Anderson, Australian poet (b. 1883)
Aug 5th - Joseph Holbrooke, English pianist/composer (3 Blind Mice), dies at 80
Aug 9th - Felipe Boero, composer, dies at 74
Aug 10th - Frank Demaree, baseball player (b. 1910)
Aug 13th - Otto Witte, acrobat and, purportedly, King of Albania (b. 1868)
Aug 14th - Big Bill Broonzy, rocker, dies of cancer at 65
Aug 14th - Frederic Joliot-Curie, French nuclear physicist (Nobel 1936), dies
Aug 14th - Gladys L Presley, mom of Elvis, dies at 46
Aug 14th - Mary Ritter Beard, American historian, dies at 82
Aug 15th - William L C "Big Bill" Broonzy, US blues singer/guitarist, dies at 65
Aug 16th - Paul Panzer, actor (Cat's Paw, Mildred Pierce), dies at 85
How were the 1950s dangerous years for Americans and the world?
The threat of communism was spreading through the United States in former countries
To be stay at home moms and housewives, respect and obey their husbands, and do some volunteer work, be active in PTA, and be a room mother at school.
How did many major cities change in the 1950s?
some major cities that change in the 1950s were the African-Americans, Lations, and the Native Americans.
Louis Prima and Keely Smith.
1950s Science Fiction TV show with Capt Cody?
There was a character called Commando Cody in the serial Radar Men From The Moon. A similarly styled TV show was Rocky Jones, Space Ranger.
What were the policies of the US when the Axis Powers were invading other lands?
Americans believed that US should follow a policy of isolationism. This would keep the country out of another foreign war.
What are the arguments for why the traditional role of women taking care of the home should change?
Well, first of all, there is some debate about whether or not the traditional role of women has been caring for the home. Many historians point out that for most of history, men hunted and women gathered, and there was no such thing as a homemaker. Even during the early days of our nation's history, women worked on the farm planting and harvesting along with men. Some would argue that the Betty Crocker, Donna Reed view of women as primarily housewives was a social construct of the 1950s. During World War II, many women took jobs in factories and business so the men could fight in the war. Without women, there would have been no mail delivery or retail business, for example. When the men returned, some women were reluctant to give up the independence and income of employment. Social pressure was created ( by politicians, women's magazines, radio and eventually TV) that suggested it was 'unwomanly' to work, that a woman's proper place was as a homemaker and mother to her children. Prior to that time, virtually no-one could afford to be a full-time mother. This was also the era that decided that women were needed to be the moral guardians of society. So, when you talk about the 'traditional role' of women, you're really talking about something that existed between 1945 and 1975, maximum.
What was the greatest enviromental problems of the 1950s?
People were ignorant those days. It was the time for science to grow. So none of the environmental issues were raised.
Where were Lintas's London offices in the mid-1950s?
From the formation of Lintas in the late 1920's up until 1962 they were Unilever's in-house ad agency. (LINTAS: Lever International Advertising Services).
Therefore they were housed within Unilever at Blackfriars until moving into Lintas House on New Fetter Lane.
Roger Hugh Donlon (born January 30, 1934) was the first Medal of Honor recipient of the Vietnam War. He received the medal for leading his Special Forces company in defense of a position near Nam Dong, South Vietnam, near the Laotian border, on July 6, 1964.
How were white people treated in 1955-1967?
They were treated way different than the black's. Black people could not vote,ride in the same area on the bus as the white's, they also were not counted as a whole.
What happened in 1950 to 1953 with Science?
i was born in 1935 when the war struck American africanies
my moma used ta tell me not to go outside cuz i mite get dirty
What happened in the 1950's wars?
the korean war,general Mc Arther was fired by Presedent Truman,eisenhower was elected presedent,rock and roll became poular,elvis became a big hit,james dean made three movies and then was killed in a car accident,some of the best movies ever were made, 'east of eden','picnic','on the waterfront','the red badge of courage'.
'from here to eternity'. and other great movies.
Which of the following best explains why television began replacing radio by the 1950s?
Televisions became more affordable.
Voting rights of women in the 1950's?
Women had voting rights by 1950, although there were still restrictions that were abolished by the 1970s.
