What Happened In December 1950 In History

Historical Events for December, 1950

• 9th » Cold War: Harry Gold is sentenced to 30 years in jail for helping Klaus Fuchs pass information about the Manhattan Project to the Soviet Union. His testimony is later instrumental in the prosecution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg.
• 12th » Paula Ackerman, the first woman appointed to perform rabbinical functions in the United States, leads the congregation in her first services.
• 25th » The Stone of Scone, traditional coronation stone of British monarchs, is taken from Westminster Abbey by Scotland named Scottish nationalist students. It later turns up in Scotland on April 11, 1951.

Famous Birthdays on December in 1950

• 1st » Manju Bansal, Indian molecular biologist
• 1st » Filippos Petsalnikos, Greek lawyer and politician, Ministry of Justice, Transparency and Human Rights (Greece) or Greek Minister of Justice
• 1st » Keith Thibodeaux, American actor and drummer (David and the Giants)
• 2nd » Bob Kevoian, American radio host
• 2nd » Amin Saikal, Afghan-Australian political scientist and academic
• 2nd » Benjamin Stora, Algerian-French historian and author
• 2nd » Paul Watson, Canadian activist, founded the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
• 3rd » Alberto Juantorena, Cuban runner
• 5th » Camarón de la Isla, Spanish singer and guitarist (d. 1992)
• 5th » Osvaldo Golijov, Argentinian composer
• 5th » James Knaggs, American Salvation Army officer
• 6th » Joe Hisaishi, Japanese composer
• 6th » Helen Liddell, Baroness Liddell of Coatdyke, Scottish politician, Secretary of State for Scotland
• 6th » Karlheinz Subklewe, German footballer
• 7th » Ron Hynes, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 8th » Rick Baker (makeup artist) named Rick Baker, American actor and makeup artist
• 8th » Tim Foli, American baseball player, coach, and manager
• 8th » Dan Hartman, American singer-songwriter and producer (Edgar Winter Group) (d. 1994)
• 9th » Joan Armatrading, Caribbean-English singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 10th » John Boozman, American football player, lawyer, and politician
• 10th » Nicky Henderson, English horse trainer
• 11th » Nino Frassica, Italian actor
• 11th » Christina Onassis, American-Argentinian businesswoman (d. 1988)
• 12th » Rajinikanth, Indian actor, producer, and screenwriter
• 12th » Pedro Ferriz de Con, Mexican journalist
• 12th » Billy Smith (ice hockey) called Billy Smith, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager
• 12th » Gorman Thomas, American baseball player
• 13th » Linda Bellos, English businesswoman, politician, and activist
• 13th » Wendie Malick, American model and actress
• 13th » Heather North, American actress
• 13th » Afemo Omilami, American actor
• 13th » Julia Slingo, English meteorologist
• 13th » Tom Vilsack, American lawyer and politician, 30th United States Secretary of Agriculture
• 16th » Claudia Cohen, American journalist (d. 2007)
• 16th » Roy Schuiten, Dutch cyclist and manager (d. 2006)
• 17th » Laurence F. Johnson, American educator and author
• 18th » Gillian Armstrong, Australian director, producer, and screenwriter
• 18th » Randy Castillo, American drummer (Red Square Black and Mötley Crüe) (d. 2002)
• 18th » Sarath Fonseka, Sri Lankan general and politician
• 18th » Heinz-Josef Kehr, German footballer
• 18th » Leonard Maltin, American historian, author, and critic
• 19th » Eleanor J. Hill, American lawyer and diplomat
• 20th » Arturo Márquez, Mexican-American composer
• 21st » Jeffrey Katzenberg, American screenwriter and producer, co-founded DreamWorks Animation
• 21st » Lillebjørn Nilsen, Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Gitarkameratene)
• 21st » David Thacker, English director and screenwriter
• 23rd » Michael C. Burgess, American obstetrician and politician
• 23rd » Richard Dannatt, Baron Dannatt, English general
• 23rd » Vicente del Bosque, Spanish footballer and manager
• 23rd » Ilchi Lee, South Korean educator and author
• 24th » Dana Gioia, American poet and critic
• 25th » Peter Boardman, English mountaineer and author (d. 1982)
• 25th » Yehuda Poliker, Israeli singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 25th » Karl Rove, American journalist and diplomat, White House Deputy Chief of Staff
• 25th » Manny Trillo, Venezuelan baseball player and manager
• 26th » Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, Pakistani businessman and politician, 17th Prime Minister of Pakistan
• 27th » Haris Alexiou, Greek singer-songwriter
• 27th » Roberto Bettega, Italian footballer
• 27th » Terry Bozzio, American drummer and songwriter (Missing Persons (band) or Missing Persons UK (band) named UK, and HoBoLeMa)
• 27th » Morgan Chu, American lawyer
• 27th » Doug Stone (voice actor) e.g Doug Stone, Canadian voice actor and singer
• 28th » Øivind Blunck, Norwegian actor and singer
• 28th » Alex Chilton, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (The Box Tops and Big Star) (d. 2010)
• 28th » Rainer Maria Latzke, German-American painter
• 28th » Hugh McDonald (American musician) called Hugh McDonald, American bass player (Bon Jovi)
• 29th » Jon Polito, American actor
• 30th » Timothy Mo, Chinese-English author
• 30th » Lewis Shiner, American author
• 30th » Bjarne Stroustrup, Danish computer scientist, created the C++ named C++ programming language
• 31st » Phil Blakeway, Welsh-English rugby player
• 31st » Cheryl Womack, American businesswoman and entrepreneur

Famous Deaths for December 1950

• 1st » Ernest John Moeran, English pianist and composer (b. 1894)
• 2nd » Dinu Lipatti, Romanian pianist and composer (b. 1917)
• 5th » Sri Aurobindo, Indian guru and poet (b. 1872)
• 11th » Leslie Comrie, New Zealand astronomer (b. 1893)
• 13th » Abraham Wald, Hungarian mathematician and academic (b. 1902)
• 15th » Vallabhbhai Patel, Indian politician, 1st Deputy Prime Minister of India (b. 1875)
• 18th » Johnny Hyde, Russian-American talent agent (b. 1895)
• 20th » Enrico Mizzi, Maltese politician, 6th Prime Minister of Malta (b. 1885)
• 22nd » Frederick Freake, English polo player (b. 1876)
• 23rd » Vincenzo Tommasini, Italian composer (b. 1878)
• 25th » Neil Francis Hawkins, English politician (b. 1903)
• 27th » Max Beckmann, German-American painter and sculptor (b. 1884)
• 31st » Charles Koechlin, French composer and educator (b. 1867)

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