What Happened In July 1950 In History

Historical Events for July, 1950

• 2nd » The Golden Pavilion at Kinkaku-ji in Kyoto, Japan arson e.g burns down.
• 4th » Radio Free Europe first broadcasts.
• 5th » Korean War: Task Force Smith: American and North Korean forces first clash, in the Battle of Osan.
• 5th » Zionism: The Knesset passes the Law of Return which grants all Jews the right to immigrate to Israel.
• 11th » Pakistan joins the International Monetary Fund and the International Bank.
• 14th » Korean War: North Korean troops initiate the Battle of Taejon.
• 16th » Chaplain–Medic massacre: American POWs were massacred by North Korean Army.
• 20th » Cold War: In Philadelphia, Harry Gold pleads guilty to spying for the Soviet Union by passing secrets from atomic scientist Klaus Fuchs.
• 24th » Cape Canaveral Air Force Station begins operations with the launch of a Bumper (rocket) called Bumper rocket.
• 29th » Korean War: After four days, the No Gun Ri Massacre ends when the US Army 7th Cavalry Regiment is withdrawn.

Famous Birthdays on July in 1950

• 1st » David Duke, American activist, author, and politician
• 2nd » Lynne Brindley, English librarian and academic
• 2nd » Jon Trickett, English politician
• 3rd » Ewen Chatfield, New Zealand cricketer
• 3rd » James Hahn, American judge and politician, 40th Mayor of Los Angeles
• 4th » Philip Craven, English basketball player
• 4th » David Jensen, Canadian-English radio host
• 4th » Tonio K, American singer-songwriter
• 5th » Huey Lewis, American singer-songwriter and actor (Huey Lewis and the News and Clover (band) known as Clover)
• 5th » Michael Monarch, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (Steppenwolf (band) known as Steppenwolf, Detective (band) called Detective, and World Classic Rockers)
• 5th » Philip Terzian, American journalist and author
• 6th » John Byrne (comics) e.g John Byrne, English-American author and illustrator
• 6th » Geraldine James, English actress
• 6th » Jonathon Porritt, English environmentalist and academic
• 6th » Hélène Scherrer, Canadian politician
• 8th » Sarah Kennedy, English television and radio host
• 8th » Mary Ellen Trainor, American actress
• 9th » Amal ibn Idris al-Alami, Moroccan physician and neurosurgeon
• 9th » Gwen Guthrie, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1999)
• 9th » Adriano Panatta, Italian tennis player and sailor
• 9th » Viktor Yanukovych, Ukrainian engineer and politician, 4th President of Ukraine
• 10th » Tony Baldry, English colonel, lawyer, and politician
• 10th » Prokopis Pavlopoulos, Greek lawyer and politician, Ministry of the Interior (Greece) known as Greek Minister for the Interior
• 11th » Pervez Hoodbhoy, Pakistani physicist and academic
• 11th » Bruce McGill, American actor
• 11th » J. R. Morgan, Welsh author and academic
• 11th » Bonnie Pointer, American singer (The Pointer Sisters)
• 12th » Eric Carr, American drummer and songwriter (Kiss (band) named Kiss) (d. 1991)
• 12th » Gilles Meloche, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 13th » Rod Dixon, New Zealand runner
• 13th » George Nelson (astronaut) e.g George Nelson, American astronomer and astronaut
• 13th » Janet Rossant, English-Canadian biologist
• 13th » Ma Ying-jeou, Hong Kong-Taiwanese politician, 12th President of the Republic of China
• 14th » Bruce Oldfield, English fashion designer
• 15th » Colin Barnett, Australian politician, 29th Premier of Western Australia
• 15th » Arianna Huffington, Greek-American journalist and author, founded 'The Huffington Post'
• 16th » Pierre Paradis, Canadian lawyer and politician
• 16th » Dennis Priestley, English darts player
• 16th » Frances Spalding, English historian and academic
• 16th » Tom Terrell (journalist) or Tom Terrell, American journalist and photographer (d. 2007)
• 17th » Derek de Lint, Dutch actor
• 17th » Damon Harris, American singer (The Temptations) (d. 2013)
• 17th » Phoebe Snow, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Sisters of Glory) (d. 2011)
• 17th » P. J. Soles, German-American actress
• 18th » Jerome Barkum, American football player
• 18th » Richard Branson, English businessman, founded Virgin Group
• 18th » Kostas Eleftherakis, Greek footballer
• 18th » Glenn Hughes (Village People) e.g Glenn Hughes, American singer, dancer, and actor (Village People) (d. 2001)
• 18th » Jack Layton, Canadian politician (d. 2011)
• 18th » Mark Udall, American educator and politician
• 19th » Per-Kristian Foss, Norwegian politician, Minister of Finance (Norway) e.g Norwegian Minister of Finance
• 19th » Freddy Moore, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 19th » Adrian Noble, English director and screenwriter
• 20th » Tantoo Cardinal, Canadian actress
• 20th » Edward Leigh, English lawyer and politician
• 20th » Naseeruddin Shah, Indian actor and director
• 21st » Ubaldo Fillol, Argentinian footballer and coach
• 21st » Susan Kramer, Baroness Kramer, English politician, Minister of State for Transport
• 23rd » Alex Kozinski, Romanian-American lawyer and judge
• 23rd » Len McCluskey, English union leader
• 23rd » Ian Thomas (Canadian musician) named Ian Thomas, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
• 23rd » Blair Thornton, Canadian guitarist and songwriter (Bachman–Turner Overdrive)
• 23rd » Alan Turner (cricketer) named Alan Turner, Australian cricketer
• 24th » Arliss Ryan, American author
• 25th » Mark Clarke, English singer-songwriter and bass player (Colosseum (band) Colosseum, Mountain (band) Mountain, Natural Gas (band) Natural Gas, and Uriah Heep (band) Uriah Heep)
• 26th » Nelinho, Brazilian footballer
• 26th » Nicholas Evans, English journalist, screenwriter, and producer
• 26th » Susan George (actress) known as Susan George, English actress and producer
• 26th » Anne Rafferty, English lawyer and judge
• 26th » Rich Vogler, American race car driver (d. 1990)
• 27th » Simon Jones (actor) e.g Simon Jones, English actor
• 28th » Shahyar Ghanbari, Iranian singer-songwriter
• 29th » Mike Starr (actor) named Mike Starr, American actor
• 30th » Harriet Harman, English lawyer and politician, Solicitor General for England and Wales
• 30th » Frank Stallone, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
• 30th » Simón Trinidad, Colombian Guerrilla warfare named guerrilla leader
• 31st » Richard Berry (actor) or Richard Berry, French actor, director, and screenwriter

Famous Deaths for July 1950

• 1st » Émile Jaques-Dalcroze, Swiss composer and educator (b. 1865)
• 1st » Eliel Saarinen, Finnish-American architect, co-designed the National Museum of Finland (b. 1873)
• 2nd » Thomas William Burgess, English swimmer (b. 1872)
• 7th » Fats Navarro, American trumpet player and composer (b. 1923)
• 8th » Othmar Spann, Austrian sociologist, economist, and philosopher (b. 1878)
• 10th » Richard Maury, American-Argentinian engineer (b. 1882)
• 12th » Elsie de Wolfe, American actress, author, and interior decorator (b. 1865)
• 17th » Evangeline Booth, English 4th General of The Salvation Army (b. 1865)
• 17th » Antonie Nedošinská, Czech actress (b. 1885)
• 18th » Carl Clinton Van Doren, American author and critic (b. 1885)
• 22nd » William Lyon Mackenzie King, Canadian politician, 10th Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1874)
• 23rd » Shigenori Tōgō, Japanese politician, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Japan) or Minister of Foreign Affairs for Japan (b. 1882)
• 29th » Joe Fry, English race car driver (b. 1915)

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