1950
Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century
Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s - 1950s - 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s
Years: 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 - 1950 - 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955
Events
- June 25 - beginning of Korean War
- December 28 - The Peak District becomes Great Britain's first National Park.
Art, Culture & Fashion
- 1950 in film
- All About Eve
- Father of the Bride
- John Ford's Rio Grande starring John Wayne
- Harvey starring Jimmy Stewart
- 1950 in literature
- 1950 in music
- January 3 - Sam Phillips opened Sun Records
- 1950 in sports
- Uruguay wins Football World Cup in Brazil
- British Empire Games held in Auckland, New Zealand
- 1950 in television
- February 2 - What's My Line debuts on CBS.
- February 25 - Your Show of Shows premieres on NBC.
- July 10 - Your Hit Parade premieres on NBC.
- October 10 - The FCC approves CBS color TV system, effective Nov. 20.
- The number of homes in the U.S. that own a television set reaches the one million mark.
Births
- February 11 - Earnest Jim Istook, US-American politician
- February 11 - Johanna E. Beerens, actress
- February 11 - Rochelle Fleming, soul music vocalist
- August 15 - Anne Elizabeth Alice Windsor, Dau. Queen Elizabeth II England
- September 28 - John Sayles director, screenwriter
- October 31 - John Candy, comedian and actor
- December 13 - Tom Vilsack Iowa Governor
Deaths
- January 3 - Emil Jannings, actor
- March 19 - Edgar Rice Burroughs, author
- April 8 - Vaslav Nijinsky, ballet dancer
- December 5 - Shri Aurobindo, guru