February 1950 calendar

February 1950
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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in February 1950.
The US president was Harry S. Truman (Democrat), the UK Prime Minister was Clement Attlee (Labour), Pope Pius XII was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened on February 1950: find out below

Historical Events

Which were the important events of February 1950?

Events

01 Feb 1950 Urko Kekkonen elected president of Finland.
02 Feb 1950 Arms & the Girl opens at 46th St. Theater NYC for 134 performances
03 Feb 1950 American Nuclear physicist Klaus Fuchs arrested on spy charges.
04 Feb 1950 Ingrid Bergman's illegitimate child arouses ire in the U.S.
06 Feb 1950 First Cabinet Secretary N.R.Pillai appointed in India.
07 Feb 1950 Georges Bidault forms French government.
08 Feb 1950 Payment first made by Diners Club card, in New York, first use of a charge card.
09 Feb 1950 Sen Joseph McCarthy charges State Department infested with 205 communists
12 Feb 1950 US Senator Joe McCarthy claims to have list of 205 communist government employees.
14 Feb 1950 USSR and China sign peace treaty.
15 Feb 1950 KENS TV channel 5 in San Antonio, TX (CBS) begins broadcasting
17 Feb 1950 31 die in a train crash in Rockville Center, New York.
18 Feb 1950 Dance Me a Song closes at Royale Theater NYC after 35 performances
19 Feb 1950 Konrad Adenauer tries unsuccessfully to negotiate with East Germany to begin unification.
20 Feb 1950 Dylan Thomas arrives in NYC for his 1st US poetry reading tour
21 Feb 1950 WOI TV channel 5 in Ames-Des Moines, IA (ABC / PBS) begins broadcasting
22 Feb 1950 Brockway and Weinstock publish Men of Music
23 Feb 1950 United Kingdom general election, 1950 : The Labour Party, led by Clement Attlee remains in office but the Tories, led by Winston Churchill increase their seats in the House of Commons.
24 Feb 1950 Labour wins British parliamentary election.
25 Feb 1950 Your Show of Shows with Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca premieres on NBC Writers include Mel Brooks, Neil Simon and Woody Allen
27 Feb 1950 General Chiang Kai-shek elected President of Nationalist China.
28 Feb 1950 Alive & Kicking closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 46 performances
01 Feb 1950 The first prototype of the MiG-17 makes its maiden flight.