Your place in the Universe on 1950
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Get your map!1950 (MCML in Roman Numerals) was the year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1950th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations.
Is 1950 a year special to you? If so you may like to discover what 1950 was famous for, who won the Oscars and the Nobel Prizes in 1950, who was Time's Person of the Year in 1950, which books, music and movies were top of the charts in 1950, what Chinese zodiac sign is associated to 1950, what babynames were most popular that year, what was the World population on that year and what happend in 1950.
On this page we will address all your questions and curiosities about 1950 to help you enjoy your trip down memory lane.
In 1950, during the 23rd Academy Awards Cerimony, held on 29/03/1951 the following movies, actors, actresses and directors were awarded with the Oscar in 6 categories honoring the films released in 1950:
The most popular and best selling books in 1950 were:
According to the Chinese Zodiac and Astrology 1950 was the Year of the Tiger.
Discover Zodiac Sign Characteristics and Personality Traits of people born under the Tiger sign.
The 3 most popular baby names in 1950 were James, Robert and John for boys and Linda, Mary and Patricia for girls according to the US Census Bureau historical records.
The Top # 10 male names given to baby boys in 1950 in the USA according to the US Census Bureau historical records were:
The Top # 10 female names given to baby girls in 1950 in the USA according to the US Census Bureau historical records were:
The number 1 song in the USA in 1950, i.e. the best selling and most popular song of tha year, was Goodnight, Irene by Weavers (Gordon Jenkins & His Orchestra)
The Music Chart in the USA in 1950 with the top 10 most popular songs, was:
The most popular movies and box office hits in 1950 were:
Here's what happened in 1950: