What happened on Wednesday October 11, 1950?

About October 11th, 1950, in brief:

  • Historical events: In a highly controlled election, Communists in East Germany win 99.7% of the vote, demonstrating the totalitarian nature of the regime and the lack of genuine democratic process during the early Cold War period.
  • Day of the week: October 11th, 1950 was a Wednesday
  • Zodiac Sign: Libra (in western zodiac), Tiger (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: New Moon
  • #1 US song: I'll Always Love You (Querida Mia) by Dinah Shore
  • Popular movie: Aventurera directed by Alberto Gout

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October 11, 1950: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on October 11, 1950:

  • Communist Election in East Germany In a highly controlled election, Communists in East Germany win 99.7% of the vote, demonstrating the totalitarian nature of the regime and the lack of genuine democratic process during the early Cold War period.
  • First Color Television Broadcast License Issued The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issues the first license to broadcast television in color to CBS, marking a significant milestone in television technology. However, RCA successfully disputed and blocked the license from taking immediate effect, creating a technological and legal controversy in the emerging color television industry.
  • Tacoma Narrows Bridge Reopens The second Tacoma Narrows Bridge opens, replacing the original bridge that famously collapsed in 1940 due to wind-induced vibrations, an event that became a classic engineering case study.

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October 11, 1950: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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What day of the week was October 11, 1950?


October 11, 1950 was a Wednesday and it was the 284th day of the year 1950 in the Gregorian calendar.

October 11, 1950 can also be written as 10/11/1950 in the US and as 11/10/1950 in UK and Europe.

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Who was born on October 11, 1950?


Famous people born on October 11, 1950:

  • Nora Roberts

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  • Amos Gitai

    Israeli filmmaker known for his political and social commentary.

  • Christophe Lebreton

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October 11, 1950: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on October 11, 1950 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week October 9th and October 15th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

October 11, 1950: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on October 11, 1950 was I'll Always Love You (Querida Mia) by Dinah Shore, according to the music chart for the week October 9th and October 15th.

  1. - I'll Always Love You (Querida Mia) youtube
  2. - Thinking of You youtube
  3. - Harbor Lights youtube
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October 11, 1950: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for October 11th is Libra.

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Babies born in October are either Libra or Scorpio. People born before October 22nd are Libra, while people born from October 23rd have the sign of Scorpio.

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October 11, 1950: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for October 11, 1950 is Tiger and the associated element is Metal.

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October 11, 1950: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on October 11, 1950 was New Moon.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on October 11, 1950 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on October 11, 1950 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 2% full, rising at 06:02 am and setting at 05:47 pm.

The previous full moon was on Sep 26, 1950 while the next full moon would come on Oct 25, 1950.

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How old is someone born on October 11, 1950?


Someone born on October 11, 1950 is:

74 years 6 months old,

or 894 months and 24 days old,

or 3890 weeks and 5 days old,

or 27235 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on October 11, 1950?

There are 159 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Saturday October 11th 2025.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on October 11, 1950?

You belong to the Baby Boomer Generation if you were born on October 11, 1950.

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