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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

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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

Famous Birthday

  • British musician and rock star, the lead singer with "Genesis" January 1967 to May 1975.

  • French actress, best known for her roles in "La Dérobade" and "César".

  • Cybill Shepherd

    American actress, a Beauty Queen at 16 as Miss Teenage Memphis.

  • French astrologer and member of a noted French astrology family, the niece of Andre and Armand Barbault and sister of Robert Barbault.

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Famous Deaths

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Music charts

Which were the top hits in February 1950?
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Top #5 songs in the USA

  1. - It Isn't Fair
  2. - Rag Mop
  3. - Rag Mop
  4. - (Put Another Nickel In) Music! Music! Music!
  5. - Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy

Movies

Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?
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No Man of Her Own

No Man of Her Own

Release year: 1950

Directed by: Mitchell Leisen

Starring: Barbara Stanwyck, John Lund, Jane Cowl, Phyllis Thaxter

Country: United States of America

Stars in My Crown

Stars in My Crown

Release year: 1950

Directed by: Jacques Tourneur

Starring: Joel McCrea, Ellen Drew, Dean Stockwell, Alan Hale

Three Came Home

Three Came Home

Release year: 1950

Directed by: Jean Negulesco

Starring: Claudette Colbert, Patric Knowles, Florence Desmond, Sessue Hayakawa

Young Man with a Horn

Young Man with a Horn

Release year: 1950

Directed by: Michael Curtiz

Starring: Kirk Douglas, Lauren Bacall, Doris Day, Hoagy Carmichael

Country: United States of America

Stage Fright

Stage Fright

Release year: 1950

Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock

Starring: Marlene Dietrich, Jane Wyman, Richard Todd, Michael Wilding

Country: United States of America

Books

Which were the most popular books released in February 1950?
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The Parasites by Daphne du Maurier

The Parasites

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"Wickedly readable... Daphne du Maurier's instinct is so strong that every woman wants to read her." Celia, Niall, and Maria grew up in the

The Dream Merchants by Harold Robbins

The Dream Merchants

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The New York Times bestseller The Carpetbaggers is back with a story of passion, intrigue and power. The New York Times bestseller The Dream Merchants spent 11 weeks on the best-sellers list. It offers a fascinating glimpse into the early …

The King'S Cavalier by Samuel Shellabarger

The King'S Cavalier

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Fictional Novels, Historical Fiction

The Autobiography Of Will Rogers by Donald Day

The Autobiography Of Will Rogers

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Rogers recounts in his own words, which were gathered together by Day, how he became the spokesperson and watchdog of the inarticulate public during a time

Modern Arms And Free Men by Vannevar Bush

Modern Arms And Free Men

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The "world's most distinguished scientist in the field armaments" answers questions regarding America and future threats from technological advances in atomic fuel and manufactured disease in its hands