Historical figures in 1950
The atlas holds 90 people and 119 moments here, in 1950. The most recorded lives are Ngô Đình Diệm, Sirikit and Harry S. Truman. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Jurists.
Notable people
Frida Kahlo
in 1950
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Mexican painter Frida Kahlo (Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón) was born in Coyoacán and spent much of her life in Mexico City.…
Gabriel García Márquez
in 1950
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Colombian novelist, journalist, screenwriter, and Nobel laureate whose life moved between Colombia, Europe, Cuba, the United States, Mexico, and…
George Bernard Shaw
in 1950
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Irish playwright, critic, polemicist, and political activist. Born in Dublin, Shaw moved to London in 1876, became a leading Fabian and dramatist,…
George Orwell
in 1950
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George Orwell was the pen name of Eric Arthur Blair, an English novelist, essayist, journalist, critic, and democratic socialist.…
Golda Meir
in 1950
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Golda Meir was an Israeli political leader who served as Israel’s prime minister from 1969 to 1974.…
Harry S. Truman
in 1950
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Harry S. Truman (1884–1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953.…
Hebe Camargo
in 1950
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Brazilian television host, singer, actress, and radio performer widely known as the “Queen of Brazilian Television.” Born in Taubaté, she moved to…
Hideki Yukawa
in 1950
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Japanese theoretical physicist and the first Japanese Nobel laureate, awarded the 1949 Nobel Prize in Physics for predicting mesons.…
Hirohito
in 1950
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Hirohito (posthumously Emperor Shōwa) was Emperor of Japan from 25 December 1926 until his death in 1989.…
Ho Chi Minh
in 1950
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Vietnamese revolutionary and statesman, born Nguyễn Sinh Cung, who led the Việt Minh, proclaimed the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1945, and…
Igor Tamm
in 1950
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Soviet theoretical physicist and 1958 Nobel laureate in Physics, noted for work on Cherenkov radiation, nuclear physics, and controlled thermonuclear…
Ingmar Bergman
in 1950
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Swedish filmmaker, screenwriter, theatre director, theatre manager and author. Bergman’s career moved between Stockholm’s student and professional…
Jawaharlal Nehru
in 1950
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Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and statesman who became independent India’s first prime minister, serving from 15 August 1947 until his…
Jean-Bédel Bokassa
in 1950
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Central African military officer and politician who seized power in the Central African Republic in 1966, served as president, and proclaimed himself…
Jorge Amado
in 1950
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Brazilian modernist writer, journalist, and Communist politician whose life moved between Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, South America, Europe,…
Jorge Luis Borges
in 1950
1 moment here
Argentine writer, poet, essayist, translator, lecturer, librarian, and critic. Borges was born in Buenos Aires, lived in Switzerland and Spain during…
J. R. R. Tolkien
in 1950
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John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was an English philologist, university professor, and author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.…
Juan Manuel Fangio
in 1950
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Argentine racing driver Juan Manuel Fangio was a five-time Formula One World Drivers’ Champion.…
Katharine Hepburn
in 1950
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American stage, film, and television actress whose career ran from 1928 to 1995. Hepburn was born in Hartford, Connecticut, educated at Bryn Mawr…
Khaleda Zia
in 1950
1 moment here
Bangladeshi politician who was prime minister of Bangladesh in 1991–1996 and 2001–2006, chaired the Bangladesh Nationalist Party from 1984 until her…
Kim Dae-jung
in 1950
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South Korean politician, democracy activist, and eighth president of South Korea (1998–2003).…
Kim Il Sung
in 1950
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Kim Il Sung (born Kim Song Ju) was a Korean communist guerrilla leader, North Korean political leader, and founder of the Democratic People’s…
Kwame Nkrumah
in 1950
1 moment here
Ghanaian nationalist leader, Pan-Africanist, and political theorist who led the Gold Coast to independence as Ghana in 1957.…
Le Corbusier
in 1950
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Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris, known as Le Corbusier, was a Swiss-born French architect, designer, painter, writer, and urban planner.…
Moments
- 1950 Marriage on Boon Teck Road P. Ramlee
- 1950 Imprisonment at Fushun Puyi
- 1950 First Republic Day parade Rajendra Prasad
- 1950 Retreats to paint at Portlligat Salvador Dalí
- 1950 London business assignment Satyajit Ray
- 1950 Childhood move to Belgium Sebastián Piñera
- 1950 Return to Switzerland after coronation Sirikit
- 1950 Royal honeymoon at Hua Hin Sirikit
- 1950 Family move to St Albans Stephen Hawking
- 1950 First ascent of Bandarpunch Tenzing Norgay
- 1950 Residence at Ấn Quang Pagoda Thích Nhất Hạnh
- 1950 Living with grandmother Tina Turner
- 1950 Research appointment at UC Berkeley Tsung-Dao Lee
- 1950 Arrival for Oxford study V. S. Naipaul
- 1950 Foundry apprenticeship Yuri Gagarin
- 1950 Meeting with Stalin and Mao Ho Chi Minh
- 1950 Birth in Río Gallegos Néstor Kirchner
- 1950 Marriage at Aoyama Gakuin Methodist Church Toshiro Mifune
- 1950 Resumed presidency in Taipei Chiang Kai-shek
- 1950 Receiving television equipment at the port Hebe Camargo
- 1950 Ratio Club introductory talk Alan Turing
- 1950 First National Arbor Day attendance Hirohito
- 1950 Marriage at Srapathum Palace Sirikit
- 1950 Expedition to Makassar Suharto
- 1950 PEN inspection of Hiroshima atomic-bomb site Yasunari Kawabata
- 1950 PEN inspection of Nagasaki atomic-bomb site Yasunari Kawabata
- 1950 A Streetcar Named Desire revival Anthony Quinn
- 1950 Coronation at the Grand Palace Bhumibol Adulyadej
- 1950 Buddhist visit to Colombo B. R. Ambedkar
- 1950 Marriage to Conrad Hilton Jr. Elizabeth Taylor
- 1950 Installation as queen at coronation Sirikit
- 1950 Congress for Cultural Freedom founding conference Bertrand Russell
- 1950 Blair House Korean War meeting Harry S. Truman
- 1950 Visit to Jakarta Jawaharlal Nehru
- 1950 Business trip during the fall of Seoul Kim Dae-jung
- 1950 Challenges segregation at Mary's Cafe Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1950 Law studies at Christ Church Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
- 1950 Meeting Richard Nixon at Bohemian Grove Dwight D. Eisenhower
- 1950 Diplomatic call on Gromyko Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
- 1950 Black Sea Fleet radio detachment Vasily Shukshin
- 1950 Meeting with Yoshio Nishina in Hakone Hideki Yukawa
- 1950 Return to Singapore aboard MS Willem Ruys Lee Kuan Yew
- 1950 Last Norwegian journey Ludwig Wittgenstein
- 1950 Holy Year journey to Rome Ngô Đình Diệm
- 1950 Flight to Chinhae Syngman Rhee
- 1950 Taegu evacuation decisions Syngman Rhee
- 1950 Departure via New York V. S. Naipaul
- 1950 Marriage in Princeton Yang Chen-Ning
- 1950 Three-month Versailles booking Édith Piaf
- 1950 TV Tupi inaugural broadcast Hebe Camargo