Explore 5191 historical events from 1950–1959.
Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the second…
Pakistan joins the International Monetary Fund and the International Bank.
The Chaplain–Medic massacre took place in the Korean War on July 16, 1950, on a mountain above the village of Tuman. South Korean local natives claim that it took place on a mounta…
Chaplain–Medic massacre: American POWs are massacred by North Korean Army.
Emilio Giuseppe "Nino" Farina was an Italian racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1950 to 1956. Farina won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in its inaugural 1…
"Nino" Farina becomes the first Formula One Drivers' champion after winning the 1950 Italian Grand Prix.
The Korean War was an armed conflict fought on the Korean Peninsula between North Korea and South Korea and their allies. North Korea was supported by China and the Soviet Union, w…
Korean War: The U.S. X Corps lands at Inchon.
The People's Liberation Army Air Force Airborne Corps is a corps grade airborne and air assault force subordinated to People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) headquarters. Befor…
The People's Liberation Army Air Force Airborne Corps (Then known as the PLAAF 1st Ground Forces Brigade) is founded.
The Korean War was an armed conflict fought on the Korean Peninsula between North Korea and South Korea and their allies. North Korea was supported by China and the Soviet Union, w…
Korean War: An attack by North Korean forces was repelled at the Battle of Nam River.
The Uruguay national football team, nicknamed la Celeste and los Charrúas, have represented Uruguay in international men's football since their first international match in 1902 an…
Uruguay beats hosts Brazil 2–1 to win the World Cup in a match dubbed as the Maracanazo.
The Cold War was a period of international geopolitical rivalry between the United States (US) and the Soviet Union (USSR) and their respective allies, the capitalist Western Bloc …
Cold War: In Philadelphia, Harry Gold pleads guilty to spying for the Soviet Union by passing secrets from atomic…
The Korean People's Army Air Force is the unified military aviation force of North Korea. It is the second largest branch of the Korean People's Army comprising an estimated 110,00…
After a month-long campaign, the majority of North Korea's Air Force was destroyed by anti-communist forces.
The Korean War was an armed conflict fought on the Korean Peninsula between North Korea and South Korea and their allies. North Korea was supported by China and the Soviet Union, w…
Korean War: After four days, the No Gun Ri Massacre ends when the US Army 7th Cavalry Regiment is withdrawn.
Guam is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States in the Micronesia subregion of the western Pacific Ocean. Guam's capital is Hagåtña, and the most populous villa…
Guam is organized as an unincorporated territory of the United States as the President Harry S. Truman signs the Guam…
The Korean War was an armed conflict fought on the Korean Peninsula between North Korea and South Korea and their allies. North Korea was supported by China and the Soviet Union, w…
Korean War: United Nations troops recapture Seoul from North Korean forces.
Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, better known as Mother Teresa or Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian-Indian Catholic nun, founder of the Missionaries of Charity and a Catholic…
Mother Teresa establishes the Missionaries of Charity.
The Battle of Chamdo occurred from 6 to 24 October 1950. It was a military campaign by the People's Republic of China (PRC) to capture the Chamdo region from a de facto independent…
China defeats the Tibetan Army at Chambo.
The Korean War was an armed conflict fought on the Korean Peninsula between North Korea and South Korea and their allies. North Korea was supported by China and the Soviet Union, w…
Korean War: Bloody Gulch massacre: Seventy-five American POWs are massacred by the North Korean Army.
Seismic magnitude scales are used to describe the overall strength or "size" of an earthquake. These are distinguished from seismic intensity scales that categorize the intensity o…
Measuring Mw 8.6, the largest earthquake on land occurs in the Assam-Tibet-Myanmar border, killing 4,800.
The Korean War was an armed conflict fought on the Korean Peninsula between North Korea and South Korea and their allies. North Korea was supported by China and the Soviet Union, w…
Korean War: Forty-two American prisoners of war were massacred by the Korean People's Army on a hill above Waegwan,…
Julien-Victor Lahaut was a Belgian politician and trade unionist who served as chairman of the Communist Party of Belgium from 1945 to 1950. An important figure during the German o…
Julien Lahaut, the chairman of the Communist Party of Belgium, is assassinated. The Party newspaper blames royalists…
Darlington Raceway is a 1.366 mi (2.198 km) egg-shaped oval track in Darlington, South Carolina, United States. The track has hosted racing events since its inaugural season in 195…
Darlington Raceway is the site of the inaugural Southern 500, the first 500-mile NASCAR race.
India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the world's seventh-largest country by area and the largest by population. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on…
The Republic of India formally recognised the State of Israel.
Paul David Graf was an American actor, best known for his role as Sgt. Eugene Tackleberry in the Police Academy series of films.
David Graf, American actor (died 2001)
Colleen Hewett is an Australian singer and actress.
Colleen Hewett, Australian singer and actress
Grigory Lipmanovich Sokolov is a Russian born Russian and Spanish pianist. He is among the most esteemed of living pianists, with his repertoire spanning composers from the Baroque…
Grigory Sokolov, Russian pianist and composer
Nara Chandrababu Naidu, commonly known as CBN, is an Indian politician who is currently serving as the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh since 2024. He holds the record of longest-s…
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