Historical figures in 1950
The atlas holds 20 people and 27 moments here, in 1950. The most recorded lives are Harry S. Truman, Martin Luther King Jr. and Mikhail Gorbachev. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Jurists.
Notable people
Harry S. Truman
in 1950
3 moments here
Harry S. Truman (1884–1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953.…
Martin Luther King Jr.
in 1950
2 moments here
American Baptist minister and civil-rights leader who advanced racial equality through nonviolent protest.…
Mikhail Gorbachev
in 1950
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Soviet and Russian politician who led the Soviet Union from 1985 until its dissolution in 1991.…
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.…
Dwight D. Eisenhower
in 1950
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Dwight D. Eisenhower was a United States Army officer, Supreme Allied Commander in Europe during World War II, and the 34th president of the United…
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…
Salvador Dalí
in 1950
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Spanish painter, sculptor, writer, designer, filmmaker, and leading exponent of Surrealism. Born in Figueres, Dalí trained in Madrid, joined the…
Che Guevara
in 1950
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Ernesto "Che" Guevara (1928–1967) was an Argentine physician, Marxist revolutionary, Cuban government official, diplomat, and guerrilla commander.…
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.…
Fidel Castro
in 1950
1 moment here
Cuban revolutionary and political leader who led the 26th of July Movement against Fulgencio Batista, became Cuba's prime minister in 1959, and later…
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…
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.…
Yuri Gagarin
in 1950
1 moment here
Soviet pilot and cosmonaut Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin became the first human to travel into outer space and to orbit Earth on Vostok 1 on 12 April…
Stephen Hawking
in 1950
1 moment here
English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author whose work on singularities, black-hole thermodynamics, and Hawking radiation reshaped modern…
Mother Teresa
in 1950
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Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, known as Mother Teresa or Saint Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian-Indian Catholic nun.…
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.…
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…
Jawaharlal Nehru
in 1950
1 moment here
Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and statesman who became independent India’s first prime minister, serving from 15 August 1947 until his…
Ho Chi Minh
in 1950
1 moment here
Vietnamese revolutionary and statesman, born Nguyễn Sinh Cung, who led the Việt Minh, proclaimed the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1945, and…
Golda Meir
in 1950
1 moment here
Golda Meir was an Israeli political leader who served as Israel’s prime minister from 1969 to 1974.…
Moments
- 1950 Solo northern Argentina expedition Che Guevara
- 1950 NATO command residence Dwight D. Eisenhower
- 1950 Hospital ABC treatment Frida Kahlo
- 1950 Journalism in Barranquilla Gabriel García Márquez
- 1950 Death at University College Hospital George Orwell
- 1950 Teaching at Argentine cultural institutions Jorge Luis Borges
- 1950 Move to Holywell Street J. R. R. Tolkien
- 1950 First Ronchamp visit Le Corbusier
- 1950 Long Island murals and sandcasts Le Corbusier
- 1950 Arrival for Moscow State University Mikhail Gorbachev
- 1950 Moscow State University residence Mikhail Gorbachev
- 1950 Establishes Missionaries of Charity Mother Teresa
- 1950 Retreats to paint at Portlligat Salvador Dalí
- 1950 Family move to St Albans Stephen Hawking
- 1950 Foundry apprenticeship Yuri Gagarin
- 1950 Meeting with Stalin and Mao Ho Chi Minh
- 1950 Receiving television equipment at the port Hebe Camargo
- 1950 Blair House Korean War meeting Harry S. Truman
- 1950 Visit to Jakarta Jawaharlal Nehru
- 1950 Challenges segregation at Mary's Cafe Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1950 Meeting Richard Nixon at Bohemian Grove Dwight D. Eisenhower
- 1950 TV Tupi inaugural broadcast Hebe Camargo
- 1950 Development-plan announcement Golda Meir
- 1950 San Francisco address after Wake conference Harry S. Truman
- 1950 Wake Island conference with MacArthur Harry S. Truman
- 1950 Student protest and arrest Fidel Castro
- 1950 Hears Mordecai Johnson on Gandhi Martin Luther King Jr.