Born on 1 January 1950

At A Glance

1 January 1950 at a glance

Day of the week

1 January 1950 was a Sunday.

Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)

“Lavender Blue (Dilly Dilly)” recorded by Burl Ives and Dinah Shore was No. 1 on David Kent's retrospective Australian chart. This chart was compiled later by David Kent from radio station charts.

Top Film of 1950

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1950 was Cinderella.

Star sign

The star sign for 1 January is Capricorn.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 1 January 1950 fell in the Year of the Ox.

Birthstone

The birthstone for January is Garnet.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 1 January 1950 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 1 January

• 1945 World War II: The German Luftwaffe launches Operation Bodenplatte, a massive, but failed, attempt to knock out Allied air power in northern Europe in a single blow.
• 1947 Cold War: The American and British occupation zones in Allied-occupied Germany, after World War II, merge to form the Bizone, which later (with the French zone) became part of West Germany.
• 1947 The Canadian Citizenship Act 1946 comes into effect, converting British subjects into Canadian citizens. Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes the first Canadian citizen.
• 1948 The British railway network is nationalized to form British Railways.
• 1949 United Nations cease-fire takes effect in Kashmir from one minute before midnight. War between India and Pakistan stops accordingly.

Famous people born on 1 January

• Noah Kahan, American singer-songwriter (born 1997)
• J. Edgar Hoover, American law enforcement official; 1st Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (1895–1972)
• Angourie Rice, Australian actress (born 2001)
• Lamine Camara, Senegalese footballer (born 2004)

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