At A Glance

10 February 1950 at a glance

Day of the week
10 February 1950 was a Friday.
Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)
“"A" You're Adorable” recorded by Perry Como & The Fontane Sisters and Tony Pastor 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 10 February is Aquarius.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 10 February 1950 fell in the Year of the Ox.
Birthstone
The birthstone for February is Amethyst.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 10 February 1950 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 10 February

  • 1939 Spanish Civil War: The Nationalists conclude their conquest of Catalonia and seal the border with France.
  • 1940 The Soviet Union begins mass deportations of Polish citizens from occupied eastern Poland to Siberia.
  • 1943 World War II: Attempting to completely lift the Siege of Leningrad, the Soviet Red Army engages German troops and Spanish volunteers in the Battle of Krasny Bor.
  • 1947 The Paris Peace Treaties are signed by Italy, Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Finland and the Allies of World War II.
  • 1954 U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower warns against United States intervention in Vietnam.

Famous people born on 10 February

  • Enzo Maresca, Italian footballer and manager (born 1980)
  • Bob Iger, American media executive (born 1951)
  • Emma Roberts, American actress (born 1991)
  • Megan Skiendiel, American singer, dancer and actress (born 2006)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 1950 in Australia

A selection from Wikipedia's '1950 in Australia'. Not a complete list.

  • 8 February – Petrol rationing ends, nearly ten years after it was introduced during World War II.
  • 6 May – A state election is held in Tasmania. The result is a hung parliament, but Robert Cosgrove's Labor Party remains in power with independent support.
  • 13 May – A state election is held in Victoria.

Life in Australia in 1950

Prime Minister

Robert Menzies

Monarch

King George VI

Petrol (per litre)

$0.03

Loaf of Bread

$0.09

Average House

$3,000

Weekly Wage

$8.00

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Famous Faces Born in the 1950s

Well-known people born in the same decade as you, not on your birthday.

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