At A Glance

21 May 1950 at a glance

Day of the week
21 May 1950 was a Sunday.
Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)
“You're Breaking My Heart” recorded by Buddy Clark and Vic Damone 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 21 May is Gemini.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 21 May 1950 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
Birthstone
The birthstone for May is Emerald.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 21 May 1950 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 21 May

  • 1934 Oskaloosa, Iowa, becomes the first municipality in the United States to fingerprint all of its citizens.
  • 1937 A Soviet station, North Pole-1, becomes the first scientific research settlement to operate on the drift ice of the Arctic Ocean.
  • 1939 The Canadian National War Memorial is unveiled by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
  • 1951 The opening of the Ninth Street Show, otherwise known as the 9th Street Art Exhibition: A gathering of a number of notable artists, and the stepping-out of the post war New York avant-garde, collectively known as the New York School.
  • 1966 The Ulster Volunteer Force declares war on the Irish Republican Army in Northern Ireland.

Famous people born on 21 May

  • Josh Allen, American football player (born 1996)
  • Mr. T, American actor and wrestler (born 1952)
  • The Notorious B.I.G., American rapper (1972–1997)
  • Karen Khachanov, Russian tennis player (born 1996)

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.
More events of 1950 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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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