At A Glance

11 November 1950 at a glance

Day of the week
11 November 1950 was a Saturday.
Top Film of 1950
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1950 was Cinderella.
Star sign
The star sign for 11 November is Scorpio.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 11 November 1950 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
Birthstone
The birthstone for November is Topaz.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 11 November 1950 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 11 November

  • 1940 World War II: In the Battle of Taranto, the Royal Navy launches the first all-aircraft ship-to-ship naval attack in history.
  • 1942 World War II: France's zone libre is occupied by German forces in Case Anton.
  • 1942 The Turkish parliament passes the Varlık Vergisi, a capital tax mostly levied on non-Muslim citizens with the unofficial aim to inflict financial ruin on them and end their prominence in the country's economy.
  • 1949 The People's Liberation Army Air Force is founded.
  • 1960 A military coup against President Ngô Đình Diệm of South Vietnam is crushed.

Famous people born on 11 November

  • Leonardo DiCaprio, American actor and producer (born 1974)
  • Demi Moore, American actress, director, and producer (born 1962)
  • Stanley Tucci, American actor and director (born 1960)
  • Fyodor Dostoevsky, Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist, and philosopher (1821–1881)

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Events of 1950 in the United Kingdom

A selection from Wikipedia's '1950 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.

  • 20 February – Ealing Studios release the film The Blue Lamp, introducing the character PC George Dixon, played by Jack Warner (with Dirk Bogarde as a young criminal). The film has the highest audiences in Britain for a British film this year.
  • 23 February – 1950 general election: Labour, led by Clement Attlee, win a second term in government, though with a parliamentary majority of just five seats, a stark contrast to the 146-seat majority gained in 1945.
  • 8 March – Release of comedy film The Happiest Days of Your Life starring Alastair Sim and Margaret Rutherford.
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Life in 1950

Prime Minister

Clement Attlee

Monarch

George VI

Pint of Beer

6p

Loaf of Bread

4p

Average House

£1,940

Weekly Wage

£7.28

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