1950 Fact Sheet
Database: List of Stars
| Record Name | Constellation | Bayer ref | Spectral type | Dec Deg | Dec Min | Dec | Pos Err | Flamsteed No | SAO No | Star No | Max Mag | Min Mag | Comp Sep | RA hr | RA Min | RA Sec | Dec Sec |
| SUHAIL AL MUHLIF | Vel | gam 2 | WC8 O9I | 47 | 20 | - | 2.008 | 219504 | 85 | 1.78 | 41.2 | 8 | 9 | 31.99 | 12.04 |
Database: Great Inventions by Year and Country
| Record Name | Year | Country | Region | Source | Inventor Name |
| Oral Contraceptives | early 1950s | United States | North America | Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 | Gregory Pincus, John Rock, Min Chueh Chang |
| Credit Card | 1950 | United States | North America | Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 | Frank McNamara, Ralph Schneider (Diners' Club) |
| Disposable Diaper | 1950 | United States | North America | Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 | Marion Donovan |
| Remote Control Television | 1950 | United States | North America | Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 | Robert Adler |
| Videotape | 1950s | United States | North America | Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 | Charles Ginsburg |
Database: Hockey Stanley Cup Winners
| Record Name | Year | Winning Team | Winning Coach | Losing Team | Losing Coach | Sport | City | Note |
| 1950 Stanley Cup Winner | 1950 | Detroit Red Wings | Tommy Ivan | New York Rangers | Lynn Patrick | Hockey | Detroit |
Database: Soccer World Cup FIFA Winners
| Record Name | Year | Winning Country | Runner-Up Country | City Venue | Sport | Final Score | Attendance | Referee |
| Soccer 1950 World Cup | 1950 | Uruguay | Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | Soccer | 2 - 1 | 199,854 | Reader |
Database: Year and Discoverer of Chemical Elements
| Record Name | Element | Year Discovered | Discovered By | Source |
| Californium | Californium | 1950 | Glenn T. Seaborg, Stanley G. Thompson, Kenneth Street, Jr.Albert Ghiorso | Jefferson Lab |
Database: Pulitzer Prize Winning Novels By Year
| Record Name | Year | Title | Author |
| Way West, The, A. B. Guthrie, Jr. | 1950 | Way West, The | A. B. Guthrie, Jr. |
Database: United Nations Presidents
| Record Name | Origin | Year | Session |
| Nasrollah Entezam | Iran | 1950 | Fifth |
Database: Tour de France Winners
| Record Name | Year | Winning Country | Sport | Tour | Winning Name |
| Ferdinand Kubler Tour 37 | 1950 | Switzerland | Cycling | 37 | Ferdinand Kubler |
Database: Council of Europe's treaties
| Record Name | Treaty | European Non-Member State | Non European Non-Member State | European Community | Number | Opening date | Entry into force date | Source |
| Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (005) | Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms | 005 | 4/11/1950 | 3/9/1953 | Council of Europe |
Database: Carnegie Medal for Children's Books
| Record Name | Year | Publisher | Author |
| The Lark on the Wing | 1950 | OUP | Elfrida Vipont Foulds |
Database: Longest Running TV Shows
| Record Name | Start Year | End Year | Country | Genre | Total Episodes |
| George Burns/Gracie Allen | 1950 | 1958 | United States | Comedy | 291 |
Database: Crude Oil Prices from 1949 to Present
| Record Name | Year | Nominal | 2007 Inflation Adjusted | Source |
| Crude Oil Price for 1950 | 1950 | $2.77 | $24.01 | United States Department of Energy |
Database: Formula One World Drivers Champions
| Record Name | Year | Team | Tires | Poles | Sport | Driver | Wins | Podiums | Fastest Laps | Points | Clinched | Margin (Points) | Source |
| Formula One Champion (1950) | 1950 | Alfa Romeo | P | 2 | Auto Racing | Nino Farina | 3 | 3 | 3 | 30 | Race 7 of 7 | 3 | Wikipedia |
Database: American Film Institute's 100 Best Movies of All Time
| Record Name | Year | Rank | Movie | Source |
| Sunset Blvd. (1950) | 1950 | 16. | Sunset Blvd. | American Film Institute |
| All About Eve (1950) | 1950 | 28. | All About Eve | American Film Institute |
Database: List of longest suspension bridge spans
| Record Name | Year Constructed | Country | Bridge | Location | Length (Meters) | Length (Feet) | Note | Source |
| Tacoma Narrows Bridge (westbound) | 1950 | United States | Tacoma Narrows Bridge (westbound) | Tacoma, WA, USA | 853 | 2,800 | Wikipedia |
Database: Periodic Table of the Elements
| Record Name | Symbol | Group | Number | Melting Point | Boiling Point | Density | Year Discovered | Atomic Weight | % of Earth's Crust |
| Californium | Cf | 102 | 98 | 900 | 15.1 | 1950 | 251 |
Database: Baseball World Series Winners
| Record Name | Year | Winning Team | Losing Team | Winning City | Losing City | Sport | Score |
| World Series 1950 | 1950 | New York Yankees | Philadelphia Phillies | NEW YORK | Philadelphia | Baseball | 4 - 0 |
Database: Wimbledon Tennis Men's Tournament Winners
| Record Name | Year | Sport | Winner | Loser | Score |
| 1950 Wimbledon Mens Result | 1950 | Tennis | Budge Patty | Frank Sedgman | 61 8-10 62 63 |
Database: Aircraft Carriers of the United States
| Record Name | Country | Aircraft Carrier | Comission Year | Decomission or Loss Year | Commision Date | Decommision or Loss Date | Hull Number |
| Oriskany | United States | Oriskany | 1950 | 1979 | 25 Sep 1950 | 20 Sep 1979 | 34 |
Database: NCAA Basketball Tournament Champions
| Record Name | Year | Sport | City Location | Winner | Champion | Opponent | In Final 4 | In Final 4 |
| NCAA Tournament Champion (1950) | 1950 | Basketball | NEW YORK | CCNY | CCNY | Bradley | N.C. State | Baylor |
Database: United States Average Annual Temperature
| Record Name | Year | Country | Temperature | Rank | Source |
| Average Annual Temperature for 1950 | 1950 | United States | 52.23 deg F | 23 | National Climatic Data Center |
Database: Yearly Total Seasonal Rainfall for Los Angeles
| Record Name | City | State | Country | Season | Total Rainfall (inches) | Inches above or below average | Source |
| Los Angeles Seasonal Rainfall for 1950-1951 | Los Angeles | CALIFORNIA | United States | 1950-1951 | 8.21 | -6.92 | National Weather Service |
| Los Angeles Seasonal Rainfall for 1949-1950 | Los Angeles | CALIFORNIA | United States | 1949-1950 | 10.59 | -4.54 | National Weather Service |
Database: Tibetan Dalai Lama List
| Record Name | Birth | Death | Reign | PRC Transcription | Other English Spellings | Source |
| Tenzin Gyatso (1935 - present) | 1935 | Present | 1950 - present (currently in exile) | Dainzin Gyaco | Wikipedia |
Database: Best Picture Academy Award Winners
| Record Name | Year | Oscars | Nominations |
| All About Eve | 1950 | 6 | 14 |
Database: Wimbledon Tennis Women's Tournament Winners
| Record Name | Year | Sport | Winner | Loser | Score |
| 1950 Wimbledon Womens Result | 1950 | Tennis | Louise Brough | Margaret Osborne duPont | 6-1 3-6 6-1 |
Database: Hart Memorial Trophy Winners for NHL Hockey
| Record Name | Year | Team | Sport | League | Player |
| Hart Memorial Trophy Winner (1950) | 1950 | New York Rangers | Hockey | NHL | Charlie Rayner |
Database: Time Magazine's Man of the Year
| Record Name | Year | Person of the Year |
| American Fighting-Man | 1950 | American Fighting-Man |
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