1950: what happened around the world

In 1950, 217 events recorded on Erask's globe began — Korean War, Battle of Inchon and Annexation of Tibet by the People's Republic of China among the best known. 60 more were already under way, such as Chinese Civil War and First Indochina War. 137 things were founded or built that year, from Beit Shemesh and Kapova Cave.

217events began
60already under way
137founded or built
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Wars, battles and sieges147

+107 less-known, on the globe.

Accidents and fires34

Revolts, massacres and attacks23

Treaties, councils and politics6

Disasters5

Expeditions2

Already under way in 195060

Came to an end in 19503

Founded or built in 1950137

+107 more, on the globe.

Stories that pass through 1950

Volcanic EruptionsEvery significant eruption on record since 1500 How America Filled UpEvery American city of 60,000 people, in the year it began Women's SuffrageA map filling in, one country at a time, 1893-2012 DecolonisationHow a third of the world stopped belonging to somebody else, 1945–1990 Nuclear detonationsEvery recorded nuclear test, 1945–1998

Nearby years

1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 All of the 20th century →

Every entry comes from Wikidata and links to its Wikipedia article; entries are ordered by how many language editions of Wikipedia cover them. Only things with a date are listed, and dates before the modern era are often approximate. How this is made →