January 17 » El Yunque National Forest in Puerto Rico becomes part of the United States National Forest System as the Luquillo Forest Reserve.
July 4 » The Philippine–American War is officially concluded.
August 2 » The Ilinden–Preobrazhenie Uprising against the Ottoman Empire begins.
November 3 » With the encouragement of the United States, Panama separates from Colombia.
December 14 » The Wright brothers make their first attempt to fly with the Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
December 16 » Taj Mahal Palace & Tower hotel in Bombay first opens its doors to guests.
Day of death February 5, 1950
The temperature on February 5, 1950 was between 4.6 °C and 8.3 °C and averaged 6.3 °C. There was 3.4 mm of rain during 4.5 hours. There was 5.1 hours of sunshine (55%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
January 31 » Cold War: U.S. President Harry S. Truman announces a program to develop the hydrogen bomb.
March 1 » Cold War: Klaus Fuchs is convicted of spying for the Soviet Union by disclosing top secret atomic bomb data.
May 5 » Bhumibol Adulyadej is crowned as King of Thailand.
May 9 » Robert Schuman presents his proposal on the creation of an organized Europe, which according to him was indispensable to the maintenance of peaceful relations. This proposal, known as the "Schuman Declaration", is considered by some people to be the beginning of the creation of what is now the European Union.
October 9 » The Goyang Geumjeong Cave massacre in Korea begins.
December 9 » Cold War: Harry Gold is sentenced to 30 years in jail for helping Klaus Fuchs pass information about the Manhattan Project to the Soviet Union. His testimony is later instrumental in the prosecution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg.
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