Most commentators consider Marcel Mauss ( 1872 – 1950 ), nephew of the influential sociologist Émile Durkheim, to be the founder of the French anthropological tradition.

Alfred Habdank Skarbek Korzybski () ( July 3, 1879 – March 1, 1950 ) was a Polish-American philosopher and scientist.

13, No. 1 ( Feb., 1950 ), pp. 76 – 77.

* 1884 – Walter Huston, Canadian actor ( d. 1950 )

* 1950 – Cleo Odzer, American writer

* 1950 – Flavio Briatore, Italian businessman

* 1950 – David Cassidy, American actor, singer, songwriter and guitarist ( The Partridge Family )

* 1950 – Charles Fleischer, American actor

* 1950 – Dorian Harewood, American actor

Bradman was succeeded as Australian captain by Lindsay Hassett, who led the team to 4 – 1 victory in 1950 – 51.

* 1950 – Jussi Adler-Olsen, Danish author

* 1950 – Kathryn Harrold, American actress

* 1950 – Lance Ito, American judge

* 1950 – Sue Rodriguez, Canadian assisted suicide advocate ( d. 1994 )

* 1950 – Charles R. Drew, American physician ( b. 1904 )

* Nedelkovh, Aleksandar B. British and American Science Fiction Novel 1950 – 1980 with the Theme of Alternative History ( an Axiological Approach ).

* 1950 – Bunkhouse Buck, American wrestler

* 1950 – Jim Carroll, American poet and actor ( d. 2009 )

* 1950 – Roy Williams, American basketball coach

* 1950 – John Landis, American director

* 1950 – Jo Marie Payton, American actress

Spanish historiography was influenced by the " Annales School " starting in 1950 with Jaime Vincens Vives ( 1910 – 1960 ).

* 1879 – Bob Smith, American physician and surgeon, founder of Alcoholics Anonymous ( d. 1950 )

* 1950 – Willie Hall, American drummer ( The Bar-Kays )

* 1950 – President Harry Truman orders the US Army to seize control of the nation's railroads to avert a strike.

* 1870 – Harry Lauder, Scottish comedian and singer ( d. 1950 )

In 1950 American president Harry S. Truman said that atomic weapons may be used in the Korean War.

* 1950 – U. S. President Harry S. Truman declares a state of emergency, after Chinese troops enter the fight with communist North Korea in the Korean War.

The Uniform Code of Military Justice, passed by Congress in 1950 and signed by President Harry S Truman, established the policies and procedures for discharging service members.

* 1950 – President Harry S. Truman announces a program to develop the hydrogen bomb.

Their fifth child, Harry George, was born in 1950.

* 1950 – Puerto Rican nationalists Griselio Torresola and Oscar Collazo attempt to assassinate US President Harry S. Truman at Blair House.

* In 1950 Menzies was awarded the Legion of Merit ( Chief Commander ) by U. S. President Harry S. Truman for " exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services 1941 – 1944 and December 1949 – July 1950 ".

No rifle scopes, no bench rests, no prone ( lying down on the front ) positions, but shooting, as famed rifle barrel maker, Harry Melville Pope ( 1861 – 1950 ), once stated, " standing on his hind legs and shooting like a man.

Los Angeles area homosexuals created the Mattachine Society in 1950, in the home of communist activist Harry Hay.

The legislation creating the National Science Foundation was signed by President Harry S. Truman on May 10, 1950

* On November 1, 1950, two Puerto Rican nationalists staged an attempted assassination on U. S. President Harry S. Truman.

* August 4 – Harry Lauder, Scottish entertainer ( d. 1950 )

They had seven children ( five sons and two daughters ): Eliza Arabella Garfield ( 1860 – 63 ); Harry Augustus Garfield ( 1863 – 1942 ); James Rudolph Garfield ( 1865 – 1950 ); Mary Garfield ( 1867 – 1947 ); Irvin M. Garfield ( 1870 – 1951 ); Abram Garfield ( 1872 – 1958 ); and Edward Garfield ( 1874 – 76 ).

He still performed major extended compositions such as Harlem ( 1950 ), whose score he presented to music-loving President Harry Truman.

On August 31, 1950, O ' Dwyer, pursued by both federal and state investigators, was suddenly appointed by President Harry S. Truman as ambassador to Mexico, where he would be beyond the reach of officials who wanted his public testimony in several matters on which he preferred not to speak.

He is mentioned in the lyrics of the song " I May Be Wrong ( But I Think You're Wonderful )" by Harry Sullivan and Harry Ruskin, written in 1929, which became the theme song of the Apollo Theater in New York, and which was recorded by many artists including Doris Day in 1950.

The decidedly clandestine Mattachine Society, founded by Harry Hay and other veterans of the Wallace for President campaign in Los Angeles in 1950, moved into the public eye after Hal Call took over the group in San Francisco in 1953, with many gays emerging from the closet.

In October 1950, President Harry Truman wrote to King Ibn Saud that " the United States is interested in the preservation of the independence and territorial integrity of Saudi Arabia.

* 1950 Harry Skellern

The Sabre Dancers made what was probably their most widely viewed flight on 22 April 1950, when they performed before an Armed Forces Day audience at Eglin AFB, Florida, that included President Harry S. Truman, most of his Cabinet, and numerous other political leaders.