Famous Birthdays
- Jan.21: Billy Ocean - Musician
- Feb. 06: Natalie Cole - Singer
- Feb. 10: Mark Spitz - American Olympian
- Mar. 20: William Hurt - Tuck Everlasting
- Apr. 12: David Cassidy - Musician
- April 28: Jay Leno - Comedian
- May 7: Tim Russert - Meet the Press
- Oct. 01: Randy Quaid - Independence Day Film
- Oct. 31: John Candy - Canadian Bacon
Famous Deaths
- Jan. 21: George Orwell - Author
- Feb. 25: George Minot - Nobel Prize Winner
Billboard Chart Toppers
- Jan. 07: Gene Autry - Rudolph the Red-Nosed...
- Jan. 14: The Andrews Sisters - I Can Dream, Can't I?
- Feb. 11: Ames Brothers - Rag Mop
- Feb. 18: Red Foley - Chattanoogie Shoe...
- Mar. 18: Teresa Brewer - Music! Music! Music!
- Apr. 15: Eileen Barton - If I Knew You were...
- Apr. 29: Anton Karas - The Third Man Theme
- Jul. 15: Nat King Cole - Mona Lisa
- Aug. 19: The Weavers - Goodnight, Irene
- Nov. 18: Sammy Kaye - Harbor Lights
- Dec. 02: Phil Harris - The Thing
- Dec. 30: Patti Page - The Tennessee Waltz http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/index.jsp
Top Movies
23rd Acadamy Awards
- Presented: March 29, 1951
- Best Picture: All About Eve
- Best Actor: Jose Ferrer - Cyrano de Bergerac
- Best Actress: Judy Holliday - Born Yesterday
- Best Director: Joseph Mankiewicz - All about Eve
Championship Teams
Top Athletes
Nobel Laureates
June 1950
- June 25: Korean War: Communist troops from North Korea invaded South Korea.
- June 26: Korean War: President Harry S. Truman authorized the U.S. Air Force and Navy to enter the Korean conflict.
