Timeline December 1950

Events in December 1950 5

• 1872 – 1950 Sri Aurobindo (1872-1950) Died 5 December 1950, aged 78 Sri Aurobindo was an Indian philosopher, yogi, and independence activist who later founded an ashram in Pondicherry devoted to his teachings on spiritual evolution. He was an early leader of the Indian nationalist movement before turning to spiritual practice. His writings remain influential in modern Hindu philosophy.
• 1948 – 1950 Communist Party and Expulsions Joined the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia as a young man but was twice expelled, experiences that would shape his literary exploration of political ideology and individual conscience.
• 1950 1950: Giuseppe Farina Alfa Romeo The first ever Formula One World Champion, Italian Nino Farina won the inaugural title at the age of 43.
• 1950 First Sabre versus MiG victory MiG Alley, Korea Lt Col Bruce Hinton shoots down a MiG-15 in the first combat between the two swept-wing fighters, beginning a three-year duel over north-west Korea.
• 1950 – 2016 George Michael dies Wham! and Faith singer, age 53 George Michael died on December 25, 2016, aged 53, from heart failure at his home in Goring-on-Thames. He sold over 100 million records worldwide as a solo artist and with Wham!.