Timeline January 1950

Events in January 1950 13

• 1884 – 1950 Emil Jannings (1884-1950) Swiss-born German actor, winner of the first Academy Award for Best Actor, whose later career was tied to Nazi film.
• 1903 – 1950 George Orwell English novelist and essayist Orwell wrote Animal Farm and 1984, warning against totalitarianism, propaganda, and surveillance societies.
• 1950 Australian Open 1950 Men: Frank Sedgman · Women: Louise Brough
• 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 – 2025 Formula 1 World Champions Every World Drivers' Champion since 1950 A year-by-year record of every Formula One World Drivers' Champion from the inaugural 1950 season to the present day. The championship has been won by 35 different drivers from 15 countries, with Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton sharing the record of seven titles each. The sport has evolved from gentleman amateurs racing on public roads to a global spectacle watched by hundreds of millions, but the title of World Champion remains the ultimate prize in motorsport.
• 1950 – 1954 Harvard Education Studied at Harvard University, earning his BA summa cum laude in 1950 and completing his PhD in 1954 with a dissertation on the Congress of Vienna.
• 1950 – 1956 Musical Studies and Army Service Studied at the Mannes School of Music, McGill University and the Music Academy of the West under Darius Milhaud. Served in the US Army, playing piano and arranging music.
• 1950 Emil Jannings dies in Strobl Emil Jannings dies aged 65.
• 1950 – 1982 Gilles Villeneuve The High-Flyer Ferrari icon known for his spectacular, "win-or-bust" driving style; never won a title but remains a legend.
• 1950 Alger Hiss convicted of perjury Former State Department official found guilty in Cold War espionage case Alger Hiss was convicted of perjury for denying he had passed classified documents to a Soviet spy ring in the 1930s. The case became a defining episode of America's early Cold War Red Scare. Hiss was sentenced to five years in prison.
• 1950 – 2008 Jörg Haider (1950-2008) Died 11 October 2008, aged 58 Austrian right-wing politician who led the Freedom Party and later the Alliance for Austria's Future, and served as governor of Carinthia. He died in a car accident in Klagenfurt.
• 1950 Republic of India proclaimed The constitution comes into force On 26 January 1950 the Constitution of India — the longest written constitution of any sovereign nation — came into force, making India a sovereign democratic republic. The date is celebrated each year as Republic Day.
• 1950 – present Jody Scheckter The South African King 1979 World Champion and the only African driver to win the F1 title.