Timeline June 1950

Events in June 1950 4

• 1950 French Open 1950 Men: Budge Patty · Women: Doris Hart
• 1950 First human kidney transplant performed Surgeon Richard Lawler carries out pioneering operation in Chicago Dr. Richard Lawler performed the first human kidney transplant at Little Company of Mary Hospital in Chicago. The recipient's body eventually rejected the organ, but she lived for several more years and the operation demonstrated the procedure's feasibility. It laid groundwork for the development of organ transplantation as a field of medicine.
• 1950 Population Registration Act enacted South Africa codifies racial classification under apartheid The Population Registration Act required every South African to be officially classified by race, forming a legal cornerstone of the apartheid system. It underpinned subsequent segregation laws governing residence, marriage, and employment. The classifications it created shaped South African law until the early 1990s.
• 1950 1950 FIFA World Cup The Maracanazo The first tournament after WWII, famous for Uruguay defeating Brazil in the decisive match at the Maracanã. Winner: Uruguay.