Timeline November 1950

Events in November 1950 5

• 1856 – 1950 George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) Died 2 November 1950, aged 94 George Bernard Shaw was an Irish playwright, critic, and Nobel laureate whose works include Pygmalion and Saint Joan. He co-founded the London School of Economics and was a leading voice of the Fabian socialist movement. He died at his home in Ayot St Lawrence, England.
• 1950 Attempted assassination of Harry Truman Puerto Rican nationalists attack Blair House Two Puerto Rican nationalists, Oscar Collazo and Griselio Torresola, attempted to assassinate President Harry Truman at Blair House, his temporary residence during White House renovations. Torresola and a White House police officer were killed in the gunfight; Truman was unharmed. The attack was tied to the broader Puerto Rican independence movement.
• 1950 MiG-15s appear over Korea A shock for UN air forces MiG-15s flown by Soviet pilots in Chinese and North Korean markings attack UN aircraft near the Yalu River, outclassing every Western straight-wing fighter in the theatre.
• 1950 European Convention on Human Rights signed Council of Europe adopts continent-wide human rights treaty Member states of the Council of Europe signed the European Convention on Human Rights in Rome, establishing enforceable civil and political rights across the continent. The treaty created the European Court of Human Rights, which began hearing cases years later. It became a foundational document of postwar European human rights law.
• 1950 Great Appalachian Storm Record-setting blizzard and windstorm strikes the eastern United States A powerful extratropical cyclone brought blizzard conditions, hurricane-force winds, and record cold to the eastern United States and Appalachian region. The storm killed roughly 350 people and caused widespread power outages and crop damage. It remains one of the most intense storms recorded in the eastern US in the 20th century.