Historical Events
- Edith Sampson named 1st African American US delegate to UN
Famous Birthdays
- Frank Murray, Australian field hockey national coach (Olympic silver 1992, 96)
- Tim White, American paleoanthropologist best known for leading the team which discovered Ardi, the type specimen of Ardipithecus ramidus, a 4.4 million-year-old likely human ancestor, born in Los Angeles County, California
Famous Deaths
- Ernst Wiechert, German writer (The Jeromin children), dies at 63
Died in 1950 1950 Highlights
About August 24, 1950
Day of the Week: Thursday
How Long Ago? 73 years, 7 months and 27 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Tiger
Star Sign: Virgo
