1950 in the United Kingdom

1950 in the United Kingdom:
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Events from the year 1950 in the United Kingdom.

Contents

Incumbents

Events

Undated

Publications

Births

Deaths

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Kynaston, David (2007). Austerity Britain 1945–1951. London: Bloomsbury. ISBN 978-0-7475-7985-4. 
  2. ^ "India becomes a republic". BBC News. 1950-01-26. http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/january/26/newsid_3475000/3475569.stm. Retrieved 2008-01-29. 
  3. ^ The Blue Lamp at the Internet Movie Database
  4. ^ "Labour wins slim majority". BBC News. 1950-02-24. http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/24/newsid_2756000/2756707.stm. Retrieved 2008-01-29. 
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  6. ^ "Communist spy jailed for 14 years". BBC News. 1950-03-01. http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/march/1/newsid_4222000/4222261.stm. Retrieved 2008-01-29. 
  7. ^ "Gas turbine car gets road test". BBC News. 1950-03-08. http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/march/8/newsid_2516000/2516271.stm. Retrieved 2008-01-06. 
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  10. ^ "The Lost Decade Timeline, BBC". http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/lostdecade/timeline_html.shtml. Retrieved 2008-01-29. 
  11. ^ Calder, Simon (2004-01-10). "Heroes & Villains: Vladimir Raitz". The Independent. 
  12. ^ "UK drivers cheer end of fuel rations". BBC News. 1950-05-26. http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/26/newsid_2502000/2502691.stm. Retrieved 2008-01-29. 
  13. ^ a b c d e Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. 2006. ISBN 0-14-102715-0. 
  14. ^ a b Palmer, Alan; Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 401–402. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2. 
  15. ^ a b BBC On this Day — 15 August
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  19. ^ "British troops arrive in Korea". BBC News. 1950-08-29. http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/august/29/newsid_3053000/3053107.stm. Retrieved 2008-01-29. 
  20. ^ a b c "Miners trapped underground by landslide". BBC News. 1950-09-08. http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/september/8/newsid_2995000/2995048.stm. Retrieved 2008-01-29. 
  21. ^ a b The Hutchinson Factfinder. Helicon. 1999. ISBN 1-85986-000-1. 
  22. ^ Meisner, Nadine (2004-12-03). "Dame Alicia Markova". The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/dame-alicia-markova-674993.html. Retrieved 2010-06-10. 
  23. ^ Roche, T.W.E. (1969). The Key in the Lock. London: Murray. pp. 176–7. ISBN 0-7195-1907-1. 
  24. ^ "The Nobel Prize in Literature 1950". http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/1950/. Retrieved 2008-01-29. 
  25. ^ "The Nobel Prize in Physics 1950". http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1950/. Retrieved 2008-01-29. 
  26. ^ Robertson, Patrick (1974). The Shell Book of Firsts. London: Ebury Press. p. 242. ISBN 0-7181-1279-2. 
  27. ^ "Lucy Barfield: The Real Lucy of Narnia". Into the Wardrobe. 2006-05-27. http://cslewis.drzeus.net/forums/viewtopic.php?p=93874. Retrieved 2010-10-04. 

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