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NJ CIO Council legis program
offered by Ceylon; reptdly offered by Norway and Denmark
Marks 68th birthday; Pres Truman attends luncheon; illus
annual Econ Rept to Cong
Washington
1950Juan Gabriel, Mexican singer-songwriter (died 2016)[†]
Alberto Aguilera Valadez, known professionally as Juan Gabriel, was a Mexican singer-songwriter. Colloquially nicknamed Juanga and El Divo de Juárez, Juan Gabriel was known for his flamboyant style, which broke norms and standards within the Latin music industry. Widely regarded as one of the best and most prolific Mexican composers and singers of all time, he is considered a pop icon.
1950Erin Gray, American actress and model[†]
Erin Gray is an American actress who began her career as a model. She has also worked as a casting agent. Her roles include Colonel Wilma Deering in the science fiction television series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century and Kate Summers-Stratton in the situation comedy Silver Spoons.
1950In the Sverdlovsk air disaster, all 19 of those on board are killed, including almost the entire national ice hockey team (VVS Moscow) of the Soviet Air Force – 11 players, as well as a team doctor and a masseur.[†]
The Sverdlovsk plane crash of 7 January 1950 killed all 19 people on board, including almost the entire ice hockey team of the Soviet Air Forces – 11 players, as well as a team doctor and a masseur. The team was on board a twin-engined Lisunov Li-2 transport aircraft, a licensed Soviet-built version of the DC-3, heading to a match against Dzerzhinets Chelyabinsk. Due to poor weather at Chelyabinsk, the flight diverted to Sverdlovsk. The crew attempted four approaches but during the fifth approach to Koltsovo Airport the aircraft crashed near the airport in a heavy snowstorm with strong winds.
In 1950, the world population was approximately 2,499,322,157 people[†]