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February 10, 1950

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Notable Births

Luis Donaldo Colosio Murrieta

1950Luis Donaldo Colosio Murrieta, Mexican economist and politician (died 1994)[†]

Luis Donaldo Colosio Murrieta was a Mexican politician, economist, and Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) presidential candidate, who was assassinated at a campaign rally in Tijuana during the presidential campaign of 1994.

Mark Spitz

1950Mark Spitz, American swimmer[†]

Mark Andrew Spitz is an American former competitive swimmer and nine-time Olympic champion. He was the most successful athlete at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, winning seven gold medals, each in world-record time. This achievement set a record that lasted for 36 years, until it was surpassed by fellow American Michael Phelps, who won eight golds at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Phelps, like Spitz, set seven world records.

Notable Deaths

Marcel Mauss

1950Marcel Mauss, French sociologist and anthropologist (born 1872)[†]

Marcel IsraĂ«l Mauss was a French sociologist and anthropologist known as the "father of French ethnology". The nephew of Émile Durkheim, Mauss, in his academic work, crossed the boundaries between sociology and anthropology. Today, he is perhaps better recognised for his influence on the latter discipline, particularly with respect to his analyses of topics such as magic, sacrifice and gift exchange in different cultures around the world. Mauss had a significant influence upon Claude LĂ©vi-Strauss, the founder of structural anthropology. His most famous work is The Gift (1925).

Historical Context for February 10, 1950

In 1950, the world population was approximately 2,499,322,157 people[†]