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November 2, 1950

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Headlines from November 2, 1950

CAPITAL STARTLED; Police Swiftly Cordon Blair House as Shots Attract Big Crowds PHOTOGRAPHERS NEAR BY Leap From Their Auto, Halted by Traffic Light, Into Action --Passers-by See Fight Rumors Fly Among Throngs CAPITAL STARTLED BY FATAL GUNFIGHT Camera Man Tells Experience Veteran "Dug In"

By Paul P. Kennedy Special To the New York Times

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1--This city, which had heard the sound of assassins' guns before, reacted with electric suddenness today as shots exploded before the front door of President Truman's own residence.

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Notable Deaths

George Bernard Shaw

1950George Bernard Shaw, Irish author, playwright, and critic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1856)[†]

George Bernard Shaw, known at his insistence as Bernard Shaw, was an Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist. His influence on Western theatre, culture and politics extended from the 1880s to his death and beyond. He wrote more than sixty plays, including major works such as Man and Superman (1902), Pygmalion (1913) and Saint Joan (1923). With a range incorporating both contemporary satire and historical allegory, Shaw became the leading dramatist of his generation, and in 1925 was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Historical Context for November 2, 1950

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