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+ | *[[1950]] to [[1952]]: [[Andrew Snowyowl]] captained the [[Slytherin Quidditch team]].<ref name="HPtE">''[[Harry Potter: The Exhibition]]'', {{see image|File:SlytherinHouseCaptainsPlaque.jpg}}</ref> |
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+ | *[[1952]] to [[1956]]: [[Jo King]] captained the Slytherin Quidditch team.<ref name="HPtE">''[[Harry Potter: The Exhibition]]'', {{see image|File:SlytherinHouseCaptainsPlaque.jpg}}</ref> |
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+ | *[[1956]] to [[1960]]: [[Rufus Winickus]] captained the Slytherin Quidditch team.<ref name="HPtE">''[[Harry Potter: The Exhibition]]'', {{see image|File:SlytherinHouseCaptainsPlaque.jpg}}</ref> |
| + | *c. [[1957]]: [[Armando Dippet]]'s tenure as [[Headmaster]] of Hogwarts ends and [[Albus Dumbledore]] becomes the new Headmaster.<ref name="dumbledoreheadmaster">In ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'', Chapter 20, Dumbledore indicates that Voldemort visited him to ask for the Defence Against the Dark Arts job ten years after his murder of [[Hepzibah Smith]], which itself occurred one or two years after Voldemort left Hogwarts in 1945. On [[Pottermore]], it was stated that [[Minerva McGonagall]] was offered a "[https://www.pottermore.com/writing-by-jk-rowling/professor-mcgonagall a job in the Transfiguration department, under Head of Department, Albus Dumbledore]", implying Dumbledore was not yet the Headmaster at the time of her employment. It is known from a statement in ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'', Chapter 15, that McGonagall started teaching at Hogwarts in December 1956. It is thus probable that Dumbledore succeeded Dippet as headmaster in 1957.</ref> |
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| − | *[[Wikipedia:1952|1952]]: The first version of ''[[Quidditch Through the Ages]]'' is published.<ref>It's in Fantastic Beasts, in one of the footnotes: "Anyone interested in the role played by the Golden Snidget in the development of the game of Quidditch is advised to consult Quidditch Through the Ages by Kennilworthy Whisp (Whizz Hard Books, 1952)."</ref> |
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| − | *[[Wikipedia:1953|1953]]: The seventy-ninth [[Wizarding Schools Potions Championship]] is held.<ref name="BoP">''[[Wonderbook: Book of Potions]]''</ref> |
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| − | *[[Wikipedia:1954|1954]]: Seventh-year [[Minerva McGonagall]] has a nasty fall during the [[Gryffindor Quidditch team|Gryffindor]] versus [[Slytherin Quidditch team|Slytherin]] match, which would decide the [[Quidditch Cup]] winner, which leaves her with a concussion, several broken ribs, and a lifelong desire to see Slytherin crushed on the Quidditch pitch.<ref>''[[Pottermore]]''</ref> |
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| − | *[[Wikipedia:1954|1954]]: [[Minerva McGonagall]] graduates from [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] with top grades on her [[Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Test|N.E.W.T.s]]. During the summer months she becomes briefly engaged to [[Muggle]] [[Dougal McGregor]], but later turns him down and departs for [[London]] to start working for the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] under [[Elphinstone Urquart]].<ref name="pottermore">[[Pottermore]] biography of [[Minerva McGonagall]] (transcription available [http://forums.darklordpotter.net/showpost.php?s=4a2e751bddc00f9618a0b1bb6d9ce6fc&p=481284&postcount=443 here])</ref> |
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| − | *[[June]], [[Wikipedia:1954|1954]]: The [[Muggle]] magazine ''[[My Teeth]]'' is established.<ref name="HPLE">''[[Harry Potter Limited Edition]]'' - ''A Guide to the Graphic Arts Department: Posters, Prints, and Publications from the Harry Potter Films''</ref> |
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| − | *[[Wikipedia:1955|1955]]: The [[Shooting Star]] [[Broomstick|broom]] is introduced.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> |
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| − | *[[Wikipedia:1956|1956]]: [[Minerva McGonagall]] is offered a prestigious promotion at the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] but, dissatisfied with her job, quits and sends a letter to [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts School]] to apply for a teaching position.<ref name="pottermore"/> She becomes part of the school faculty on December of this year.<ref name="OP15">''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' - Chapter 15 (''The Hogwarts High Inquisitor'')</ref> |
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| − | *[[Wikipedia:1956|1956]]: The [[Caerphilly Catapults]] defeat the [[Karasjok Kites]] to win the [[European Cup]].<ref name="ReferenceA"/> |
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| − | *[[Wikipedia:1956|1956]]: [[Hamish MacFarlan]] becomes captain of [[Montrose Magpies]].{{Fact}} |
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| − | *[[Wikipedia:1956|1956]] to [[Wikipedia:1960|1960]]: [[Rufus Winickus]] captained the Slytherin Quidditch team.<ref name="HPtE">''[[Harry Potter: The Exhibition]]'', {{see image|File:SlytherinHouseCaptainsPlaque.jpg}}</ref> |
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| − | *c. [[Wikipedia:1957|1957]]: [[Armando Dippet]]'s tenure as [[Headmaster]] of Hogwarts ends and [[Albus Dumbledore]] becomes the new Headmaster.<ref name="DippetDeath">We know that [[Armando Dippet|Professor Dippet]] has to have died in office as Headmaster, since according to [[J.K. Rowling]] at the Edinburgh Book Festival ([http://www.accio-quote.org/articles/2004/0804-ebf.htm J.K. Rowling at the Edinburgh Book Festival (15 August, 2004) source]) that's the only way he'd get his portrait hung in the [[headmaster's office]]. Voldemort's timeline laid out in ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'' implies that Dumbledore suceeded Dippet in around 1957 (Riddle congratulates him on it when asking for the DADA job — this was ten years after killing [[Hepzibah Smith]], which was itself just a short period after he left Hogwarts in 1945); from this follows that Dippet died then. As well as this, while in ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' we learn that McGonagall joined the faculty in December 1956, ''[[Pottermore]]'' clarifies that she was offered "''[https://www.pottermore.com/writing-by-jk-rowling/professor-mcgonagall a job in the Transfiguration department, under Head of Department, Albus Dumbledore]''", implying that he was not yet Headmaster at that time and that Dippet was still alive.</ref> |
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| − | *[[Wikipedia:1959|1959]]: [[Minister for Magic]] [[Wilhelmina Tuft]] dies in office after eating [[Alihotsy]]-flavoured fudge (which she was allergic to). She is succeeded by her son, [[Ignatius Tuft]], who gains election based on his mother's popularity.<ref name="PMministers">''[[Pottermore]]'' - [http://www.pottermore.com/en/book5/chapter7/moment1/ministers-for-magic New from J.K. Rowling: "Ministers for Magic"]</ref> |
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| − | *[[Wikipedia:1959|1959]]: [[Lyall Lupin]] and [[Hope Howell]] celebrate their [[Wedding of Lyall Lupin and Hope Howell|wedding]].<ref name="PM">''[[Pottermore]]'' - [http://www.pottermore.com/en/book3/chapter22/moment1/remus-lupin New from J.K. Rowling: "Remus Lupin"]</ref> |
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| − | ==Births== |
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| − | [[File:Bellatrixprofile.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Bellatrix Lestrange.]] |
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| − | *c. [[Wikipedia:1950|1950]]: [[Arthur Weasley]] to [[Cedrella Black]] and [[Septimus Weasley]]<ref name="Arthur-Birthday">''[http://www.jkrowling.com/textonly/en/anniversary.cfm J.K. Rowling Official Site: Birthday Section]''</ref> |
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+ | *[[1956]] or [[1957]]: [[Sturgis Podmore]]{{Fact}} |
| − | *[[wikipedia:1951|1951]]: [[Rita Skeeter]] <ref>[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]], Chapter 18, "Attractive blonde Rita Skeeter, 43, whose savage quill has punctured many inflated reputations..."; Goblet of Fire takes place in 1994, which makes Rita's birth year 1951, unless, of course, she is lying about her age.</ref> |
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| − | *[[Wikipedia:1951|1951]]: [[Bellatrix Lestrange|Bellatrix Black]] to [[Cygnus Black III]] and [[Druella Rosier]].{{Fact}} |
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| − | *[[Wikipedia:1954|1954]]: [[Lucius Malfoy]] to [[Abraxas Malfoy]] and his wife.{{Fact}} |
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| − | *[[Wikipedia:1954|1954]]: [[Oliver Wiseman]]<ref name="HPLE">''[[Harry Potter Limited Edition]]'' - ''A Guide to the Graphic Arts Department'' (see [[:File:TheGuardian.png|this image]])</ref> |
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| − | *[[1954]]: [[Quirinus Quirrell]] |
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| − | *[[Wikipedia:1955|1955]]: [[Narcissa Malfoy|Narcissa Black]] to [[Cygnus Black III]] and [[Druella Rosier]].{{Fact}} |
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| − | *[[Wikipedia:1955|1955]]: [[Tarquin McTavish]]{{Fact}} |
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| − | *[[Wikipedia:1956|1956]] or [[Wikipedia:1957|1957]]: [[Sturgis Podmore]]{{Fact}} |
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| − | *[[Wikipedia:1959|1959]]: [[Gaspard Shingleton]]{{Fact}} |
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| − | *[[Wikipedia:1959|1959]]: [[Sirius Black]] to [[Orion Black|Orion]] and [[Walburga Black]].{{Fact}} |
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| − | *[[Wikipedia:1953|1952]]: [[Sirius Black II]]<ref name="BFT">''[[House of Black|Black family tree]]''</ref> |
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| − | *[[Wikipedia:1953|1953]]: [[Justus Pilliwickle]]{{Fact}} |
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| − | *[[Wikipedia:1955|1955]]: [[Druella Rosier]]{{Fact}} |
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| − | *c. [[Wikipedia:1957|1957]]: [[Armando Dippet]]<ref name="DippetDeath"/> |
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| − | *[[Wikipedia:1957|1957]]: [[Norvel Twonk]]{{Fact}} |
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| − | *[[Wikipedia:1959|1959]]: [[Arcturus Black II]]{{Fact}} |
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| − | *[[Wikipedia:1959|1959]]: [[Regulus Black I]]{{Fact}} |
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| − | *[[Wikipedia:1959|1959]]: [[Wilhelmina Tuft]]<ref name="PMministers"/> |
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| − | *[[1950]] [[Julie Walters]] who portrays [[Molly Weasley]] is born |
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| − | *<nowiki>[[1951]]</nowiki> |
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| − | *[[Wikipedia:1952|1952]]: [[Carolyn Pickles]], who portrays [[Charity Burbage]], is born.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0681949/bio Internet Movie Database biography page]</ref> |
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| − | *[[Wikipedia:1954|1954]]: [[Mary GrandPré]], the illustrator of the US ''Harry Potter'' editions, is born in South Dakota, [[United States of America]]{{Fact}}. |
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| − | *[[Wikipedia:1955|1955]]: [[Brendan Gleeson]], who portrays [[Alastor Moody|Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody]], is born. |
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| − | *[[Wikipedia:1956|1956]]: [[Kathryn Hunter]], who portrays [[Arabella Figg]], is born.{{Fact}} |
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| − | *[[Wikipedia:1956|1956]]: [[Struan Rodger]], who voices a [[Wizards|Wizard]] in the [[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (video game)|video game adaptation]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1]]'', is born.{{Fact}} |
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| − | *[[1956]] [[Imelda Staunton]] who portrays [[Dolores Jane Umbridge]] is born |
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| − | *[[Wikipedia:1957|1957]]: [[Bruno Delbonnel]], the French cinematographer who worked on the [[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)|film version]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'', is born.{{Fact}} |
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| − | *[[1957]] [[Timothy Spall]] who portrays [[Peter Pettigrew]] is born |
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| − | *[[1957]] [[Dawn French]] who portrays [[Fat Lady]] is born |
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| − | *[[1958]] [[Klaus Fritz]], the German translator of the series, is born.{{Fact}} |
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| − | *[[1958]] [[Fiona Shaw]], who portrays [[Harry Potter]]'s [[Petunia Dursley|Aunt Petunia]], is born.{{Fact}} |
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| − | *[[1958]] [[Adrian Rawlins]] who portrays [[James Potter]] is born |
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| − | *[[1958]] [[Gary Oldman]] who portrays [[Sirius Black]] is born |
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| − | *[[1958]] [[Miranda Richardson]] who portrays [[Rita Skeeter]] is born |
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| − | *[[1959]] [[Emma Thompson]] who portrays [[Sybill Trelawney]] is born |
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| − | *[[1959]] [[Mark Williams]] who portrays [[Arthur Weasley]] is born |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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==Notes and references== |
==Notes and references== |
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{{20th Century}} |
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Revision as of 17:25, 15 April 2016
The following events occurred in the 1950s:
Events
- 1950 to 1952: Andrew Snowyowl captained the Slytherin Quidditch team.[1]
- 1952 to 1956: Jo King captained the Slytherin Quidditch team.[1]
- 1956 to 1960: Rufus Winickus captained the Slytherin Quidditch team.[1]
- c. 1957: Armando Dippet's tenure as Headmaster of Hogwarts ends and Albus Dumbledore becomes the new Headmaster.[2]
- c. 1957: Tom Riddle, now known as Lord Voldemort, travels to Hogwarts Castle to appeal to Albus Dumbledore for the post of Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher.[2]
Births
- Between 1951 and 1955: Andromeda Black to Cygnus Black III and Druella Rosier.[citation needed]
- Mid-1950s: Bertha Jorkins[citation needed]
- 1956 or 1957: Sturgis Podmore[citation needed]
See also
External links
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Harry Potter: The Exhibition, (see this image)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 In Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 20, Dumbledore indicates that Voldemort visited him to ask for the Defence Against the Dark Arts job ten years after his murder of Hepzibah Smith, which itself occurred one or two years after Voldemort left Hogwarts in 1945. On Pottermore, it was stated that Minerva McGonagall was offered a "a job in the Transfiguration department, under Head of Department, Albus Dumbledore", implying Dumbledore was not yet the Headmaster at the time of her employment. It is known from a statement in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 15, that McGonagall started teaching at Hogwarts in December 1956. It is thus probable that Dumbledore succeeded Dippet as headmaster in 1957.
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