The following events occured in the 1950s:
Wizarding Events
- 1950: Arthur Weasley is born.
- 1950: Igor Karkaroff is born.
- 1951: Rita Skeeter is born.
- 1951: Bellatrix Black is born.
- 1952: Sirius Black II dies.
- 1952: Andromeda Black is born.
- 1952: The first version of Quidditch Through the Ages is published.
- 1952: The Swiftstick racing broom is released.
- 1953: Justin Pilliwickle dies.
- 1954: Lucius Malfoy is born.
- 1954: Bertha Jorkins is born.
- 1955: The Shooting Star broom is introduced, .
- 1956: The Caerphilly Catapults defeat the Karasjok Kites to win the European Cup.
- 1955: Narcissa Black is born.
- 1955: Tarquin McTavish is born.
- 1956: Minerva McGonagall begins teaching at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
- 1956: Armando Dippet's tenure as Headmaster of Hogwarts ends and Albus Dumbledore becomes the new Headmaster.
- 1956: Hamish MacFarlan becomes captain of Montrose Magpies.
- 1957: Norvel Twonk dies
- 1957: Sturgis Podmore is born.
- 1959: Gaspard Shingleton is born.
- 1959: Sirius Black is born.
- 1959: Regulus Black I dies.
- 1959: Arcturus Black II dies.
- 1959: Peter Pettigrew is born.
Muggle events
- 1950s at Wikipedia
- 1952: Carolyn Pickles, who portrays Charity Burbage, is born.
- 1956: Kathryn Hunter, who portrays Arabella Figg, is born.
- 1957: Bruno Delbonnel, the French cinematographer who worked on the film version of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, is born.
- 1958: Klaus Fritz, the German translator of the series, is born.
- 1958: Fiona Shaw, who portrays Harry Potter's Aunt Petunia, is born.
See also
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