The following events occured in the 1950s:
Events
- 1952: The first version of Quidditch Through the Ages is published.[citation needed]
- 1952: The Swiftstick racing broom is released.[citation needed]
- 1955: The Shooting Star broom is introduced.[citation needed]
- 1956: The Caerphilly Catapults defeat the Karasjok Kites to win the European Cup.[citation needed]
- 1956: Minerva McGonagall begins teaching at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.[citation needed]
- 1956: Armando Dippet's tenure as Headmaster of Hogwarts ends and Albus Dumbledore becomes the new Headmaster.[citation needed]
- 1956: Lord Voldemort travels to Hogwarts Castle to appeal to Albus Dumbledore for the post of Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher.[1]
- 1956: Hamish MacFarlan becomes captain of Montrose Magpies.[citation needed]
Births
Bellatrix Lestrange.
- 1950: Arthur Weasley to Cedrella Black and Septimus Weasley[citation needed]
- c. 1950: Igor Karkaroff[citation needed]
- 1951: Rita Skeeter[citation needed]
- 1951: Bellatrix Black to Cygnus Black III and Druella Rosier.[citation needed]
- Between 1952 and 1954: Andromeda Black to Cygnus Black III and Druella Rosier.[citation needed]
- 1954: Lucius Malfoy to Abraxas Malfoy and his wife.[citation needed]
- Mid-1950s: Bertha Jorkins[citation needed]
- 1955: Narcissa Black to Cygnus Black III and Druella Rosier.[citation needed]
- 1955: Tarquin McTavish[citation needed]
- 1957: Sturgis Podmore[citation needed]
- 1959: Gaspard Shingleton[citation needed]
- 1959: Sirius Black to Orion and Walburga Black.[citation needed]
- 1959: Peter Pettigrew[citation needed]
Deaths
- 1952: Sirius Black II[citation needed]
- 1953: Justus Pilliwickle[citation needed]
- 1957: Norvel Twonk[citation needed]
- 1959: Regulus Black I[citation needed]
- 1959: Arcturus Black II[citation needed]
Behind the scenes
- 1952: Carolyn Pickles, who portrays Charity Burbage, is born.[citation needed]
- 1956: Kathryn Hunter, who portrays Arabella Figg, is born.[citation needed]
- 1956: Struan Rodger, who voices a Wizard in the video game adaptation of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, is born.[citation needed]
- 1957: Bruno Delbonnel, the French cinematographer who worked on the film version of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, is born.[citation needed]
- 1958: Klaus Fritz, the German translator of the series, is born.[citation needed]
- 1958: Fiona Shaw, who portrays Harry Potter's Aunt Petunia, is born.[citation needed]
See also
External links
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- ↑ See this image; the only memory with a date that matches with this event is "Tom Riddle: 10-11-71"
