1950s

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The following events occured in the 1950s:

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Muggle events 5 See also

[edit] Events

• 1952 - The first version of Quidditch Through the Ages is published.
• Swiftstick racing broom released in 1952
• 1956 - The Caerphilly Catapults defeat the Karasjok Kites to win the European Cup.
• December, 1956 - Minerva McGonagall begins teaching at Hogwarts.
• Shooting Star broom introduced in 1955
• Albus Dumbledore becomes Headmaster of Hogwarts
• Hamish MacFarlan becomes captain of Montrose Magpies

[edit] Births

• 1951 - Rita Skeeter
• 1951 - Bellatrix Black
• c. 1953 - Andromeda Black
• c. 1953 - Ted Tonks
• 1954 - Lucius Malfoy
• 1955 - Narcissa Black
• 1957 - Sturgis Podmore
• 1959 - Gaspard Shingleton
• c. 1959 - Sirius Black
• c. 1959 - Bertha Jorkins
• c. 1959 - Peter Pettigrew

[edit] Deaths

• 1952 - Sirius Black II
• 1953 - Justus Pilliwickle
• 1957 - Norvel Twonk
• 1959 - Regulus Black I
• 1959 - Arcturus Black I

[edit] Muggle events

• The Korean War begins in 1950 and ends in 1953.
• The Vietnam War begins in 1957.
• The Soviet Union launches Sputnik, the world's first satellite, on October 4, 1957.

[edit] See also

• Dating conventions

20th century 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s