#MiklósVámos originally Tibor Vámos, born 29 January 1950 is a Hungarian writer, novelist, screenwriter, translator and talkshow host, who has published 33 books.

Jody David Scheckter born 29 January 1950 is a South African former racing driver and businessman, who competed in Formula One from 1972 to 1980. Scheckter won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 1979 with Ferrari.

#AnnJillian born Ann Jura Nauseda January 29, 1950 is a former American actress and singer whose career began as a child actress in 1960. She is best known for her role as the sultry Cassie Cranston on the 1980s sitcom It's a Living.

#JörgHaider 26 January 1950 was an Austrian politician. He was Governor of Carinthia on two occasions, the long-time leader of the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) and later Chairman of the Alliance for the Future of Austria

#GenniferFlowers born January 24, 1950 is an American author, singer, model, actress, former State of Arkansas employee, and former TV journalist. In January 1998, President Bill Clinton testified under oath that he had a sexual encounter with Flowers.

#DanielAuteuil born 24 January 1950 is a French actor and director who has appeared in a wide range of film genres, including period dramas, romantic comedies, and crime thrillers.

#RichardDeanAnderson born January 23, 1950 is an American actor. He began his television career in 1976, playing Jeff Webber in the American soap opera series General Hospital, and then rose to prominence as the lead actor in the television series MacGyver (1985–1992).

Leslie Sebastian Charles MBE born 21 January 1950 known professionally as Billy Ocean, is a Trinidadian-born British singer and songwriter. Between 1976 and 1988, he had a series of hit songs in the UK and internationally.

Joseph Gilles Henri Villeneuve 18 January 1950 was a Canadian racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1977 to 1982. Villeneuve was runner-up in the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 1979 with Ferrari, and won six Grands Prix across six seasons.

#LuisLópezNieves born January 17, 1950 is a Puerto Rican author.

#HoneyIrani born in 16 January 1950, is an Indian actress and screenwriter, who works in Hindi cinema. She started her career as a child actor with roles in films such as Mahesh Kaul’s Pyar ki Pyas.

Deborah Kaye Allen was born January 16, 1950 is an American actress, dancer, choreographer, singer, director, producer, and a former member of the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities.

Jagadguru #Ramanandacharya Swami Rambhadrachary was born Pandit Giridhar Mishra on 14 January 1950 is an Indian Hindu spiritual leader, educator, Sanskrit scholar, polyglot, poet, author, textual commentator, philosopher, composer, singer, playwright and Katha artist based in Chitrakoot, India.

#DorritMoussaieff was born 12 January 1950 is an Israeli jewellery designer, editor, and businesswoman who was the First Lady of Iceland from 2003 to 2016. Born in Israel, she was raised in the United Kingdom from the age of 13.

Sir Alec John Jeffreys was born 9 January 1950, a British geneticist known for developing techniques for genetic fingerprinting and DNA profiling which are now used worldwide in forensic science to assist police detective work and to resolve paternity and immigration disputes.

#ErinGray born January 7, 1950 is an American actress. Her roles include Colonel Wilma Deering in the science fiction television series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century and Kate Summers-Stratton in the situation comedy Silver Spoons.

Alberto Aguilera Valadez was born on 7 January 1950 known professionally as #JuanGabriel was a Mexican singer-songwriter and actor.

#VesnaVulović was born in Belgrade on 3 January 1950. was a Serbian flight attendant who survived the highest fall without a parachute: 10.16 kilometres (6.31 miles) or 33,333 feet. She was the sole survivor of JAT Flight 367 after an explosion tore through the baggage compartment on 26 January 1972

Vicki Ree Principal later known as #VictoriaPrincipal was born on January 3, 1950 an American actress, producer, entrepreneur, and author, best known for her role as #PamelaBarnes Ewing on the American primetime television soap opera Dallas.

In January 1 1950 #WayneBennett, Australian rugby league player and coach was born.

In January 31 1950, The last Kuomintang troops surrender in mainland China.

In January 31 1950, United States President Harry S. Truman orders the development of the hydrogen bomb, in response to the detonation of the Soviet Union's first #atomicbomb in 1949

In January 26 1950, #India promulgates its constitution, forming a republic, and Rajendra Prasad is sworn in as its first president. The Kingdom of Mysore was merged into the new republic.

In January 24 1950, Cold War: #KlausFuchs, German émigré and physicist, confessed to an MI5 interrogator that he was a Soviet spy: for seven years, he passed top secret data on U.S. and British nuclear weapons research to the Soviet Union. Fuchs was formally charged on February 2 1950.

In January 23 1950, The Knesset passes a resolution that states #Jerusalem would be the capital of #Israel.

In January 21 1950, In the United States, suspected spy #AlgerHiss is convicted on two counts of perjury.

In January 14 1950, Mount Lamington erupted in #NewGuinea.

In January 13 1950, #Finland formed diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China.

In January 12 1950, Submarine HMS Truculent collided with #Swedish oil tanker Divina in the Thames Estuary and sinks; 64 people died.

In January 9 1950. The #Israeli government recognizes the People's Republic of #China.

January 7 1950, A fire in the St Elizabeth's Ward of Mercy Hospital in Davenport, Iowa, United States, killed 41 patients.

In January 6 1950, The #UK recognizes the People's Republic of China; the Republic of China severs diplomatic relations with Britain in response

In January 5 1950, Sverdlovsk plane crash: Aeroflot Lisunov Li-2 crashes in a snowstorm. All 19 aboard are killed, including almost the entire national ice hockey team (VVS #Moscow) of the Soviet Air Force – 11 players, as well as a team doctor and a masseur.

In January 1 1950, The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world was formed.

In January 4 1951, #Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950).