TV actor Robbie Coltrane

Events in 1950 and 30-3

Events in the world in the birth year of Robbie Coltrane

• Korean War begins when North Korean Communist forces invade South Korea.
• Sino-Soviet friendship treaty signed.
• Communist Chinese forces invade Tibet.
• British atomic physicist Klaus Fuchs is convicted of spying for the Soviet Union. Background: The Cold War

Birthday Robbie Coltrane (30-3) in history

• Day 30-3 year 1842: Anesthesia was used for the first time in an operation.
• Day 30-3 year 1856: The Treaty of Paris was signed, ending the Crimean War.
• Day 30-3 year 1867: A treaty for the purchase of Alaska from Russia for the sum of $7.2 million, approximately two cents an acre, was submitted to the U.S. Senate.
• Day 30-3 year 1870: The 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution went into effect, guaranteeing the right to vote regardless of race.
• Day 30-3 year 1964: The game show Jeopardy debuted on television.
• Day 30-3 year 1981: President Ronald Reagan was shot in the chest by John Hinckley as he left a Washington hotel.
• Day 30-3 year 2002: The Queen Mother Elizabeth of England died at the age of 101.