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June 12, 1950

On June 12, 1950, an Air France Douglas DC-4 crashes near Bahrain International Airport, killing 46 people. Grigory Sokolov, Peter Frampton, Jancis Robinson would arrive in the same year.

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1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1950th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 950th year of the 2nd millennium, the 50th year of the 20th century, and the 1st year of the 1950s decade.

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On June 12, 1950

  1. 1950 An Air France Douglas DC-4 crashes near Bahrain International Airport, killing 46 people.

    Pair of aircraft accidents in Bahrain

    Two Air France Douglas DC-4 aircraft crashed two days apart in June 1950 within a few miles of each other and under similar circumstances. These two accidents, on 12 and 14 June, occurred while the aircraft were operating the same route from Saigon to Paris. Both aircraft had stopped at Karachi Airport and crashed into the sea on approach to Bahrain.

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Grigory Sokolov 1950– Russian pianist and composer
Peter Frampton 1950– English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
Jancis Robinson 1950– English journalist and critic
Lee Tamahori 1950– New Zealand film director (died 2025)
Wendie Malick 1950– American actress
Bruce Oldfield 1950– English fashion designer

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