1950 in Portugal explained

Events in the year 1950 in Portugal.

Incumbents

• President

Óscar Carmona

• Prime Minister

António de Oliveira Salazar

Events

• The Pracana Dam completed.^[1]

Sports

• Aliados Lordelo F.C. founded
• A.D. Carregado founded
• F.C. Paços de Ferreira founded
• G.D. Igreja Nova founded

Births

• Paulo Branco, film producer.^[2]
• Pedro Caldeira Cabral, musician
• Fernando Nogueira, politician
• Gerardo Ribeiro, violinist

Deaths

• 29 September  - Duarte Leite, historian, mathematician, journalist, diplomat and politician (born 1864)
• 14 October  - António Maria da Silva, engineer and politician (born 1872)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pracana Dam. APA Barragens de Portugal. 21 January 2016.
2. Web site: Paulo Branco . IMDb. 21 January 2016.