1950s

The following events occured in the 1950s:

Events

 * 1952 - The first version of Quidditch Through The Ages is published.
 * December, 1956 - Minerva McGonagall begins teaching at Hogwarts.

Births

 * 1951 - Rita Skeeter
 * 1954 - Lucius Malfoy
 * 1957 - Sturgis Podmore
 * 1958 - Bertha Jorkins

Deaths

 * 1953 - Justus Pilliwickle

Real-world events

 * The Vietnam War begin in 1957.
 * The Soviet Union launches Sputnik, the world's first satellite, on October 4, 1957.

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