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{{HogwartsMysterySpoiler}}The following events occurred in the '''1950s''':
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The following events occurred in the '''1950s''':
 
   
 
==Events==
 
==Events==
*[[1950]] to [[1952]]: [[Andrew Snowy Owl|Andrew Snowyowl]] captained the [[Slytherin Quidditch team]].<ref name="HPtE">{{HPE}}, {{see image|File:SlytherinHouseCaptainsPlaque.jpg}}</ref>
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*[[1950]] to [[1952]]: [[Andrew Snowy Owl (Slytherin)|Andrew Snowyowl]] captained the [[Slytherin Quidditch team]].<ref name="HPtE">{{HPE}}, {{see image|File:Slytherin House Captain's Plaque.jpg}}</ref>
*[[1952]] to [[1956]]: [[Jo King]] captained the Slytherin Quidditch team.<ref name="HPtE">{{HPE}}, {{see image|File:SlytherinHouseCaptainsPlaque.jpg}}</ref>
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*[[1952]] to [[1956]]: [[Jo King (Slytherin)|Jo King]] captained the Slytherin Quidditch team.<ref name="HPtE">{{HPE}}, {{see image|File:Slytherin House Captain's Plaque.jpg}}</ref>
*[[1956]] to [[1960]]: [[Rufus Winickus]] captained the Slytherin Quidditch team.<ref name="HPtE">{{HPE}}, {{see image|File:SlytherinHouseCaptainsPlaque.jpg}}</ref>
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*[[1956]] to [[1960]]: [[Rufus Winickus]] captained the Slytherin Quidditch team.<ref name="HPtE">{{HPE}}, {{see image|File:Slytherin House Captain's Plaque.jpg}}</ref>
 
*[[1955]] to [[1961]]: [[Tom Riddle]] murders [[Hepzibah Smith]], stealing artefacts of [[Helga Hufflepuff]] and [[Salazar Slytherin]].<ref name="HP">{{HBP|B|20}} and {{POA}} (Chapter 18) - According to [[Albus Dumbledore]] in the HBP, Hepzibah was murdered ten years before his memory where he met with [[Tom Riddle]]. Dumbledore became Headteacher sometime between 1965 and 1971 according to Remus Lupin when he says "I was a very small boy when I received the bite...But ''then'' Dumbledore became Headmaster, and he was sympathetic." Ten years before then puts Hepzibah's death between 1955 and 1961.</ref>
 
*[[1955]] to [[1961]]: [[Tom Riddle]] murders [[Hepzibah Smith]], stealing artefacts of [[Helga Hufflepuff]] and [[Salazar Slytherin]].<ref name="HP">{{HBP|B|20}} and {{POA}} (Chapter 18) - According to [[Albus Dumbledore]] in the HBP, Hepzibah was murdered ten years before his memory where he met with [[Tom Riddle]]. Dumbledore became Headteacher sometime between 1965 and 1971 according to Remus Lupin when he says "I was a very small boy when I received the bite...But ''then'' Dumbledore became Headmaster, and he was sympathetic." Ten years before then puts Hepzibah's death between 1955 and 1961.</ref>
   
 
==Births==
 
==Births==
*Between [[1951]] and [[1955]]: [[Andromeda Tonks|Andromeda Black]] to [[Cygnus Black III]] and [[Druella Rosier]].<ref>{{OOTP|F}}, on the [[Black Family Tapestry]], Andromeda is shown to be the second child of Cygnus and Druella. Her older sister was born in 1951 and her younger sister in 1955, meaning she had to have been born between these years.</ref>
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*Between [[1951]] and [[1955]]: [[Andromeda Tonks|Andromeda Black]] to [[Cygnus Black III]] and [[Druella Black|Druella Rosier]].<ref>The Black family tapestry shows that Andromeda is younger than [[Bellatrix Lestrange|Bellatrix]], who was born in [[1951]], and older than [[Narcissa Malfoy|Narcissa]], who was born in [[1955]].</ref>
*Between [[1953]] and [[1958]]: [[Bertha Jorkins]]<ref>[[Sirius Black]] said Bertha was a few years above him at school. This means she had to have been at least two years older than him but no more than five because she would have left by the time he started. Sirius was born in 1959 which means Bertha had to have been born between September 1953 and August 1958.</ref>
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*Between [[1953]] and [[1958]]: [[Bertha Jorkins]].<ref>[[Sirius Black]] said Bertha was a few years above him at school. This means she had to have been at least two years older than him but no more than five because she would have left by the time he started. Sirius was born in 1959 which means Bertha had to have been born between September 1953 and August 1958.</ref>
*[[1956]] or [[1957]]: [[Sturgis Podmore]]<ref>{{OOTP|B|14}}</ref>
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*[[1955]] or [[1956]]: [[Patricia Rakepick]].<ref>{{HM}}</ref>
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*[[1956]] or [[1957]]: [[Sturgis Podmore]].<ref>{{OOTP|B|14}}</ref>
*1959 <nowiki>[[Sirius Black]]</nowiki>  [[Walburga Black]] and [[Orion Black]]
 
   
 
==Deaths==
 
==Deaths==
* [[1955]] to [[1961]]: [[Hepzibah Smith]]<ref name="HP" />
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*[[1955]] to [[1961]]: [[Hepzibah Smith]].<ref name="HP"/>
   
 
==See also==
 
==See also==

Revision as of 19:58, 14 June 2020

The following events occurred in the 1950s:

Events

Births

Deaths

See also

External links

Notes and references

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Harry Potter: The Exhibition, (see this image)
  2. 2.0 2.1 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 20 (Lord Voldemort's Request) and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Chapter 18) - According to Albus Dumbledore in the HBP, Hepzibah was murdered ten years before his memory where he met with Tom Riddle. Dumbledore became Headteacher sometime between 1965 and 1971 according to Remus Lupin when he says "I was a very small boy when I received the bite...But then Dumbledore became Headmaster, and he was sympathetic." Ten years before then puts Hepzibah's death between 1955 and 1961.
  3. The Black family tapestry shows that Andromeda is younger than Bellatrix, who was born in 1951, and older than Narcissa, who was born in 1955.
  4. Sirius Black said Bertha was a few years above him at school. This means she had to have been at least two years older than him but no more than five because she would have left by the time he started. Sirius was born in 1959 which means Bertha had to have been born between September 1953 and August 1958.
  5. Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery
  6. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 14 (Percy and Padfoot)
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