The diary

Milestone birthdays in 1950

The round-number birthdays — who turns 25, 30, 40, 50 and on up, plus whose birth centenary falls this year.

4 celebrities reach a milestone in 1950.

April is the busiest month, with 1.

Turning 25

Born in 1925 · 1 person

Surinder Kapoor

turns 25 · 23 Dec

Born in 1920 · 2 people

Gemini (Ramasamy) Ganesan

turns 30 · 17 Nov

Ravi Shankar

turns 30 · 7 Apr

Born in 1875 · 1 person

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

turns 75 · 31 Oct

100

Born 1820–1850 · Born around a hundred years ago. Included whether or not they are still with us — a centenary marks the birth.

Ramakrishna Paramahansa

Hindu mystic and spiritual leader

Jamsetji Tata

Industrialist

Girish Chandra Ghosh

Actor