Historical Events In 1949

Sep 04   Marie Robie sinks 393 yd hole-in-one (1st hole in Furnace Brook) on this day in history.  

Sep 05   On this day in history 63rd US Womens Tennis: M Osborne duPont beats Doris Hart (64 61)  

Sep 06   Howard Unruh kills 13 neighbors in 12 minutes in the year 1949.  

Sep 08   Richard Strauss, German composer (Also sprach Zarathustra), dies at 85 in the year 1949.  

Sep 10   "Cabatgata (A Night in Spain)" closes at Broadway NYC after 76 perfs on this day in history.  

Sep 11   Henri Rabaud, French composer/conductor (L'ete), dies at 75 in the year 1949.  

Sep 12   Theodor Heuss elected 1st pres/Conrad Adenauer 1st PM of German FR on this day in history.  

Sep 13   Ladies Pro Golf Association of America formed in NYC in the year 1949.  

Sep 13   On this day in history the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) is established in New York City.  

Sep 15   On this day in history the Lone Ranger premiers on ABC-TV  

Sep 16   In the year 1949 kABC TV channel 7 in Los Angeles, CA (ABC) begins broadcasting  

Sep 17   Steamer "Noronic" burns at pier killing 128 (Toronto Canada) on this day in history.  

Sep 18   On this day in history frank Morgan, actor (Annie Get Your Gun, Wizard of Oz), dies at 59  

Sep 19   The birth of Twiggy, English model and actress on this day in history.  

Sep 19   In the year 1949 twiggy, British actress/model born  

Sep 20   In the year 1949 dutch Guilder devalued 30.3%  

Sep 20   Nikolaos Skalkottas, composer, dies at 45 on this day in history.  

Sep 21   In the year 1949 china's Communist leaders officially declare the country as The People's Republic of China.  

Sep 21   On this day in history chinese Communist leaders proclaims People's Republic of China  

Sep 21   Federal Republic of [West] Germany created under 3-power occupation on this day in history.  

Sep 21   People's Republic of China proclaimed in the year 1949.  

Sep 22   Sam Wood, US communist fighter/director (Night at Opera), dies at 66 in the year 1949.  

Sep 22   USSR detonates its 1st atomic bomb in the year 1949.  

Sep 22   USSR detonates its first atomic bomb in the year 1949.  

Sep 23   In the year 1949 indian owner Bill Veeck holds funeral services to bury 1948 pennant  

Sep 23   Truman announces evidence of USSR's first nuclear device detonation on this day in history.  

Sep 24   On this day in history pierre Breville, composer, dies at 88  

Sep 25   4th US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Louise Suggs on this day in history.  

Sep 30   Berlin Airlift ends after 277,000 flights on this day in history.  

Oct 01   On this day in history military Sea Transportation Service activated.  

Oct 01   People's Republic of China proclaimed by Mao Tse-tung on this day in history.  

Oct 01   Republic of China (Taiwan) forms on the island of Formosa on this day in history.  

Oct 01   The People's Republic of China created on this day in history.  

Oct 02   St Louis Browns use 9 pitchers, lose to Whites Sox 4-3 on this day in history.  

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Jan 02   In the year 1949 birth of chick Churchill, Wales, keyboardist (Ten Years After-I'm Going Home)  

Jan 02   Christopher Durang, Montclair NJ, playwright/actor (Sister Mary) was born in the year 1949.  

Jan 03   Sylvia Likens, American torture victim (d. 1965) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04   Mick Mills, British(?) soccer player was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05   George Brown, rock drummer (Kool & the Gang-Celebration) was born in the year 1949.  

Jan 06   Michael Boit, Nandi Kenya, 800m runner (Olympic-bronze-1972) was born in the year 1949.  

Jan 06   Richard Horowitz, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 07   In the year 1949 birth of john Christopher Parry, rocker (Cure)  

Jan 01   In the year 1949 malcolm Campbell, English cyclist (world speed-record), dies at 63  

Jan 09   On this day in history amilcare Zanella, composer, dies at 75  

Jan 10   On this day in history death of erich von Drygalski, German geographer, geophysicist, and polar scientist (b. 1865)  

Jan 14   Joaquín Turina, Spanish pianist/conductor/composer (Rima), dies at 66 in the year 1949.  

Jan 15   On this day in history death of black Dahlia, murder victim found in LA (basis of the movie)  

Jan 20   Josephus T J Cuypers, architect (Amsterdam Stock Exchange), dies at 87 on this day in history.  

Jan 22   William Thomas Walsh, American author (b. 1891) died on this day in history.  

Jan 25   On this day in history emil Axman, composer, dies at 61