Historical Events In 1949

Jan 21   In the year 1949 1st inaugural parade televised (Harry Truman)  

Jan 21   In the year 1949 the first inaugural parade televised (Harry Truman)  

Jan 22   On this day in history "All for Love" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 121 perfs  

Jan 23   In the year 1949 in Regina Saskatchewan fire destroys the transit barns, torching most of its 38 buses and streetcars  

Jan 24   John (Adam) Belushicomedian Second City improvisational troupe, original cast Saturday Night Live was born on this day in history.  

Jan 24   In the year 1949 john (Adam) Belushicomedian: Second City improvisational troupe, original cast: Saturday Night Live was born  

Jan 24   The birth of John Belushi, American actor in the year 1949.  

Jan 25   1st Emmy Awards: Shirley Dinsdale & Pantomime Quiz (KTLA) win on this day in history.  

Jan 25   Emil Axman, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

Jan 25   In the year 1949 the first Israeli election - Ben-Gurion's Mapai party wins  

Jan 26   USS Norton Sound, first guided-missile ship, launches first guided missile, Loon in the year 1949.  

Jan 26   Victor Fleming, director (Wizard of Oz, Gone With Wind), dies at 65 on this day in history.  

Jan 26   In the year 1949 wHIO TV channel 7 in Dayton, OH (CBS) begins broadcasting  

Jan 27   On this day in history boris Asafiev, composer, dies at 64  

Jan 27   On this day in history chinese liner "Taiping" collides with a collier off south China  

Jan 27   The Chief of Naval Operations authorized conversion of all new-construction cruisers to accommodate helicopters on this day in history.  

Jan 28   On this day in history gustaf Lazarus Nordqvist, composer, dies at 62  

Jan 28   NY Giants sign their 1st black players, Monte Irvin & Ford Smith on this day in history.  

Jan 28   On this day in history uN Security council condemns Dutch aggression in Indonesia  

Jan 29   Brit, Belgium, Lux, Neth, NZ & Switz recognize Israel on this day in history.  

Jan 29   On this day in history britain, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand &Switzerland recognize Israel  

Jan 31   In the year 1949 1st daytime soap on TV "These Are My Children" (NBC in Chicago)  

Jan 31   Henri de Vries, [Hendricus Walterop], actor (Cleopatra), dies at 84 in the year 1949.  

Jan 31   On this day in history the first daytime soap on TV "These Are My Children" (NBC in Chicago)  

Jan 31   In the year 1949 the first daytime TV soap opera, These Are My Children, premieres from the NBC TV affiliate in Chicago.  

Feb 01   In the year 1949 200" (5.08-meter) Hale telescope first used  

Feb 01   Herbert Stothart, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Feb 01   In the year 1949 rCA releases first single record ever (45 rpm)  

Feb 02   Golfing champion Ben Hogan seriously injured in an auto accident in the year 1949.  

Feb 02   The first 45 RPM record released can Rock and Roll be far behind in the year 1949.  

Feb 04   Failed assassination attempt on Shah of Persia on this day in history.  

Feb 05   On this day in history huaso sets official world equestrian high-jump record, 2.47 m, Chic  

Feb 05   In the year 1949 huaso sets official world equestrian high-jump record, 2.47 m, Chicago  

Feb 05   In the year 1949 juozas Tallat-Kelpsa, composer, dies at 50  

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Jan 02   Chick Churchill, Wales, keyboardist (Ten Years After-I'm Going Home) was born in the year 1949.  

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of christopher Durang, Montclair NJ, playwright/actor (Sister Mary)  

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of sylvia Likens, American torture victim (d. 1965)  

Jan 04   Mick Mills, British(?) soccer player was born in the year 1949.  

Jan 05   In the year 1949 birth of george Brown, rock drummer (Kool & the Gang-Celebration)  

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

Jan 06   Richard Horowitz, composer was born in the year 1949.  

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

Jan 01   On this day in history 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   Erich von Drygalski, German geographer, geophysicist, and polar scientist (b. 1865) died on this day in history.  

Jan 14   Joaquín Turina, Spanish pianist/conductor/composer (Rima), dies at 66 on this day in history.  

Jan 15   Black Dahlia, murder victim found in LA (basis of the movie) died on this day in history.  

Jan 20   On this day in history josephus T J Cuypers, architect (Amsterdam Stock Exchange), dies at 87  

Jan 22   William Thomas Walsh, American author (b. 1891) died in the year 1949.  

Jan 25   In the year 1949 emil Axman, composer, dies at 61