Page 10: Historical Events In 1949

Aug 07   "All after Love" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 121 perfs   

Aug 08   Bhutan, land of the Dragon, became an independent monarchy   

Aug 09   Harry Davenport, actor (Cowboy and Lady, Enchanted Forest), dies at 83.   

Aug 09   The inaugural use in the United States of a pilot-ejection seat for an emergency escape, was made by Lieutenant J. L. Fruin of VF-171 from an F2H-1 Banshee while making over 500 knots in the vicinity of Walterboro, S.C   

Aug 10   Natl Military Establishment renamed Dept of Defense   

Aug 10   The Avro Canada C.102 Jetliner takes maiden flight; designed to meet a Trans-Canada Airlines requirement; inaugural jet transport to fly in North America and second to fly in the world.   

Aug 11   1st Naples-Capri swim, 17 miles (27 km) (Giovanni Gambi)   

Aug 11   Karl Weigl, composer, dies at 68.   

Aug 12   16th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Philadelphia 38, All-Stars 0 (93780).   

Aug 14   Husni al-Barazi, premier of Syria, shot to death   

Aug 15   WOTV TV channel 8 in Grand Rapids, MI (NBC) begins broadcasting.   

Aug 16   Margaret Mitchell, US writer (Gone With the Wind), dies at 48.   

Aug 18   In this year, Hungary formally adopts constitution   

Aug 18   Paul J Mares, US jazz trumpetist/composer (Tin Roof Blues), dies at 49   

Aug 20   78382 watch the White Sox play the Indians at Cleveland.   

Aug 20   78382 watch White Sox play Indians at Cleveland.   

Aug 20   Hungary (Magyar People's Republic) accepts constitution   

Aug 21   Gerhard von Keussler, composer, dies at 75.   

Aug 21   Phila fans cause A's to forfeit game when they riot over a trapped line drive by Rich Ashburn, Giants leading 4-2 in 9th declared winners   

Aug 22   In the Queen Charlotte Island a 8.1 earthquake was Canada's largest historic earthquake   

Aug 23   Shelly Long, American actress is born   

Aug 24   North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) comes into force   

Aug 24   North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) established   

Aug 26   Nico van Suchtelen, publisher, dies at 70.   

Aug 27   Arthur Chesney, actor (Lodger, Chelsea Life), dies at 67.   

Aug 28   38th Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in New York (4-1)   

Aug 29   USSR explodes its inaugural atomic bomb.   

Aug 29   USSR performs inaugural nuclear test   

Aug 30   Arthur Fielder, England cricket fast bowler (6 Tests 1903-08), dies.   

Aug 30   Roly Jenkins (Worcs v Surrey) takes his 2nd hat-trick of the game.   

Aug 31   Andre Debierne, French chemist/physicist (actinium), dies.   

Sep 01   The inaugural network detective series-Private Eyes-premiers   

Sep 02   Fire in riverfront area results in the deaths of 1700 (Chungking China)   

Sep 04   Marie Robie sinks 393 yd hole-in-one (1st hole in Furnace Brook)   

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Jan 02   Chick churchill: Wales, keyboardist (ten years after-i'm going home)   

Jan 02   Christopher durang: Montclair nj, playwright/actor (sister mary)   

Jan 03   Sylvia likens: American torture victim    

Jan 04   Mick mills: British(?) soccer player   

Jan 05   George brown: Rock drummer (kool & the gang-celebration)   

Jan 06   Michael boit: Nandi kenya, 800m runner (olympic-bronze-1972)   

Jan 06   Richard horowitz: Composer   

Jan 07   John christopher parry: Rocker (cure)   

Jan 01   Malcolm campbell: English cyclist (world speed-record),    

Jan 09   Amilcare zanella: Composer,   

Jan 10   Erich von drygalski: German geographer, geophysicist, and polar scientist (b. 1865)   

Jan 14   Joaquín turina: Spanish pianist/conductor/composer (rima),    

Jan 15   Black dahlia: Murder victim found in la (basis of the movie)   

Jan 20   Josephus t j cuypers: Architect (amsterdam stock exchange),    

Jan 22   William thomas walsh: American author (b. 1891)   

Jan 25   Emil axman: Composer,