Historical Events In 1949

Aug 06   Luke Appling record of 2,154 (en route to 2,218) games at shortstop in the year 1949.  

Aug 07   "All after Love" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 121 perfs on this day in history.  

Aug 08   On this day in history bhutan, land of the Dragon, became an independent monarchy  

Aug 09   Harry Davenport, actor (Cowboy & Lady, Enchanted Forest), dies at 83 in the year 1949.  

Aug 09   On this day in history the first 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   In the year 1949 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; first jet transport to fly in North America and second to fly in the world in the year 1949.  

Aug 11   On this day in history 1st Naples-Capri swim, 17 miles (27 km) (Giovanni Gambi)  

Aug 11   Karl Weigl, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

Aug 12   16th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Philadelphia 38, All-Stars 0 (93,780) in the year 1949.  

Aug 14   In the year 1949 husni al-Barazi, premier of Syria, shot to death  

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

Aug 16   In the year 1949 margaret Mitchell, US writer (Gone With the Wind), dies at 48  

Aug 18   Hungary adopts constitution on this day in history.  

Aug 18   In the year 1949 paul J Mares, US jazz trumpetist/composer (Tin Roof Blues), dies at 49  

Aug 20   78,382 watch the White Sox play the Indians at Cleveland on this day in history.  

Aug 20   In the year 1949 78,382 watch White Sox play Indians at Cleveland  

Aug 20   On this day in history hungary (Magyar People's Republic) accepts constitution  

Aug 21   On this day in history gerhard von Keussler, composer, dies at 75  

Aug 21   On this day in history 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 in the year 1949.  

Aug 23   In the year 1949 the birth of Shelly Long, American actress  

Aug 24   On this day in history north Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) established  

Aug 24   North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) goes into effect in the year 1949.  

Aug 26   Nico van Suchtelen, publisher, dies at 70 in the year 1949.  

Aug 27   Arthur Chesney, actor (Lodger, Chelsea Life), dies at 67 in the year 1949.  

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

Aug 29   USSR explodes its first atomic bomb in the year 1949.  

Aug 29   On this day in history uSSR performs first nuclear test  

Aug 30   Arthur Fielder, England cricket fast bowler (6 Tests 1903-08), dies on this day in history.  

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

Aug 31   Andre Debierne, French chemist/physicist (actinium), dies in the year 1949.  

Sep 01   The first network detective series-Private Eyes-premiers on this day in history.  

Sep 02   In the year 1949 fire in riverfront area kills 1,700 (Chungking China)  

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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   Sylvia Likens, American torture victim (d. 1965) was born in the year 1949.  

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

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

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of michael Boit, Nandi Kenya, 800m runner (Olympic-bronze-1972)  

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

Jan 07   On this day in history 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   In the year 1949 amilcare Zanella, composer, dies at 75  

Jan 10   In the year 1949 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 15   In the year 1949 death of black Dahlia, murder victim found in LA (basis of the movie)  

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