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   In the year 1949 63rd US Womens Tennis: M Osborne duPont beats Doris Hart (64 61)  

Sep 06   In the year 1949 howard Unruh kills 13 neighbors in 12 minutes  

Sep 08   On this day in history richard Strauss, German composer (Also sprach Zarathustra), dies at 85  

Sep 10   "Cabatgata (A Night in Spain)" closes at Broadway NYC after 76 perfs in the year 1949.  

Sep 11   On this day in history henri Rabaud, French composer/conductor (L'ete), dies at 75  

Sep 12   In the year 1949 theodor Heuss elected 1st pres/Conrad Adenauer 1st PM of German FR  

Sep 13   On this day in history ladies Pro Golf Association of America formed in NYC  

Sep 13   The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) is established in New York City in the year 1949.  

Sep 15   The Lone Ranger premiers on ABC-TV in the year 1949.  

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

Sep 17   On this day in history steamer "Noronic" burns at pier killing 128 (Toronto Canada)  

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

Sep 19   In the year 1949 the birth of Twiggy, English model and actress  

Sep 19   On this day in history 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   China's Communist leaders officially declare the country as The People's Republic of China on this day in history.  

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

Sep 21   On this day in history federal Republic of [West] Germany created under 3-power occupation  

Sep 21   People's Republic of China proclaimed on this day in history.  

Sep 22   In the year 1949 sam Wood, US communist fighter/director (Night at Opera), dies at 66  

Sep 22   USSR detonates its 1st atomic bomb on this day in history.  

Sep 22   USSR detonates its first atomic bomb on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1949.  

Sep 24   Pierre Breville, composer, dies at 88 in the year 1949.  

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

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

Oct 01   Military Sea Transportation Service activated in the year 1949.  

Oct 01   People's Republic of China proclaimed by Mao Tse-tung in the year 1949.  

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

Oct 01   In the year 1949 the People's Republic of China created  

Oct 02   On this day in history st Louis Browns use 9 pitchers, lose to Whites Sox 4-3  

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Jan 02   On this day in history 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   In the year 1949 birth of sylvia Likens, American torture victim (d. 1965)  

Jan 04   In the year 1949 birth of mick Mills, British(?) soccer player  

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

Jan 06   In the year 1949 birth of michael Boit, Nandi Kenya, 800m runner (Olympic-bronze-1972)  

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

Jan 07   On this day in history 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   On this day in history death of erich von Drygalski, German geographer, geophysicist, and polar scientist (b. 1865)  

Jan 14   On this day in history joaquín Turina, Spanish pianist/conductor/composer (Rima), dies at 66  

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   In the year 1949 death of william Thomas Walsh, American author (b. 1891)  

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