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   On this day in history "Cabatgata (A Night in Spain)" closes at Broadway NYC after 76 perfs  

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

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

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

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

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

Sep 16   On this day in history kABC TV channel 7 in Los Angeles, CA (ABC) begins broadcasting  

Sep 17   Steamer "Noronic" burns at pier killing 128 (Toronto Canada) in the year 1949.  

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 in the year 1949.  

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

Sep 20   In the year 1949 dutch Guilder devalued 30.3%  

Sep 20   In the year 1949 nikolaos Skalkottas, composer, dies at 45  

Sep 21   China's Communist leaders officially declare the country as The People's Republic of China on this day in history.  

Sep 21   Chinese Communist leaders proclaims People's Republic of China in the year 1949.  

Sep 21   Federal Republic of [West] Germany created under 3-power occupation in the year 1949.  

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

Sep 22   On this day in history sam Wood, US communist fighter/director (Night at Opera), dies at 66  

Sep 22   On this day in history uSSR detonates its 1st atomic bomb  

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   On this day in history truman announces evidence of USSR's first nuclear device detonation  

Sep 24   In the year 1949 pierre Breville, composer, dies at 88  

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

Sep 30   On this day in history berlin Airlift ends after 277,000 flights  

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

Oct 01   The People's Republic of China created in the year 1949.  

Oct 02   In the year 1949 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   On this day in history birth of christopher Durang, Montclair NJ, playwright/actor (Sister Mary)  

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   On this day in history 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 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   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   In the year 1949 joaquín Turina, Spanish pianist/conductor/composer (Rima), dies at 66  

Jan 15   On this day in history 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   In the year 1949 death of william Thomas Walsh, American author (b. 1891)  

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