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   63rd US Womens Tennis: M Osborne duPont beats Doris Hart (64 61) on this day in history.  

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

Sep 08   Richard Strauss, German composer (Also sprach Zarathustra), dies at 85 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Sep 13   The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) is established in New York City on this day in history.  

Sep 15   In the year 1949 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   In the year 1949 steamer "Noronic" burns at pier killing 128 (Toronto Canada)  

Sep 18   In the year 1949 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   Twiggy, British actress/model born on this day in history.  

Sep 20   In the year 1949 dutch Guilder devalued 30.3%  

Sep 20   Nikolaos Skalkottas, composer, dies at 45 in the year 1949.  

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   In the year 1949 federal Republic of [West] Germany created under 3-power occupation  

Sep 21   On this day in history people's Republic of China proclaimed  

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

Sep 22   USSR detonates its 1st atomic bomb in the year 1949.  

Sep 22   In the year 1949 uSSR detonates its first atomic bomb  

Sep 23   On this day in history indian owner Bill Veeck holds funeral services to bury 1948 pennant  

Sep 23   In the year 1949 truman announces evidence of USSR's first nuclear device detonation  

Sep 24   On this day in history pierre Breville, composer, dies at 88  

Sep 25   In the year 1949 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   In the year 1949 people's Republic of China proclaimed by Mao Tse-tung  

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

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

Oct 02   St Louis Browns use 9 pitchers, lose to Whites Sox 4-3 on this day in history.  

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Jan 02   Chick Churchill, Wales, keyboardist (Ten Years After-I'm Going Home) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02   Christopher Durang, Montclair NJ, playwright/actor (Sister Mary) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03   Sylvia Likens, American torture victim (d. 1965) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04   Mick Mills, British(?) soccer player was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of richard Horowitz, composer  

Jan 07   John Christopher Parry, rocker (Cure) was born in the year 1949.  

Jan 01   In the year 1949 malcolm Campbell, English cyclist (world speed-record), dies at 63  

Jan 09   Amilcare Zanella, composer, dies at 75 in the year 1949.  

Jan 10   Erich von Drygalski, German geographer, geophysicist, and polar scientist (b. 1865) died in the year 1949.  

Jan 14   Joaquín Turina, Spanish pianist/conductor/composer (Rima), dies at 66 in the year 1949.  

Jan 15   Black Dahlia, murder victim found in LA (basis of the movie) died in the year 1949.  

Jan 20   In the year 1949 josephus T J Cuypers, architect (Amsterdam Stock Exchange), dies at 87  

Jan 22   On this day in history death of william Thomas Walsh, American author (b. 1891)  

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