Page 12: Historical Events In 1949

Oct 03   WERD, 1st black-owned radio station, opens in Atlanta on this day in history.   

Oct 04   American Contract Bridge League votes 58½% to keep blacks out on this day in history.   

Oct 04   American Contract Bridge League votes 58«% to keep blacks out in the year 1949.   

Oct 04   In the year 1949 edmund Eysler, Austrian composer, dies at 75   

Oct 05   WBNS TV channel 10 in Columbus, OH (CBS) begins broadcasting in the year 1949.   

Oct 06   Iva Toguri D'Aquino (Tokyo Rose) sentenced to 10 years & $10,000 fine in the year 1949.   

Oct 06   In the year 1949 iva Toguri D'Aquino (Tokyo Rose) sentenced to 10 years and $10,000 fine   

Oct 06   On this day in history pres Truman signs Mutual Defense Assistance Act (for NATO)   

Oct 06   On this day in history robert Lynd [YY], Irish writer/critic (News Chronicle), dies at 70   

Oct 07   German Dem Rep formed from Russian occupation zone (National Day) on this day in history.   

Oct 07   German Democratic Republic formed in the year 1949.   

Oct 08   On this day in history the birth of Sigourney Weaver, American actress   

Oct 09   On this day in history viktor Alexandrovich Uspensky, composer, dies at 70   

Oct 10   On this day in history 3rd NHL All-Star Game: All-Stars beat Toronto 3-1 at Toronto   

Oct 13   "Touch & Go" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 176 performances on this day in history.   

Oct 14   14 US Communist Party leaders convicted of sedition in the year 1949.   

Oct 15   On this day in history administration of territory of Manipur taken over by Indian govt   

Oct 15   On this day in history billy Graham begins his ministry   

Oct 15   Tripura accedes to the Indian union in the year 1949.   

Oct 16   Hale Ascher VanderCook, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

Oct 16   WDAF TV channel 4 in Kansas City, MO (NBC) begins broadcasting in the year 1949.   

Oct 19   A's trade 2nd baseman Nellie Fox to White Sox for Joe Tipton in the year 1949.   

Oct 20   Eugenie Anderson becomes 1st woman US ambassador (to Denmark) in the year 1949.   

Oct 22   In the year 1949 200 killed in train derailment in Poland   

Oct 22   200 killed in train derailment near Nowy Dwor Poland in the year 1949.   

Oct 24   Joaquin Nin y Castellanos, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

Oct 26   President Truman increases minimum wage from 40 cents to 75 cents in the year 1949.   

Oct 26   On this day in history president Truman signs a measure raising the U.S. minimum wage from 40 to 75 cents an hour.   

Oct 28   Eugenie Anderson, the first U.S. woman ambassador, is sworn in in the year 1949.   

Oct 28   In the year 1949 georges Bidault elected president of France   

Oct 29   White Sox trade Joe Tipton to A's for Nellie Fox in the year 1949.   

Oct 30   On this day in history "Lost in the Stars" opens at Music Box Theater NYC for 281 perfs   

Oct 31   "Regina" opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 86 performances on this day in history.   

Oct 31   On this day in history edward R Stettinius, US foreign minister (1944-45)/diplomat, dies   

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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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1949 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 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1949.   

Jan 15   Black Dahlia, murder victim found in LA (basis of the movie) died on this day in history.   

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

Jan 22   William Thomas Walsh, American author (b. 1891) died on this day in history.   

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