Page 12: Historical Events In 1949

Oct 07   German Dem Rep formed from Russian occupation zone (National Day).   

Oct 07   German Democratic Republic formed.   

Oct 08   Sigourney Weaver, American actress is born   

Oct 09   Viktor Alexandrovich Uspensky, composer, dies at 70   

Oct 10   3rd NHL All-Star Game: All-Stars beat Toronto 3-1 at Toronto   

Oct 13   "Touch and Go" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 176 performances   

Oct 14   14 US Communist Party leaders convicted of sedition   

Oct 15   Administration of territory of Manipur taken over by Indian govt.   

Oct 15   In this year, Billy Graham starts his ministry   

Oct 15   Tripura accedes to the Indian union.   

Oct 16   Hale Ascher VanderCook, composer, dies at 85   

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

Oct 19   A's trade 2nd baseman Nellie Fox to White Sox for Joe Tipton   

Oct 20   Eugenie Anderson is recorded as becoming 1st woman US ambassador (to Denmark)   

Oct 22   200 killed in train derailment in Poland   

Oct 22   200 killed in train derailment near Nowy Dwor Poland   

Oct 24   Joaquin Nin y Castellanos, composer, dies at 70   

Oct 26   President Truman increases minimum wage from 40 cents to 75 cents.   

Oct 26   President Truman signs a measure raising the U.S. minimum wage from 40 to 75 cents an hour.   

Oct 28   Eugenie Anderson, the inaugural U.S. woman ambassador, is sworn in.   

Oct 28   Georges Bidault elected president of France   

Oct 29   White Sox trade Joe Tipton to A's for Nellie Fox   

Oct 30   "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.   

Oct 31   Edward R Stettinius, US foreign minister (1944-45)/diplomat, dies.   

Nov 01   Leslie Gay, cricket wicket-keeper/goalkeeper (England in 1890's), dies.   

Nov 02   Netherland recognizes Indonesia as a sovereign state.   

Nov 03   Solomon R Guggenheim, US art collector, dies at 88.   

Nov 04   "One Man's Family" premieres on TV.   

Nov 06   Greeks civil war ends.   

Nov 07   King Faruk disbands Egyptian parliament.   

Nov 09   In this year, Costa Rica formally adopts Constitution.   

Nov 12   Hendrik A de Fish, [Henri Pauwels], Flemish philological, dies at 64.   

Nov 13   Whoopi Goldberg, American actress is born   

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Jan 02   Chick churchill: Wales, keyboardist (ten years after-i'm going home)   

Jan 02   Christopher durang: Montclair nj, playwright/actor (sister mary)   

Jan 03   Sylvia likens: American torture victim   

Jan 04   Mick mills: British(?) soccer player   

Jan 05   George brown: Rock drummer (kool & the gang-celebration)   

Jan 06   Michael boit: Nandi kenya, 800m runner (olympic-bronze-1972)   

Jan 06   Richard horowitz: Composer   

Jan 07   John christopher parry: Rocker (cure)   

Jan 01   Malcolm campbell: English cyclist (world speed-record),    

Jan 09   Amilcare zanella: Composer,   

Jan 10   Erich von drygalski: German geographer, geophysicist, and polar scientist (b. 1865)   

Jan 14   Joaquín turina: Spanish pianist/conductor/composer (rima),    

Jan 15   Black dahlia: Murder victim found in la (basis of the movie)   

Jan 20   Josephus t j cuypers: Architect (amsterdam stock exchange),   

Jan 22   William thomas walsh: American author (b. 1891)   

Jan 25   Emil axman: Composer,