Historical Events In 1949

Oct 03   On this day in history wERD, 1st black-owned radio station, opens in Atlanta   

Oct 04   American Contract Bridge League votes 58½% to keep blacks out in the year 1949.   

Oct 04   On this day in history american Contract Bridge League votes 58«% to keep blacks out   

Oct 04   On this day in history edmund Eysler, Austrian composer, dies at 75   

Oct 05   On this day in history wBNS TV channel 10 in Columbus, OH (CBS) begins broadcasting   

Oct 06   On this day in history iva Toguri D'Aquino (Tokyo Rose) sentenced to 10 years & $10,000 fine   

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

Oct 06   Pres Truman signs Mutual Defense Assistance Act (for NATO) on this day in history.   

Oct 06   Robert Lynd [YY], Irish writer/critic (News Chronicle), dies at 70 in the year 1949.   

Oct 07   German Dem Rep formed from Russian occupation zone (National Day) in the year 1949.   

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   Viktor Alexandrovich Uspensky, composer, dies at 70 in the year 1949.   

Oct 10   3rd NHL All-Star Game: All-Stars beat Toronto 3-1 at Toronto in the year 1949.   

Oct 13   In the year 1949 "Touch & Go" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 176 performances   

Oct 14   On this day in history 14 US Communist Party leaders convicted of sedition   

Oct 15   Administration of territory of Manipur taken over by Indian govt on this day in history.   

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

Oct 15   Tripura accedes to the Indian union on this day in history.   

Oct 16   In the year 1949 hale Ascher VanderCook, composer, dies at 85   

Oct 16   On this day in history wDAF TV channel 4 in Kansas City, MO (NBC) begins broadcasting   

Oct 19   In the year 1949 a's trade 2nd baseman Nellie Fox to White Sox for Joe Tipton   

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   In the year 1949 200 killed in train derailment near Nowy Dwor Poland   

Oct 24   In the year 1949 joaquin Nin y Castellanos, composer, dies at 70   

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   On this day in history eugenie Anderson, the first U.S. woman ambassador, is sworn in.   

Oct 28   Georges Bidault elected president of France on this day in history.   

Oct 29   White Sox trade Joe Tipton to A's for Nellie Fox on this day in history.   

Oct 30   "Lost in the Stars" opens at Music Box Theater NYC for 281 perfs in the year 1949.   

Oct 31   "Regina" opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 86 performances in the year 1949.   

Oct 31   In the year 1949 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 in the year 1949.   

Jan 02   Christopher Durang, Montclair NJ, playwright/actor (Sister Mary) was born in the year 1949.   

Jan 03   Sylvia Likens, American torture victim (d. 1965) was born in the year 1949.   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of mick Mills, British(?) soccer player   

Jan 05   George Brown, rock drummer (Kool & the Gang-Celebration) was born in the year 1949.   

Jan 06   Michael Boit, Nandi Kenya, 800m runner (Olympic-bronze-1972) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 07   John Christopher Parry, rocker (Cure) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   Malcolm Campbell, English cyclist (world speed-record), dies at 63 in the year 1949.   

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

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   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   Emil Axman, composer, dies at 61 in the year 1949.