Page 12: 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   Edmund Eysler, Austrian composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

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

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

Oct 06   Iva Toguri D'Aquino (Tokyo Rose) sentenced to 10 years and $10,000 fine on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1949 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   On this day in history "Touch & Go" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 176 performances   

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

Oct 15   In the year 1949 administration of territory of Manipur taken over by Indian govt   

Oct 15   In the year 1949 billy Graham begins his ministry   

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

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

Oct 16   In the year 1949 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 in the year 1949.   

Oct 20   In the year 1949 eugenie Anderson becomes 1st woman US ambassador (to Denmark)   

Oct 22   200 killed in train derailment in Poland on this day in history.   

Oct 22   200 killed in train derailment near Nowy Dwor Poland on this day in history.   

Oct 24   Joaquin Nin y Castellanos, composer, dies at 70 in the year 1949.   

Oct 26   President Truman increases minimum wage from 40 cents to 75 cents on this day in history.   

Oct 26   In the year 1949 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 in the year 1949.   

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

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

Oct 31   Edward R Stettinius, US foreign minister (1944-45)/diplomat, dies in the year 1949.   

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

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

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   On this day in history birth of john Christopher Parry, rocker (Cure)   

Jan 01   Malcolm Campbell, English cyclist (world speed-record), dies at 63 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1949 death of black Dahlia, murder victim found in LA (basis of the movie)   

Jan 20   Josephus T J Cuypers, architect (Amsterdam Stock Exchange), dies at 87 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 25   Emil Axman, composer, dies at 61 in the year 1949.