Historical Events In 1949

Nov 01   In the year 1949 leslie Gay, cricket wicket-keeper/goalkeeper (England in 1890's), dies  

Nov 02   Netherland recognizes Indonesia as a sovereign state in the year 1949.  

Nov 03   Solomon R Guggenheim, US art collector, dies at 88 in the year 1949.  

Nov 04   "One Man's Family" premieres on TV in the year 1949.  

Nov 06   Greeks civil war ends in the year 1949.  

Nov 07   In the year 1949 king Faruk disbands Egyptian parliament  

Nov 09   On this day in history costa Rica adopts Constitution  

Nov 12   Hendrik A de Fish, [Henri Pauwels], Flemish philological, dies at 64 in the year 1949.  

Nov 13   On this day in history the birth of Whoopi Goldberg, American actress  

Nov 15   In the year 1949 kRON TV channel 4 in San Francisco, CA (NBC) begins broadcasting  

Nov 18   NL batting leader (.342) Jackie Robinson wins NL MVP on this day in history.  

Nov 19   On this day in history james Ensor, Flemish painter/etcher (Oestereetster), dies at 89  

Nov 19   Prince Rainier III coronation as 30th ruling Prince of Monaco in the year 1949.  

Nov 19   Prince Rainier III coronation in Monaco in the year 1949.  

Nov 20   In the year 1949 jewish population of Israel reaches 1,000,000  

Nov 21   On this day in history bill Veeck sells Indians for $22 million  

Nov 23   Gustav Radbruch, German Min of Justice, dies on this day in history.  

Nov 24   Britain nationalizes it's steel & iron industry on this day in history.  

Nov 24   On this day in history britain nationalizes its steel &iron industry  

Nov 25   In the year 1949 "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" appears on music charts  

Nov 25   In the year 1949 luther "Bill" Robinson, "Bojangles" famed tap dancer, dies at 71  

Nov 26   37th CFL Grey Cup: Montreal Alouettes defeat Calgary Stampeders, 28-15 in the year 1949.  

Nov 26   India adopts a constitution as a British Commonwealth Republic in the year 1949.  

Nov 28   In the year 1949 "Texas, Li'l Darlin'" opens at Mark Hellinger NYC for 293 perfs  

Nov 29   In the year 1949 nationalist regime of China leaves for Taiwan/Formosa  

Nov 30   A Sikorsky helicopter flew from NAS Seattle to NAS Alameda in 10 hours and 50 minutes and unofficially bettered the existing distance record for helicopters with a flight of 755 miles on this day in history.  

Nov 30   In the year 1949 chinese Communists captured Chungking  

Dec 01   In the year 1949 wBNG TV channel 12 in Binghamton, NY (CBS) begins broadcasting  

Dec 03   On this day in history elin Pelin, writer, dies  

Dec 03   In the year 1949 kRLD (now KDFW) TV channel 4 in Dallas-Fort Worth, TX (CBS) begins  

Dec 04   On this day in history bob Gage ties NFL record of a 97 yard touchdown run  

Dec 04   The birth of Jeff Bridges, American actor in the year 1949.  

Dec 05   On this day in history ezzard Charles defeats Jersey Joe Walcott for heavyweight boxing title  

Dec 06   Leadbelly, [Huddie William Ledbetter], blues singer, dies at 64 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 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 06   Michael Boit, Nandi Kenya, 800m runner (Olympic-bronze-1972) was born in the year 1949.  

Jan 06   Richard Horowitz, composer was born in the year 1949.  

Jan 07   In the year 1949 birth of john Christopher Parry, rocker (Cure)  

Jan 01   On this day in history malcolm Campbell, English cyclist (world speed-record), dies at 63  

Jan 09   On this day in history amilcare Zanella, composer, dies at 75  

Jan 10   In the year 1949 death of erich von Drygalski, German geographer, geophysicist, and polar scientist (b. 1865)  

Jan 14   In the year 1949 joaquín Turina, Spanish pianist/conductor/composer (Rima), dies at 66  

Jan 15   In the year 1949 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   In the year 1949 emil Axman, composer, dies at 61