Historical Events In 1949

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

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   On this day in history greeks civil war ends  

Nov 07   In the year 1949 king Faruk disbands Egyptian parliament  

Nov 09   In the year 1949 costa Rica adopts Constitution  

Nov 12   On this day in history hendrik A de Fish, [Henri Pauwels], Flemish philological, dies at 64  

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   In the year 1949 james Ensor, Flemish painter/etcher (Oestereetster), dies at 89  

Nov 19   On this day in history prince Rainier III coronation as 30th ruling Prince of Monaco  

Nov 19   On this day in history prince Rainier III coronation in Monaco  

Nov 20   On this day in history jewish population of Israel reaches 1,000,000  

Nov 21   Bill Veeck sells Indians for $22 million on this day in history.  

Nov 23   Gustav Radbruch, German Min of Justice, dies in the year 1949.  

Nov 24   In the year 1949 britain nationalizes it's steel & iron industry  

Nov 24   Britain nationalizes its steel &iron industry on this day in history.  

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

Nov 25   Luther "Bill" Robinson, "Bojangles" famed tap dancer, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

Nov 26   37th CFL Grey Cup: Montreal Alouettes defeat Calgary Stampeders, 28-15 on this day in history.  

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

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

Nov 29   Nationalist regime of China leaves for Taiwan/Formosa on this day in history.  

Nov 30   On this day in history 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.  

Nov 30   Chinese Communists captured Chungking in the year 1949.  

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

Dec 03   Elin Pelin, writer, dies in the year 1949.  

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

Dec 04   Bob Gage ties NFL record of a 97 yard touchdown run on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1949 leadbelly, [Huddie William Ledbetter], blues singer, dies at 64  

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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   On this day in history birth of christopher Durang, Montclair NJ, playwright/actor (Sister Mary)  

Jan 03   Sylvia Likens, American torture victim (d. 1965) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04   In the year 1949 birth of mick Mills, British(?) soccer player  

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of george Brown, rock drummer (Kool & the Gang-Celebration)  

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

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

Jan 09   Amilcare Zanella, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

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   William Thomas Walsh, American author (b. 1891) died in the year 1949.  

Jan 25   In the year 1949 emil Axman, composer, dies at 61