Page 13: Historical Events In 1949

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

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

Nov 03   In the year 1949 solomon R Guggenheim, US art collector, dies at 88   

Nov 04   On this day in history "One Man's Family" premieres on TV   

Nov 06   Greeks civil war ends in the year 1949.   

Nov 07   On this day in history 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   The birth of Whoopi Goldberg, American actress on this day in history.   

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

Nov 18   In the year 1949 nL batting leader (.342) Jackie Robinson wins NL MVP   

Nov 19   James Ensor, Flemish painter/etcher (Oestereetster), dies at 89 in the year 1949.   

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

Nov 19   Prince Rainier III coronation in Monaco on this day in history.   

Nov 20   Jewish population of Israel reaches 1,000,000 on this day in history.   

Nov 21   Bill Veeck sells Indians for $22 million in the year 1949.   

Nov 23   In the year 1949 gustav Radbruch, German Min of Justice, dies   

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

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   On this day in history 37th CFL Grey Cup: Montreal Alouettes defeat Calgary Stampeders, 28-15   

Nov 26   On this day in history india adopts a constitution as a British Commonwealth Republic   

Nov 28   "Texas, Li'l Darlin'" opens at Mark Hellinger NYC for 293 perfs on this day in history.   

Nov 29   On this day in history 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 in the year 1949.   

Nov 30   Chinese Communists captured Chungking on this day in history.   

Dec 01   On this day in history wBNG TV channel 12 in Binghamton, NY (CBS) begins broadcasting   

Dec 03   Elin Pelin, writer, dies on this day in history.   

Dec 03   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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Jan 02   In the year 1949 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   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   In the year 1949 birth of michael Boit, Nandi Kenya, 800m runner (Olympic-bronze-1972)   

Jan 06   In the year 1949 birth of richard Horowitz, composer   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 10   Erich von Drygalski, German geographer, geophysicist, and polar scientist (b. 1865) died on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history death of william Thomas Walsh, American author (b. 1891)   

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