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   In the year 1949 "One Man's Family" premieres on TV  

Nov 06   On this day in history greeks civil war ends  

Nov 07   King Faruk disbands Egyptian parliament on this day in history.  

Nov 09   Costa Rica adopts Constitution on this day in history.  

Nov 12   In the year 1949 hendrik A de Fish, [Henri Pauwels], Flemish philological, dies at 64  

Nov 13   In the year 1949 the birth of Whoopi Goldberg, American actress  

Nov 15   KRON TV channel 4 in San Francisco, CA (NBC) begins broadcasting on this day in history.  

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

Nov 19   James Ensor, Flemish painter/etcher (Oestereetster), dies at 89 on this day in history.  

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

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

Nov 20   Jewish population of Israel reaches 1,000,000 in the year 1949.  

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

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 in the year 1949.  

Nov 25   On this day in history "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   In the year 1949 37th CFL Grey Cup: Montreal Alouettes defeat Calgary Stampeders, 28-15  

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 on this day in history.  

Nov 29   Nationalist regime of China leaves for Taiwan/Formosa in the year 1949.  

Nov 30   In the year 1949 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   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   KRLD (now KDFW) TV channel 4 in Dallas-Fort Worth, TX (CBS) begins on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Dec 05   In the year 1949 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   Chick Churchill, Wales, keyboardist (Ten Years After-I'm Going Home) was born on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1949.  

Jan 04   Mick Mills, British(?) soccer player was born in the year 1949.  

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

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of michael Boit, Nandi Kenya, 800m runner (Olympic-bronze-1972)  

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   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   Erich von Drygalski, German geographer, geophysicist, and polar scientist (b. 1865) died in the year 1949.  

Jan 14   Joaquín Turina, Spanish pianist/conductor/composer (Rima), dies at 66 on this day in history.  

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   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