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   On this day in history "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 in the year 1949.  

Nov 09   In the year 1949 costa Rica adopts Constitution  

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

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 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 in the year 1949.  

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

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

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   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 in the year 1949.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Dec 03   In the year 1949 elin Pelin, writer, dies  

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

Dec 04   In the year 1949 bob Gage ties NFL record of a 97 yard touchdown run  

Dec 04   In the year 1949 the birth of Jeff Bridges, American actor  

Dec 05   In the year 1949 ezzard Charles defeats Jersey Joe Walcott for heavyweight boxing title  

Dec 06   On this day in history leadbelly, [Huddie William Ledbetter], blues singer, dies at 64  

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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   On this day in history birth of mick Mills, British(?) soccer player  

Jan 05   In the year 1949 birth of george Brown, rock drummer (Kool & the Gang-Celebration)  

Jan 06   Michael Boit, Nandi Kenya, 800m runner (Olympic-bronze-1972) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of richard Horowitz, composer  

Jan 07   John Christopher Parry, rocker (Cure) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 01   In the year 1949 malcolm Campbell, English cyclist (world speed-record), dies at 63  

Jan 09   In the year 1949 amilcare Zanella, composer, dies at 75  

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 in the year 1949.  

Jan 22   William Thomas Walsh, American author (b. 1891) died in the year 1949.  

Jan 25   Emil Axman, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.