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 on this day in history.  

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

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

Nov 06   Greeks civil war ends on this day in history.  

Nov 07   In the year 1949 king Faruk disbands Egyptian parliament  

Nov 09   Costa Rica adopts Constitution in the year 1949.  

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   On this day in history 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   James Ensor, Flemish painter/etcher (Oestereetster), dies at 89 in the year 1949.  

Nov 19   In the year 1949 prince Rainier III coronation as 30th ruling Prince of Monaco  

Nov 19   In the year 1949 prince Rainier III coronation in Monaco  

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

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

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   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   On this day in history luther "Bill" Robinson, "Bojangles" famed tap dancer, dies at 71  

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 on this day in history.  

Nov 28   On this day in history "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   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   In the year 1949 chinese Communists captured Chungking  

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

Dec 03   In the year 1949 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   On this day in history the birth of Jeff Bridges, American actor  

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

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   In the year 1949 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   On this day in history death of erich von Drygalski, German geographer, geophysicist, and polar scientist (b. 1865)  

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   In the year 1949 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   Emil Axman, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.