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   On this day in history netherland recognizes Indonesia as a sovereign state   

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   In the year 1949 greeks civil war ends   

Nov 07   On this day in history king Faruk disbands Egyptian parliament   

Nov 09   On this day in history 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   Prince Rainier III coronation as 30th ruling Prince of Monaco on this day in history.   

Nov 19   Prince Rainier III coronation in Monaco in the year 1949.   

Nov 20   In the year 1949 jewish population of Israel reaches 1,000,000   

Nov 21   In the year 1949 bill Veeck sells Indians for $22 million   

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   On this day in history britain nationalizes its steel &iron industry   

Nov 25   "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" appears on music charts on this day in history.   

Nov 25   On this day in history luther "Bill" Robinson, "Bojangles" famed tap dancer, dies at 71   

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

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

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

Nov 29   On this day in history 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   Chinese Communists captured Chungking in the year 1949.   

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

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 in the year 1949.   

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   Ezzard Charles defeats Jersey Joe Walcott for heavyweight boxing title in the year 1949.   

Dec 06   In the year 1949 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   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   On this day in history birth of george Brown, rock drummer (Kool & the Gang-Celebration)   

Jan 06   On this day in history 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   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   On this day in history joaquín Turina, Spanish pianist/conductor/composer (Rima), dies at 66   

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 on this day in history.   

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