Historical Events In 1949

Dec 07   In the year 1949 15th Heisman Trophy Award: Leon Hart, Notre Dame (E)  

Dec 08   On this day in history "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" opens at Ziegfeld Theater NYC for 740 perfs  

Dec 09   On this day in history dutch 2nd Chamber accept Indonesian sovereignty  

Dec 11   In the year 1949 chic Bear Johnny Lujack passes for 6 touchdowns vs Chic Cards (52-29)  

Dec 12   In the year 1949 aL votes 7-1 rejecting legalizing the spitball  

Dec 13   In the year 1949 aL votes down proposal to revive spitball  

Dec 13   Knesset votes to transfer Israel's capitol to Jerusalem in the year 1949.  

Dec 15   In the year 1949 albert Camus' "Les Justes" premieres in Paris  

Dec 16   In the year 1949 sukarno becomes president Indonesia, Mokammed Hatta premier  

Dec 16   Swedish Carmaker DebutsA Swedish company by the name of Svenska Aeroplan Aktiebolaget produced its first motorcar. In 1965 the concern changed its name to Saab Aktiebolag, and a few years later simply to Saab. The first Saab automobiles were engineered with the precision of fighter planes--the company's other main product in the year 1949.  

Dec 16   In the year 1949 traitsjo Kostov, Bulgarian communist vice-premier, executed  

Dec 17   In the year 1949 "Regina" closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 86 performances  

Dec 17   David Stanley Smith, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1949.  

Dec 18   In the year 1949 phila Eagles beat LA Rams 14-0 in NFL championship game  

Dec 19   On this day in history luxury passenger ship Aquitania demolished in Garelock Scotland  

Dec 20   Maurice Ravel/John Cranko's ballet "Beauty & the Beast," premieres in the year 1949.  

Dec 21   Dutch 1st Chamber accept soeveregnty of Indonesia on this day in history.  

Dec 25   The birth of Sissy Spacek, American actress on this day in history.  

Dec 27   Queen Juliana (Netherlands) grants sovereignty to Indonesia on this day in history.  

Dec 27   In the year 1949 united States of Indonesia gains independence from Netherlands  

Dec 28   20th Century Fox announces it would produce TV programs on this day in history.  

Dec 28   Jack Lovelock, NZ/US surgeon/athlete (Olympic-gold-1936), dies at 39 on this day in history.  

Dec 29   In the year 1949 1st UHF television station operating regular basis (Bridgeport Ct)  

Dec 29   In the year 1949 hungary nationalized its industries  

Dec 29   Syed Kirmani, cricketer (Indian keeper after Engineer) on this day in history.  

Dec 30   On this day in history india recognizes People's Republic of China  

Dec 31   18 countries recognize Republic Indonesia 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   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   George Brown, rock drummer (Kool & the Gang-Celebration) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 06   Richard Horowitz, composer was born on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1949.  

Jan 14   Joaquín Turina, Spanish pianist/conductor/composer (Rima), dies at 66 in the year 1949.  

Jan 15   On this day in history death of black Dahlia, murder victim found in LA (basis of the movie)  

Jan 20   On this day in history josephus T J Cuypers, architect (Amsterdam Stock Exchange), dies at 87  

Jan 22   On this day in history death of william Thomas Walsh, American author (b. 1891)  

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