Page 14: Historical Events In 1949

Dec 09   Dutch 2nd Chamber accept Indonesian sovereignty.   

Dec 11   Chic Bear Johnny Lujack passes for 6 touchdowns vs Chic Cards (52-29)   

Dec 12   AL votes 7-1 rejecting legalizing the spitball   

Dec 13   AL votes down proposal to revive spitball   

Dec 13   Knesset votes to transfer Israel's capitol to Jerusalem.   

Dec 15   Albert Camus' "Les Justes" premieres in Paris.   

Dec 16   Sukarno is recorded as becoming president Indonesia, Mokammed Hatta premier.   

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

Dec 16   Traitsjo Kostov, Bulgarian communist vice-premier, executed   

Dec 17   "Regina" closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 86 performances   

Dec 17   David Stanley Smith, composer, dies at 72   

Dec 18   Phila Eagles beat LA Rams 14-0 in NFL championship game   

Dec 19   Luxury passenger ship Aquitania demolished in Garelock Scotland.   

Dec 20   Maurice Ravel/John Cranko's ballet "Beauty and the Beast," premieres.   

Dec 21   Dutch 1st Chamber accept soeveregnty of Indonesia.   

Dec 25   Sissy Spacek, American actress is born   

Dec 27   Queen Juliana (Netherlands) grants sovereignty to Indonesia.   

Dec 27   United States of Indonesia gains independence from Netherlands   

Dec 28   20th Century Fox announces it would produce TV programs.   

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

Dec 29   1st UHF television station operating regular basis (Bridgeport Ct).   

Dec 29   Hungary nationalized its industries   

Dec 29   Syed Kirmani, cricketer (Indian keeper after Engineer).   

Dec 30   India recognizes People's Republic of China   

Dec 31   18 countries recognize Republic Indonesia.   

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Jan 02   Chick churchill: Wales, keyboardist (ten years after-i'm going home)   

Jan 02   Christopher durang: Montclair nj, playwright/actor (sister mary)   

Jan 03   Sylvia likens: American torture victim    

Jan 04   Mick mills: British(?) soccer player   

Jan 05   George brown: Rock drummer (kool & the gang-celebration)   

Jan 06   Michael boit: Nandi kenya, 800m runner (olympic-bronze-1972)   

Jan 06   Richard horowitz: Composer   

Jan 07   John christopher parry: Rocker (cure)   

Jan 01   Malcolm campbell: English cyclist (world speed-record),    

Jan 09   Amilcare zanella: Composer,   

Jan 10   Erich von drygalski: German geographer, geophysicist, and polar scientist (b. 1865)   

Jan 14   Joaquín turina: Spanish pianist/conductor/composer (rima),    

Jan 15   Black dahlia: Murder victim found in la (basis of the movie)   

Jan 20   Josephus t j cuypers: Architect (amsterdam stock exchange),    

Jan 22   William thomas walsh: American author (b. 1891)   

Jan 25   Emil axman: Composer,