Historical Events In 1949

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

Dec 08   "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" opens at Ziegfeld Theater NYC for 740 perfs in the year 1949.  

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

Dec 11   On this day in history chic Bear Johnny Lujack passes for 6 touchdowns vs Chic Cards (52-29)  

Dec 12   On this day in history 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   Albert Camus' "Les Justes" premieres in Paris on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

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

Dec 17   David Stanley Smith, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

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

Dec 19   Luxury passenger ship Aquitania demolished in Garelock Scotland in the year 1949.  

Dec 20   Maurice Ravel/John Cranko's ballet "Beauty & the Beast," premieres on this day in history.  

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

Dec 25   On this day in history the birth of Sissy Spacek, American actress  

Dec 27   On this day in history queen Juliana (Netherlands) grants sovereignty to Indonesia  

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 in the year 1949.  

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   Hungary nationalized its industries in the year 1949.  

Dec 29   On this day in history syed Kirmani, cricketer (Indian keeper after Engineer)  

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

Dec 31   In the year 1949 18 countries recognize Republic Indonesia  

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Jan 02   Chick Churchill, Wales, keyboardist (Ten Years After-I'm Going Home) was born in the year 1949.  

Jan 02   Christopher Durang, Montclair NJ, playwright/actor (Sister Mary) was born in the year 1949.  

Jan 03   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of george Brown, rock drummer (Kool & the Gang-Celebration)  

Jan 06   In the year 1949 birth of michael Boit, Nandi Kenya, 800m runner (Olympic-bronze-1972)  

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

Jan 07   John Christopher Parry, rocker (Cure) was born in the year 1949.  

Jan 01   On this day in history 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   Black Dahlia, murder victim found in LA (basis of the movie) died in the year 1949.  

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

Jan 22   William Thomas Walsh, American author (b. 1891) died on this day in history.  

Jan 25   In the year 1949 emil Axman, composer, dies at 61