Historical Events In 1949

Jan 21   On this day in history 1st inaugural parade televised (Harry Truman)  

Jan 21   On this day in history the first inaugural parade televised (Harry Truman)  

Jan 22   In the year 1949 "All for Love" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 121 perfs  

Jan 23   In Regina Saskatchewan fire destroys the transit barns, torching most of its 38 buses and streetcars on this day in history.  

Jan 24   On this day in history john (Adam) Belushicomedian Second City improvisational troupe, original cast Saturday Night Live was born  

Jan 24   In the year 1949 john (Adam) Belushicomedian: Second City improvisational troupe, original cast: Saturday Night Live was born  

Jan 24   The birth of John Belushi, American actor in the year 1949.  

Jan 25   In the year 1949 1st Emmy Awards: Shirley Dinsdale & Pantomime Quiz (KTLA) win  

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

Jan 25   The first Israeli election - Ben-Gurion's Mapai party wins in the year 1949.  

Jan 26   USS Norton Sound, first guided-missile ship, launches first guided missile, Loon on this day in history.  

Jan 26   In the year 1949 victor Fleming, director (Wizard of Oz, Gone With Wind), dies at 65  

Jan 26   In the year 1949 wHIO TV channel 7 in Dayton, OH (CBS) begins broadcasting  

Jan 27   In the year 1949 boris Asafiev, composer, dies at 64  

Jan 27   Chinese liner "Taiping" collides with a collier off south China on this day in history.  

Jan 27   In the year 1949 the Chief of Naval Operations authorized conversion of all new-construction cruisers to accommodate helicopters.  

Jan 28   Gustaf Lazarus Nordqvist, composer, dies at 62 in the year 1949.  

Jan 28   NY Giants sign their 1st black players, Monte Irvin & Ford Smith in the year 1949.  

Jan 28   UN Security council condemns Dutch aggression in Indonesia in the year 1949.  

Jan 29   In the year 1949 brit, Belgium, Lux, Neth, NZ & Switz recognize Israel  

Jan 29   Britain, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand &Switzerland recognize Israel in the year 1949.  

Jan 31   On this day in history 1st daytime soap on TV "These Are My Children" (NBC in Chicago)  

Jan 31   Henri de Vries, [Hendricus Walterop], actor (Cleopatra), dies at 84 on this day in history.  

Jan 31   The first daytime soap on TV "These Are My Children" (NBC in Chicago) on this day in history.  

Jan 31   In the year 1949 the first daytime TV soap opera, These Are My Children, premieres from the NBC TV affiliate in Chicago.  

Feb 01   On this day in history 200" (5.08-meter) Hale telescope first used  

Feb 01   Herbert Stothart, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Feb 01   In the year 1949 rCA releases first single record ever (45 rpm)  

Feb 02   On this day in history golfing champion Ben Hogan seriously injured in an auto accident  

Feb 02   The first 45 RPM record released can Rock and Roll be far behind in the year 1949.  

Feb 04   Failed assassination attempt on Shah of Persia on this day in history.  

Feb 05   On this day in history huaso sets official world equestrian high-jump record, 2.47 m, Chic  

Feb 05   Huaso sets official world equestrian high-jump record, 2.47 m, Chicago in the year 1949.  

Feb 05   On this day in history juozas Tallat-Kelpsa, composer, dies at 50  

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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   On this day in history birth of christopher Durang, Montclair NJ, playwright/actor (Sister Mary)  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of michael Boit, Nandi Kenya, 800m runner (Olympic-bronze-1972)  

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

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

Jan 01   Malcolm Campbell, English cyclist (world speed-record), dies at 63 in the year 1949.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 15   Black Dahlia, murder victim found in LA (basis of the movie) died on this day in history.  

Jan 20   Josephus T J Cuypers, architect (Amsterdam Stock Exchange), dies at 87 in the year 1949.  

Jan 22   In the year 1949 death of william Thomas Walsh, American author (b. 1891)  

Jan 25   On this day in history emil Axman, composer, dies at 61