Historical Events In 1949

Jan 21   In the year 1949 1st inaugural parade televised (Harry Truman)  

Jan 21   In the year 1949 the first inaugural parade televised (Harry Truman)  

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

Jan 23   In Regina Saskatchewan fire destroys the transit barns, torching most of its 38 buses and streetcars in the year 1949.  

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

Jan 24   John (Adam) Belushicomedian: Second City improvisational troupe, original cast: Saturday Night Live was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 25   On this day in history 1st Emmy Awards: Shirley Dinsdale & Pantomime Quiz (KTLA) win  

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

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

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

Jan 26   On this day in history victor Fleming, director (Wizard of Oz, Gone With Wind), dies at 65  

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

Jan 27   On this day in history boris Asafiev, composer, dies at 64  

Jan 27   On this day in history chinese liner "Taiping" collides with a collier off south China  

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

Jan 28   On this day in history gustaf Lazarus Nordqvist, composer, dies at 62  

Jan 28   On this day in history nY Giants sign their 1st black players, Monte Irvin & Ford Smith  

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

Jan 29   Brit, Belgium, Lux, Neth, NZ & Switz recognize Israel in the year 1949.  

Jan 29   On this day in history britain, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand &Switzerland recognize Israel  

Jan 31   In the year 1949 1st daytime soap on TV "These Are My Children" (NBC in Chicago)  

Jan 31   In the year 1949 henri de Vries, [Hendricus Walterop], actor (Cleopatra), dies at 84  

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

Jan 31   On this day in history the first daytime TV soap opera, These Are My Children, premieres from the NBC TV affiliate in Chicago.  

Feb 01   200" (5.08-meter) Hale telescope first used in the year 1949.  

Feb 01   In the year 1949 herbert Stothart, composer, dies at 63  

Feb 01   RCA releases first single record ever (45 rpm) on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1949.  

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   Juozas Tallat-Kelpsa, composer, dies at 50 in the year 1949.  

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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   In the year 1949 birth of christopher Durang, Montclair NJ, playwright/actor (Sister Mary)  

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of sylvia Likens, American torture victim (d. 1965)  

Jan 04   Mick Mills, British(?) soccer player was born in the year 1949.  

Jan 05   George Brown, rock drummer (Kool & the Gang-Celebration) was born in the year 1949.  

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   In the year 1949 birth of john Christopher Parry, rocker (Cure)  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 14   Joaquín Turina, Spanish pianist/conductor/composer (Rima), dies at 66 on this day in history.  

Jan 15   In the year 1949 death of black Dahlia, murder victim found in LA (basis of the movie)  

Jan 20   In the year 1949 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 in the year 1949.