Historical Events In 1949

Mar 02   A US Air Force B-50 Superfortress, the Lucky Lady Two, lands in Texas, after completing the first non-stop around the globe flight in the year 1949.  

Mar 02   Lucky Lady II (USAF B-50 Superfortress), completes first nonstop round-the-world flight at Fort Worth TX, covering 23,452-mis in 94 hours in the year 1949.  

Mar 02   On this day in history the first automatic street light (New Milford CT)  

Mar 04   On this day in history andrei Vishinsky succeeds Molotov as Soviet Foreign minister  

Mar 04   Piet Van de Pol (Netherlands) becomes world champion billiard player in the year 1949.  

Mar 04   Security Council of UN recommends membership for Israel in the year 1949.  

Mar 05   Bradman plays his last innings in 1st-class cricket, gets 30 in the year 1949.  

Mar 08   WAGA TV channel 5 in Atlanta, GA (CBS) begins broadcasting in the year 1949.  

Mar 09   On this day in history brigadier Gen Edwin K Wright, USA, ends term as deputy director of CIA  

Mar 09   Brigadier General Edwin K Wright, USA, ends term as deputy director of CIA in the year 1949.  

Mar 09   On this day in history england beat South Africa by scoring 174 runs in 94 minutes  

Mar 09   The first all-electric dining car was placed in service -- on the Illinois Central Railroad on this day in history.  

Mar 10   Detroit Tiger pitcher Art Houtteman is critically injured in an auto accident but recovers to win 15 games in 1949 on this day in history.  

Mar 11   In the year 1949 juan Lamonte de Grignon, composer, dies at 76  

Mar 12   Maria "Beppie" Bakker, Dutch actress/wife of Piet Vink Sr, dies at 95 on this day in history.  

Mar 13   On this day in history uS Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Yvonne C Sherman  

Mar 13   In the year 1949 uS Men's Figure Skating Championship won by Richard Button  

Mar 15   WICU TV channel 12 in Erie, PA (NBC) begins broadcasting on this day in history.  

Mar 16   On this day in history kFMB TV channel 8 in San Diego, CA (CBS) begins broadcasting  

Mar 17   On this day in history felix Bressart, actor (Escape, Ninotchka, Iceland), dies at 54  

Mar 18   NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Org) ratified in the year 1949.  

Mar 18   NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) ratified in the year 1949.  

Mar 18   NATO set up by seven European countries in the year 1949.  

Mar 19   1st museum devoted exclusively to atomic energy, Oak Ridge, Tn in the year 1949.  

Mar 19   First museum devoted exclusively to atomic energy, Oak Ridge TN in the year 1949.  

Mar 21   WTVJ TV channel 4 in Miami, FL (NBC/CBS) begins broadcasting in the year 1949.  

Mar 23   In the year 1949 sidney Kingsley's "Detective Story," premieres in NYC  

Mar 23   In the year 1949 the Cars vocalist Ric Ocasek born this day.  

Mar 24   On this day in history 21st Academy Awards  

Mar 24   21st Academy Awards "Hamlet", Laurence Olivier &Jane Wyman win in the year 1949.  

Mar 24   21st Academy Awards: "Hamlet", Laurence Olivier &Jane Wyman win on this day in history.  

Mar 24   On this day in history walter &John Huston become first father-and-son team to win Oscars (actor &director of "Treasure of Sierra Madre")  

Mar 25   Hanns A Rauter, German SS-commandant in Netherland, executed at 54 on this day in history.  

Mar 25   In the year 1949 sS police chief Rauter request for a pardon, denied  

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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 on this day in history.  

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   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   Richard Horowitz, composer was born in the year 1949.  

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   In the year 1949 amilcare Zanella, composer, dies at 75  

Jan 10   Erich von Drygalski, German geographer, geophysicist, and polar scientist (b. 1865) died on this day in history.  

Jan 14   In the year 1949 joaquín Turina, Spanish pianist/conductor/composer (Rima), dies at 66  

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 in the year 1949.  

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