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   The first automatic street light (New Milford CT) on this day in history.  

Mar 04   Andrei Vishinsky succeeds Molotov as Soviet Foreign minister on this day in history.  

Mar 04   On this day in history piet Van de Pol (Netherlands) becomes world champion billiard player  

Mar 04   In the year 1949 security Council of UN recommends membership for Israel  

Mar 05   On this day in history bradman plays his last innings in 1st-class cricket, gets 30  

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

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

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

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   US Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Yvonne C Sherman on this day in history.  

Mar 13   US Men's Figure Skating Championship won by Richard Button in the year 1949.  

Mar 15   In the year 1949 wICU TV channel 12 in Erie, PA (NBC) begins broadcasting  

Mar 16   In the year 1949 kFMB TV channel 8 in San Diego, CA (CBS) begins broadcasting  

Mar 17   Felix Bressart, actor (Escape, Ninotchka, Iceland), dies at 54 on this day in history.  

Mar 18   In the year 1949 nATO (North Atlantic Treaty Org) ratified  

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

Mar 18   NATO set up by seven European countries on this day in history.  

Mar 19   1st museum devoted exclusively to atomic energy, Oak Ridge, Tn on this day in history.  

Mar 19   On this day in history first museum devoted exclusively to atomic energy, Oak Ridge TN  

Mar 21   On this day in history wTVJ TV channel 4 in Miami, FL (NBC/CBS) begins broadcasting  

Mar 23   On this day in history sidney Kingsley's "Detective Story," premieres in NYC  

Mar 23   On this day in history 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   In the year 1949 walter &John Huston become first father-and-son team to win Oscars (actor &director of "Treasure of Sierra Madre")  

Mar 25   In the year 1949 hanns A Rauter, German SS-commandant in Netherland, executed at 54  

Mar 25   SS police chief Rauter request for a pardon, denied on this day in history.  

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Jan 02   In the year 1949 birth of chick Churchill, Wales, keyboardist (Ten Years After-I'm Going Home)  

Jan 02   Christopher Durang, Montclair NJ, playwright/actor (Sister Mary) was born on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1949 birth of george Brown, rock drummer (Kool & the Gang-Celebration)  

Jan 06   Michael Boit, Nandi Kenya, 800m runner (Olympic-bronze-1972) was born in the year 1949.  

Jan 06   In the year 1949 birth of richard Horowitz, composer  

Jan 07   On this day in history birth of john Christopher Parry, rocker (Cure)  

Jan 01   Malcolm Campbell, English cyclist (world speed-record), dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Jan 09   In the year 1949 amilcare Zanella, composer, dies at 75  

Jan 10   In the year 1949 death of erich von Drygalski, German geographer, geophysicist, and polar scientist (b. 1865)  

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 in the year 1949.  

Jan 20   In the year 1949 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   Emil Axman, composer, dies at 61 in the year 1949.