Historical Events In 1949

Mar 26   11th NCAA Men's Basketball Champion: Kentucky beats Okla State 46-36 in the year 1949.  

Mar 28   In the year 1949 grigoras Dinicu, composer, dies at 59  

Mar 29   Turkey recognizes Israel in the year 1949.  

Mar 30   On this day in history dattaram Dharmaji Hindlekar, cricketer (4 Tests for India), dies  

Mar 30   In the year 1949 riot breaks out in Austurvöllur square in Reykjavík, when Iceland joined NATO.  

Mar 31   Newfoundland becomes Canada's 10th province in the year 1949.  

Apr 01   Newfoundland becomes the tenth province of Canada and the Newfoundland Railway becomes part of the Canadian National system. This narrow gauge system had been operated by the island government since 1923 on this day in history.  

Apr 03   Basil Harwood, composer, dies at 89 in the year 1949.  

Apr 03   On this day in history kQW-AM in San Francisco CA changes call letters to KCBS  

Apr 03   On this day in history north Atlantic Treaty, pact signed by US, Britain, France & Canada  

Apr 03   WLWS (now WCMH) TV channel 4 in Columbus OH (NBC) begins broadcasting in the year 1949.  

Apr 04   On this day in history establishment of NATO  

Apr 04   Israel & Jordan sign armistice agreement in the year 1949.  

Apr 04   North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) treaty signed (Wash DC) in the year 1949.  

Apr 04   In the year 1949 the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation 'NATO', formed in Washington USA  

Apr 04   In the year 1949 wKRC TV channel 12 in Cincinnati OH (ABC) begins broadcasting  

Apr 05   In the year 1949 60 year old St Anthony's Hospital burns, kills 77 (Effingham IL)  

Apr 05   In the year 1949 60 year old St Anthony's Hospital burns, kills 77 (Effingham Ill)  

Apr 06   Stanley Christopherson, cricketer (1884, MCC Pres during WWII), dies on this day in history.  

Apr 07   "South Pacific" opens at Majestic Theater (for 1925 performances) on this day in history.  

Apr 07   "South Pacific" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 1928 performances in the year 1949.  

Apr 07   In the year 1949 the Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein musical classic of love and war," South Pacific", unfolded on a lush tropical island swarming with Seabees, nurses, natives and coconut trees on this night in 1949.  

Apr 09   UN Intl Court of Justice held Albania responsible for incidents in Corfu Channel & awards Britain damages in the year 1949.  

Apr 10   13th Golf Masters Championship: Sam Snead wins, shooting a 282 in the year 1949.  

Apr 10   Sam Snead wins Masters golf tournament on this day in history.  

Apr 13   3rd NBA Championship: Minn Lakers beat Wash Capitols, 4 games to 2 on this day in history.  

Apr 13   On this day in history c V France, dies at 80  

Apr 13   On this day in history in the Puget Sound area, Washington region a 6.9 earthquake occured between Olympia and Tacoma, along the southern edge of Puget Sound. Property damage in Olympia, Seattle, and Tacoma was estimated at $25 million; eight people were killed  

Apr 14   In the year 1949 joseph A Cushman, US paleontologist, dies at 68  

Apr 15   Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Redemptoris nostri on this day in history.  

Apr 15   In the year 1949 wallace Beery, US actor (The Champ), dies at 64  

Apr 16   Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs sweep Detroit Red Wings in 4 games on this day in history.  

Apr 16   On this day in history sutan Ibrahim gelor Datuk Tan Malaka, Indon communist, executed at 54  

Apr 16   Toronto Maple Leafs sweep Detroit Red Wings for the Stanley Cup on this day in history.  

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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   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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 06   In the year 1949 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 01   In the year 1949 malcolm Campbell, English cyclist (world speed-record), dies at 63  

Jan 09   On this day in history amilcare Zanella, composer, dies at 75  

Jan 10   Erich von Drygalski, German geographer, geophysicist, and polar scientist (b. 1865) died in the year 1949.  

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 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1949.  

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