Page 5: Historical Events In 1949

Mar 26   On this day in history 11th NCAA Men's Basketball Champion: Kentucky beats Okla State 46-36   

Mar 28   On this day in history 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   On this day in history riot breaks out in Austurvöllur square in Reykjavík, when Iceland joined NATO.   

Mar 31   Newfoundland becomes Canada's 10th province on this day in history.   

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   KQW-AM in San Francisco CA changes call letters to KCBS in the year 1949.   

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 on this day in history.   

Apr 04   Establishment of NATO on this day in history.   

Apr 04   In the year 1949 israel & Jordan sign armistice agreement   

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   WKRC TV channel 12 in Cincinnati OH (ABC) begins broadcasting in the year 1949.   

Apr 05   On this day in history 60 year old St Anthony's Hospital burns, kills 77 (Effingham IL)   

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

Apr 06   On this day in history stanley Christopherson, cricketer (1884, MCC Pres during WWII), dies   

Apr 07   In the year 1949 "South Pacific" opens at Majestic Theater (for 1925 performances)   

Apr 07   On this day in history "South Pacific" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 1928 performances   

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   On this day in history uN Intl Court of Justice held Albania responsible for incidents in Corfu Channel & awards Britain damages   

Apr 10   13th Golf Masters Championship: Sam Snead wins, shooting a 282 on this day in history.   

Apr 10   Sam Snead wins Masters golf tournament in the year 1949.   

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

Apr 13   C V France, dies at 80 in the year 1949.   

Apr 13   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 in the year 1949.   

Apr 14   On this day in history joseph A Cushman, US paleontologist, dies at 68   

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

Apr 15   Wallace Beery, US actor (The Champ), dies at 64 on this day in history.   

Apr 16   Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs sweep Detroit Red Wings in 4 games in the year 1949.   

Apr 16   In the year 1949 sutan Ibrahim gelor Datuk Tan Malaka, Indon communist, executed at 54   

Apr 16   On this day in history toronto Maple Leafs sweep Detroit Red Wings for the Stanley Cup   

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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   In the year 1949 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 in the year 1949.   

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

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

Jan 09   Amilcare Zanella, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 14   On this day in history joaquín Turina, Spanish pianist/conductor/composer (Rima), dies at 66   

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

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

Jan 22   William Thomas Walsh, American author (b. 1891) died on this day in history.   

Jan 25   In the year 1949 emil Axman, composer, dies at 61