Page 8: Historical Events In 1949

Jun 14   State of Vietnam formed.   

Jun 14   State of Vietnam forms, Bao Dai installed as Emperor.   

Jun 16   Gas turbine-electric locomotive demonstrated, Erie Pa.   

Jun 18   "Along Fifth Avenue" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 180 perfs   

Jun 20   Central Intelligence Agency Act, passes.   

Jun 21   H L Giclas discovers asteroid #1886 Lowell.   

Jun 22   Ezzard Charles defeats Jersey Joe Walcott for the boxing title   

Jun 22   Lindsay Wagner, US film and television actress is born.   

Jun 22   Meryl Streep, American film actress is born   

Jun 23   1st 12 women graduate from Harvard Medical School.   

Jun 23   inaugural 12 women graduate from Harvard Medical School.   

Jun 24   "Hopalong Cassidy" is recorded as becoming inaugural network western (NBC).   

Jun 24   Cargo airlines inaugural licensed by US Civil Aeronautics Board   

Jun 25   Presidential election in Syria (some women allowed to vote).   

Jun 26   1st Belgian parliamentary election where women can vote (CVP gains)   

Jun 26   Walter Baade discovers asteroid Icarus inside orbit of Mercury   

Jun 27   "Captain Video and His Video Rangers," debut on DUMONT-TV.   

Jun 27   W Baade discovers asteroid #1566 Icarus.   

Jun 29   South Africa begins implementing apartheid; no mixed marriages.   

Jun 29   US troops withdraw from Korea after WW II   

Jun 29   Walter Giffen, cricketer (brother of George, 3 Tests), dies.   

Jul 01   Bao Dai's Republic of Vietnam gains independence from France.   

Jul 01   Canadian Pacific accepts its last new steam locomotive (in March) class T-l-c 2-10-4 no. 5935 from Montreal Locomotive Works, and acquires its inaugural road diesel-electric locomotives nos. 8400-8404 (in September) for conversion of motive power on the Montreal-Newport-Wells River line.   

Jul 01   Louis Davids, [Simon David], cabaret artist, dies at 65   

Jul 02   "High Button Shoes" closes at Century Theater NYC after 727 perfs.   

Jul 02   Georgi Dimitrov, Bulgaria premier (1946-49), dies at 67.   

Jul 05   NY Giants purchase Monty Irvin and Henry Thompson, their 1st blacks.   

Jul 06   Cin Red Walker Cooper gets 10 RBIs.   

Jul 07   "Cabatgata (A Night in Spain)" opens at Broadway NYC for 76 perfs   

Jul 07   "Dragnet" premiers on NBC radio; also a TV series in 1951 and 1967   

Jul 08   Antun Sa'ada, Syrian rightwing politician, executed in Lebanon.   

Jul 08   Monte Irvin and Hank Thompson are 1st blacks to play for NY Giants.   

Jul 09   Benjamin Britten's Jump Symphony, premieres.   

Jul 09   Fritz Bennicke Hart, composer, dies at 75.   

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Jan 02   Chick churchill: Wales, keyboardist (ten years after-i'm going home)   

Jan 02   Christopher durang: Montclair nj, playwright/actor (sister mary)   

Jan 03   Sylvia likens: American torture victim    

Jan 04   Mick mills: British(?) soccer player   

Jan 05   George brown: Rock drummer (kool & the gang-celebration)   

Jan 06   Michael boit: Nandi kenya, 800m runner (olympic-bronze-1972)   

Jan 06   Richard horowitz: Composer   

Jan 07   John christopher parry: Rocker (cure)   

Jan 01   Malcolm campbell: English cyclist (world speed-record),    

Jan 09   Amilcare zanella: Composer,   

Jan 10   Erich von drygalski: German geographer, geophysicist, and polar scientist (b. 1865)   

Jan 14   Joaquín turina: Spanish pianist/conductor/composer (rima),   

Jan 15   Black dahlia: Murder victim found in la (basis of the movie)   

Jan 20   Josephus t j cuypers: Architect (amsterdam stock exchange),   

Jan 22   William thomas walsh: American author (b. 1891)   

Jan 25   Emil axman: Composer,