Page 10: Historical Events In 1949

Aug 06   In the year 1949 luke Appling record of 2,154 (en route to 2,218) games at shortstop   

Aug 07   "All after Love" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 121 perfs on this day in history.   

Aug 08   Bhutan, land of the Dragon, became an independent monarchy on this day in history.   

Aug 09   Harry Davenport, actor (Cowboy & Lady, Enchanted Forest), dies at 83 in the year 1949.   

Aug 09   On this day in history the first use in the United States of a pilot-ejection seat for an emergency escape, was made by Lieutenant J. L. Fruin of VF-171 from an F2H-1 Banshee while making over 500 knots in the vicinity of Walterboro, S.C.   

Aug 10   Natl Military Establishment renamed Dept of Defense on this day in history.   

Aug 10   The Avro Canada C.102 Jetliner takes maiden flight; designed to meet a Trans-Canada Airlines requirement; first jet transport to fly in North America and second to fly in the world in the year 1949.   

Aug 11   In the year 1949 1st Naples-Capri swim, 17 miles (27 km) (Giovanni Gambi)   

Aug 11   Karl Weigl, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

Aug 12   On this day in history 16th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Philadelphia 38, All-Stars 0 (93,780)   

Aug 14   In the year 1949 husni al-Barazi, premier of Syria, shot to death   

Aug 15   On this day in history wOTV TV channel 8 in Grand Rapids, MI (NBC) begins broadcasting   

Aug 16   On this day in history margaret Mitchell, US writer (Gone With the Wind), dies at 48   

Aug 18   In the year 1949 hungary adopts constitution   

Aug 18   On this day in history paul J Mares, US jazz trumpetist/composer (Tin Roof Blues), dies at 49   

Aug 20   In the year 1949 78,382 watch the White Sox play the Indians at Cleveland   

Aug 20   78,382 watch White Sox play Indians at Cleveland in the year 1949.   

Aug 20   On this day in history hungary (Magyar People's Republic) accepts constitution   

Aug 21   Gerhard von Keussler, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

Aug 21   Phila fans cause A's to forfeit game when they riot over a trapped line drive by Rich Ashburn, Giants leading 4-2 in 9th declared winners on this day in history.   

Aug 22   On this day in history in the Queen Charlotte Island a 8.1 earthquake was Canada's largest historic earthquake.   

Aug 23   The birth of Shelly Long, American actress in the year 1949.   

Aug 24   North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) established in the year 1949.   

Aug 24   In the year 1949 north Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) goes into effect   

Aug 26   Nico van Suchtelen, publisher, dies at 70 in the year 1949.   

Aug 27   Arthur Chesney, actor (Lodger, Chelsea Life), dies at 67 in the year 1949.   

Aug 28   In the year 1949 38th Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in New York (4-1)   

Aug 29   USSR explodes its first atomic bomb in the year 1949.   

Aug 29   On this day in history uSSR performs first nuclear test   

Aug 30   In the year 1949 arthur Fielder, England cricket fast bowler (6 Tests 1903-08), dies   

Aug 30   Roly Jenkins (Worcs v Surrey) takes his 2nd hat-trick of the game on this day in history.   

Aug 31   Andre Debierne, French chemist/physicist (actinium), dies in the year 1949.   

Sep 01   In the year 1949 the first network detective series-Private Eyes-premiers   

Sep 02   Fire in riverfront area kills 1,700 (Chungking China) in the year 1949.   

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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   In the year 1949 birth of christopher Durang, Montclair NJ, playwright/actor (Sister Mary)   

Jan 03   In the year 1949 birth of sylvia Likens, American torture victim (d. 1965)   

Jan 04   Mick Mills, British(?) soccer player was born in the year 1949.   

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

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

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of richard Horowitz, composer   

Jan 07   John Christopher Parry, rocker (Cure) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   Malcolm Campbell, English cyclist (world speed-record), dies at 63 in the year 1949.   

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   Joaquín Turina, Spanish pianist/conductor/composer (Rima), dies at 66 in the year 1949.   

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   In the year 1949 death of william Thomas Walsh, American author (b. 1891)   

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