Page 11: Historical Events In 1949

Sep 04   On this day in history marie Robie sinks 393 yd hole-in-one (1st hole in Furnace Brook)   

Sep 05   63rd US Womens Tennis: M Osborne duPont beats Doris Hart (64 61) in the year 1949.   

Sep 06   On this day in history howard Unruh kills 13 neighbors in 12 minutes   

Sep 08   Richard Strauss, German composer (Also sprach Zarathustra), dies at 85 in the year 1949.   

Sep 10   In the year 1949 "Cabatgata (A Night in Spain)" closes at Broadway NYC after 76 perfs   

Sep 11   Henri Rabaud, French composer/conductor (L'ete), dies at 75 in the year 1949.   

Sep 12   Theodor Heuss elected 1st pres/Conrad Adenauer 1st PM of German FR on this day in history.   

Sep 13   Ladies Pro Golf Association of America formed in NYC on this day in history.   

Sep 13   The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) is established in New York City on this day in history.   

Sep 15   The Lone Ranger premiers on ABC-TV on this day in history.   

Sep 16   KABC TV channel 7 in Los Angeles, CA (ABC) begins broadcasting on this day in history.   

Sep 17   Steamer "Noronic" burns at pier killing 128 (Toronto Canada) on this day in history.   

Sep 18   In the year 1949 frank Morgan, actor (Annie Get Your Gun, Wizard of Oz), dies at 59   

Sep 19   In the year 1949 the birth of Twiggy, English model and actress   

Sep 19   Twiggy, British actress/model born on this day in history.   

Sep 20   On this day in history dutch Guilder devalued 30.3%   

Sep 20   Nikolaos Skalkottas, composer, dies at 45 on this day in history.   

Sep 21   On this day in history china's Communist leaders officially declare the country as The People's Republic of China.   

Sep 21   Chinese Communist leaders proclaims People's Republic of China on this day in history.   

Sep 21   Federal Republic of [West] Germany created under 3-power occupation in the year 1949.   

Sep 21   People's Republic of China proclaimed in the year 1949.   

Sep 22   Sam Wood, US communist fighter/director (Night at Opera), dies at 66 in the year 1949.   

Sep 22   On this day in history uSSR detonates its 1st atomic bomb   

Sep 22   In the year 1949 uSSR detonates its first atomic bomb   

Sep 23   Indian owner Bill Veeck holds funeral services to bury 1948 pennant in the year 1949.   

Sep 23   Truman announces evidence of USSR's first nuclear device detonation in the year 1949.   

Sep 24   Pierre Breville, composer, dies at 88 on this day in history.   

Sep 25   4th US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Louise Suggs in the year 1949.   

Sep 30   On this day in history berlin Airlift ends after 277,000 flights   

Oct 01   On this day in history military Sea Transportation Service activated.   

Oct 01   People's Republic of China proclaimed by Mao Tse-tung on this day in history.   

Oct 01   In the year 1949 republic of China (Taiwan) forms on the island of Formosa   

Oct 01   The People's Republic of China created on this day in history.   

Oct 02   On this day in history st Louis Browns use 9 pitchers, lose to Whites Sox 4-3   

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Jan 02   Chick Churchill, Wales, keyboardist (Ten Years After-I'm Going Home) was born in the year 1949.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 06   Michael Boit, Nandi Kenya, 800m runner (Olympic-bronze-1972) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 06   Richard Horowitz, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 07   John Christopher Parry, rocker (Cure) was born in the year 1949.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 22   On this day in history death of william Thomas Walsh, American author (b. 1891)   

Jan 25   Emil Axman, composer, dies at 61 in the year 1949.