Page 11: Historical Events In 1949

Sep 04   Marie Robie sinks 393 yd hole-in-one (1st hole in Furnace Brook) in the year 1949.   

Sep 05   63rd US Womens Tennis: M Osborne duPont beats Doris Hart (64 61) on this day in history.   

Sep 06   In the year 1949 howard Unruh kills 13 neighbors in 12 minutes   

Sep 08   Richard Strauss, German composer (Also sprach Zarathustra), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

Sep 10   On this day in history "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 in the year 1949.   

Sep 13   In the year 1949 ladies Pro Golf Association of America formed in NYC   

Sep 13   In the year 1949 the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) is established in New York City.   

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 in the year 1949.   

Sep 17   In the year 1949 steamer "Noronic" burns at pier killing 128 (Toronto Canada)   

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

Sep 19   The birth of Twiggy, English model and actress on this day in history.   

Sep 19   In the year 1949 twiggy, British actress/model born   

Sep 20   Dutch Guilder devalued 30.3% on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1949.   

Sep 21   In the year 1949 federal Republic of [West] Germany created under 3-power occupation   

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 on this day in history.   

Sep 22   USSR detonates its 1st atomic bomb in the year 1949.   

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

Sep 23   On this day in history indian owner Bill Veeck holds funeral services to bury 1948 pennant   

Sep 23   Truman announces evidence of USSR's first nuclear device detonation on this day in history.   

Sep 24   On this day in history pierre Breville, composer, dies at 88   

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

Sep 30   Berlin Airlift ends after 277,000 flights on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history the People's Republic of China created   

Oct 02   In the year 1949 st Louis Browns use 9 pitchers, lose to Whites Sox 4-3   

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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   On this day in history birth of sylvia Likens, American torture victim (d. 1965)   

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 in the year 1949.   

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

Jan 06   Richard Horowitz, composer was born in the year 1949.   

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   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   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   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   On this day in history emil Axman, composer, dies at 61