Page 12: Historical Events In 1949

Oct 03   WERD, 1st black-owned radio station, opens in Atlanta on this day in history.   

Oct 04   On this day in history american Contract Bridge League votes 58½% to keep blacks out   

Oct 04   American Contract Bridge League votes 58«% to keep blacks out in the year 1949.   

Oct 04   Edmund Eysler, Austrian composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

Oct 05   WBNS TV channel 10 in Columbus, OH (CBS) begins broadcasting in the year 1949.   

Oct 06   Iva Toguri D'Aquino (Tokyo Rose) sentenced to 10 years & $10,000 fine on this day in history.   

Oct 06   In the year 1949 iva Toguri D'Aquino (Tokyo Rose) sentenced to 10 years and $10,000 fine   

Oct 06   In the year 1949 pres Truman signs Mutual Defense Assistance Act (for NATO)   

Oct 06   In the year 1949 robert Lynd [YY], Irish writer/critic (News Chronicle), dies at 70   

Oct 07   In the year 1949 german Dem Rep formed from Russian occupation zone (National Day)   

Oct 07   On this day in history german Democratic Republic formed   

Oct 08   On this day in history the birth of Sigourney Weaver, American actress   

Oct 09   In the year 1949 viktor Alexandrovich Uspensky, composer, dies at 70   

Oct 10   On this day in history 3rd NHL All-Star Game: All-Stars beat Toronto 3-1 at Toronto   

Oct 13   "Touch & Go" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 176 performances in the year 1949.   

Oct 14   14 US Communist Party leaders convicted of sedition in the year 1949.   

Oct 15   Administration of territory of Manipur taken over by Indian govt on this day in history.   

Oct 15   Billy Graham begins his ministry in the year 1949.   

Oct 15   Tripura accedes to the Indian union in the year 1949.   

Oct 16   On this day in history hale Ascher VanderCook, composer, dies at 85   

Oct 16   On this day in history wDAF TV channel 4 in Kansas City, MO (NBC) begins broadcasting   

Oct 19   In the year 1949 a's trade 2nd baseman Nellie Fox to White Sox for Joe Tipton   

Oct 20   On this day in history eugenie Anderson becomes 1st woman US ambassador (to Denmark)   

Oct 22   200 killed in train derailment in Poland in the year 1949.   

Oct 22   In the year 1949 200 killed in train derailment near Nowy Dwor Poland   

Oct 24   Joaquin Nin y Castellanos, composer, dies at 70 in the year 1949.   

Oct 26   In the year 1949 president Truman increases minimum wage from 40 cents to 75 cents   

Oct 26   President Truman signs a measure raising the U.S. minimum wage from 40 to 75 cents an hour on this day in history.   

Oct 28   Eugenie Anderson, the first U.S. woman ambassador, is sworn in on this day in history.   

Oct 28   In the year 1949 georges Bidault elected president of France   

Oct 29   In the year 1949 white Sox trade Joe Tipton to A's for Nellie Fox   

Oct 30   On this day in history "Lost in the Stars" opens at Music Box Theater NYC for 281 perfs   

Oct 31   In the year 1949 "Regina" opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 86 performances   

Oct 31   On this day in history edward R Stettinius, US foreign minister (1944-45)/diplomat, dies   

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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   Christopher Durang, Montclair NJ, playwright/actor (Sister Mary) was born in the year 1949.   

Jan 03   Sylvia Likens, American torture victim (d. 1965) was born in the year 1949.   

Jan 04   On this day in history 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   Michael Boit, Nandi Kenya, 800m runner (Olympic-bronze-1972) was born on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1949 death of erich von Drygalski, German geographer, geophysicist, and polar scientist (b. 1865)   

Jan 14   Joaquín Turina, Spanish pianist/conductor/composer (Rima), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

Jan 15   Black Dahlia, murder victim found in LA (basis of the movie) died in the year 1949.   

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 in the year 1949.   

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