Page 12: Historical Events In 1949

Oct 03   In the year 1949 wERD, 1st black-owned radio station, opens in Atlanta   

Oct 04   American Contract Bridge League votes 58½% to keep blacks out in the year 1949.   

Oct 04   American Contract Bridge League votes 58«% to keep blacks out on this day in history.   

Oct 04   On this day in history edmund Eysler, Austrian composer, dies at 75   

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

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

Oct 06   On this day in history 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   Robert Lynd [YY], Irish writer/critic (News Chronicle), dies at 70 in the year 1949.   

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   The birth of Sigourney Weaver, American actress in the year 1949.   

Oct 09   Viktor Alexandrovich Uspensky, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

Oct 10   3rd NHL All-Star Game: All-Stars beat Toronto 3-1 at Toronto in the year 1949.   

Oct 13   "Touch & Go" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 176 performances on this day in history.   

Oct 14   14 US Communist Party leaders convicted of sedition on this day in history.   

Oct 15   Administration of territory of Manipur taken over by Indian govt in the year 1949.   

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

Oct 15   On this day in history tripura accedes to the Indian union   

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   A's trade 2nd baseman Nellie Fox to White Sox for Joe Tipton on this day in history.   

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   200 killed in train derailment near Nowy Dwor Poland in the year 1949.   

Oct 24   Joaquin Nin y Castellanos, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

Oct 26   President Truman increases minimum wage from 40 cents to 75 cents on this day in history.   

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

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

Oct 28   Georges Bidault elected president of France in the year 1949.   

Oct 29   On this day in history 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   On this day in history "Regina" opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 86 performances   

Oct 31   Edward R Stettinius, US foreign minister (1944-45)/diplomat, dies in the year 1949.   

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of chick Churchill, Wales, keyboardist (Ten Years After-I'm Going Home)   

Jan 02   On this day in history 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   Mick Mills, British(?) soccer player was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of george Brown, rock drummer (Kool & the Gang-Celebration)   

Jan 06   In the year 1949 birth of michael Boit, Nandi Kenya, 800m runner (Olympic-bronze-1972)   

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

Jan 07   On this day in history birth of john Christopher Parry, rocker (Cure)   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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.