Page 12: Historical Events In 1949

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

Oct 04   American Contract Bridge League votes 58½% to keep blacks out on this day in history.   

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

Oct 04   In the year 1949 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   Iva Toguri D'Aquino (Tokyo Rose) sentenced to 10 years and $10,000 fine in the year 1949.   

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   On this day in history german Dem Rep formed from Russian occupation zone (National Day)   

Oct 07   German Democratic Republic formed in the year 1949.   

Oct 08   The birth of Sigourney Weaver, American actress in the year 1949.   

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

Oct 10   In the year 1949 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 in the year 1949.   

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

Oct 15   In the year 1949 tripura accedes to the Indian union   

Oct 16   Hale Ascher VanderCook, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

Oct 16   WDAF TV channel 4 in Kansas City, MO (NBC) begins broadcasting on this day in history.   

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

Oct 20   In the year 1949 eugenie Anderson becomes 1st woman US ambassador (to Denmark)   

Oct 22   On this day in history 200 killed in train derailment in Poland   

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

Oct 26   In the year 1949 president Truman signs a measure raising the U.S. minimum wage from 40 to 75 cents an hour.   

Oct 28   Eugenie Anderson, the first U.S. woman ambassador, is sworn in in the year 1949.   

Oct 28   On this day in history georges Bidault elected president of France   

Oct 29   White Sox trade Joe Tipton to A's for Nellie Fox on this day in history.   

Oct 30   In the year 1949 "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   Edward R Stettinius, US foreign minister (1944-45)/diplomat, dies in the year 1949.   

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Jan 02   Chick Churchill, Wales, keyboardist (Ten Years After-I'm Going Home) was born on this day in history.   

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   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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 07   In the year 1949 birth of john Christopher Parry, rocker (Cure)   

Jan 01   On this day in history malcolm Campbell, English cyclist (world speed-record), dies at 63   

Jan 09   On this day in history amilcare Zanella, composer, dies at 75   

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