Historical Events In 1949

Nov 01   On this day in history leslie Gay, cricket wicket-keeper/goalkeeper (England in 1890's), dies   

Nov 02   On this day in history netherland recognizes Indonesia as a sovereign state   

Nov 03   Solomon R Guggenheim, US art collector, dies at 88 on this day in history.   

Nov 04   In the year 1949 "One Man's Family" premieres on TV   

Nov 06   Greeks civil war ends on this day in history.   

Nov 07   In the year 1949 king Faruk disbands Egyptian parliament   

Nov 09   On this day in history costa Rica adopts Constitution   

Nov 12   Hendrik A de Fish, [Henri Pauwels], Flemish philological, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

Nov 13   In the year 1949 the birth of Whoopi Goldberg, American actress   

Nov 15   On this day in history kRON TV channel 4 in San Francisco, CA (NBC) begins broadcasting   

Nov 18   In the year 1949 nL batting leader (.342) Jackie Robinson wins NL MVP   

Nov 19   James Ensor, Flemish painter/etcher (Oestereetster), dies at 89 in the year 1949.   

Nov 19   Prince Rainier III coronation as 30th ruling Prince of Monaco on this day in history.   

Nov 19   In the year 1949 prince Rainier III coronation in Monaco   

Nov 20   In the year 1949 jewish population of Israel reaches 1,000,000   

Nov 21   In the year 1949 bill Veeck sells Indians for $22 million   

Nov 23   Gustav Radbruch, German Min of Justice, dies in the year 1949.   

Nov 24   Britain nationalizes it's steel & iron industry on this day in history.   

Nov 24   In the year 1949 britain nationalizes its steel &iron industry   

Nov 25   "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" appears on music charts on this day in history.   

Nov 25   On this day in history luther "Bill" Robinson, "Bojangles" famed tap dancer, dies at 71   

Nov 26   37th CFL Grey Cup: Montreal Alouettes defeat Calgary Stampeders, 28-15 on this day in history.   

Nov 26   India adopts a constitution as a British Commonwealth Republic in the year 1949.   

Nov 28   "Texas, Li'l Darlin'" opens at Mark Hellinger NYC for 293 perfs on this day in history.   

Nov 29   Nationalist regime of China leaves for Taiwan/Formosa on this day in history.   

Nov 30   On this day in history a Sikorsky helicopter flew from NAS Seattle to NAS Alameda in 10 hours and 50 minutes and unofficially bettered the existing distance record for helicopters with a flight of 755 miles.   

Nov 30   In the year 1949 chinese Communists captured Chungking   

Dec 01   On this day in history wBNG TV channel 12 in Binghamton, NY (CBS) begins broadcasting   

Dec 03   On this day in history elin Pelin, writer, dies   

Dec 03   On this day in history kRLD (now KDFW) TV channel 4 in Dallas-Fort Worth, TX (CBS) begins   

Dec 04   On this day in history bob Gage ties NFL record of a 97 yard touchdown run   

Dec 04   The birth of Jeff Bridges, American actor on this day in history.   

Dec 05   In the year 1949 ezzard Charles defeats Jersey Joe Walcott for heavyweight boxing title   

Dec 06   Leadbelly, [Huddie William Ledbetter], blues singer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

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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   Christopher Durang, Montclair NJ, playwright/actor (Sister Mary) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 04   In the year 1949 birth of mick Mills, British(?) soccer player   

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

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of michael Boit, Nandi Kenya, 800m runner (Olympic-bronze-1972)   

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

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

Jan 01   Malcolm Campbell, English cyclist (world speed-record), dies at 63 on this day in history.   

Jan 09   Amilcare Zanella, composer, dies at 75 in the year 1949.   

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 in the year 1949.   

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

Jan 20   In the year 1949 josephus T J Cuypers, architect (Amsterdam Stock Exchange), dies at 87   

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.