Page 13: Historical Events In 1949

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

Nov 02   In the year 1949 netherland recognizes Indonesia as a sovereign state   

Nov 03   Solomon R Guggenheim, US art collector, dies at 88 in the year 1949.   

Nov 04   On this day in history "One Man's Family" premieres on TV   

Nov 06   In the year 1949 greeks civil war ends   

Nov 07   In the year 1949 king Faruk disbands Egyptian parliament   

Nov 09   In the year 1949 costa Rica adopts Constitution   

Nov 12   On this day in history hendrik A de Fish, [Henri Pauwels], Flemish philological, dies at 64   

Nov 13   The birth of Whoopi Goldberg, American actress in the year 1949.   

Nov 15   In the year 1949 kRON TV channel 4 in San Francisco, CA (NBC) begins broadcasting   

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

Nov 19   James Ensor, Flemish painter/etcher (Oestereetster), dies at 89 on this day in history.   

Nov 19   In the year 1949 prince Rainier III coronation as 30th ruling Prince of Monaco   

Nov 19   Prince Rainier III coronation in Monaco on this day in history.   

Nov 20   On this day in history jewish population of Israel reaches 1,000,000   

Nov 21   Bill Veeck sells Indians for $22 million in the year 1949.   

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

Nov 24   In the year 1949 britain nationalizes it's steel & iron industry   

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

Nov 25   In the year 1949 "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" appears on music charts   

Nov 25   Luther "Bill" Robinson, "Bojangles" famed tap dancer, dies at 71 in the year 1949.   

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

Nov 26   On this day in history india adopts a constitution as a British Commonwealth Republic   

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

Nov 29   In the year 1949 nationalist regime of China leaves for Taiwan/Formosa   

Nov 30   In the year 1949 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   On this day in history chinese Communists captured Chungking   

Dec 01   In the year 1949 wBNG TV channel 12 in Binghamton, NY (CBS) begins broadcasting   

Dec 03   Elin Pelin, writer, dies on this day in history.   

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

Dec 04   In the year 1949 bob Gage ties NFL record of a 97 yard touchdown run   

Dec 04   The birth of Jeff Bridges, American actor in the year 1949.   

Dec 05   Ezzard Charles defeats Jersey Joe Walcott for heavyweight boxing title in the year 1949.   

Dec 06   Leadbelly, [Huddie William Ledbetter], blues singer, dies at 64 in the year 1949.   

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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   In the year 1949 birth of sylvia Likens, American torture victim (d. 1965)   

Jan 04   Mick Mills, British(?) soccer player was born in the year 1949.   

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   Richard Horowitz, composer was born in the year 1949.   

Jan 07   John Christopher Parry, rocker (Cure) was born in the year 1949.   

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 in the year 1949.   

Jan 10   Erich von Drygalski, German geographer, geophysicist, and polar scientist (b. 1865) died on this day in history.   

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 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.