Page 13: Historical Events In 1949

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

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   "One Man's Family" premieres on TV in the year 1949.   

Nov 06   Greeks civil war ends in the year 1949.   

Nov 07   In the year 1949 king Faruk disbands Egyptian parliament   

Nov 09   In the year 1949 costa Rica adopts Constitution   

Nov 12   Hendrik A de Fish, [Henri Pauwels], Flemish philological, dies at 64 in the year 1949.   

Nov 13   On this day in history the birth of Whoopi Goldberg, American actress   

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 on this day in history.   

Nov 19   In the year 1949 james Ensor, Flemish painter/etcher (Oestereetster), dies at 89   

Nov 19   On this day in history 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   In the year 1949 bill Veeck sells Indians for $22 million   

Nov 23   Gustav Radbruch, German Min of Justice, dies on this day in history.   

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

Nov 24   Britain nationalizes its steel &iron industry on this day in history.   

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

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

Nov 26   In the year 1949 37th CFL Grey Cup: Montreal Alouettes defeat Calgary Stampeders, 28-15   

Nov 26   India adopts a constitution as a British Commonwealth Republic on this day in history.   

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   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 on this day in history.   

Nov 30   Chinese Communists captured Chungking in the year 1949.   

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

Dec 03   Elin Pelin, writer, dies in the year 1949.   

Dec 03   In the year 1949 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 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 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   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   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 on this day in history.   

Jan 07   John Christopher Parry, rocker (Cure) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   In the year 1949 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   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 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 on this day in history.