Page 2: Historical Events In 1949

Jan 21   In the year 1949 1st inaugural parade televised (Harry Truman)   

Jan 21   In the year 1949 the first inaugural parade televised (Harry Truman)   

Jan 22   On this day in history "All for Love" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 121 perfs   

Jan 23   On this day in history in Regina Saskatchewan fire destroys the transit barns, torching most of its 38 buses and streetcars   

Jan 24   John (Adam) Belushicomedian Second City improvisational troupe, original cast Saturday Night Live was born on this day in history.   

Jan 24   On this day in history john (Adam) Belushicomedian: Second City improvisational troupe, original cast: Saturday Night Live was born   

Jan 24   On this day in history the birth of John Belushi, American actor   

Jan 25   In the year 1949 1st Emmy Awards: Shirley Dinsdale & Pantomime Quiz (KTLA) win   

Jan 25   On this day in history emil Axman, composer, dies at 61   

Jan 25   On this day in history the first Israeli election - Ben-Gurion's Mapai party wins   

Jan 26   On this day in history uSS Norton Sound, first guided-missile ship, launches first guided missile, Loon.   

Jan 26   On this day in history victor Fleming, director (Wizard of Oz, Gone With Wind), dies at 65   

Jan 26   On this day in history wHIO TV channel 7 in Dayton, OH (CBS) begins broadcasting   

Jan 27   In the year 1949 boris Asafiev, composer, dies at 64   

Jan 27   In the year 1949 chinese liner "Taiping" collides with a collier off south China   

Jan 27   On this day in history the Chief of Naval Operations authorized conversion of all new-construction cruisers to accommodate helicopters.   

Jan 28   In the year 1949 gustaf Lazarus Nordqvist, composer, dies at 62   

Jan 28   In the year 1949 nY Giants sign their 1st black players, Monte Irvin & Ford Smith   

Jan 28   In the year 1949 uN Security council condemns Dutch aggression in Indonesia   

Jan 29   Brit, Belgium, Lux, Neth, NZ & Switz recognize Israel on this day in history.   

Jan 29   Britain, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand &Switzerland recognize Israel on this day in history.   

Jan 31   1st daytime soap on TV "These Are My Children" (NBC in Chicago) in the year 1949.   

Jan 31   In the year 1949 henri de Vries, [Hendricus Walterop], actor (Cleopatra), dies at 84   

Jan 31   In the year 1949 the first daytime soap on TV "These Are My Children" (NBC in Chicago)   

Jan 31   The first daytime TV soap opera, These Are My Children, premieres from the NBC TV affiliate in Chicago on this day in history.   

Feb 01   On this day in history 200" (5.08-meter) Hale telescope first used   

Feb 01   In the year 1949 herbert Stothart, composer, dies at 63   

Feb 01   RCA releases first single record ever (45 rpm) on this day in history.   

Feb 02   Golfing champion Ben Hogan seriously injured in an auto accident in the year 1949.   

Feb 02   On this day in history the first 45 RPM record released can Rock and Roll be far behind   

Feb 04   Failed assassination attempt on Shah of Persia in the year 1949.   

Feb 05   In the year 1949 huaso sets official world equestrian high-jump record, 2.47 m, Chic   

Feb 05   Huaso sets official world equestrian high-jump record, 2.47 m, Chicago on this day in history.   

Feb 05   Juozas Tallat-Kelpsa, composer, dies at 50 in the year 1949.   

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Jan 02   Chick Churchill, Wales, keyboardist (Ten Years After-I'm Going Home) was born in the year 1949.   

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   On this day in history birth of mick Mills, British(?) soccer player   

Jan 05   In the year 1949 birth of george Brown, rock drummer (Kool & the Gang-Celebration)   

Jan 06   Michael Boit, Nandi Kenya, 800m runner (Olympic-bronze-1972) was born in the year 1949.   

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   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   In the year 1949 joaquín Turina, Spanish pianist/conductor/composer (Rima), dies at 66   

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   William Thomas Walsh, American author (b. 1891) died on this day in history.   

Jan 25   Emil Axman, composer, dies at 61 in the year 1949.