Page 4: Historical Events In 1949

Mar 02   A US Air Force B-50 Superfortress, the Lucky Lady Two, lands in Texas, after completing the first non-stop around the globe flight in the year 1949.   

Mar 02   Lucky Lady II (USAF B-50 Superfortress), completes first nonstop round-the-world flight at Fort Worth TX, covering 23,452-mis in 94 hours in the year 1949.   

Mar 02   On this day in history the first automatic street light (New Milford CT)   

Mar 04   Andrei Vishinsky succeeds Molotov as Soviet Foreign minister on this day in history.   

Mar 04   Piet Van de Pol (Netherlands) becomes world champion billiard player on this day in history.   

Mar 04   Security Council of UN recommends membership for Israel in the year 1949.   

Mar 05   Bradman plays his last innings in 1st-class cricket, gets 30 on this day in history.   

Mar 08   In the year 1949 wAGA TV channel 5 in Atlanta, GA (CBS) begins broadcasting   

Mar 09   On this day in history brigadier Gen Edwin K Wright, USA, ends term as deputy director of CIA   

Mar 09   Brigadier General Edwin K Wright, USA, ends term as deputy director of CIA on this day in history.   

Mar 09   England beat South Africa by scoring 174 runs in 94 minutes on this day in history.   

Mar 09   The first all-electric dining car was placed in service -- on the Illinois Central Railroad on this day in history.   

Mar 10   In the year 1949 detroit Tiger pitcher Art Houtteman is critically injured in an auto accident but recovers to win 15 games in 1949   

Mar 11   Juan Lamonte de Grignon, composer, dies at 76 in the year 1949.   

Mar 12   Maria "Beppie" Bakker, Dutch actress/wife of Piet Vink Sr, dies at 95 in the year 1949.   

Mar 13   US Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Yvonne C Sherman on this day in history.   

Mar 13   US Men's Figure Skating Championship won by Richard Button in the year 1949.   

Mar 15   WICU TV channel 12 in Erie, PA (NBC) begins broadcasting in the year 1949.   

Mar 16   In the year 1949 kFMB TV channel 8 in San Diego, CA (CBS) begins broadcasting   

Mar 17   Felix Bressart, actor (Escape, Ninotchka, Iceland), dies at 54 on this day in history.   

Mar 18   NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Org) ratified on this day in history.   

Mar 18   NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) ratified on this day in history.   

Mar 18   NATO set up by seven European countries in the year 1949.   

Mar 19   In the year 1949 1st museum devoted exclusively to atomic energy, Oak Ridge, Tn   

Mar 19   On this day in history first museum devoted exclusively to atomic energy, Oak Ridge TN   

Mar 21   On this day in history wTVJ TV channel 4 in Miami, FL (NBC/CBS) begins broadcasting   

Mar 23   Sidney Kingsley's "Detective Story," premieres in NYC in the year 1949.   

Mar 23   On this day in history the Cars vocalist Ric Ocasek born this day.   

Mar 24   21st Academy Awards in the year 1949.   

Mar 24   In the year 1949 21st Academy Awards "Hamlet", Laurence Olivier &Jane Wyman win   

Mar 24   In the year 1949 21st Academy Awards: "Hamlet", Laurence Olivier &Jane Wyman win   

Mar 24   Walter &John Huston become first father-and-son team to win Oscars (actor &director of "Treasure of Sierra Madre") on this day in history.   

Mar 25   In the year 1949 hanns A Rauter, German SS-commandant in Netherland, executed at 54   

Mar 25   SS police chief Rauter request for a pardon, denied 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   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   On this day in history birth of mick Mills, British(?) soccer player   

Jan 05   George Brown, rock drummer (Kool & the Gang-Celebration) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 06   In the year 1949 birth of michael Boit, Nandi Kenya, 800m runner (Olympic-bronze-1972)   

Jan 06   In the year 1949 birth of richard Horowitz, composer   

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

Jan 10   Erich von Drygalski, German geographer, geophysicist, and polar scientist (b. 1865) died in the year 1949.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 20   On this day in history josephus T J Cuypers, architect (Amsterdam Stock Exchange), dies at 87   

Jan 22   William Thomas Walsh, American author (b. 1891) died on this day in history.   

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