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 on this day in history.   

Mar 02   In the year 1949 the first automatic street light (New Milford CT)   

Mar 04   In the year 1949 andrei Vishinsky succeeds Molotov as Soviet Foreign minister   

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   WAGA TV channel 5 in Atlanta, GA (CBS) begins broadcasting in the year 1949.   

Mar 09   Brigadier Gen Edwin K Wright, USA, ends term as deputy director of CIA in the year 1949.   

Mar 09   Brigadier General Edwin K Wright, USA, ends term as deputy director of CIA in the year 1949.   

Mar 09   On this day in history england beat South Africa by scoring 174 runs in 94 minutes   

Mar 09   The first all-electric dining car was placed in service -- on the Illinois Central Railroad in the year 1949.   

Mar 10   On this day in history detroit Tiger pitcher Art Houtteman is critically injured in an auto accident but recovers to win 15 games in 1949   

Mar 11   In the year 1949 juan Lamonte de Grignon, composer, dies at 76   

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

Mar 13   On this day in history uS Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Yvonne C Sherman   

Mar 13   In the year 1949 uS Men's Figure Skating Championship won by Richard Button   

Mar 15   On this day in history wICU TV channel 12 in Erie, PA (NBC) begins broadcasting   

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

Mar 17   Felix Bressart, actor (Escape, Ninotchka, Iceland), dies at 54 in the year 1949.   

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   1st museum devoted exclusively to atomic energy, Oak Ridge, Tn in the year 1949.   

Mar 19   First museum devoted exclusively to atomic energy, Oak Ridge TN on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Mar 23   In the year 1949 the Cars vocalist Ric Ocasek born this day.   

Mar 24   On this day in history 21st Academy Awards   

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

Mar 24   21st Academy Awards: "Hamlet", Laurence Olivier &Jane Wyman win on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1949 birth of chick Churchill, Wales, keyboardist (Ten Years After-I'm Going Home)   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of christopher Durang, Montclair NJ, playwright/actor (Sister Mary)   

Jan 03   Sylvia Likens, American torture victim (d. 1965) was born on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 01   In the year 1949 malcolm Campbell, English cyclist (world speed-record), dies at 63   

Jan 09   Amilcare Zanella, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

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

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   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 in the year 1949.   

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