Historical Events In 1949

Aug 06   On this day in history luke Appling record of 2,154 (en route to 2,218) games at shortstop   

Aug 07   "All after Love" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 121 perfs in the year 1949.   

Aug 08   On this day in history bhutan, land of the Dragon, became an independent monarchy   

Aug 09   On this day in history harry Davenport, actor (Cowboy & Lady, Enchanted Forest), dies at 83   

Aug 09   On this day in history the first use in the United States of a pilot-ejection seat for an emergency escape, was made by Lieutenant J. L. Fruin of VF-171 from an F2H-1 Banshee while making over 500 knots in the vicinity of Walterboro, S.C.   

Aug 10   Natl Military Establishment renamed Dept of Defense on this day in history.   

Aug 10   The Avro Canada C.102 Jetliner takes maiden flight; designed to meet a Trans-Canada Airlines requirement; first jet transport to fly in North America and second to fly in the world in the year 1949.   

Aug 11   On this day in history 1st Naples-Capri swim, 17 miles (27 km) (Giovanni Gambi)   

Aug 11   On this day in history karl Weigl, composer, dies at 68   

Aug 12   On this day in history 16th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Philadelphia 38, All-Stars 0 (93,780)   

Aug 14   In the year 1949 husni al-Barazi, premier of Syria, shot to death   

Aug 15   WOTV TV channel 8 in Grand Rapids, MI (NBC) begins broadcasting in the year 1949.   

Aug 16   In the year 1949 margaret Mitchell, US writer (Gone With the Wind), dies at 48   

Aug 18   On this day in history hungary adopts constitution   

Aug 18   On this day in history paul J Mares, US jazz trumpetist/composer (Tin Roof Blues), dies at 49   

Aug 20   78,382 watch the White Sox play the Indians at Cleveland in the year 1949.   

Aug 20   On this day in history 78,382 watch White Sox play Indians at Cleveland   

Aug 20   In the year 1949 hungary (Magyar People's Republic) accepts constitution   

Aug 21   On this day in history gerhard von Keussler, composer, dies at 75   

Aug 21   Phila fans cause A's to forfeit game when they riot over a trapped line drive by Rich Ashburn, Giants leading 4-2 in 9th declared winners in the year 1949.   

Aug 22   On this day in history in the Queen Charlotte Island a 8.1 earthquake was Canada's largest historic earthquake.   

Aug 23   The birth of Shelly Long, American actress in the year 1949.   

Aug 24   On this day in history north Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) established   

Aug 24   North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) goes into effect on this day in history.   

Aug 26   On this day in history nico van Suchtelen, publisher, dies at 70   

Aug 27   Arthur Chesney, actor (Lodger, Chelsea Life), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

Aug 28   On this day in history 38th Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in New York (4-1)   

Aug 29   On this day in history uSSR explodes its first atomic bomb   

Aug 29   On this day in history uSSR performs first nuclear test   

Aug 30   In the year 1949 arthur Fielder, England cricket fast bowler (6 Tests 1903-08), dies   

Aug 30   Roly Jenkins (Worcs v Surrey) takes his 2nd hat-trick of the game in the year 1949.   

Aug 31   Andre Debierne, French chemist/physicist (actinium), dies in the year 1949.   

Sep 01   The first network detective series-Private Eyes-premiers on this day in history.   

Sep 02   On this day in history fire in riverfront area kills 1,700 (Chungking China)   

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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   In the year 1949 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   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   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 on this day in history.   

Jan 14   On this day in history joaquín Turina, Spanish pianist/conductor/composer (Rima), dies at 66   

Jan 15   On this day in history death of black Dahlia, murder victim found in LA (basis of the movie)   

Jan 20   In the year 1949 josephus T J Cuypers, architect (Amsterdam Stock Exchange), dies at 87   

Jan 22   On this day in history death of william Thomas Walsh, American author (b. 1891)   

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