Historical Events In 1949

Sep 04   In the year 1949 marie Robie sinks 393 yd hole-in-one (1st hole in Furnace Brook)   

Sep 05   63rd US Womens Tennis: M Osborne duPont beats Doris Hart (64 61) in the year 1949.   

Sep 06   Howard Unruh kills 13 neighbors in 12 minutes on this day in history.   

Sep 08   On this day in history richard Strauss, German composer (Also sprach Zarathustra), dies at 85   

Sep 10   In the year 1949 "Cabatgata (A Night in Spain)" closes at Broadway NYC after 76 perfs   

Sep 11   Henri Rabaud, French composer/conductor (L'ete), dies at 75 in the year 1949.   

Sep 12   Theodor Heuss elected 1st pres/Conrad Adenauer 1st PM of German FR on this day in history.   

Sep 13   In the year 1949 ladies Pro Golf Association of America formed in NYC   

Sep 13   On this day in history the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) is established in New York City.   

Sep 15   In the year 1949 the Lone Ranger premiers on ABC-TV   

Sep 16   In the year 1949 kABC TV channel 7 in Los Angeles, CA (ABC) begins broadcasting   

Sep 17   Steamer "Noronic" burns at pier killing 128 (Toronto Canada) on this day in history.   

Sep 18   In the year 1949 frank Morgan, actor (Annie Get Your Gun, Wizard of Oz), dies at 59   

Sep 19   The birth of Twiggy, English model and actress on this day in history.   

Sep 19   In the year 1949 twiggy, British actress/model born   

Sep 20   Dutch Guilder devalued 30.3% in the year 1949.   

Sep 20   In the year 1949 nikolaos Skalkottas, composer, dies at 45   

Sep 21   On this day in history china's Communist leaders officially declare the country as The People's Republic of China.   

Sep 21   Chinese Communist leaders proclaims People's Republic of China in the year 1949.   

Sep 21   In the year 1949 federal Republic of [West] Germany created under 3-power occupation   

Sep 21   On this day in history people's Republic of China proclaimed   

Sep 22   Sam Wood, US communist fighter/director (Night at Opera), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

Sep 22   USSR detonates its 1st atomic bomb on this day in history.   

Sep 22   On this day in history uSSR detonates its first atomic bomb   

Sep 23   On this day in history indian owner Bill Veeck holds funeral services to bury 1948 pennant   

Sep 23   Truman announces evidence of USSR's first nuclear device detonation in the year 1949.   

Sep 24   Pierre Breville, composer, dies at 88 in the year 1949.   

Sep 25   4th US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Louise Suggs in the year 1949.   

Sep 30   In the year 1949 berlin Airlift ends after 277,000 flights   

Oct 01   In the year 1949 military Sea Transportation Service activated.   

Oct 01   People's Republic of China proclaimed by Mao Tse-tung on this day in history.   

Oct 01   On this day in history republic of China (Taiwan) forms on the island of Formosa   

Oct 01   The People's Republic of China created in the year 1949.   

Oct 02   St Louis Browns use 9 pitchers, lose to Whites Sox 4-3 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   Christopher Durang, Montclair NJ, playwright/actor (Sister Mary) was born in the year 1949.   

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   On this day in history birth of george Brown, rock drummer (Kool & the Gang-Celebration)   

Jan 06   Michael Boit, Nandi Kenya, 800m runner (Olympic-bronze-1972) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of richard Horowitz, composer   

Jan 07   On this day in history birth of john Christopher Parry, rocker (Cure)   

Jan 01   Malcolm Campbell, English cyclist (world speed-record), dies at 63 in the year 1949.   

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   Joaquín Turina, Spanish pianist/conductor/composer (Rima), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

Jan 15   Black Dahlia, murder victim found in LA (basis of the movie) died on this day in history.   

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

Jan 22   In the year 1949 death of william Thomas Walsh, American author (b. 1891)   

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