Historical Events In 1949

Oct 03   On this day in history wERD, 1st black-owned radio station, opens in Atlanta   

Oct 04   American Contract Bridge League votes 58½% to keep blacks out in the year 1949.   

Oct 04   In the year 1949 american Contract Bridge League votes 58«% to keep blacks out   

Oct 04   In the year 1949 edmund Eysler, Austrian composer, dies at 75   

Oct 05   On this day in history wBNS TV channel 10 in Columbus, OH (CBS) begins broadcasting   

Oct 06   Iva Toguri D'Aquino (Tokyo Rose) sentenced to 10 years & $10,000 fine on this day in history.   

Oct 06   In the year 1949 iva Toguri D'Aquino (Tokyo Rose) sentenced to 10 years and $10,000 fine   

Oct 06   Pres Truman signs Mutual Defense Assistance Act (for NATO) on this day in history.   

Oct 06   Robert Lynd [YY], Irish writer/critic (News Chronicle), dies at 70 in the year 1949.   

Oct 07   On this day in history german Dem Rep formed from Russian occupation zone (National Day)   

Oct 07   On this day in history german Democratic Republic formed   

Oct 08   In the year 1949 the birth of Sigourney Weaver, American actress   

Oct 09   Viktor Alexandrovich Uspensky, composer, dies at 70 in the year 1949.   

Oct 10   On this day in history 3rd NHL All-Star Game: All-Stars beat Toronto 3-1 at Toronto   

Oct 13   "Touch & Go" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 176 performances in the year 1949.   

Oct 14   On this day in history 14 US Communist Party leaders convicted of sedition   

Oct 15   In the year 1949 administration of territory of Manipur taken over by Indian govt   

Oct 15   In the year 1949 billy Graham begins his ministry   

Oct 15   Tripura accedes to the Indian union on this day in history.   

Oct 16   Hale Ascher VanderCook, composer, dies at 85 in the year 1949.   

Oct 16   WDAF TV channel 4 in Kansas City, MO (NBC) begins broadcasting in the year 1949.   

Oct 19   A's trade 2nd baseman Nellie Fox to White Sox for Joe Tipton on this day in history.   

Oct 20   Eugenie Anderson becomes 1st woman US ambassador (to Denmark) in the year 1949.   

Oct 22   200 killed in train derailment in Poland in the year 1949.   

Oct 22   On this day in history 200 killed in train derailment near Nowy Dwor Poland   

Oct 24   On this day in history joaquin Nin y Castellanos, composer, dies at 70   

Oct 26   President Truman increases minimum wage from 40 cents to 75 cents on this day in history.   

Oct 26   President Truman signs a measure raising the U.S. minimum wage from 40 to 75 cents an hour in the year 1949.   

Oct 28   In the year 1949 eugenie Anderson, the first U.S. woman ambassador, is sworn in.   

Oct 28   In the year 1949 georges Bidault elected president of France   

Oct 29   In the year 1949 white Sox trade Joe Tipton to A's for Nellie Fox   

Oct 30   "Lost in the Stars" opens at Music Box Theater NYC for 281 perfs on this day in history.   

Oct 31   On this day in history "Regina" opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 86 performances   

Oct 31   Edward R Stettinius, US foreign minister (1944-45)/diplomat, dies on this day in history.   

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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 on this day in history.   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of sylvia Likens, American torture victim (d. 1965)   

Jan 04   In the year 1949 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 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 09   On this day in history amilcare Zanella, composer, dies at 75   

Jan 10   On this day in history death of erich von Drygalski, German geographer, geophysicist, and polar scientist (b. 1865)   

Jan 14   On this day in history 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 in the year 1949.   

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.