Page 13: Historical Events In 1949

Nov 01   On this day in history leslie Gay, cricket wicket-keeper/goalkeeper (England in 1890's), dies   

Nov 02   Netherland recognizes Indonesia as a sovereign state on this day in history.   

Nov 03   Solomon R Guggenheim, US art collector, dies at 88 on this day in history.   

Nov 04   In the year 1949 "One Man's Family" premieres on TV   

Nov 06   In the year 1949 greeks civil war ends   

Nov 07   In the year 1949 king Faruk disbands Egyptian parliament   

Nov 09   Costa Rica adopts Constitution on this day in history.   

Nov 12   Hendrik A de Fish, [Henri Pauwels], Flemish philological, dies at 64 in the year 1949.   

Nov 13   On this day in history the birth of Whoopi Goldberg, American actress   

Nov 15   KRON TV channel 4 in San Francisco, CA (NBC) begins broadcasting in the year 1949.   

Nov 18   In the year 1949 nL batting leader (.342) Jackie Robinson wins NL MVP   

Nov 19   On this day in history james Ensor, Flemish painter/etcher (Oestereetster), dies at 89   

Nov 19   In the year 1949 prince Rainier III coronation as 30th ruling Prince of Monaco   

Nov 19   On this day in history prince Rainier III coronation in Monaco   

Nov 20   Jewish population of Israel reaches 1,000,000 in the year 1949.   

Nov 21   On this day in history bill Veeck sells Indians for $22 million   

Nov 23   In the year 1949 gustav Radbruch, German Min of Justice, dies   

Nov 24   On this day in history britain nationalizes it's steel & iron industry   

Nov 24   Britain nationalizes its steel &iron industry on this day in history.   

Nov 25   "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" appears on music charts in the year 1949.   

Nov 25   Luther "Bill" Robinson, "Bojangles" famed tap dancer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

Nov 26   On this day in history 37th CFL Grey Cup: Montreal Alouettes defeat Calgary Stampeders, 28-15   

Nov 26   In the year 1949 india adopts a constitution as a British Commonwealth Republic   

Nov 28   "Texas, Li'l Darlin'" opens at Mark Hellinger NYC for 293 perfs on this day in history.   

Nov 29   Nationalist regime of China leaves for Taiwan/Formosa on this day in history.   

Nov 30   On this day in history a Sikorsky helicopter flew from NAS Seattle to NAS Alameda in 10 hours and 50 minutes and unofficially bettered the existing distance record for helicopters with a flight of 755 miles.   

Nov 30   In the year 1949 chinese Communists captured Chungking   

Dec 01   In the year 1949 wBNG TV channel 12 in Binghamton, NY (CBS) begins broadcasting   

Dec 03   Elin Pelin, writer, dies on this day in history.   

Dec 03   On this day in history kRLD (now KDFW) TV channel 4 in Dallas-Fort Worth, TX (CBS) begins   

Dec 04   Bob Gage ties NFL record of a 97 yard touchdown run on this day in history.   

Dec 04   In the year 1949 the birth of Jeff Bridges, American actor   

Dec 05   On this day in history ezzard Charles defeats Jersey Joe Walcott for heavyweight boxing title   

Dec 06   On this day in history leadbelly, [Huddie William Ledbetter], blues singer, dies at 64   

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Jan 02   On this day in history 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   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   George Brown, rock drummer (Kool & the Gang-Celebration) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 06   Richard Horowitz, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 07   John Christopher Parry, rocker (Cure) was born in the year 1949.   

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 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1949.   

Jan 20   On this day in history 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   In the year 1949 emil Axman, composer, dies at 61