Page 2: Historical Events In 1949

Jan 21   1st inaugural parade televised (Harry Truman) in the year 1949.   

Jan 21   In the year 1949 the first inaugural parade televised (Harry Truman)   

Jan 22   "All for Love" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 121 perfs in the year 1949.   

Jan 23   In Regina Saskatchewan fire destroys the transit barns, torching most of its 38 buses and streetcars in the year 1949.   

Jan 24   On this day in history john (Adam) Belushicomedian Second City improvisational troupe, original cast Saturday Night Live was born   

Jan 24   John (Adam) Belushicomedian: Second City improvisational troupe, original cast: Saturday Night Live was born on this day in history.   

Jan 24   On this day in history the birth of John Belushi, American actor   

Jan 25   1st Emmy Awards: Shirley Dinsdale & Pantomime Quiz (KTLA) win on this day in history.   

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

Jan 25   In the year 1949 the first Israeli election - Ben-Gurion's Mapai party wins   

Jan 26   USS Norton Sound, first guided-missile ship, launches first guided missile, Loon in the year 1949.   

Jan 26   In the year 1949 victor Fleming, director (Wizard of Oz, Gone With Wind), dies at 65   

Jan 26   On this day in history wHIO TV channel 7 in Dayton, OH (CBS) begins broadcasting   

Jan 27   Boris Asafiev, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

Jan 27   On this day in history chinese liner "Taiping" collides with a collier off south China   

Jan 27   In the year 1949 the Chief of Naval Operations authorized conversion of all new-construction cruisers to accommodate helicopters.   

Jan 28   Gustaf Lazarus Nordqvist, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

Jan 28   In the year 1949 nY Giants sign their 1st black players, Monte Irvin & Ford Smith   

Jan 28   On this day in history uN Security council condemns Dutch aggression in Indonesia   

Jan 29   In the year 1949 brit, Belgium, Lux, Neth, NZ & Switz recognize Israel   

Jan 29   Britain, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand &Switzerland recognize Israel on this day in history.   

Jan 31   1st daytime soap on TV "These Are My Children" (NBC in Chicago) in the year 1949.   

Jan 31   On this day in history henri de Vries, [Hendricus Walterop], actor (Cleopatra), dies at 84   

Jan 31   In the year 1949 the first daytime soap on TV "These Are My Children" (NBC in Chicago)   

Jan 31   The first daytime TV soap opera, These Are My Children, premieres from the NBC TV affiliate in Chicago on this day in history.   

Feb 01   200" (5.08-meter) Hale telescope first used on this day in history.   

Feb 01   On this day in history herbert Stothart, composer, dies at 63   

Feb 01   RCA releases first single record ever (45 rpm) in the year 1949.   

Feb 02   On this day in history golfing champion Ben Hogan seriously injured in an auto accident   

Feb 02   The first 45 RPM record released can Rock and Roll be far behind in the year 1949.   

Feb 04   Failed assassination attempt on Shah of Persia in the year 1949.   

Feb 05   Huaso sets official world equestrian high-jump record, 2.47 m, Chic on this day in history.   

Feb 05   Huaso sets official world equestrian high-jump record, 2.47 m, Chicago in the year 1949.   

Feb 05   On this day in history juozas Tallat-Kelpsa, composer, dies at 50   

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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   Sylvia Likens, American torture victim (d. 1965) was born in the year 1949.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of michael Boit, Nandi Kenya, 800m runner (Olympic-bronze-1972)   

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

Jan 07   John Christopher Parry, rocker (Cure) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 09   In the year 1949 amilcare Zanella, composer, dies at 75   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 15   Black Dahlia, murder victim found in LA (basis of the movie) died in the year 1949.   

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