Historical Events In 1949

Mar 26   11th NCAA Men's Basketball Champion: Kentucky beats Okla State 46-36 on this day in history.   

Mar 28   In the year 1949 grigoras Dinicu, composer, dies at 59   

Mar 29   Turkey recognizes Israel on this day in history.   

Mar 30   Dattaram Dharmaji Hindlekar, cricketer (4 Tests for India), dies on this day in history.   

Mar 30   In the year 1949 riot breaks out in Austurvöllur square in Reykjavík, when Iceland joined NATO.   

Mar 31   Newfoundland becomes Canada's 10th province in the year 1949.   

Apr 01   On this day in history newfoundland becomes the tenth province of Canada and the Newfoundland Railway becomes part of the Canadian National system. This narrow gauge system had been operated by the island government since 1923.   

Apr 03   Basil Harwood, composer, dies at 89 in the year 1949.   

Apr 03   KQW-AM in San Francisco CA changes call letters to KCBS in the year 1949.   

Apr 03   In the year 1949 north Atlantic Treaty, pact signed by US, Britain, France & Canada   

Apr 03   On this day in history wLWS (now WCMH) TV channel 4 in Columbus OH (NBC) begins broadcasting   

Apr 04   On this day in history establishment of NATO   

Apr 04   On this day in history israel & Jordan sign armistice agreement   

Apr 04   North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) treaty signed (Wash DC) on this day in history.   

Apr 04   In the year 1949 the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation 'NATO', formed in Washington USA   

Apr 04   In the year 1949 wKRC TV channel 12 in Cincinnati OH (ABC) begins broadcasting   

Apr 05   60 year old St Anthony's Hospital burns, kills 77 (Effingham IL) in the year 1949.   

Apr 05   In the year 1949 60 year old St Anthony's Hospital burns, kills 77 (Effingham Ill)   

Apr 06   Stanley Christopherson, cricketer (1884, MCC Pres during WWII), dies on this day in history.   

Apr 07   "South Pacific" opens at Majestic Theater (for 1925 performances) on this day in history.   

Apr 07   "South Pacific" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 1928 performances on this day in history.   

Apr 07   In the year 1949 the Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein musical classic of love and war," South Pacific", unfolded on a lush tropical island swarming with Seabees, nurses, natives and coconut trees on this night in 1949.   

Apr 09   UN Intl Court of Justice held Albania responsible for incidents in Corfu Channel & awards Britain damages on this day in history.   

Apr 10   In the year 1949 13th Golf Masters Championship: Sam Snead wins, shooting a 282   

Apr 10   In the year 1949 sam Snead wins Masters golf tournament   

Apr 13   3rd NBA Championship: Minn Lakers beat Wash Capitols, 4 games to 2 in the year 1949.   

Apr 13   On this day in history c V France, dies at 80   

Apr 13   In the year 1949 in the Puget Sound area, Washington region a 6.9 earthquake occured between Olympia and Tacoma, along the southern edge of Puget Sound. Property damage in Olympia, Seattle, and Tacoma was estimated at $25 million; eight people were killed   

Apr 14   Joseph A Cushman, US paleontologist, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

Apr 15   Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Redemptoris nostri in the year 1949.   

Apr 15   Wallace Beery, US actor (The Champ), dies at 64 on this day in history.   

Apr 16   Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs sweep Detroit Red Wings in 4 games in the year 1949.   

Apr 16   On this day in history sutan Ibrahim gelor Datuk Tan Malaka, Indon communist, executed at 54   

Apr 16   Toronto Maple Leafs sweep Detroit Red Wings for the Stanley Cup 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 in the year 1949.   

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   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   In the year 1949 birth of richard Horowitz, composer   

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

Jan 01   On this day in history malcolm Campbell, English cyclist (world speed-record), dies at 63   

Jan 09   In the year 1949 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   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 22   William Thomas Walsh, American author (b. 1891) died on this day in history.   

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