1949 Calendar
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1949 Historical Event(s)
January 25, 1949
– At the Hollywood Athletic Club the first Emmy Awards are presented.
January 29, 1949
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Earth Ox in Chinese astrology.
February 14, 1949
– The Knesset (Israeli parliament) convenes for the first time.
June 25, 1949
– Long-Haired Hare, starring Bugs Bunny, is released in theaters.
August 5, 1949
– The Mann Gulch fire kills 13 firefighters in Montana.
August 31, 1949
– The retreat of the Democratic Army of Greece in Albania after its defeat on Gramos mountain marks the end of the Greek Civil War.
October 16, 1949
– Nikolaos Zachariadis, leader of the Communist Party of Greece, announces a “temporary cease-fire”, effectively ending the Greek Civil War.
November 15, 1949
– Nathuram Godse and Narayan Apte are executed for assassinating Mahatma Gandhi.
November 26, 1949
– The Indian Constituent Assembly adopts India’s constitution presented by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar.
December 7, 1949
– Chinese Civil War: The government of Republic of China moves from Nanking to Taipei.
Who Were Born On 1949?
January 22, 1949
– Mike Caldwell, American baseball player
February 4, 1949
– Rasim Delic, Bosnian military chief of staff and war criminal (d. 2010)
March 24, 1949
– Tabitha Spruce, American writer, poet and activist
June 22, 1949
– Elizabeth Warren, American attorney and law professor
July 10, 1949
– John Whitehead, American singer and record producer (d.2004)
August 3, 1949
– Philip Casnoff, American actor
August 13, 1949
– Bobby Clarke, Canadian ice hockey player
August 23, 1949
– Rick Springfield, Australian singer and actor
September 21, 1949
– Artis Gilmore, American basketball player
December 31, 1949
– Susan Shwartz, American writer