1949 Calendar
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1949 Historical Event(s)
January 1, 1949
– United Nations cease-fire takes effect in Kashmir from one minute before midnight. War between India and Pakistan stops accordingly.
January 3, 1949
– The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, the central bank of the Philippines, is established.
January 19, 1949
– Cuba recognizes Israel.
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 Asbestos Strike begins in Canada. The strike marks the beginning of the Quiet Revolution in Quebec.
March 8, 1949
– Mildred Gillars (“Axis Sally”) is condemned to prison for treason
April 5, 1949
– Fireside Theater debuts on television.
April 23, 1949
– Chinese Civil War: Establishment of the People’s Liberation Army Navy.
July 1, 1949
– The merger of two princely states of India, Cochin and Travancore, into the state of Thiru-Kochi (later re-organized as Kerala) in the Indian Union ends more than 1,000 years of princely rule by the Cochin Royal Family.
October 7, 1949
– The German Democratic Republic (East Germany) is formed.
Who Were Born On 1949?
January 14, 1949
– Paul Chubb, Australian actor (d. 2002)
February 20, 1949
– Ivana Trump, Czech-born American socialite
March 6, 1949
– Martin Buchan, Scottish soccer player
March 24, 1949
– Tabitha Spruce, American writer, poet and activist
March 29, 1949
– John Arthur Spenkelink, American murderer (d. 1979)
July 10, 1949
– Greg Kihn, American pop musician & radio personality
July 14, 1949
– Tommy Mottola, American music executive
August 8, 1949
– Keith Carradine, American actor
August 23, 1949
– Shelley Long, American actress
December 20, 1949
– Soumaïla Cissé, Malian politician