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1949 Historical Event(s)
- January 29, 1949 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Earth Ox in Chinese astrology.
- April 5, 1949 – Fireside Theater debuts on television.
- April 18, 1949 – The aircraft carrier USS United States is laid down at Newport News Drydock and Shipbuilding. However, construction is canceled five days later, resulting in the Revolt of the Admirals.
- October 1, 1949 – The People’s Republic of China is established and declared by Mao Zedong.
- October 3, 1949 – WERD, the 1st black-owned radio station in the United States, opens in Atlanta, Georgia.
- October 7, 1949 – The German Democratic Republic (East Germany) is formed.
- October 14, 1949 – Eleven leaders of the American Communist Party are convicted, after a nine-month trial in a Federal District Court, of conspiring to advocate the violent overthrow of the U.S. Federal Government.
- October 16, 1949 – The diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and the German Democratic Republic are established.
- December 10, 1949 – Chinese Civil War: The People’s Liberation Army begins its siege of Chengdu, the last Kuomintang-held city in mainland China, forcing President of the Republic of China Chiang Kai-shek and his government to retreat to Taiwan.
- December 27, 1949 – Indonesian National Revolution: The Netherlands officially recognizes Indonesian independence. End of the Dutch East Indies.
Who Were Born On 1949?
- January 25, 1949 – Paul Nurse, English biochemist, Nobel Laureate
- March 8, 1949 – Karel Lismont, Belgian athlete
- March 22, 1949 – Brian Hanrahan, English journalist and broadcaster (d.2010)
- May 7, 1949 – Marilyn Cole, English model
- August 11, 1949 – Eric Carmen, American singer and guitarist (Raspberries)
- September 3, 1949 – José Pekerman, Argentine football manager
- September 9, 1949 – John Curry, British figure skater (d. 1994)
- November 5, 1949 – Armin Shimerman, American actor
- November 25, 1949 – Kerry O'Keeffe, Australian Test cricketer and commentator
- November 30, 1949 – Jimmy London, Jamaican reggae singer