1949 Calendar
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1949 Historical Event(s)
- January 2, 1949 – Luis Muñoz Marín becomes the first democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico
- January 11, 1949 – First recorded case of snowfall in Los Angeles, California.
- January 15, 1949 – Chinese Civil War: The Chinese Communist Party forces take over Tianjin from the Nationalist Government.
- 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.
- April 5, 1949 – Fireside Theater debuts on television.
- 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.
- September 30, 1949 – The Berlin Airlift ends.
- December 13, 1949 – The Knesset votes to move the capital of Israel to Jerusalem.
- December 27, 1949 – Indonesian National Revolution: The Netherlands officially recognizes Indonesian independence. End of the Dutch East Indies.
Who Were Born On 1949?
- January 13, 1949 – Brandon Tartikoff, American television executive (d. 1997)
- March 3, 1949 – Jesse Jefferson, American baseball player
- March 18, 1949 – Åse Kleveland, Norwegian singer and politician
- March 24, 1949 – Nick Lowe, British musician
- April 25, 1949 – James Fenton, English poet
- May 29, 1949 – Andrew Clements, American author
- October 1, 1949 – André Rieu, Dutch violinist, conductor and composer
- October 4, 1949 – Armand Assante, American actor
- November 29, 1949 – Stan Rogers, Canadian folk musician and songwriter (d. 1983)
- November 30, 1949 – Jimmy London, Jamaican reggae singer