1949 Calendar
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1949 Historical Event(s)
- January 15, 1949 – Chinese Civil War: The Chinese Communist Party forces take over Tianjin from the Nationalist Government.
- 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.
- May 20, 1949 – In the United States, the Armed Forces Security Agency, the predecessor to the National Security Agency, is established.
- June 8, 1949 – George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four is published.
- August 22, 1949 – Queen Charlotte earthquake: Canada’s largest earthquake since the 1700 Cascadia earthquake
- October 7, 1949 – The German Democratic Republic (East Germany) is formed.
- October 24, 1949 – The cornerstone of the United Nations Headquarters is laid.
- November 26, 1949 – The Indian Constituent Assembly adopts India’s constitution presented by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar.
- December 13, 1949 – The Knesset votes to move the capital of Israel to Jerusalem.
Who Were Born On 1949?
- January 2, 1949 – Leijn Loevesijn, Dutch cyclist
- February 3, 1949 – Hennie Kuiper, Dutch cyclist
- March 16, 1949 – Elliott Murphy, American singer-songwriter
- May 29, 1949 – Andrew Clements, American author
- June 14, 1949 – Harry Turtledove, American novelist
- August 28, 1949 – Svetislav Pešić, Serbian basketball player and coach
- September 1, 1949 – P.A. Sangma, Indian politician
- November 24, 1949 – Linda Tripp, American political figure
- December 12, 1949 – Bill Nighy, English actor
- December 16, 1949 – Billy Gibbons, American guitarist (ZZ Top)