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1949 Calendar

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•  January 29, 1949 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Earth Ox in Chinese astrology.
•  February 15, 1949 – Gerald Lankester Harding and Roland de Vaux begin excavations at Cave 1 of the Qumran Caves, where they will eventually discover the first seven Dead Sea Scrolls.
•  March 31, 1949 – The Dominion of Newfoundland joins the Canadian Confederation and becomes the 10th Province of Canada.
•  May 12, 1949 – The western occupying powers approve the Basic Law for the new German state: the Federal Republic of Germany.
•  May 23, 1949 – The Federal Republic of Germany is established and the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany is proclaimed.
•  June 24, 1949 – The first television western, Hopalong Cassidy, is aired on NBC starring William Boyd.
•  June 25, 1949 – Long-Haired Hare, starring Bugs Bunny, is released in theaters.
•  August 5, 1949 – In Ecuador, an earthquake destroys 50 towns and kills more than 6,000.
•  November 18, 1949 – The Iva Valley Shooting occurs after the coal miners of Enugu in Nigeria go on strike over withheld wages; 21 miners are shot dead and 51 are wounded by police under the supervision of the British colonial administration of Nigeria.
•  December 7, 1949 – Chinese Civil War: The government of Republic of China moves from Nanking to Taipei.

•  January 3, 1949 – Sylvia Likens, American torture victim (d. 1965)
•  February 2, 1949 – Duncan Bannatyne, Scottish entrepreneur
•  March 4, 1949 – Carroll Baker, Canadian country singer and songwriter
•  March 23, 1949 – Ric Ocasek, American musician (The Cars)
•  June 27, 1949 – Vera Wang, American fashion designer
•  August 4, 1949 – John Riggins, American football player
•  September 7, 1949 – Barry Siegel, American journalist
•  September 29, 1949 – George Dalaras, Greek singer
•  October 12, 1949 – Dave Lloyd, British cyclist
•  October 25, 1949 – Walter Hyatt, American singer and songwriter, leader of Uncle Walt’s Band