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1949 Calendar
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1949 Historical Event(s)
- 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 Knesset (Israeli parliament) convenes for the first time.
- March 2, 1949 – The first automatic street light is installed in New Milford, Connecticut.
- April 4, 1949 – Twelve nations sign the North Atlantic Treaty creating the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
- July 27, 1949 – Initial flight of the de Havilland Comet, the first jet-powered airliner.
- August 24, 1949 – The treaty creating NATO goes into effect.
- October 3, 1949 – WERD, the 1st black-owned radio station in the United States, opens in Atlanta, Georgia.
- 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 29, 1949 – KC2XAK of Bridgeport, Connecticut becomes the first Ultra high frequency (UHF) television station to operate a daily schedule.
Who Were Born On 1949?
- January 15, 1949 – Panos Mihalopoulos, Greek actor
- February 7, 1949 – Paulo César Carpegiani, Brazilian footballer and coach
- February 19, 1949 – Danielle Bunten Berry, American software developer (d. 1998)
- April 8, 1949 – Brenda Russell, American singer/songwriter
- July 2, 1949 – Hanno Pöschl, Austrian actor
- July 24, 1949 – Michael Richards, American comedian
- September 26, 1949 – Clodoaldo, Brazilian football player
- November 23, 1949 – Sandra Stevens, British singer (Brotherhood of Man)
- December 1, 1949 – Sebastián Piñera, Chilean businessman and politician
- December 6, 1949 – Linda Creed, American songwriter (d. 1986)