1949: On This Year

1949

1949 (MCMXLIX in Roman Numerals) was the year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1949th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations.

Is 1949 a year special to you? If so you may like to discover what 1949 was famous for, who won the Oscars and the Nobel Prizes in 1949, who was Time's Person of the Year in 1949, which books, music and movies were top of the charts in 1949, what Chinese zodiac sign is associated to 1949, what babynames were most popular that year, what was the World population on that year and what happend in 1949.

On this page we will address all your questions and curiosities about 1949 to help you enjoy your trip down memory lane.

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What was 1949 known for ?

  • Balanced between the 1940s and 1950s, 1949 was just another year in the Truman presidence. At the beginning of this year, world leaders, presided over a global population estimated at just over 2.5 billion.
  • Parents adding to that number commonly chose the names James and Linda for their little bundles of joy. Those welcomed to the world in 1949 included George Foreman, Billy Joel, Alan Menken, Richard Gear, Sigourney Weaver, and Pablo Escobar. As always, happiness finds its balance in sorrow. The world lost the director of Wizard of Oz, Victor Fleming, the famous artist, Francis Dodd; the author of Gone with the Wind, Margaret Mitchell; and the philosopher, Maurice Maeterlinck.
  • People at the bookstores had a hard time putting down 1984, The Martian Chronicles, and 1939’s Pulitzer-winning Death of a Salesman. The box office on the other hand saw the popularity of Kind Hearts and Coronets, The Third Men, as well as Samson and Delilah. These 12 months gave birth to the term “Orwellian”, brought a revolution to daytime television, and the emergence of a classic Christmas carol. Keep reading to find out how 1949 helped forever change the world.
  • As it was the title of the Truman administration, and a time of progress for US welfare initiatives, this time is sometimes known as the fair deal. These 365 days bore witness to the first network detective series, the first female US treasurer, the first women to graduate from Harvard, and the first Israeli election. Some notable inventions of these twelve months include the instant cake mix, radio carbon dating, the crash test dummy and the Zamboni. While the ratification of NATO promoted peace on one side of the world, all was not quiet on the Eastern front. China’s Red Army moved on to attack Nanjing. After declaring victory, Mao Zedong moved to proclaim his country a people’s republic. China was not the only nation to change its name either; it was in 1949 that Siam became Thailand.
  • All you Christmas lovers out there, will be grateful that this year saw the first broadcast of Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.
  • Whether you’re glad to be driving in a safe car, or glad to have seen an end to the Grecian Civil War, 1949 played some part in that.

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1949: Oscar Winners of the Year

In 1949, during the 22nd Academy Awards Cerimony, held on 23/03/1950 the following movies, actors, actresses and directors were awarded with the Oscar in 6 categories honoring the films released in 1949:

What movie won the Best Picture Oscar in 1949?

All the King's Men
The Oscar for Best Movie went to All the King's Men, directed by Robert Rossen, starring Broderick Crawford, John Ireland, Joanne Dru, John Derek produced in the United States of America.

Who won the Best Director Oscar in 1949?

A Letter to Three Wives
The Oscar for Best Director went to Joseph Mankiewicz, for the movie A Letter to Three Wives , starring produced in the .

Who won the Best Actor Oscar in 1949?

All the King's Men
The Oscar for Best Actor went to Broderick Crawford, for the movie All the King's Men, starring Broderick Crawford, John Ireland, Joanne Dru, John Derek produced in the United States of America.

Who won the Best Actress Oscar in 1949?

The Heiress
The Oscar for Best Actress went to Olivia de Havilland, for the movie The Heiress, starring Olivia de Havilland, Montgomery Clift, Ralph Richardson, Miriam Hopkins produced in the United States of America.

Who won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar in 1949?

Twelve O'Clock High
The Oscar for Best Supporting Actor went to Dean Jagger, for the movie Twelve O'Clock High, starring Gregory Peck, Hugh Marlowe, Gary Merrill, Millard Mitchell produced in the United States of America.

Who won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar in 1949?

All the King's Men
The Oscar for Best Supporting Actress went to Mercedes McCambridge, for the movie All the King's Men, starring Broderick Crawford, John Ireland, Joanne Dru, John Derek produced in the United States of America.
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1949: Who was Time's Person of the Year?


Winston Churchill
In 1949, Winston Churchill was named by TIME magazine as Person of the Year. Proclaimed as the "Man of the half-century", Churchill had led Britain and the Allies to victory in WWII. In 1949, Churchill was Leader of the Opposition.
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1949: What was the Chinese Zodiac sign associated with the year 1949?


According to the Chinese Zodiac and Astrology 1949 was the Year of the Ox.

Discover Zodiac Sign Characteristics and Personality Traits of people born under the Ox sign.

Nobel Prize

1949: Nobel Prize Winners of the Year


1949: Who won the Nobel Prize in None ?

In 1949 the Nobel Prize in None was awarded to:
  • William Giauque

1949: Who won the Nobel Prize in None ?

In 1949 the Nobel Prize in None was awarded to:
  • Walter Rudolf Hess

1949: Who won the Nobel Prize in None ?

In 1949 the Nobel Prize in None was awarded to:
  • António Egas Moniz

1949: Who won the Nobel Prize in None ?

In 1949 the Nobel Prize in None was awarded to:
  • John Boyd Orr

1949: Who won the Nobel Prize in None ?

In 1949 the Nobel Prize in None was awarded to:
  • Hideki Yukawa

1949: Who won the Nobel Prize in None ?

In 1949 the Nobel Prize in None was awarded to:
  • William Faulkner
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1949: What were the most popular baby names in the USA that year ?

The 3 most popular baby names in 1949 were James, Robert and John for boys and Linda, Mary and Patricia for girls according to the US Census Bureau historical records.

1949: What were the Top #10 male names given to baby boys that year?

The Top # 10 male names given to baby boys in 1949 in the USA according to the US Census Bureau historical records were:

  • James
  • Robert
  • John
  • William
  • Michael
  • David
  • Richard
  • Thomas
  • Charles
  • Larry

1949: What were the Top #10 female names given to baby girls that year?

The Top # 10 female names given to baby girls in 1949 in the USA according to the US Census Bureau historical records were:

  • Linda
  • Mary
  • Patricia
  • Barbara
  • Susan
  • Sandra
  • Nancy
  • Carol
  • Kathleen
  • Sharon

vinyl songs

1949: What was the number 1 song in the USA that year?

The number 1 song in the USA in 1949, i.e. the best selling and most popular song of tha year, was Johnson Rag by Jack Teter Trio

1949: What was the music chart in the USA that year?

The Music Chart in the USA in 1949 with the top 10 most popular songs, was:

  1. Johnson Rag by Jack Teter Trio
  2. That Lucky Old Sun by Frankie Laine
  3. Cruising Down the River by Russ Morgan & His Orchestra
  4. Cruising Down The River by Blue Barron & His Orchestra
  5. Mule Train by Frankie Laine
  6. Some Enchanted Evening by Perry Como
  7. You're Breaking My Heart by Vic Damone
  8. Forever and Ever by Russ Morgan & His Orchestra
  9. Slippin' Around by Margaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely
  10. There's No Tomorrow by Tony Martin

1949: What were the most popular movies that year ?

The most popular movies and box office hits in 1949 were:

The Third Man

The Third Man

Release year: 1949

Directed by: Carol Reed

Starring: Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Trevor Howard

Country: United States of America

White Heat

White Heat

Release year: 1949

Directed by: Raoul Walsh

Starring: James Cagney, Virginia Mayo, Edmond O'Brien, Margaret Wycherly

Country: United States of America

The Heiress

The Heiress

Release year: 1949

Directed by: William Wyler

Starring: Olivia de Havilland, Montgomery Clift, Ralph Richardson, Miriam Hopkins

Country: United States of America

Cavalcade of Stars

Cavalcade of Stars

Release year: 1949

Starring: Jackie Gleason

Country: United States of America

Kind Hearts and Coronets

Kind Hearts and Coronets

Release year: 1949

Directed by: Robert Hamer

Starring: Dennis Price, Alec Guinness, Valerie Hobson, Joan Greenwood

Country: United States of America

history

What happened in 1949?

Here's what happened in 1949:

  • Jan 1, 1949: KPRC TV channel 2 in Houston, TX (NBC) begins broadcasting
  • Jan 2, 1949: KDKA TV channel 2 in Pittsburgh, PA (CBS) begins broadcasting
  • Jan 3, 1949: Colgate Theater dramatic anthology series premieres on NBC TV
  • Jan 4, 1949: RMS ''Caronia'' of the Cunard Line departs Southampton for New York on her maiden voyage.
  • Jan 5, 1949: General Spoor orders cease-fire on Sumatra.
  • Jan 7, 1949: First photo of genes taken at University of Southern California by Pease and Baker.
  • Jan 8, 1949: Make Mine Manhattan play closes at Broadhurst Theater in New York City, New York after 429 performances.
  • Jan 10, 1949: 1st Jewish family show Goldbergs premieres on CBS
  • Jan 11, 1949: Snowfall 1st recorded in Los Angeles
  • Jan 12, 1949: Arthur Godfrey & His Friends premieres on CBS TV
  • Jan 13, 1949: Along 5th Avenue opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 180 performances
  • Jan 14, 1949: Black / Indian race rebellion in Durban, South Africa; 142 die
  • Jan 15, 1949: Chinese Civil War: The Chinese Communist Party forces take over Tianjin from the Nationalist Government.
  • Jan 16, 1949: Rape of Lucretia closes at Ziegfeld Theater NYC after 23 performances
  • Jan 17, 1949: The Goldbergs, the first sitcom on American television, first airs.
  • Jan 18, 1949: They Stand Accused courtroom drama premieres on CBS (later DuMont)
  • Jan 19, 1949: The Poe Toaster first appears at the grave of Edgar Allan Poe.
  • Jan 20, 1949: J Edgar Hoover gives Shirley Temple a tear gas fountain pen
  • Jan 21, 1949: First inaugural parade televised (US President Harry Truman).
  • Jan 22, 1949: All for Love opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 121 performances
  • Jan 25, 1949: 1st Emmy Awards: Shirley Dinsdale and Pantomime Quiz (KTLA) win
  • Jan 26, 1949: WHIO TV channel 7 in Dayton, OH (CBS) begins broadcasting
  • Jan 27, 1949: Chinese liner Taiping collides with a collier off south China
  • Jan 28, 1949: New York Giants sign their 1st black players, Monte Irvin and Ford Smith
  • Jan 29, 1949: Britain, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand and Switzerland recognize Israel.
  • Jan 31, 1949: 1st daytime soap on TV These Are My Children (NBC in Chicago)
  • Feb 1, 1949: RCA releases first single record ever (45 RPM).
  • Feb 2, 1949: 1st 45 RPM record released
  • Feb 4, 1949: Failed assassination attempt on Shah of Persia.
  • Feb 5, 1949: Huaso sets official world equestrian high-jump record, 2.47 m, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
  • Feb 7, 1949: Joe DiMaggio becomes first US$100,000 per year baseball player (New York Yankees).
  • Feb 8, 1949: Hungarian Cardinal Mindszenty sentenced to life in prison
  • Feb 10, 1949: Arthur Miller's play a Salesman opens at Morosco Theater, New York City.
  • Feb 11, 1949: Willie Pep recaptures world featherweight boxing title.
  • Feb 12, 1949: Annie Get Your Gun closes at Imperial Theater in New York City after 1147 performances.
  • Feb 13, 1949: António Óscar Carmona is re-elected president of Portugal for lack of an opposing candidate.
  • Feb 14, 1949: Dutch Drees government presents plan for the building of 30,000 houses.
  • Feb 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.
  • Feb 17, 1949: Chaim Weitzman elected 1st President of Israel
  • Feb 19, 1949: Inside USA closes at Century Theater NYC after 339 performances
  • Feb 20, 1949: First International Pancake Race held (Liberal, Kansas, USA).
  • Feb 24, 1949: V-2/WAC-Corporal first rocket to outer space, White Sands, New Mexico, 400km.
  • Feb 25, 1949: WAC Corporal rocket achieves height of 400k (record)
  • Feb 26, 1949: US Air Force plane begins first nonstop around-the-world flight.
  • Feb 27, 1949: Chaim Weizmann becomes 1st Israeli President
  • Mar 1, 1949: Joe Louis retires as heavyweight boxing champion.
  • Mar 2, 1949: 1st automatic street light (New Milford, Ct)
  • Mar 4, 1949: Andrei Vishinsky succeeds Molotov as Soviet Foreign minister.
  • Mar 8, 1949: WAGA TV channel 5 in Atlanta, Georgia (CBS) begins broadcasting
  • Mar 9, 1949: Brigadier General Edwin K Wright, USA, ends term as Deputy Director of CIA
  • Mar 10, 1949: Detroit Tigers' pitcher Art Houtteman is critically injured in an auto accident but recovers to win 15 games in 1949.
  • Mar 13, 1949: US Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Yvonne C Sherman.
  • Mar 15, 1949: WICU TV channel 12 in Erie, PA (NBC) begins broadcasting
  • Mar 16, 1949: KFMB TV channel 8 in San Diego, CA (CBS) begins broadcasting
  • Mar 17, 1949: The Shamrock Hotel in Houston, Texas, owned by oil tycoon Glenn McCarthy, has its grand opening.
  • Mar 18, 1949: WGAL TV channel 8 in Lancaster, PA (NBC) begins broadcasting
  • Mar 19, 1949: First museum devoted exclusively to atomic energy opens in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA.
  • Mar 20, 1949: The Chicago, Burlington amp Quincy, Denver amp Rio Grande Western, and Western Pacific railroads inaugurate the ''California Zephyr'' passenger train between Chicago and Oakland, California, as the first long distance train to feature Vista Dome cars as regular equipment.
  • Mar 21, 1949: WTVJ TV channel 4 in Miami, Florida (NBC / CBS) begins broadcasting
  • Mar 24, 1949: 21st Academy Awards: Hamlet, Laurence Olivier, and Jane Wyman win.
  • Mar 25, 1949: SS police chief Rauter request for a pardon, denied
  • Mar 26, 1949: The first half of Giuseppe Verdi's opera ''Aida'', conducted by legendary conductor Arturo Toscanini, and performed in concert (i.e. no scenery or costumes), is telecast by NBC, live from Studio 8H at Rockefeller Center. The second half is telecast a week later. This is the only complete opera that Toscanini ever conducts on television.
  • Mar 29, 1949: Turkey recognizes Israel.
  • Mar 30, 1949: Cold War: A riot breaks out in Austurvöllur square in Reykjavík, when Iceland joins NATO.
  • Mar 31, 1949: The Dominion of Newfoundland joins the Canadian Confederation and becomes the 10th Province of Canada.
  • Apr 1, 1949: Chinese Civil War: The Chinese Communist Party holds unsuccessful peace talks with the Nationalist Party in Beijing, after three years of fighting.
  • Apr 3, 1949: KQW-AM in San Francisco CA changes call letters to KCBS
  • Apr 4, 1949: WKRC TV channel 12 in Cincinnati, OH (ABC) begins broadcasting
  • Apr 5, 1949: A fire in a hospital in Effingham, Illinois, kills 77 people and leads to nationwide fire code improvements in the United States.
  • Apr 7, 1949: South Pacific opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 1928 performances
  • Apr 8, 1949: Kathy Fiscus, 3½ years old, dies from falling down an abandoned well in San Marino, California.
  • Apr 10, 1949: 13th Golf Masters Championship: Sam Snead wins, shooting a 282.
  • Apr 14, 1949: The day the N'Ko alphabet is held to have been completed by Solomana Kante.
  • Apr 15, 1949: Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Redemptoris nostri
  • Apr 17, 1949: At midnight 26 Irish counties officially leave the British Commonwealth. A 21-gun salute on O'Connell Bridge, Dublin, ushers in the Republic of Ireland.
  • Apr 18, 1949: Republic of Ireland withdraws from British Commonwealth.
  • Apr 19, 1949: 53rd Boston Marathon won by Gosta Leandersson of Sweden in 2:31:50.8.
  • Apr 20, 1949: Jockey Bill Shoemaker wins his first race, in Albany, California.
  • Apr 23, 1949: Chinese Red army conquerors Nanjing
  • Apr 24, 1949: 3rd Tony Awards: Death of a Salesman and Kiss Me Kate win
  • Apr 27, 1949: British Commonwealth of Nations renamed The Commonwealth.
  • Apr 28, 1949: Brooklyn, Commish Chandler suspends Durocher but he is absolved on May 3 New York fan charges Leo Durocher with assault after Giants lose 15-2 to
  • Apr 29, 1949: The ''News Review'' reveals neither Selhurst College nor its headmaster H. Rochester Sneath exist.!--This is newsworthy why, exactly?--
  • May 1, 1949: Gerard Kuiper discovers Nereid, (second satellite of Neptune).
  • May 2, 1949: Arthur Miller wins Pulitzer Prize for Death of a Salesman
  • May 3, 1949: First firing of a US Viking rocket; reaches 80 km.
  • May 4, 1949: Air crash at Turijn (whole Torino-soccer team survives).
  • May 5, 1949: Council of Europe forms
  • May 6, 1949: EDSAC, the first practicable stored-program computer, runs its first program at Cambridge University.
  • May 7, 1949: 75th Kentucky Derby: Steve Brooks aboard Ponder wins in 2:04.2.
  • May 8, 1949: West German constitution approved.
  • May 9, 1949: Rainier III of Monaco becomes Prince of Monaco.
  • May 11, 1949: 1st Polaroid camera sold $89.95 (NYC)
  • May 12, 1949: 1st foreign woman ambassador received in US (S V L Pandit India)
  • May 14, 1949: Love Life closes at 46th St. Theater NYC after 252 performances
  • May 17, 1949: British government recognizes Republic of Ireland.
  • May 18, 1949: Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America incorporates.
  • May 20, 1949: In the United States, the Armed Forces Security Agency, the predecessor to the National Security Agency, is established.
  • May 22, 1949: After two months in Bethesda Naval Hospital, James Forrestal commits suicide, under circumstances that seem suspicious to many.
  • May 23, 1949: Federal Republic of [West] Germany proclaimed (Republic Day)
  • May 25, 1949: Chinese Red army occupies Shanghai.
  • May 27, 1949: Martin Canine, cartoon character, spoofs Martin Kane
  • May 29, 1949: Candid Camera, TV comedy Variety, moves to NBC
  • May 30, 1949: East Germans constitution approved
  • May 31, 1949: 31st PGA Championship: Sam Snead at Hermitage Country Club, Richmond, Virginia, USA.
  • Jun 1, 1949: 1st magazine on microfilm offered to subscribers (Newsweek)
  • Jun 2, 1949: Transjordan is renamed Jordan.
  • Jun 3, 1949: 1st negro to graduate from US Naval Academy
  • Jun 4, 1949: Cavalcade of Stars debuts (DuMont)
  • Jun 5, 1949: Thailand elects Orapin Chaiyakan, the first Thai female member of Thailand's Parliament.
  • Jun 6, 1949: It Pays To Be Ignorant, game Show, debut on CBS-TV
  • Jun 8, 1949: Siam changes name to Thailand
  • Jun 9, 1949: Mrs Georgia Neese Clark of Kansas becomes 1st woman treasurer of US
  • Jun 10, 1949: Istvan Dobi becomes Hungarian Premier
  • Jun 11, 1949: 49th US Golf Open: Cary Middlecoff shoots a 286 at Medinah Country Club - Illinois
  • Jun 14, 1949: State of Vietnam forms, Bao Dai installed as Emperor
  • Jun 15, 1949: Phils Eddie Waitkus, shot by Ruth Steinhagen, 19, at Eddgewater Hotel
  • Jun 16, 1949: Gas turbine-electric locomotive demonstrated, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Jun 18, 1949: Along Fifth Avenue closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 180 performances
  • Jun 20, 1949: Central Intelligence Agency Act, passes
  • Jun 23, 1949: 1st 12 women graduate from Harvard Medical School
  • Jun 24, 1949: Hopalong Cassidy becomes 1st network western (NBC)
  • Jun 25, 1949: Presidential election in Syria (some women allowed to vote)
  • Jun 26, 1949: 1st Belgian parliamentary election where women can vote (CVP gains)
  • Jun 27, 1949: Captain Video & His Video Rangers, debut on DUMONT-TV
  • Jun 29, 1949: US troops withdraw from Korea after WW II.
  • Jun 30, 1949: Dutch troops evacuate Djakarta
  • Jul 1, 1949: 63rd Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Ted Schroeder beat Drobny (36 60 63 46 64)
  • Jul 2, 1949: High Button Shoes closes at Century Theater NYC after 727 performances
  • Jul 5, 1949: New York Giants purchase Monty Irvin and Henry Thompson, their 1st blacks
  • Jul 6, 1949: Cin Red Walker Cooper gets 10 RBIs
  • Jul 7, 1949: Cabatgata (A Night in Spain) opens at Broadway NYC for 76 performances
  • Jul 8, 1949: Monte Irvin and Hank Thompson are 1st blacks to play for New York Giants
  • Jul 10, 1949: WJAR TV channel 10 in Providence, RI (NBC) begins broadcasting
  • Jul 11, 1949: ''Pamir'' is the last ''commercial'' sailing ship to round Cape Horn under sail alone.
  • Jul 12, 1949: 16th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 11-7 at Ebbets Field, Brooklyn
  • Jul 13, 1949: Pope Pius XII excommunicates communist catholics
  • Jul 14, 1949: USSR explodes their 1st atom bomb
  • Jul 15, 1949: Miss Liberty opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 308 performances
  • Jul 19, 1949: Laos becomes associated state within French Union.
  • Jul 20, 1949: Vasil Kolarov elected Premier of Bulgaria
  • Jul 21, 1949: Senate ratifies North Atlantic Treaty by a vote of 82-13 (NATO)
  • Jul 24, 1949: Inidian pitcher Bob Lemon hits 2 HRs to beat Senators, 7-5
  • Jul 26, 1949: WCPO TV channel 9 in Cincinnati, OH (CBS) begins broadcasting
  • Jul 27, 1949: 1st jet-propelled airline (De Havilland Comet) flies
  • Jul 29, 1949: Airlift in West-Germany to West-Berlin ends
  • Jul 30, 1949: British warship HMS Amethyst escape down Yangtze River, having been refused a safe passage by Chinese Communists after 3-month standoff
  • Jul 31, 1949: Lightning strikes a baseball field in Florida, kills the shortstop and third baseman.
  • Aug 3, 1949: Republic Indonesia proclaims cease fire
  • Aug 4, 1949: NBL and NBAA merge into National Basketball Association
  • Aug 5, 1949: 6.75 Earthquake hits Quito; about 6000 die
  • Aug 6, 1949: Luke Appling record of 2,154 (en route to 2,218) games at shortstop
  • Aug 7, 1949: All after Love closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 121 performances
  • Aug 8, 1949: Bhutan, land of Dragon, becomes an independent monarchy
  • Aug 10, 1949: Ezzard Charles TKOs Gus Lesnevich in 8 for heavyweight boxing title
  • Aug 11, 1949: Gaston Eyskens forms Belgian Government
  • Aug 12, 1949: 16th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Philadelphia 38, All-Stars 0 (93,780)
  • Aug 14, 1949: Military coup under Colonel Sami Hinnawi in Syria
  • Aug 15, 1949: WOTV TV channel 8 in Grand Rapids, MI (NBC) begins broadcasting
  • Aug 18, 1949: Hungary adopts constitution
  • Aug 20, 1949: 78,382 watch the Chicago White Sox play the Cleveland Indians at Cleveland, Ohio.
  • Aug 21, 1949: Deportivo Saprissa enters Costa Rica ampndash soccer's first division.
  • Aug 22, 1949: Queen Charlotte earthquake: Canada's largest earthquake since the 1700 Cascadia earthquake
  • Aug 24, 1949: North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) goes into effect
  • Aug 28, 1949: 38th Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in New York (4-1)
  • Aug 29, 1949: USSR explodes its first atomic bomb.
  • Aug 30, 1949: Roly Jenkins (Worcs vs. Surrey) takes his 2nd hat-trick of the game
  • Aug 31, 1949: The retreat of the Democratic Army of Greece into Albania after its defeat on Gramos mountain marks the end of the Greek Civil War.
  • Sep 1, 1949: 1st network detective series-Private Eyes-premieres
  • Sep 2, 1949: Fire in riverfront area kills 1,700 (Chungking, China).
  • Sep 3, 1949: Fire in Chiang-king, China, destroys 7,000 lives
  • Sep 4, 1949: Marie Robie sinks 393 yard hole-in-one (first hole in Furnace Brook).
  • Sep 5, 1949: 63rd US Womens Tennis: M Osborne duPont beats Doris Hart (64 61)
  • Sep 6, 1949: Howard Unruh kills 13 neighbors in 12 minutes
  • Sep 7, 1949: The Federal Republic of Germany is officially founded. Konrad Adenauer is the first federal chancellor.
  • Sep 10, 1949: Cabatgata (A Night in Spain) closes at Broadway NYC after 76 performances
  • Sep 12, 1949: Theodor Heuss elected 1st President / Conrad Adenauer 1st Prime Minister of German FR
  • Sep 13, 1949: Ladies Pro Golf Association of America formed in New York City, New York.
  • Sep 15, 1949: Lone Ranger premieres on ABC-TV
  • Sep 16, 1949: KABC TV channel 7 in Los Angeles, CA (ABC) begins broadcasting
  • Sep 17, 1949: 128 die as fire guts Canadian passenger steamer Noronic in Toronto
  • Sep 18, 1949: Baseball major league record four grand slams hit.
  • Sep 19, 1949: The United Kingdom government devalues the pound sterling from $4.03 to $2.80, leading to many other currencies being devalued.
  • Sep 20, 1949: Dutch Guilder devalued 30.3%
  • Sep 21, 1949: Federal Republic of West Germany created under 3-power occupation
  • Sep 22, 1949: USSR detonates its 1st atomic bomb
  • Sep 23, 1949: Indian owner Bill Veeck holds funeral services to bury 1948 pennant
  • Sep 24, 1949: Laszlo Rajk, ex-foreign minister of Hungary, is sentenced to death.
  • Sep 25, 1949: Despite 71 injuries, Yankees have been in 1st place all season until Red Sox move into a tie for 1st place
  • Sep 27, 1949: The first Plenary Session of the National People's Congress approves the design of the Flag of the People's Republic of China.
  • Sep 28, 1949: My Friend Irma is 1st of 12 films starring Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis
  • Sep 29, 1949: Front Page, debuts on CBS-TV
  • Sep 30, 1949: Pirates Ralph Kiner hits his 54th HR and NL record 16th in September
  • Oct 1, 1949: The US suspends diplomatic relations with China.
  • Oct 3, 1949: WERD, 1st black-owned radio station, opens in Atlanta
  • Oct 4, 1949: American Contract Bridge League votes 58.5 percent to keep blacks out.
  • Oct 5, 1949: WBNS TV channel 10 in Columbus, OH (CBS) begins broadcasting
  • Oct 6, 1949: Iva Toguri D'Aquino (Tokyo Rose) sentenced to ten years and $10,000 fine.
  • Oct 7, 1949: Otto Greatwohl becomes 1st Premier of German DR
  • Oct 9, 1949: New York Yankees beat Brooklyn Dodgers four games to one in 46th World Series.
  • Oct 10, 1949: 3rd NHL All-Star Game: All-Stars beat Toronto 3-1 at Toronto
  • Oct 12, 1949: Eugenie Anderson becomes 1st woman ambassador nominated in US
  • Oct 13, 1949: Touch & Go opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 176 performances
  • Oct 14, 1949: Ezzard Charles TKOs Pat Valentino in 8 for heavyweight boxing title
  • Oct 15, 1949: Billy Graham begins his ministry
  • Oct 16, 1949: WDAF TV channel 4 in Kansas City, MO (NBC) begins broadcasting
  • Oct 17, 1949: Chinese communist troops take Guangzhou
  • Oct 22, 1949: Emile Zatopek runs world record 10,000m (29:21.2)
  • Oct 26, 1949: US President Harry Truman increases minimum wage from 40 cents to 75 cents.
  • Oct 28, 1949: Eugenie Anderson is 1st woman US ambassador (to Denmark)
  • Oct 30, 1949: Lost in the Stars opens at Music Box Theater NYC for 281 performances
  • Oct 31, 1949: Regina opens at 46th St. Theater NYC for 86 performances
  • Nov 2, 1949: Netherland recognizes Indonesia as a sovereign state
  • Nov 6, 1949: Greeks civil war ends
  • Nov 7, 1949: King Faruk disbands Egyptian parliament
  • Nov 9, 1949: Costa Rica adopts Constitution
  • Nov 11, 1949: WTTV TV channel 4 in Bloomington-Indianapol, IN (IND) 1st broadcast
  • Nov 15, 1949: KRON TV channel 4 in San Francisco, CA (NBC) begins broadcasting
  • Nov 18, 1949: NL batting leader (.342) Jackie Robinson wins NL MVP
  • Nov 19, 1949: Prince Rainier III coronation as 30th ruling Prince of Monaco
  • Nov 20, 1949: Jewish population of Israel reaches 1,000,000
  • Nov 21, 1949: Bill Veeck sells Indians for $22 million
  • Nov 24, 1949: Syracuse Nationals beat Anderson Packers, 125-123 in 5 OTs
  • Nov 25, 1949: Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer appears on music charts
  • Nov 26, 1949: 37th CFL Grey Cup: Montreal Alouettes defeat Calgary Stampeders, 28-15
  • Nov 27, 1949: Indonesia is recognized.
  • Nov 28, 1949: Winston Churchill makes a landmark speech in support of the idea of a European Union at Kingsway Hall, London.
  • Nov 29, 1949: Nationalist regime of China leaves for Taiwan / Formosa
  • Nov 30, 1949: KOTV TV channel 6 in Tulsa, OK (CBS) begins broadcasting
  • Dec 1, 1949: WBNG TV channel 12 in Binghamton, New York (CBS) begins broadcasting
  • Dec 3, 1949: KRLD (now KDFW) TV channel 4 in Dallas-Fort Worth, TX (CBS) begins
  • Dec 4, 1949: Bob Gage ties NFL record of a 97-yard touchdown run.
  • Dec 5, 1949: Ezzard Charles defeats Jersey Joe Walcott for heavyweight boxing title.
  • Dec 7, 1949: 15th Heisman Trophy Award: Leon Hart, Notre Dame (E).
  • Dec 8, 1949: Chinese Nationalist government moves from Chinese mainland to Formosa.
  • Dec 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.
  • Dec 11, 1949: WOAI (now KMOL) TV channel 4 in San Antonio, TX (NBC) 1st broadcast
  • Dec 13, 1949: AL votes down proposal to revive spitball
  • Dec 14, 1949: Traicho Kostov, ex-vice prime minister of Bulgaria, is sentenced to death.
  • Dec 15, 1949: A typhoon strikes a fishing fleet off Korea, killing several thousand.
  • Dec 16, 1949: Sukarno becomes President of Indonesia, with Mokammed Hatta as premier.
  • Dec 17, 1949: Regina closes at 46th St. Theater NYC after 86 performances
  • Dec 18, 1949: Philadelphia Eagles beat Los Angeles Rams 14-0 in NFL championship game.
  • Dec 19, 1949: Luxury passenger ship Aquitania demolished in Garelock Scotland
  • Dec 27, 1949: United States of Indonesia gains independence from Netherlands
  • Dec 28, 1949: 20th Century Fox announces it will produce TV programs.
  • Dec 29, 1949: 1st UHF television station operating regular basis (Bridgeport Ct)
  • Dec 30, 1949: The Malta Labour Party is founded.
  • Jan 5, 1949: In his State of the Union address, United States President Harry S. Truman unveils his Fair Deal program.

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What does the year 1949 refer to in the Gregorian calendar?

The year 1949 refers to a specific year in the Gregorian calendar, which is commonly used internationally. It is the 50th year of the 20th century and the 9th year of the 1940s decade. In the Gregorian calendar, it follows 1948 and precedes 1950.

calendars for year 1949

Can you show me the calendar for the year 1949?

February 1949
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September 1949
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November 1949
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