August 1949 calendar

Events

• 03 Aug 1949 Republic Indonesia proclaims cease fire
• 04 Aug 1949 NBL and NBAA merge into National Basketball Association
• 05 Aug 1949 6.75 Earthquake hits Quito; about 6000 die
• 06 Aug 1949 Luke Appling record of 2,154 (en route to 2,218) games at shortstop
• 07 Aug 1949 All after Love closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 121 performances
• 08 Aug 1949 Bhutan, land of Dragon, becomes an independent monarchy
• 10 Aug 1949 Ezzard Charles TKOs Gus Lesnevich in 8 for heavyweight boxing title
• 11 Aug 1949 Gaston Eyskens forms Belgian Government
• 12 Aug 1949 16th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Philadelphia 38, All-Stars 0 (93,780)
• 14 Aug 1949 Military coup under Colonel Sami Hinnawi in Syria
• 15 Aug 1949 WOTV TV channel 8 in Grand Rapids, MI (NBC) begins broadcasting
• 18 Aug 1949 Hungary adopts constitution
• 20 Aug 1949 78,382 watch the Chicago White Sox play the Cleveland Indians at Cleveland, Ohio.
• 21 Aug 1949 Deportivo Saprissa enters Costa Rica ampndash soccer's first division.
• 22 Aug 1949 Queen Charlotte earthquake: Canada's largest earthquake since the 1700 Cascadia earthquake
• 24 Aug 1949 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) goes into effect
• 28 Aug 1949 38th Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in New York (4-1)
• 29 Aug 1949 USSR explodes its first atomic bomb.
• 30 Aug 1949 Roly Jenkins (Worcs vs. Surrey) takes his 2nd hat-trick of the game
• 31 Aug 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.

Famous Birthday

• Richard Gere

  American actor, known for his gentle good looks and his devotion to Buddhism and the Dalai Lama since the early ‘70s.

• Gene Simmons

  Israeli-born American musician, a bass player, singer, actor and member of the enormously popular group, "Kiss.

• Igor Bogdanoff
• Julien Lepers

  French TV host, the presenter on "Questions of Champions" game show, and composer, son of architect and jazzman Raymond Lepers and singer...

• Mark Knopfler

  Scottish musician, singer and songwriter, who was the main force behind the group "Dire Straits.

• Grichka Bogdanoff
• Rick Springfield

  Australian singer, a teen idol turned soap star turned platinum-selling rocker who has sold 18 million albums.

• Jacques Weber

  French actor, director and writer.

• The Hague (Netherlands)
• Leslie van Houten
• Shelley Long

  American actress, comedienne, talk show hostess, and head of her own production company, best known for the TV series "Cheers.

• Philippe Petit

  French high-wire artist, who gained fame for his walk between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, on the morning of...

• Luiz Antonio Gasparetto
• Olivier de Funès
• Keith Carradine

  American actor in a theatrical family, the son of actor John Carradine and half-brother of David Carradine.

• Eric Carmen

  American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Raspberries).

• Mary Bell

  American minor actress in film and TV roles, including "The Shrike.

• Salif Keïta
• Loretta Devine

  American actress.

• Pia Degermark

  Swedish actress.

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Famous Deaths

• Margaret Mitchell

  American author of a book that took her ten years to write and became one of the best-selling novels of all time, "Gone With The Wind.

• Harry Davenport

  Actor (Cowboy & Lady, Enchanted Forest), dies at 83.

• Nico van Suchtelen

  Publisher, dies at 70.

• Paul Hoffer

  Composer, dies at 53.

• Arthur Chesney

  Actor (Lodger, Chelsea Life), dies at 67.

• Husni al-Barazi

  Premier of Syria, shot to death.

• Husni el-Zaim

  President / Dictator of Syria, shot to death.

• Paul J Mares

  US jazz trumpetist / Composer (Tin Roof Blues), dies at 49.

• Paul Mares

  American musician (Born 1900).

• Edward Thorndike

  American psychologist (Born 1874).

• Arthur Fielder

  English cricketer (Born 1877).

• Gregorio Perfecto

  Filipino journalist jurist and politician (d. 1949).

• Karl Weigl

  Composer, dies at 68.

• Gerhard von Keussler

  Composer, dies at 75.

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Top #5 songs in the USA

1. Vaughn Monroe & His Orchestra - Someday
2. Mills Brothers - Someday (You'll Want Me To Want You)
3. Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRae - Whispering Hope
4. Buddy Clark - You're Breaking My Heart
5. Ink Spots - You're Breaking My Heart