What Happened In January 1949 In History

Historical Events for January, 1949

• 1st » United Nations cease-fire takes effect in Kashmir from one minute before midnight. War between India and Pakistan stops accordingly.
• 2nd » Luis Muñoz Marín becomes the first democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico.
• 3rd » The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, the central bank of the Philippines, is established.
• 5th » President of the United States named United States President Harry S. Truman unveils his Fair Deal program.
• 11th » The first "networked" television broadcasts take place as KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh e.g Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania goes on the air connecting the east coast and mid-west programming.
• 11th » A record-setting snowstorm hits Los Angeles, California.
• 15th » Chinese Civil War: The Communist Party of China e.g Communist forces Pingjin Campaign or take over Tianjin from the Nationalist Government.
• 17th » 'The Goldbergs (broadcast series) or The Goldbergs', the first Situation comedy or sitcom on American television, airs for the first time.
• 19th » Cuba recognizes Israel.
• 20th » Point Four Program a program for economic aid to poor countries announced by United States President Harry S. Truman in his inaugural address for a full term as President.
• 25th » At the Hollywood Athletic Club the first Emmy Awards are presented.
• 26th » The Hale telescope at Palomar Observatory sees First light (astronomy) or first light under the direction of Edwin Hubble, becoming the largest aperture optical telescope (until BTA-6 is built in 1976).
• 31st » These Are My Children, the first television daytime soap opera is broadcast by the NBC station in Chicago.

Famous Birthdays on January in 1949

• 1st » Max Azria, Tunisian-French fashion designer
• 1st » Olivia Goldsmith, American author (d. 2004)
• 1st » Borys Tarasyuk, Ukrainian politician
• 1st » Paula Tsui, Hong Kong singer
• 2nd » Christopher Durang, American playwright
• 2nd » Jean Krier, Luxembourger poet (d. 2013)
• 2nd » Leijn Loevesijn, Dutch cyclist
• 2nd » John Turner (cricketer) called John Turner, English cricketer (d. 2012)
• 3rd » Sylvia Likens, American murder victim (d. 1965)
• 3rd » Hilary Wainwright, English sociologist, political activist and editor Red Pepper (magazine) named Red Pepper
• 4th » Mick Mills, English footballer
• 6th » C. D. Wright, American poet
• 7th » Marshall Chapman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 7th » Chavo Guerrero, Sr., Mexican-American wrestler
• 7th » Anne Schedeen, American actress
• 7th » Steven Williams, American actor
• 8th » John Podesta, American politician, 20th White House Chief of Staff
• 8th » Lawrence Rowe, Jamaican cricketer
• 10th » Allu Aravind, Indian film producer
• 10th » Fred Bronson, American journalist and author
• 10th » George Foreman, American boxer
• 10th » James Lapine, American director
• 10th » Linda Lovelace, American porn actress and activist (d. 2002)
• 11th » Daryl Braithwaite, Australian singer-songwriter (Sherbet (band) e.g Sherbet)
• 11th » Chris Ford, American basketball player and coach
• 12th » Kentarō Haneda, Japanese composer (d. 2007)
• 12th » Ottmar Hitzfeld, German footballer and manager
• 12th » Hamadi Jebali, Tunisian engineer, journalist, and politician, 19th Prime Minister of Tunisia
• 12th » Haruki Murakami, Japanese author
• 12th » Michael W. Vannier, American radiologist
• 12th » Wayne Wang, Hong Kong-American director, producer, and screenwriter
• 13th » Klaus Brandner, German politician
• 13th » Rakesh Sharma, Indian pilot and astronaut
• 13th » Brandon Tartikoff, American screenwriter and producer (d. 1997)
• 14th » Paul Chubb, Australian actor (d. 2002)
• 14th » Lawrence Kasdan, American director, producer, and screenwriter
• 14th » Mary Robison, American author
• 14th » Charlie Tumahai, New Zealand singer, bass player and songwriter (Be-Bop Deluxe) (d. 1995)
• 14th » Lamar Williams, American bassist (The Allman Brothers Band, Sea Level (band) named Seal Level) (d. 1983)
• 15th » Luis Alvarado, Puerto Rican baseball player (d. 2001)
• 15th » Alasdair Liddell, English businessman (d. 2012)
• 15th » Panos Mihalopoulos, Greek actor
• 16th » R. F. Foster (historian) e.g R. F. Foster, Irish historian and academic
• 16th » Oliver Humperdink, American wrestling manager (d. 2011)
• 16th » Caroline Munro, English actress and singer
• 16th » Andrew Refshauge, Australian politician, 13th Deputy Premier of New South Wales
• 17th » Gyude Bryant, Liberian businessman and politician (d. 2014)
• 17th » Andy Kaufman, American comedian and actor (d. 1984)
• 17th » Mick Taylor, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers and The Rolling Stones)
• 19th » Arend Langenberg, Dutch voice actor and radio host (d. 2012)
• 19th » Robert Palmer (singer) known as Robert Palmer, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Power Station (band) or Power Station) (d. 2003)
• 19th » Lindsay Roy, Scottish educator and politician
• 19th » Andrew Samuels, English psychologist and academic
• 19th » Dennis Taylor, Irish snooker player
• 20th » Göran Persson, Swedish politician, 31st Prime Minister of Sweden
• 22nd » Mike Caldwell (baseball) named Mike Caldwell, American baseball player
• 22nd » Phil Miller, English guitarist (National Health, In Cahoots, Matching Mole, and Hatfield and the North)
• 22nd » Steve Perry (musician) called Steve Perry, American singer-songwriter and producer (Journey (band) e.g Journey)
• 22nd » Mike Westhues, American-Finnish singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2013)
• 23rd » Joan Walley, English politician
• 24th » John Belushi, American actor (d. 1982)
• 25th » John Cooper Clarke, English poet
• 25th » Paul Nurse, English geneticist and biologist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine named Nobel Prize laureate
• 26th » Jonathan Carroll, American author
• 26th » David Strathairn, American actor
• 27th » Ethan Mordden, American author
• 28th » Thomas Downey, American politician
• 28th » Gregg Popovich, American basketball player and coach
• 29th » Evgeny Lovchev, Russian footballer
• 29th » Tommy Ramone, Hungarian-American drummer and producer (Ramones and Uncle Monk) (d. 2014)
• 29th » Tommi Salmelainen, Finnish ice hockey player
• 30th » Peter Agre, American physician and biologist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry known as Nobel Prize laureate
• 30th » Jaak Salumets, Estonian basketball player and coach
• 31st » Johan Derksen, Dutch footballer and journalist
• 31st » Norris Church Mailer, American model (d. 2010)
• 31st » Ken Wilber, American author

Famous Deaths for January 1949

• 6th » Victor Fleming, American director, producer, and cinematographer (b. 1883)
• 10th » Erich von Drygalski, German geographer and geophysicist (b. 1865)
• 14th » Harry Stack Sullivan, American psychiatrist and psychoanalyst (b. 1892)
• 14th » Joaquín Turina, Spanish composer (b. 1882)
• 22nd » William Thomas Walsh, American author (b. 1891)
• 25th » Makino Nobuaki, Japanese politician (b. 1861)
• 28th » Jean-Pierre Wimille, French race car driver (b. 1908)
• 28th » Judith Resnik, American colonel, engineer, and astronaut (b. 1949)

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