What Happened In November 1949 In History

Historical Events for November, 1949

• 2nd » The Dutch–Indonesian Round Table Conference ends with the Netherlands agreeing to transfer sovereignty of the Dutch East Indies to the Republic of the United States of Indonesia called United States of Indonesia.
• 7th » The first oil was taken in Neft Daşları e.g Oil Rocks (Neft Daşları), oldest offshore oil platform.
• 15th » Nathuram Godse and Narayan Apte are executed for assassinating Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi e.g Mahatma Gandhi.
• 18th » The Iva Valley Shooting occurs after the coal miners of Enugu in Nigeria go on Strike action e.g strike over withheld wages; 21 miners are shot dead and 51 are wounded by police under the supervision of the Colonial Nigeria or British colonial administrat
• 26th » The Constituent Assembly of India adopts the Constitution of India named constitution presented by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar.

Famous Birthdays on November in 1949

• 1st » David Foster, Canadian singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer (Skylark (Canadian band) Skylark, Attitudes (band) Attitudes, and Airplay (band) Airplay)
• 1st » Michael D. Griffin, American physicist and engineer
• 2nd » Lois McMaster Bujold, American author
• 3rd » Mike Evans (actor) called Mike Evans, American actor and screenwriter (d. 2006)
• 3rd » Osamu Fujimura, Japanese politician
• 3rd » Larry Holmes, American boxer and talk show host
• 3rd » Anna Wintour, English-American journalist
• 5th » Armin Shimerman, American actor
• 5th » Jimmie Spheeris, American singer-songwriter (d. 1984)
• 6th » Brad Davis (actor) named Brad Davis, American actor (d. 1991)
• 6th » Nigel Havers, English actor
• 6th » Arturo Sandoval, Cuban trumpet player, pianist, and composer (Irakere)
• 6th » Joseph C. Wilson, American diplomat, United States Ambassador to Gabon
• 6th » Joe Alaskey, American actor, comedian, and voice artist
• 7th » Stephen Bruton, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (d. 2009)
• 7th » Su Pollard, English actress and singer
• 7th » Steven Stucky, American composer and academic
• 7th » David S. Ware, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (d. 2012)
• 8th » Wayne LaPierre, American businessman, author, and activist
• 8th » Bonnie Raitt, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 10th » Ann Reinking, American actress, singer, dancer, and choreographer
• 10th » Don Saleski, Canadian ice hockey player
• 12th » Ron Lapointe, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1992)
• 12th » Jack Reed (politician) known as Jack Reed, American soldier and politician
• 13th » Yoshimi Ishibashi, Japanese race car driver
• 13th » Terry Reid, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 14th » Raúl di Blasio, Argentinian pianist, composer, and producer
• 14th » Gary Grubbs, American actor
• 14th » James Young (American musician) or James Young, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Styx (band) e.g Styx)
• 16th » Arrow (musician) known as Arrow, Montserratian singer-songwriter (d. 2010)
• 17th » John Boehner, American businessman and politician, 61st Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
• 17th » Nguyen Tan Dung, Vietnamese soldier and politician, 8th List of Prime Ministers of Vietnam e.g Prime Minister of Vietnam
• 18th » Ahmed Zaki (actor) called Ahmed Zaki, Egyptian actor (d. 2005)
• 19th » Nigel Bennett, English-Canadian actor
• 19th » Raymond Blanc, French chef and author
• 19th » Ahmad Rashad, American football player and sportscaster
• 19th » Amand Theis, German footballer
• 20th » Jeff Dowd, American film producer and activist
• 20th » Thelma Drake, American politician
• 22nd » Richard Carmona, American physician and politician, 17th Surgeon General of the United States
• 22nd » David Pietrusza, American historian and author
• 22nd » Andres Põder, Estonian archbishop
• 23rd » Tom Joyner, American radio host
• 23rd » Alan Paul, American singer-songwriter and actor (The Manhattan Transfer)
• 23rd » Sandra Stevens, English singer (Brotherhood of Man)
• 23rd » Jerry verDorn, American actor
• 24th » Shane Bourne, Australian comedian, actor, and television host
• 24th » Ewen Cameron, Baron Cameron of Dillington, English politician
• 24th » Sally Davies (doctor) or Sally Davies, English haematologist, Chief Medical Officer (United Kingdom) or Chief Medical Officer for England
• 24th » Linda Tripp, American civil servant
• 26th » Mari Alkatiri, East Timorese geographer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of East Timor
• 26th » Shlomo Artzi, Israeli singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 26th » Juanin Clay, American actress (d. 1995)
• 26th » Martin Lee (singer) or Martin Lee, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Brotherhood of Man)
• 26th » Vincent A. Mahler, American political scientist and academic
• 27th » Nick Discepola, Italian-Canadian businessman and politician (d. 2012)
• 27th » Masanori Sekiya, Japanese race car driver
• 28th » Alexander Godunov, Russian-American actor and dancer (d. 1995)
• 28th » Paul Shaffer, Canadian-American actor, keyboard player, and bandleader
• 29th » Jerry Lawler, American wrestler, sportscaster, and actor
• 29th » Dutch Mantel, American wrestler and manager
• 29th » Stan Rogers, Canadian singer-songwriter (d. 1983)
• 29th » Garry Shandling, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter
• 29th » Steve Smith (politician) named Steve Smith, American lawyer and politician (d. 2014)
• 30th » Vlassis Bonatsos, Greek actor and singer (d. 2004)
• 30th » Jimmy London (reggae singer) e.g Jimmy London, Jamaican singer-songwriter

Famous Deaths for November 1949

• 2nd » Jerome F. Donovan, American lawyer and politician (b. 1872)
• 3rd » Solomon R. Guggenheim, American art collector and philanthropist, founded the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (b. 1861)
• 8th » Cyriel Verschaeve, Belgian-Austrian priest and activist (b. 1874)
• 11th » Loukas Kanakaris-Roufos, Greek politician, List of foreign ministers of Greece known as Foreign Minister of Greece (b. 1878)
• 15th » Narayan Apte, Indian activist, assassin of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (b. 1911)
• 15th » Nathuram Godse, Indian assassin of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (b. 1910)
• 25th » Bill Robinson, American actor and dancer (b. 1878)

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