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What Happened In April 1949 In History

Historical Events for April, 1949

  • 1st » Chinese Civil War: The Communist Party of China called Chinese Communist Party holds unsuccessful peace talks with the Kuomintang or Nationalist Party in Beijing, after three years of fighting.
  • 1st » The Government of Canada repeals Japanese Canadian internment after seven years.
  • 1st » The 26 counties of the Irish Free State become Republic of Ireland known as Ireland.
  • 4th » Twelve nations sign the North Atlantic Treaty creating the NATO named North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
  • 5th » Fireside Theater debuts on television.
  • 5th » A fire in a hospital in Effingham, Illinois, kills 77 people and leads to nationwide fire code improvements in the United States.
  • 18th » The keel for the aircraft carrier USS United States CVA-58 6 is laid down at Northrop Grumman Newport News Newport News Drydock and Shipbuilding. However, construction is canceled five days later, resulting in the Revolt of the Admirals.
  • 28th » Former First Lady of the Philippines Aurora Quezon, 61, is assassinated while 'en route' to dedicate a hospital in memory of her Manuel L. Quezon or late husband; her daughter and ten others are also killed.

Famous Birthdays on April in 1949

  • 1st » Gérard Mestrallet, French businessman
  • 1st » Sammy Nelson, Irish footballer and coach
  • 1st » Gil Scott-Heron, American singer-songwriter and author (d. 2011)
  • 2nd » Paul Gambaccini, American-English radio and television host
  • 2nd » Bernd Müller (footballer born 1949) or Bernd Müller, German footballer
  • 2nd » Ron Palillo, American actor (d. 2012)
  • 2nd » Pamela Reed, American actress
  • 2nd » David Robinson (musician) called David Robinson, American drummer (The Modern Lovers, DMZ (band) named DMZ, and The Cars)
  • 3rd » Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck, German footballer
  • 3rd » A. C. Grayling, Zambian-English philosopher and academic
  • 3rd » Richard Thompson (musician) or Richard Thompson, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Fairport Convention and French Frith Kaiser Thompson)
  • 3rd » Lyle Alzado, American football player (d. 1992)
  • 4th » Junior Braithwaite, Jamaican-American singer (Bob Marley and the Wailers) (d. 1999)
  • 4th » Shing-Tung Yau, Chinese-American mathematician
  • 5th » John Berg (actor) called John Berg, American actor (d. 2007)
  • 5th » Judith Resnik, American engineer and astronaut (d. 1986)
  • 6th » Alyson Bailes, English-Irish academic and diplomat
  • 6th » Patrick Hernandez, French singer-songwriter
  • 6th » Horst Ludwig Störmer, German physicist, Nobel Prize in Physics or Nobel Prize laureate
  • 7th » Luca Cumani, Italian horse trainer
  • 7th » Mitch Daniels, American academic and politician, 49th Governor of Indiana
  • 7th » John Oates, American singer-songwriter guitarist, and producer (Hall & Oates)
  • 8th » K. C. Kamalasabayson, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, 39th Attorney General of Sri Lanka (d. 2007)
  • 8th » John Madden (director) named John Madden, English director and producer
  • 8th » Joe Royle, English footballer and manager
  • 8th » Brenda Russell, American-Canadian singer-songwriter and keyboard player
  • 8th » John Scott (sociologist) known as John Scott, British sociologist
  • 9th » Tony Cragg, English sculptor
  • 10th » Daniel Mangeas, French sportscaster
  • 11th » Bernd Eichinger, German director and producer (d. 2011)
  • 11th » Carl Franklin, American actor, director, and screenwriter
  • 12th » Scott Turow, American lawyer and author
  • 13th » Len Cook, New Zealand-English mathematician and statistician
  • 13th » Frank Doran (British politician) called Frank Doran, Scottish lawyer and politician
  • 13th » Christopher Hitchens, English-American journalist and author (d. 2011)
  • 13th » Ricardo Zunino, Argentinian race car driver
  • 14th » Dave Gibbons, English illustrator
  • 14th » DeAnne Julius, American-English economist
  • 14th » Chris Langham, English actor and screenwriter
  • 14th » John Shea, American actor and director
  • 15th » Alla Pugacheva, Russian singer-songwriter and actress
  • 15th » Craig Zadan, American director, producer, and screenwriter
  • 16th » Melody Patterson, American actress
  • 16th » Ann Romney, American wife of Mitt Romney
  • 16th » Pirkko Saisio, Finnish actress and director
  • 17th » Mike Hill (bishop) e.g Mike Hill, English bishop
  • 18th » Geoff Bodine, American race car driver
  • 19th » Paloma Picasso, French-Spanish fashion designer
  • 19th » Larry Walters, American truck driver and pilot (d. 1993)
  • 20th » Veronica Cartwright, English-American actress
  • 20th » Toller Cranston, Canadian figure skater and painter
  • 20th » Paul Heiney, English journalist
  • 20th » Jessica Lange, American actress
  • 21st » Patti LuPone, American actress and singer
  • 23rd » Paul Collier, English economist and academic
  • 23rd » David Cross (musician) e.g David Cross, English violinist (King Crimson)
  • 23rd » Joyce DeWitt, American actress
  • 24th » Eddie Hart (athlete) called Eddie Hart, American sprinter
  • 24th » James Paice, English politician
  • 24th » Véronique Sanson, French singer-songwriter and producer
  • 25th » Michael Brown (rock musician) known as Michael Brown, American keyboard player and songwriter (The Left Banke and Stories (band) called Stories)
  • 25th » James Fenton, English poet and critic
  • 25th » Vicente Pernía, Argentinian footballer and race car driver
  • 25th » Dominique Strauss-Kahn, French economist, lawyer, and politician
  • 26th » Carlos Bianchi, Argentinian footballer and manager
  • 26th » Jerry Blackwell, American wrestler (d. 1995)
  • 26th » Dominic Sena, American director and screenwriter
  • 27th » Grant Chapman, Australian politician
  • 28th » Jeremy Cooke, English judge
  • 28th » Paul Guilfoyle, American actor
  • 28th » Bruno Kirby, American actor (d. 2006)
  • 28th » Indian Larry, American motorcycle rider and builder (d. 2004)
  • 29th » Anita Dobson, English actress and singer
  • 30th » Phil Garner, American baseball player and manager
  • 30th » António Guterres, Portuguese politician, 114th Prime Minister of Portugal
  • 30th » Karl Meiler, German tennis player (d. 2014)

Famous Deaths for April 1949

  • 7th » John Gourlay, Canadian soccer player (b. 1872)
  • 15th » Wallace Beery, American actor (b. 1885)
  • 18th » Will Hay, English actor and director (b. 1888)
  • 19th » Ulrich Salchow, Swedish figure skater (b. 1877)
  • 22nd » Charles Middleton (actor) known as Charles Middleton, American actor (b. 1874)
  • 28th » Aurora Quezon, Filipino wife of Manuel Quezon, 2nd First Lady of the Philippines (b. 1888)

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