What Happened In February 1949 In History

Historical Events for February, 1949

• 8th » Cardinal Mindszenty of Hungary is sentenced for treason.
• 14th » The Knesset (Israeli parliament) convenes for the first time.
• 14th » The Asbestos Strike begins in Canada. The strike marks the beginning of the Quiet Revolution in Quebec.
• 15th » 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.
• 17th » Chaim Weizmann begins his term as the first President of Israel.
• 19th » Ezra Pound is awarded the first Bollingen Prize named Bollingen Prize in poetry by the Bollingen Foundation and Yale University.

Famous Birthdays on February in 1949

• 2nd » Duncan Bannatyne, Scottish businessman and philanthropist
• 2nd » Yasuko Namba, Japanese mountaineer (d. 1996)
• 2nd » Brent Spiner, American actor
• 2nd » Ross Valory, American bass player (Journey (band) known as Journey and The Storm (band) named The Storm)
• 3rd » Rick Hautala, American author and screenwriter (d. 2013)
• 3rd » Arthur Kane, American bass player (New York Dolls) (d. 2004)
• 3rd » Hennie Kuiper, Dutch cyclist
• 4th » Edward Acton (academic) called Edward Acton, Zimbabwean-English historian and academic
• 4th » Michael Beck, American actor
• 4th » Rasim Delić, Bosnian general (d. 2010)
• 4th » Richard Ryder, Baron Ryder of Wensum, English broadcaster and politician
• 5th » Kurt Beck, German politician
• 5th » Yvon Vallières, Canadian politician
• 6th » Mike Batt, English singer-songwriter and producer (The Wombles (band) e.g The Wombles)
• 6th » Manuel Orantes, Spanish tennis player
• 6th » Jim Sheridan, Irish director, producer, and screenwriter
• 7th » Martin Daunton, Welsh historian and academic
• 7th » Paulo César Carpegiani, Brazilian footballer and coach
• 7th » Jacques Duchesneau, Canadian police officer and politician
• 7th » Joe English (musician) Joe English, American drummer (Wings (band) Wings and Sea Level (band) Sea Level)
• 7th » Alan Lancaster, English bass player (Status Quo (band) called Status Quo and The Party Boys)
• 8th » Brooke Adams (actress) named Brooke Adams, American actress
• 8th » Niels Arestrup, French actor
• 9th » Bernard Gallacher, Scottish golfer
• 9th » Judith Light, American actress
• 10th » Jim Corcoran, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 10th » Maxime Le Forestier, French singer and guitarist
• 10th » Nigel Olsson, English drummer, songwriter, and producer (The Spencer Davis Group and Plastic Penny)
• 10th » Harold Sylvester, American actor
• 11th » Guy Cloutier, Canadian record producer
• 12th » Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu, Canadian politician
• 12th » Enzo Hernández, Venezuelan baseball player (d. 2013)
• 12th » Joaquín Sabina, Spanish singer-songwriter
• 12th » Fergus Slattery, Irish rugby union player
• 13th » Judy Dyble, English singer-songwriter and pianist (Fairport Convention and Giles, Giles and Fripp)
• 14th » Christopher Lillicrap, English television host, actor, and screenwriter
• 15th » Ken Anderson (quarterback) named Ken Anderson, American football player
• 15th » Hans Graf, Austrian conductor
• 15th » Francisco Maturana, Colombian footballer and manager
• 16th » Bob Didier, American baseball player
• 16th » Lyn Paul, English singer and actress (The New Seekers)
• 17th » Fred Frith, English guitarist and songwriter (Henry Cow, Art Bears, Massacre (experimental band) called Massacre and Skeleton Crew (band) e.g Skeleton Crew)
• 18th » Gary Ridgway, American serial killer
• 19th » Danielle Bunten Berry, American game designer and programmer (d. 1998)
• 19th » William Messner-Loebs, American author and illustrator
• 20th » Mab Segrest, American author and activist
• 20th » Ivana Trump, Czech-American skier and model
• 21st » Jerry Harrison, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Talking Heads and The Modern Lovers)
• 21st » Ronnie Hellström, Swedish footballer
• 22nd » Niki Lauda, Austrian race car driver
• 22nd » Olga Morozova, Russian tennis player
• 23rd » Marc Garneau, Canadian engineer, astronaut, and politician
• 25th » Ric Flair, American wrestler
• 25th » Jack Handey, American author and screenwriter
• 25th » Amin Maalouf, Lebanese-French author
• 26th » Simon Crean, Australian politician
• 26th » Elizabeth George, American author
• 26th » Emma Kirkby, English soprano
• 27th » Istvan Banyai, Hungarian-American illustrator and animator
• 27th » Rosalinda Galli, Italian voice actress
• 27th » Robert Paterson (bishop) e.g Robert Paterson, English bishop
• 28th » Ilene Graff, American actress and singer

Famous Deaths for February 1949

• 1st » Nicolae Dumitru Cocea, Romanian journalist, author, and activist (b. 1880)
• 1st » Herbert Stothart, American conductor and composer (b. 1885)
• 12th » Hassan al-Banna, Egyptian educator founded the Muslim Brotherhood (b. 1906)
• 14th » Yusuf Salman Yusuf, Iraqi politician (b. 1901)
• 21st » Thomas Clay, English footballer and manager (b. 1892)
• 21st » Tan Malaka, Indonesian educator and activist (b. 1894)

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