1st » The merger of two princely states of India, Cochin and Travancore, into the state of Thiru-Kochi (later re-organized as Kerala) in the Indian Union ends more than 1,000 years of princely rule by the Cochin Royal Family.
20th » Israel and Syria sign a truce to end their 1948 Arab–Israeli War named nineteen-month war.
21st » The United States Senate ratifies the North Atlantic Treaty.
27th » Initial flight of the de Havilland Comet, the first jet-powered airliner.
Famous Birthdays on July in 1949
1st » Néjia Ben Mabrouk, Tunisian-Belgian director and screenwriter
1st » John Farnham, English-Australian singer and songwriter (Little River Band)
1st » David Hogan (composer) called David Hogan, American composer (d. 1996)
1st » Venkaiah Naidu, Indian politician
2nd » Roy Bittan, American keyboard player and songwriter (E Street Band)
2nd » Greg Brown (folk musician) named Greg Brown, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
2nd » Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu, French actor (d. 2010)
2nd » Robert Paquette, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
2nd » Hanno Pöschl, Austrian actor
2nd » Nancy Stephens, American actress and producer
21st » Jon Davison (film producer) named Jon Davison, American actor and producer
21st » Al Hrabosky, American baseball player and sportscaster
21st » Hirini Melbourne, New Zealand singer-songwriter and poet (d. 2003)
22nd » Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Emirati politician, 4th Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates
22nd » Alan Menken, American pianist and composer
22nd » Lasse Virén, Finnish runner
23rd » Clive Rice, South African cricketer and coach
24th » Yves Duteil, French singer-songwriter and guitarist
24th » Michael Richards, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
26th » Thaksin Shinawatra, Thai businessman and politician, 23rd Prime Minister of Thailand
26th » Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) Roger Taylor, English singer-songwriter, drummer, and producer (Queen (band) Queen, The Cross (band) The Cross, and Smile (band) Smile)
27th » Maury Chaykin, American-Canadian actor (d. 2010)
27th » André Dupont, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
27th » Susan Gordon, American actress (d. 2011)
27th » Rory Macdonald (musician) called Rory MacDonald, Scottish singer-songwriter and bass player (Runrig and The Band from Rockall)
27th » Maureen McGovern, American singer and actress
27th » Robert Rankin, English author
28th » Vida Blue, American baseball player and sportscaster
28th » Peter Doyle (singer) known as Peter Doyle, Australian singer and guitarist (The New Seekers) (d. 2001)
28th » Randall Wallace, American screenwriter and producer
28th » Simon Kirke, English drummer (Bad Company and Free (band) e.g Free)