What Happened In September 1949 In History

Historical Events for September, 1949

• 4th » The Peekskill Riots erupt after a Paul Robeson concert in Peekskill, New York.
• 6th » Allies of World War II called Allied military authorities relinquish control of former Nazi Germany assets back to German control.
• 17th » The Canadian steamship SS named Noronic burns in Toronto Harbour with the loss of over 118 lives.
• 30th » The Berlin Airlift ends.

Famous Birthdays on September in 1949

• 1st » Garry Maddox, American baseball player
• 1st » Alasdair McDonnell, Irish physician and politician
• 1st » P. A. Sangma, Indian politician, 11th Speaker of the Lok Sabha
• 2nd » Moira Stuart, English journalist
• 3rd » José Pékerman, Argentinian footballer, coach, and manager
• 3rd » Patriarch Peter VII of Alexandria (d. 2004)
• 4th » Darryl Cotton, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (Zoot (band) e.g Zoot and Cotton Keays & Morris) (d. 2012)
• 4th » Dean Pees, American football player and coach
• 4th » Tom Watson (golfer) e.g Tom Watson, American golfer
• 5th » Clem Clempson, English guitarist and songwriter (Humble Pie (band) Humble Pie, Colosseum (band) Colosseum, and Bakerloo (band) Bakerloo)
• 7th » Gloria Gaynor, American singer-songwriter and actress
• 7th » Dianne Hayter, Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town, German-English politician
• 7th » Barry Siegel, American journalist and academic
• 8th » Edward Hinds, English physicist and academic
• 9th » John Curry, English figure skater (d. 1994)
• 9th » Alain Mosconi, French swimmer and businessman
• 9th » Daniel Pipes, American historian and author
• 9th » Joe Theismann, American football player and sportscaster
• 9th » Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Indonesian general and politician, 6th President of Indonesia
• 10th » Babette Cole, English author and illustrator
• 10th » Don Muraco, American wrestler
• 11th » Roger Uttley, English rugby player and coach
• 11th » Bill Whittington, American race car driver
• 12th » Charles Burlingame, American soldier and pilot (d. 2001)
• 12th » Irina Rodnina, Russian figure skater
• 13th » John W. Henry, American businessman
• 14th » Steve Gaines, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Lynyrd Skynyrd and Detroit (band) known as Detroit) (d. 1977)
• 14th » Ed King, American guitarist and songwriter (Lynyrd Skynyrd, Hunger (band) named Hunger, and Strawberry Alarm Clock)
• 14th » Tommy Seebach, Danish singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (Sir Henry and his Butlers) (d. 2003)
• 14th » Eikichi Yazawa, Japanese singer-songwriter
• 15th » Joe Barton, American politician
• 16th » Chrisye, Indonesian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2007)
• 16th » Ed Begley, Jr., American actor and producer
• 17th » Ron Stevens, Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 2014)
• 18th » Kerry Livgren, American guitarist and songwriter (Kansas (band) known as Kansas, AD (band) known as AD, and Proto-Kaw)
• 18th » Jim McCrery, American lawyer and politician
• 18th » Mo Mowlam, English politician, Minister for the Cabinet Office (d. 2005)
• 18th » Peter Shilton, English footballer and manager
• 19th » Twiggy, English model, actress, and singer
• 19th » Sally Potter, English director, screenwriter, and composer
• 19th » Ernie Sabella, American actor and singer
• 19th » Barry Scheck, American lawyer, co-founded the Innocence Project
• 20th » Mahesh Bhatt, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter
• 20th » Anthony Denison, American actor
• 20th » Victoria Mallory, American actress and singer (d. 2014)
• 21st » Henry Butler, American pianist and photographer
• 21st » Artis Gilmore, American basketball player and radio host
• 21st » Odilo Scherer, Brazilian cardinal
• 22nd » James Cartwright, American general
• 22nd » Jim McGinty, Australian politician, Attorney-General of Western Australia
• 23rd » Floella Benjamin, Baroness Benjamin, Trinidadian-English actress, academic, and politician
• 23rd » Jerry B. Jenkins, American author
• 23rd » Bruce Springsteen, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (E Street Band and Steel Mill)
• 23rd » Kostas Tournas, Greek singer-songwriter
• 24th » Bill Connors, American guitarist (Return to Forever)
• 25th » Pedro Almodóvar, Spanish director, producer, and screenwriter
• 25th » Jeff Borowiak, American tennis player
• 26th » Clodoaldo, Brazilian footballer
• 26th » Wendy Saddington, Australian singer (Chain (band) named Chain and James Taylor Move) (d. 2013)
• 26th » Jane Smiley, American author
• 26th » Marie Tifo, Canadian actress
• 26th » Minette Walters, English author
• 27th » Graham Richardson, Australian journalist and politician, 39th Minister for Health (Australia) known as Australian Minister for Health
• 27th » Mike Schmidt, American baseball player and coach
• 27th » Jahn Teigen, Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 28th » Jim Henshaw, Canadian actor, screenwriter, and producer
• 29th » George Dalaras, Greek singer-songwriter and guitarist

Famous Deaths for September 1949

• 4th » Olof Ås, Swedish actor and production manager (b. 1892)
• 6th » Walter Widdop, English tenor (b. 1892)
• 7th » José Clemente Orozco, Mexican painter (b. 1883)
• 8th » Richard Strauss, German composer and manager (b. 1864)
• 11th » Henri Rabaud, French composer and conductor (b. 1873)
• 13th » August Krogh, Danish physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine e.g Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1874)
• 14th » Romuald Joubé, French actor (b. 1876)
• 18th » Frank Morgan, American actor and singer (b. 1890)
• 19th » Will Cuppy, American author and critic (b. 1884)
• 19th » George Shiels, Irish playwright (b. 1886)
• 19th » Nikos Skalkottas, Greek violinist and composer (b. 1901)
• 28th » Archbishop Chrysanthus of Athens (b. 1881)

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