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| Born : | 11/19/1949 | Ahmad Rashad (Bobby Moore), NFL receiver (Minn Vikings)/sportscaster |
| Born : | 05/23/1949 | Alan Garc¡a P‚rez, pres of Peru (1985- ) |
| Born : | 02/07/1949 | Alan Lancaster, bassist (Status Quo-Down Down, On the Level) |
| Born : | 06/22/1949 | Alan Osmond, Ogden Utah, singer (Osmond Brothers, Donnie & Marie) |
| Born : | 11/--/1949 | Alan Paul, jazz singer (Manhattan Transfer-Tuxedo Junction) |
| Born : | 09/02/1949 | Albert West[laken], singer (Ocean Willie) |
| Born : | 11/28/1949 | Alexander Godunov, Russia, composer/dancer (Bolshoi) defected 1979 |
| Born : | 08/27/1949 | Andrew McKay, coservative MP |
| Born : | 05/21/1949 | Andrew Nell, editor (Sunday Times) |
| Born : | 01/17/1949 | Andy Kaufman, NYC, comedian/actor (Latka-Taxi) |
| Born : | 12/29/1949 | Angel Tompkins, actress (Bees, Prime Cut, Murphy's Law) |
| Born : | 04/29/1949 | Anita Dobson, England, actress (Annie Watts-EastEnders) |
| Born : | 11/10/1949 | Ann Reinking, Seattle, dancer/actress (All the Jazz, Micki & Maude) |
| Born : | 08/15/1949 | Ann Ryerson, Wisc, actress (Pvt Carol Winter-Pvt Benjamin) |
| Born : | 05/05/1949 | Anna Bergman, Stockholm Sweden, actress (Agent 69) |
| Born : | 08/24/1949 | Anna L Fisher, St Albans NY, MD/astronaut (STS 51-A) |
| Born : | 02/23/1949 | Anna-Maria Mller, German DR, Luge (Olympic-gold-1972) |
| Born : | 10/01/1949 | Annie Leibovitz, photgrapher (Rolling Stones) |
| Born : | 09/25/1949 | Anson Williams, LA Calif, actor (Potsie-Happy Days) |
| Born : | 08/12/1949 | Anthony Akerman, South Africa, director |
| Born : | 10/04/1949 | Armand Assante, NYC, actor (Private Benjamin, Unfaithfully Yours) |
| Born : | 05/21/1949 | Arno Hintjens, Belgian singer (T C Matic) |
| Born : | 11/30/1949 | Arthur Lee Washington Jr, one of FBI's most wanted |
| Born : | 08/03/1949 | B B Dickerson, rocker (War-World is a Ghetto) |
| Born : | 08/27/1949 | Barbara Bach, [Goldbach], Queens NY, actress (Spy Who Loved Me) |
| Born : | 01/24/1949 | Bart Gordon, (Rep-D-TN, 1985- ) |
| Born : | 07/05/1949 | Benny Stolovitz, fictional character on LA Law |
| Born : | 11/04/1949 | Berlinda Tolbert, Charlotte NC, actor (Jenny-Jeffersons) |
| Born : | 08/02/1949 | Bertalan Farkas, 1st Hungarian space traveler (Soyuz 36) |
| Born : | 12/14/1949 | Bill Buckner, Calif, 1st baseman, error cost Red Sox 1986 world series |
| Born : | 08/19/1949 | Bill Clinton, Pres (D, 1993- ) |
| Born : | 10/17/1949 | Bill Hudson, Portland Ore, comedians (Bonkers, Hudson Brothers Show) |
| Born : | 03/12/1949 | Bill Payne, rock keyboardist (Little Feat-Time Loves a Hero) |
| Born : | 08/16/1949 | Bill Spooner, rocker (Tubes) |
| Born : | 12/16/1949 | Billy Gibbons, jazz guitarist/vocalist (Moving Sidewalks, ZZ Top) |
| Born : | 05/09/1949 | Billy Joel, Bronx, singer (Pianoman, Capt Jack, Bridge) |
| Born : | 04/23/1949 | Blair Brown, Wash DC, actress (Altered States, Molly Dodd) |
| Born : | 06/14/1949 | Bob Frankston, programmer (VisiCalc) |
| Born : | 08/13/1949 | Bobby Clarke, Manitoba, NHL player/coach (Phila Flyer) |
| Born : | 03/03/1949 | Bonnie J Dunbar, Sunnyside Wash, PhD/astro (STS 61-A, 32, 50) |
| Born : | 11/08/1949 | Bonnie Raitt, LA, country singer (Green Light, The Glow) |
| Born : | 11/18/1949 | Bonnie St Claire, [Cornelia Swart], singer (Tame me Tiger) |
| Born : | 11/06/1949 | Brad Davis, Tallahassee Fla, actor (Roots, Chiefs, Midnight Express) |
| Born : | 06/25/1949 | Brenda Sykes, Shreveport La, actress (Ozzie's Girls, Getting Straight) |
| Born : | 10/25/1949 | Brian Kerwin, Chicago Ill, actor (Chisholms, King Kong Lives, Lobo) |
| Born : | 02/08/1949 | Brooke Adams, NYC, actress (Cynthia-OK Crackerby, Body Snatchers) |
| Born : | 12/05/1949 | Bruce E Melnick, NYC, Cmdr USCG/astronaut (STS 41, STS 49) |
| Born : | 10/28/1949 | Bruce Jenner, US, decathalete (Olympic-gold-1976) |
| Born : | 09/23/1949 | Bruce Springsteen, [Boss], Asbury NJ, rock musician (Born in the USA) |
| Born : | 02/11/1949 | Charlie Hargett, rocker (Blackfoot) |
| Born : | 01/02/1949 | Chick Churchill, keyboardist (Ten Years After-I'm Going Home) |
| Born : | 01/05/1949 | Chris Stein, rock guitarist (Blondie-Heart of Glass, Call Me) |
| Born : | 01/14/1949 | Christine Belford, Amityville NY, actress (Banacek, Empire) |
| Born : | 08/23/1949 | Christopher Blake, actor |
| Born : | 01/02/1949 | Christopher Durang, Montclair NJ, playwright/actor (Sister Mary) |
| Born : | 12/31/1949 | Claude Daniel Marks, Buenos Aires, one of FBI's most wanted |
| Born : | 12/19/1949 | Claudia A Kolb, US, 200m breast stroke swimmer (Olympic-silver-1964) |
| Born : | 12/14/1949 | Cliff Williams, bass (AC/DC-Highway to Hell) |
| Born : | 07/23/1949 | Clive Rice, cricketer |
| Born : | 02/18/1949 | Cybill Shepherd, Memphis Tn, actress (Moonlighting, Last Picture Show) |
| Born : | 07/16/1949 | Cyndy Garvey, Detroit, wife of Steve Garvey, talk show host (AM LA) |
| Born : | 06/29/1949 | Dan Dierdorf, NFLer, sportscaster (Monday Night Football) |
| Born : | 12/25/1949 | Dan Pastorini, NFL QB (Raiders) |
| Born : | 05/26/1949 | Dan Pastorini, NFL quarterback (Houston Oilers, Oakland Raiders) |
| Born : | 05/06/1949 | David C Leestma, Muskegon Mich, USN/astronaut (STS 41-G, 28, 45) |
| Born : | 09/22/1949 | David Coverdale, rocker (Whitesnake-Here We Go Again) |
| Born : | 06/03/1949 | David Evenett, Conservative MP |
| Born : | 03/12/1949 | David Mellor, secretary of the British treasury |
| Born : | 05/26/1949 | Dayle Haddon, Montr‚al Qu‚bec Canada, actress (Bedroom Eyes) |
| Born : | 01/17/1949 | Debbie Watson, La Mirada Calif, actress (Karen, Tammy) |
| Born : | 12/14/1949 | Dee Wallace Stone, KC Mo, actress (Critters, Secret Admirer, 10) |
| Born : | 01/11/1949 | Dennis Greene, rocker (Sha Na Na-Shannon) |
| Born : | 08/22/1949 | Diana Nyad, swimmer (1st to swim Bahamas to Fla-1979) |
| Born : | 06/28/1949 | Don Baylor, Texas, baseball player (1979 AL RBI leader) |
| Born : | 12/15/1949 | Don Johnson, Flatt Creek Mo, actor (Miami Vice, Harrad Experiment) |
| Born : | 03/06/1949 | Donald York, rocker (Sha Na Na) |
| Born : | 02/16/1949 | Dorus Peace, Suriname poet (Otobanda; the other banks) |
| Born : | 05/01/1949 | Douglas Barr, Cedar Rapids Iowa, actor (Howie-Fall Guy) |
| Born : | 04/27/1949 | Douglas Sheehan, Santa Monica Calif, actor (Ben-Knots Landing) |
| Born : | 09/16/1949 | Ed Begley Jr, LA Cal, actor (Eating Raoul, St Elsewhere, Parenthood) |
| Born : | 04/29/1949 | Eddie Hart, US, 100m runner (Olympic-1972) |
| Born : | 03/02/1949 | Eddie Money, [Mahoney] singer/guitarist (Take Me Home Tonight) |
| Born : | 08/27/1949 | Edmund Weiner, lexicographer |
| Born : | 03/16/1949 | Elliott Murphy, US singer/songwriter |
| Born : | 06/08/1949 | Emanuel Ax, Lvov Poland, pianist (Artur Rubinstein Comp -1974) |
| Born : | 08/11/1949 | Eric Carmen, Cleveland Ohio, rocker (All by Myself) |
| Born : | 02/14/1949 | Ewa Aulin, Stockholm Sweden, actress (Candy, Fiorina LeVacca) |
| Born : | 08/12/1949 | Fernando Collor de Mello, president of Brazil (1990-92) |
| Born : | 03/24/1949 | Fran Sheehan, bassist (Boston-More than a Feeling) |
| Born : | 04/29/1949 | Francis Rossi, guitarist/vocalist (Status Quo-Down Down) |
| Born : | 05/29/1949 | Francis Rossi, rocker (Status Quo-Picture of a Matchstick Man) |
| Born : | 06/11/1949 | Frank Beard, rocker (ZZ Top-She Got Lets, Fandango) |
| Born : | 05/15/1949 | Frank L Culbertson Jr, Charleston SC, Cmdr USN/astro (STS-38) |
| Born : | 02/06/1949 | Frank Rich, US politician (?) |
| Born : | 04/10/1949 | Frank de Lion, guitarist (Bob Color) |
| Born : | 05/13/1949 | Franklin Ajaye, comedian/actor (Jazz Singer, Car Wash) |
| Born : | 02/17/1949 | Fred Frith, English guitarist/violinist/bassist (Skeleton Crew) |
| Born : | 11/29/1949 | Garry Shandling, comedian (Garry Shandling Show, Larry Sanders Show)= |
| Born : | 05/29/1949 | Gary Brooker, keyboardist (Procol Harum) |
| Born : | 08/25/1949 | Gene Simmons, Queens NY, rocker (KISS-Beth) |
| Born : | 08/23/1949 | Geoff Capes, shot putter |
| Born : | 01/05/1949 | George Brown, rock drummer (Kool & the Gang-Celebration) |
| Born : | 05/04/1949 | Gerrit J P van Otterloo, Dutch 2nd Chamber member (PvdA) |
| Born : | 09/07/1949 | Gloria Gaynor, Newark NJ, disco singer (I Will Survive) |
| Born : | 05/26/1949 | Hank Williams Jr, country singer (Honky Tonk) |
| Born : | 09/22/1949 | Harold Carmichael, NFL wide receiver (Philadelphia Eagles) |
| Born : | 12/03/1949 | Heather Menzies, Toronto Canada, actress (Jessica-Logan's Run) |
| Born : | 04/17/1949 | Heini Hemmi, Switzerland, giant slalom (Olympic-gold-1976) |
| Born : | 08/28/1949 | Hugh Cornwell, rocker (The Stranglers-Dreamtime) |
| Born : | 08/11/1949 | Ian Charleson, Edinburgh Scotland, actor (Jamie-Master of the Game) |
| Born : | 12/26/1949 | Ira Newborn, NYC, orch leader (Manhattan Transfer) |
| Born : | 09/12/1949 | Irina Rodnina, USSR, pairs figure skater (Olympic-gold-1972, 76, 80) |
| Born : | 02/20/1949 | Ivana Trump, Gottwaldov Czech, ex-wife of Donald Trump |
| Born : | 11/12/1949 | Jack Reed, (Rep-D-Rhode Island) |
| Born : | 02/14/1949 | Jackie Martlin, "Jackie the Jokeman", comedian (Howard Stern Show) |
| Born : | 03/03/1949 | James S Voss, Cordova Alabama, Major USA/astronaut (STS 44, 53) |
| Born : | 01/12/1949 | James W Dietz, rower |
| Born : | 04/03/1949 | Jan Emperor, singer (BZN-Rhythm of My Heart) |
| Born : | 09/20/1949 | Jan Hendriks, guitarist (Doe Maar) |
| Born : | 07/03/1949 | Jan Smithers, N Hollywood Calif, actress (Bailey-WKRP) |
| Born : | 04/06/1949 | Jane Actman, NYC, actress (Barbara-Paul Lynde Show) |
| Born : | 07/12/1949 | Jay Thomas, Kermit Tx, DJ/actor (Mork & Mindy, Cheers, Murphy Brown) |
| Born : | 11/01/1949 | Jeannie Berlin, LA Cal, actress (Heartbreak Kid, Portnoy's Complaint) |
| Born : | 12/04/1949 | Jeff Bridges, actor (Stay Hungry, Jagged Edge, Against All Odds) |
| Born : | 08/27/1949 | Jeff Cook, Alabama, rocker |
| Born : | 04/28/1949 | Jerome "Jay" Apt, Springfield Mass, PhD/astronaut (STS 37, 47, SK:59) |
| Born : | 09/25/1949 | Jerry F Costello, (Rep-D-Illinois) |
| Born : | 02/21/1949 | Jerry Harrison, rock keyboardist (Talking Heads-& She Was) |
| Born : | 06/18/1949 | Jerry Hollendorfer, horse trainer |
| Born : | 02/18/1949 | Jess Walton, actress (Jill Abbott-Young & Restless) |
| Born : | 04/20/1949 | Jessica Lange, Cloquet Minnesota, actress (King Kong, Tootsie) |
| Born : | 02/02/1949 | Jetty Weels, Surinamese/Dutch singer (Mai Tai) |
| Born : | 06/21/1949 | Jim Bacchus, (Rep-D-Florida) |
| Born : | 04/08/1949 | Jim Lampley, Hendersonville NC, newscaster (Monday Night Baseball) |
| Born : | 09/18/1949 | Jim McCrery, (Rep-R-Louisiana) |
| Born : | 06/25/1949 | Jimmie Walker, Bronx NY, comedian (JJ-Good Times, At Ease) |
| Born : | 05/16/1949 | Jimmy Hood, MP |
| Born : | 09/15/1949 | Joe L Barton, (Rep-R-Texas, 1985- ) |
| Born : | 08/24/1949 | Joe Regalbuto, Bkln NY, actor (Knots Landing, Frank-Murphy Brown) |
| Born : | 09/09/1949 | Joe Theismann, NFL QB (Redskins) |
| Born : | 05/02/1949 | Joey Phillips, percussionist (Atlantic Star-Touch a 4 Leaf Clover) |
| Born : | 08/26/1949 | John Baldwin, Detroit, light middleweight boxer (Olympic-bronze-1968) |
| Born : | 01/24/1949 | John Belushi, Chicago Ill, comedian/actor (SNL, Blues Brothers) |
| Born : | 11/17/1949 | John Boehner, (Rep-R-Ohio) |
| Born : | 09/09/1949 | John Curry, England, figure skater (Olympic-gold-1976) |
| Born : | 03/15/1949 | John Duttine, actor |
| Born : | 05/13/1949 | John Glover, conductor |
| Born : | 05/24/1949 | John Illsley, rocker (Dire Straits) |
| Born : | 04/23/1949 | John Miles, vocal/guitar/keyboards (John Miles Band-Rebel, Zaragon) |
| Born : | 04/17/1949 | John Oates, guitarist/vocalist (Hall & Oates-Rich Girl) |
| Born : | 08/04/1949 | John Riggins, NFL running back (NY Jets, Wash Redskins) |
| Born : | 08/25/1949 | John Savage, Long Island NY, actor (Deer Hunter, Maria's Lovers) |
| Born : | 04/14/1949 | John Shea, NH, actor (Honeymoon, New Life) |
| Born : | 12/18/1949 | Joni Flynn, Assam India, actress (Octopussy) |
| Born : | 10/27/1949 | Jos‚ J P Hageman, Dutch 2nd Chamber member (PvdA) |
| Born : | 04/23/1949 | Joyce DeWitt, Wheeling WV, actress (Janet Wood-Three's Company) |
| Born : | 08/06/1949 | Joyce McKinney, Avery County NC, Miss Wyoming (1972) |
| Born : | 04/05/1949 | Judith Arlene Resnik, Akron Ohio, ast (STS 41D, 51L-Chal disaster) |
| Born : | 02/09/1949 | Judith Light, Trenton NJ, (Angela-Who's the Boss, 1 Life to Live) |
| Born : | 11/07/1949 | Judy Tenuda, comedienne (Spotlight Cafe) |
| Born : | 11/20/1949 | Juha Mieto, Finland, 15KM skier (Olympic-silver-1980) |
| Born : | 06/16/1949 | Kale Browne, San Rafael Calif, actor (Michael Hudson-Another World) |
| Born : | 03/23/1949 | Karen English, (Rep-D-Arizona) |
| Born : | 06/19/1949 | Kathleen Turner, Springfield Mo, actress (Peggy Sue Got Married) |
| Born : | 08/08/1949 | Keith Carradine, San Mateo Calif, actor (Young Guns, Pretty Baby) |
| Born : | 02/15/1949 | Ken Anderson, NFL quarterback (Cincinnati Bengals) |
| Born : | 06/25/1949 | Kene Holliday, NYC, actor (Tyler-Matlock, Carter Country) |
| Born : | 11/29/1949 | Kenneth D Cameroon, Cleve Oh, Lt Col USMC/astronaut (STS 37, 56) |
| Born : | 09/18/1949 | Kerry Livgren, Kansas, rocker |
| Born : | 11/03/1949 | Larry Holmes, heavyweight boxing champ (1978) |
| Born : | 07/22/1949 | Lasse Viren, Finland, 5K/10K runner (Olympic-gold-1972, 76) |
| Born : | 02/22/1949 | Leslie Charleson, KC Missouri, actress (Monica-General Hospital) |
| Born : | 06/22/1949 | Lindsay Wagner, LA Ca, actress (Bionic Woman, Paper Chase, Nighthawks) |
| Born : | 07/21/1949 | Ludmila Smirnova, USSR, pairs figure skater (Olympic-silver-1972) |
| Born : | 04/03/1949 | Lyle Alzado, NFLer (LA Raiders)/actor |
| Born : | 02/06/1949 | Manuel Orantes, tennis star |
| Born : | 02/23/1949 | Marc Garneau, Canada, astronaut (STS 13) |
| Born : | 07/28/1949 | Marilyn Quayle, wife of vice president Dan Quayle (1989-93) |
| Born : | 07/24/1949 | Marjanne Sint, president (PvdA) |
| Born : | 08/12/1949 | Mark Knopfler, guitar/vocals (Dire Straits-Sultans of Swing) |
| Born : | 07/10/1949 | Mark Shera, Bayonne NJ, actor (SWAT, Barnaby Jones) |
| Born : | 09/11/1949 | Marty Liquori, US, runner (AAU 3 mile-1979 (13:14.7)) |
| Born : | 03/12/1949 | Mary Alice Williams, news reporter (NBC-TV) |
| Born : | 12/08/1949 | Mary Gordon, US, author |
| Born : | 07/27/1949 | Maureen McGovern, Youngstown Oh, singer (Got To Be a Morning After) |
| Born : | 12/22/1949 | Maurice Gibb, singer (BeeGees-I Started a Joke) |
| Born : | 06/22/1949 | Meryl Streep, NJ, actress (French Lieutenant's Woman, Sophie's Choice) |
| Born : | 02/04/1949 | Michael Beck, Memphis Tn, actor (Hans Helms-Holocaust) |
| Born : | 01/06/1949 | Michael Boit, Nandi Kenya, 800m runner (Olympic-bronze-1972) |
| Born : | 03/29/1949 | Michael Brecker, musician (The Brecker Brothers) |
| Born : | 04/25/1949 | Michael Brown, keyboardist (Left Bank-Don't Walk Away Renee) |
| Born : | 11/03/1949 | Michael Evans, Salisbury NC, actor (Lionel-All in the Family) |
| Born : | 05/05/1949 | Michael Murphy, LA Calif, actor (Dr Art Armstrong-2 Marriages) |
| Born : | 07/24/1949 | Michael Richards, LA Calif, comedian (Fridays, Kramer-Seinfeld) |
| Born : | 04/14/1949 | Michael Shea, Glendale NY, actor (Lucas- New Dick Van Dyke Show) |
| Born : | 11/19/1949 | Mickey Lee Davis Jr, Tenn, murderer (FBI Most Wanted List) |
| Born : | 10/27/1949 | Mike Kopetski, (Rep-D-Oregon) |
| Born : | 06/01/1949 | Mike Levine, rocker (Triumph) |
| Born : | 10/31/1949 | Mike Parker, (Rep-D-Mississippi) |
| Born : | 09/27/1949 | Mike Schmidt, 3rd baseman & HR hitter (Phillies) |
| Born : | 09/25/1949 | Mimi Kennedy, Rochester NY, actress (Spencer, 3 girls 3, Under 1 Roof) |
| Born : | 12/13/1949 | Nana Alexandria, USSR, International Woman's Chess Grandmaster (1976) |
| Born : | 05/20/1949 | Nick Joe Rahall II, (Rep-D-WV, 1977- ) |
| Born : | 03/25/1949 | Nick Lowe, England, rocker (Rockpile-Cruel to be Kind) |
| Born : | 03/24/1949 | Nick Lowe, vocalist/producer (I Knew the Bride) |
| Born : | 02/22/1949 | Nikki Lauda, Austria, formula 1 auto racer (world champ 1975, 77, 84) |
| Born : | 05/09/1949 | Oleg Yuriyevich Atkov, Russia, cosmonaut (Soyuz T-10) |
| Born : | 02/03/1949 | Oscar Benton, [Ferdinand van Eis], blues singer/guitarist |
| Born : | 05/13/1949 | Overend Watts, rocker (Mott the Hoople-All the Young Dudes) |
| Born : | 04/19/1949 | Paloma Picasso, artist/jewelry designer |
| Born : | 05/26/1949 | Pam Grier, Winston-Salem NC, actress (Big Bird Cage, Tough Enough) |
| Born : | 04/02/1949 | Pamela Reed, Tacoma Wash, actress (Grand, Kindergarten Cop) |
| Born : | 03/17/1949 | Patrick Duffy, Townsend Mont, actor (Bobby-Dallas, Man from Atlantis) |
| Born : | 04/21/1949 | Patti LuPone, Northport NY, actress/singer (Evita, Life Goes On) |
| Born : | 04/02/1949 | Paul Gambaccini, British disc jockey |
| Born : | 12/17/1949 | Paul Rodgers, Engl, rocker (Bad Company-Feel Like Makin Love, Firm) |
| Born : | 11/28/1949 | Paul Shaffer, Thunder Bay Ont, orch leader (SNL, David Letterman) |
| Born : | 08/13/1949 | Peter J Visclosky, (Rep-D-Indiana, 1985- ) |
| Born : | 11/29/1949 | Petra Kelly, German peace activist/Union day leader of Greens |
| Born : | 05/26/1949 | Philip Michael Thomas, Columbus Ohio, actor (Miami Vice) |
| Born : | 04/13/1949 | Philippe Petit, Nemours France, juggler/aerialist |
| Born : | 06/25/1949 | Phyllis George-Brown, Denton Tx, Miss America (1971)/sportscaster |
| Born : | 08/23/1949 | Pieter J Biesheuvel, lawyer/Dutch 2nd Chamber Member (CDA) |
| Born : | 12/13/1949 | R[oberta] A[nn] MacAvoy, US, sci-fi author (Damiano's Lute, Raphael) |
| Born : | 12/13/1949 | Randy Owen, country singer (Alabama-Take Me Down) |
| Born : | 11/20/1949 | Ray Vitte, NYC, actor (Doc, Cody-Quest) |
| Born : | 01/22/1949 | Rein P Hummel, Dutch 2nd Chamber member (PvdA) |
| Born : | 03/23/1949 | Ric Ocasek, rocker (Cars-Double Life, All Mixed Up, Bye Bye Love) |
| Born : | 12/12/1949 | Ricardo Lu¡s Carreras, NYC, bantamweight boxer (Olympic-bronze-1972) |
| Born : | 02/14/1949 | Richard E Neal, (Rep-D-Massachusetts) |
| Born : | 08/31/1949 | Richard Gere, Phila Pa, actor (Breathless, Cotton Club, Pretty Woman) |
| Born : | 10/02/1949 | Richard Hell, rocker |
| Born : | 04/03/1949 | Richard Thompson, vocalist/guitarist (Shoot Out the Lights) |
| Born : | 03/11/1949 | Richard de Bois, drummer/producer |
| Born : | 05/16/1949 | Rick Reuschel, pitcher (NY Yankees) |
| Born : | 08/23/1949 | Rick Springfield, Australia, (General Hospital, Jessie's Girl) |
| Born : | 05/18/1949 | Rick Wakeman, rocker (Yes-Fish Out of Water) |
| Born : | 09/27/1949 | Robb Weller, TV host (Entertainment Tonight, Home Show) |
| Born : | 01/23/1949 | Robert D Cabana, Minneapolis, Major USMC/astronaut (STS 41, 53) |
| Born : | 01/06/1949 | Robert Englund, Glendale Calif, actor (V, Nightmare on Elm Street) |
| Born : | 06/06/1949 | Robert Englund, actor (Freddy Kreuger-Nightmare on Elm St, V) |
| Born : | 01/19/1949 | Robert Palmer, singer (Emerson, Lake & Palmer) |
| Born : | 12/13/1949 | Roberta A MacAvoy, US, sci-fi writer (Twisting the Rope) |
| Born : | 12/22/1949 | Robin Gibb, singer (BeeGees-Holiday) |
| Born : | 06/14/1949 | Rochelle Firestone, Kansas City MO, actress (Hellhole) |
| Born : | 07/26/1949 | Roger Taylor, rocker (Queen-Bohemian Rhapsody) |
| Born : | 05/03/1949 | Ron Wyden, (Rep-D-OR, 1981- ) |
| Born : | 07/10/1949 | Ronnie James, rocker (Dio-Holy Diver) |
| Born : | 03/28/1949 | Ronnie Ray Smith, 4 X 100m relay runner (Olympic-gold-1968) |
| Born : | 05/21/1949 | Rosalind Plowright, soprano |
| Born : | 02/02/1949 | Ross Valory, rock bassist (Journey-Who's Crying Now, Open Arms) |
| Born : | 11/03/1949 | Roswitha Krause, USSR, 4 X 100m swimmer (Olympic-silver-1968) |
| Born : | 10/13/1949 | Sammy Hagar, singer-musician (Van Halen-Jump) |
| Born : | 03/12/1949 | Sara Lane, NYC, actress (Elizabeth Grainger-The Virginian) |
| Born : | 02/08/1949 | Scott Allen, USA, skater (Olympic-bronze-1964) |
| Born : | 07/07/1949 | Shelley Duvall, Houston Tx, actress (Popeye, Faery Tale Theater) |
| Born : | 08/23/1949 | Shelley Long, Fort Wayne Indiana, actress (Diane-Cheers, Money Pit) |
| Born : | 07/06/1949 | Shelly Hack, Greenwich Ct, actress (Tiffany-Charlie's Angel) |
| Born : | 10/09/1949 | Shep Messing, Israel, soccer goal tender (NY Cosmos) |
| Born : | 08/13/1949 | Sheralee, Ft Lauderdale Fla, vocalist (Your Hit Parade) |
| Born : | 08/17/1949 | Sib Hashlan, rocker (Boston) |
| Born : | 03/01/1949 | Sido Martens, guitarist/singer/mandolin player (Fungus) |
| Born : | 10/08/1949 | Sigourney [Susan Alexandra] Weaver, LA, actress (Alien, Working Girl) |
| Born : | 12/25/1949 | Sissy Spacek, Quitman Tx (Carrie, Badlands, Coal Miner's Daughter) |
| Born : | 04/22/1949 | Spencer Haywood, Silver City Ms, NBAer (Oly-gold-1968, Knicks) |
| Born : | 02/12/1949 | Stanley Knight, country artist (Black Oak Arkansas-High on the Hog) |
| Born : | 03/24/1949 | Steve Lang, rocker (April Wine) |
| Born : | 01/22/1949 | Steve Perry, rock vocalist (Journey-Open Arms, Oh Sherry) |
| Born : | 07/28/1949 | Steve Took, rocker (T-Rex) |
| Born : | 05/31/1949 | Steven Kampmann, Phila, actor (Kirk-Newhart) |
| Born : | 11/--/1949 | Storm Fields, [Elliot], NY, weatherman (WABC TV) |
| Born : | 05/28/1949 | Sue Holderness, actress |
| Born : | 07/03/1949 | Susan Penhaligon, Manilla Philippines, actress (Dracula, Nasty Habits) |
| Born : | 09/16/1949 | Susan Ruttan, Oregon City Ore, actress (Roxanne-LA Law) |
| Born : | 05/04/1949 | Sybil Danning, [Danninger], Weis Austria, actress (Chained Heat) |
| Born : | 11/18/1949 | Ted Sator, Utica NY, NHL coach (NY Rangers, Buffalo Sabres) |
| Born : | 01/10/1949 | Teresa Graves, Houston Tx, actress (Laugh-in, Get Christie Love) |
| Born : | 10/31/1949 | Terrence W Wilcutt, Russellville Ky, Major USMC/astronaut |
| Born : | 07/17/1949 | Terry "Geezer" Butler, bassist (Black Sabbath) |
| Born : | 11/14/1949 | Terry Lee Johnson, Alabama, murderer (FBI Most Wanted List) |
| Born : | 11/13/1949 | Terry Reid, guitarist (River, Bang Bang You're Terry Reid) |
| Born : | 01/28/1949 | Thomas J Downey, (Rep-D-NY, 1975- ) |
| Born : | 11/17/1949 | Thomas Lionel Hill, New Orleans, 110m hurdler (Olympic-bronze-1972) |
| Born : | 08/11/1949 | Tim Hutchinson, (Rep-R-Arkansas) |
| Born : | 10/17/1949 | Timothy Bottoms, Santa Barbara Calif, actor (Adam-East of Eden) |
| Born : | 12/09/1949 | Tom Kite, McKinney Tx, PGA golfer (Bing Crosby 1983) |
| Born : | 02/02/1949 | Tom Tripplehorn, rocker (Gary Lewis & Playboys-This Diamond Ring) |
| Born : | 12/13/1949 | Tom Verlaine, musician (Television) |
| Born : | 12/07/1949 | Tom Waits, Calif, rocker/song writer (Blue Valentine) |
| Born : | 09/04/1949 | Tom Watson, KC Mo, PGA golfer (British Open 1975,77,80,82) |
| Born : | 12/15/1949 | Ton [Teunis] S˜brands, Woman's World Champion |
| Born : | 12/15/1949 | Ton [Teunis] S˜brands, world champion checker player |
| Born : | 07/15/1949 | Trevor Horn, rock producer (Buggles-Video Killed, Yes, Frankie) |
| Born : | 09/19/1949 | Twiggy Lawson, [Leslie Hornby], England, model/actress (Boyfriend, W) |
| Born : | 10/20/1949 | Valery Borzov, USSR, 100m/200m dash (Olympic-gold-1972) |
| Born : | 03/26/1949 | Vicki Lawrence, Inglewood Ca, actress (Carol Burnette, Mama's Family) |
| Born : | 03/16/1949 | Victor Garber, Montr‚al Qu‚bec, actor (Days & Nights of Molly Dodd) |
| Born : | 11/28/1949 | Victor Ostrovsky, Canadian/Israel, Massada agent (By way of deception) |
| Born : | 07/28/1949 | Vida Blue, major-league pitcher (Cy Young & AL MVP 1971) |
| Born : | 01/10/1949 | Walter S Browne, US chess champion (1974-78, 1980-84) |
| Born : | 04/23/1949 | Walter Sweeney, MP |
| Born : | 10/20/1949 | Wayne Collett, US, 400m runner (Olympic-silver-1972) |
| Born : | 11/13/1949 | Whoopi Goldberg, [Caryn Johnson], NYC, actress (Color Purple, Burglar) |
| Born : | 07/26/1949 | William M Shepherd, Oak Ridge Tn, Capt USN/astronaut (STS 27, 41, 52) |
| Born : | 05/18/1949 | William Wallace, rocker (Guess Who) |
| Born : | 10/03/1949 | Yekaterina A Ivanova, Russian cosmonaut |
| Born : | 05/13/1949 | Zoe Wanamaker, actress (Raggedy Rawney) |
| Died : | 06/03/1949 | Amedos Peter Giannine, founder of Bank of America dies at 79 |
| Died : | 08/31/1949 | Andr‚ Debierne, French chemist/physicist (actinium), dies |
| Died : | 07/08/1949 | Antun Sa'ada, Syrian rightwing politician, executed in Lebanon |
| Died : | 01/15/1949 | Black Dahlia, murder victim found in LA (basis of the movie) |
| Died : | 10/04/1949 | Edmund Eysler, Austrian composer, dies |
| Died : | 10/31/1949 | Edward R Stettinius, US foreign minister (1944-45)/diplomat, dies |
| Died : | 09/18/1949 | Frank Morgan, actor (Annie Get Your Gun, Wizard of Oz), dies at 59 |
| Died : | 03/30/1949 | Friedrich CR Bergius, German chemist (brown coal, Nobel 1931), dies |
| Died : | 07/02/1949 | Georgi Dimitrov, Bulgaria premier (1946-49), dies at 67 |
| Died : | 11/23/1949 | Gustav Radbruch, German Min of Justice, dies |
| Died : | 03/25/1949 | Hanns A Rauter, German SS-commandant in Netherland, executed |
| Died : | 01/31/1949 | Henri de Vries, [Hendricus van Walterop], actor, dies |
| Died : | 03/11/1949 | Henri-Honor‚ Giraud, French genl/parliament leader, dies at 70 |
| Died : | 08/14/1949 | Husni al-Barazi, premier of Syria, shot to death |
| Died : | 08/14/1949 | Husni el-Zaim, president/dictator of Syria, shot to death |
| Died : | 12/28/1949 | Jack Lovelock, surgeon/athlete |
| Died : | 11/19/1949 | James Ensor, Flemish painter/etcher (Oestereetster), dies at 89 |
| Died : | 04/14/1949 | Joseph A Cushman, US paleontologist, dies |
| Died : | 01/20/1949 | Josephus T J Cuypers, architect (Effectenbeurs Amsterdam), dies |
| Died : | 05/22/1949 | Klaus HT Mann, German/US writer (Turning Point), dies |
| Died : | 05/21/1949 | Klaus Mann, German writer, dies at 42 |
| Died : | 06/11/1949 | Koci Xoxe, Albanian vice-premier, executed |
| Died : | 04/18/1949 | Leonard Bloomfield, linguist/philospher, dies |
| Died : | 07/01/1949 | Louis Davids, [Simon David], cabaret artist, dies at 65 |
| Died : | 05/09/1949 | Louis II, Prince of Monaco, dies |
| Died : | 11/25/1949 | Luther "Bill" Robinson, famed tap dancer, dies at 71 |
| Died : | 10/15/1949 | L szl¢ Rajk, Hungarian Sect of State/Foreign minister, hanged |
| Died : | 08/16/1949 | Margaret Mitchell, US writer (Gone With the Wind), dies at 48 |
| Died : | 05/05/1949 | Maurice Maeterlinck, Belg playwright (Grand Fairie, Nobel 1911), dies |
| Died : | 02/18/1949 | Niceto A Zamora y Torres, premier of Spain (1931-36), dies at 71 |
| Died : | 06/11/1949 | Oton Zupanic, Slavs poet (Zimzelen pod snegom), dies at 71 |
| Died : | 05/06/1949 | P-M-B Maurice Maeterlinck, Belgian philosopher (Nobel 1911), dies |
| Died : | 08/18/1949 | Paul J Mares, US jazz trumpetist/composer (Tin Roof Blues), dies at 49 |
| Died : | 09/08/1949 | Richard Strauss, German composer (Also sprach Zarathustra), dies at 85 |
| Died : | 10/06/1949 | Robert Lynd [YY], Irish writer/critic (News Chronicle), dies at 70 |
| Died : | 05/27/1949 | Ropert L Ripley, cartoonist (Believe It or Not), dies at 55 in NY |
| Died : | 02/22/1949 | Russell Porter, dies |
| Died : | 09/22/1949 | Sam Wood, US communist fighter/director (Night at Opera), dies at 66 |
| Died : | 06/10/1949 | Sigrid Undset, Norse author (Olav Audunssín, Nobel 1928), dies at 67 |
| Died : | 05/25/1949 | Simon H Spoor, intelligence officer/general (WW II), dies at 47 |
| Died : | 11/03/1949 | Solomon R Guggenheim, US art collector, dies at 88 |
| Died : | 04/16/1949 | Sutan Ibrahim gelor Datuk Tan Malaka, Indonesian communist, executed |
| Died : | 12/16/1949 | Traitsjo Kostov, Bulgaria communist/vice-premier, executed |
| Died : | 01/26/1949 | Victor Fleming, director, dies at 65 |
| Died : | 12/28/1949 | W Hervey Allen, US writer/songwriter (Anthony Adverse), dies |
| Died : | 05/16/1949 | William Newzam Prior Nicholson, painter/engraver, dies |
| Special : | 01/12/1949 | "Arthur Godfrey & His Friends" premiers on CBS TV |
| Special : | 06/04/1949 | "Cavalcade of Stars" debuts (DuMont); Jackie Gleason made host in 1950 |
| Special : | 01/03/1949 | "Colgate Theatre" dramatic anthology series premiers on NBC TV |
| Special : | 07/07/1949 | "Dragnet" premiers on NBC radio; also a TV series in 1951 & 1967 |
| Special : | 06/24/1949 | "Hopalong Cassidy" becomes 1st network western (NBC) |
| Special : | 09/15/1949 | "Lone Ranger" premiers on ABC-TV |
| Special : | 11/04/1949 | "One Man's Family" premieres on TV |
| Special : | 07/02/1949 | "Red Barber's Clubhouse" sports show premiers on CBS (later NBC) TV |
| Special : | 04/07/1949 | "South Pacific" opens at Majestic Theater (for 1925 performances) |
| Special : | 01/18/1949 | "They Stand Accused" courtroom drama premiers on CBS (later DuMont) |
| Special : | 09/17/1949 | 128 die as fire guts Canadian passenger steamer Noronic in Toronto |
| Special : | 10/14/1949 | 14 US Communist Party leaders convicted of sedition |
| Special : | 12/31/1949 | 18 countries recognize Republic Indonesia |
| Special : | 06/23/1949 | 1st 12 women graduate from Harvard Medical School |
| Special : | 06/26/1949 | 1st Belgian parliamentary election where women can vote (CVP gains) |
| Special : | 02/19/1949 | 1st Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Ezra Pound |
| Special : | 01/25/1949 | 1st Emmy Awards presented; best TV film, NBC's "The Necklace" |
| Special : | 01/25/1949 | 1st Israeli election - Ben Gurion's Mapai party wins |
| Special : | 01/10/1949 | 1st Jewish family show "The Goldbergs" premiers on CBS |
| Special : | 08/11/1949 | 1st Naples-Capri swim, 17 miles (27 km) (Giovanni Gambi) |
| Special : | 05/11/1949 | 1st Polaroid camera sold $89.95 (NYC) |
| Special : | 09/22/1949 | 1st Russian atomic bomb explosion |
| Special : | 12/29/1949 | 1st UHF television station operating regular basis (Bridgeport Ct) |
| Special : | 01/18/1949 | 1st US Congressional standing committee headed by Negro (W Dawson) |
| Special : | 03/02/1949 | 1st automatic street light (New Milford, Ct) |
| Special : | 01/31/1949 | 1st daytime soap on TV "These Are My Children" (NBC in Chicago) |
| Special : | 05/03/1949 | 1st firing of a US Viking rocket; reached 80 km |
| Special : | 05/12/1949 | 1st foreign woman ambassador received in US-SVL Pandit, India |
| Special : | 01/21/1949 | 1st inaugural parade televised (Harry Truman) |
| Special : | 07/27/1949 | 1st jet-propelled airline (De Havilland Comet) flies |
| Special : | 06/01/1949 | 1st magazine on microfilm offered to subscribers (Newsweek) |
| Special : | 03/19/1949 | 1st museum devoted exclusively to atomic energy, Oak Ridge, Tn |
| Special : | 06/03/1949 | 1st negro to graduate from US Naval Academy (Wesley Anthony Brown) |
| Special : | 09/01/1949 | 1st network detective series-Private Eyes-premiers |
| Special : | 07/10/1949 | 1st practical rectangular TV tube announced-Toledo, Oh |
| Special : | 02/14/1949 | 1st session of Knesset opens in Jerusalem |
| Special : | 10/22/1949 | 200 killed in train derailment near Nowy Dwor Poland |
| Special : | 02/01/1949 | 200" (5.08-m) Hale telescope 1st used |
| Special : | 04/05/1949 | 60 year old St Anthony's Hospital burns, kills 77 (Effingham Ill) |
| Special : | 08/20/1949 | 78,382 watch White Sox play Indians at Cleveland |
| Special : | 07/12/1949 | AL beats NL 11-7 in 16th All Star Game, NL makes a record 5 errors |
| Special : | 12/13/1949 | AL votes down proposal to revive spitball |
| Special : | 10/15/1949 | Administration of territory of Manipur taken over by Indian govt |
| Special : | 05/04/1949 | Air crash at Turijn (whole Torino-soccer team survives) |
| Special : | 07/29/1949 | Airlift in West-Germany to West-Berlin ends |
| Special : | 10/04/1949 | American Contract Bridge League votes 58«% to keep blacks out |
| Special : | 03/04/1949 | Andrei Vishinsky succeeds Molotov as Soviet Foreign minister |
| Special : | 05/18/1949 | Antiquarian Booksellers Assoc of America incorporates |
| Special : | 02/10/1949 | Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman" opens on Broadway |
| Special : | 07/01/1949 | Bao Dai's Republic of Vietnam gains independence from France |
| Special : | 09/18/1949 | Baseball major league record 4 grand slams hit |
| Special : | 07/12/1949 | Baseball owners agree to erect warning paths before each fence |
| Special : | 09/30/1949 | Berlin Airlift ends after 277,000 flights |
| Special : | 08/08/1949 | Bhutan, land of Dragon, becomes an independent monarchy |
| Special : | 10/15/1949 | Billy Graham begins his ministry |
| Special : | 01/14/1949 | Black/Indian race rebellion in Durban, South-Africa; 142 die |
| Special : | 12/04/1949 | Bob Gage ties NFL record of a 97 yard touchdown run |
| Special : | 05/02/1949 | Bolivian state of siege proclaimed |
| Special : | 01/29/1949 | Brit, Belgium, Lux, Neth, NZ & Switz recognize Israel |
| Special : | 11/24/1949 | Britain nationalizes it's steel & iron industry |
| Special : | 05/09/1949 | Britain's 1st launderette opens in Queensway London |
| Special : | 05/17/1949 | British government admits Republic of Ireland |
| Special : | 06/01/1949 | British government grants Cyrenaica (East-Libya) independence |
| Special : | 12/17/1949 | Burma recognizes People's Republic of China |
| Special : | 05/11/1949 | By a vote of 37-12, Israel becomes 59th member of UN |
| Special : | 01/12/1949 | B˜zondere Council of Annulment affirms death sentence of Hanns Rauter |
| Special : | 07/26/1949 | C A Wirtanen discovers asteroid #1951 Lick |
| Special : | 06/24/1949 | Cargo airlines 1st licensed by US Civil Aeronautics Board |
| Special : | 06/11/1949 | Cary Middlecoff wins US Open golf tournament |
| Special : | 02/17/1949 | Chaim Weitzman elected 1st president of Israel |
| Special : | 02/27/1949 | Chaim Weizmann becomes 1st Israeli president |
| Special : | 12/07/1949 | Chang Kai-shek flees to Taiwan |
| Special : | 12/11/1949 | Chic Bear Johnny Lujack passes for 6 touchdowns vs Chic Cards (52-29) |
| Special : | 01/22/1949 | Chinatown telephone exchange closed |
| Special : | 11/30/1949 | Chinese Communists captured Chungking |
| Special : | 12/08/1949 | Chinese Nationalist govt moves from Chinese mainland to Formosa |
| Special : | 04/23/1949 | Chinese Red army conquerors Nanjing |
| Special : | 10/14/1949 | Chinese Red army occupies Canton |
| Special : | 05/25/1949 | Chinese Red army occupies Shanghai |
| Special : | 01/27/1949 | Chinese liner "Taiping" collides with a collier off south China |
| Special : | 07/06/1949 | Cin Red Walker Cooper gets 10 RBIs |
| Special : | 12/11/1949 | Cleveland Browns beat SF '49ers 21-7 in final AAFC championship game |
| Special : | 11/09/1949 | Costa Rica adopts Constitution |
| Special : | 05/05/1949 | Council of Europe established |
| Special : | 04/23/1949 | Courtesy mail boxes for motorists started in SF |
| Special : | 07/15/1949 | Czech tennis stars Jaroslav Drobny & Vladimir Cernik, defect to US |
| Special : | 06/03/1949 | Dragnet is 1st broadcast on radio (KFI in Los Angeles) |
| Special : | 12/09/1949 | Dutch 2nd Chamber accept Indonesian sovereignty |
| Special : | 06/23/1949 | Dutch Constellation plunge at Bari in sea, 33 die |
| Special : | 07/12/1949 | Dutch KLM Constellation crashes near Bombay, 45 die |
| Special : | 06/30/1949 | Dutch troops evacurate Djakarta |
| Special : | 04/25/1949 | E L Johnson discovers asteroid #1922 Zulu |
| Special : | 08/28/1949 | E L Johnson discovers asteroid #2651 Karen |
| Special : | 08/22/1949 | E L Johnson discovers asteroid #3184 |
| Special : | 08/05/1949 | Earthquake hits Quito; about 6000 die |
| Special : | 05/30/1949 | East Germans constitution approved |
| Special : | 10/12/1949 | Eugenie Anderson becomes 1st woman ambassador nominated in US |
| Special : | 06/22/1949 | Ezzard Charles defeats Jersey Joe Walcott for boxing title |
| Special : | 12/05/1949 | Ezzard Charles defeats Jersey Joe Walcott for heavyweight boxing title |
| Special : | 02/04/1949 | Failed assassination attempt on Shah of Persia |
| Special : | 07/23/1949 | Fausto Coppi wins Tour de France |
| Special : | 09/21/1949 | Federal Republic of [West] Germany created under 3-power occupation |
| Special : | 05/23/1949 | Federal Republic of [West] Germany proclaimed (Republic Day) |
| Special : | 09/03/1949 | Fire in Chiang-king, China, destroys 7,000 lives |
| Special : | 09/02/1949 | Fire in riverfront area kills 1,700 (Chungking China) |
| Special : | 07/06/1949 | Freak heat wave sent central coast of Portugal to 158øF for 2 minutes |
| Special : | 06/16/1949 | Gas turbine-electric locomotive demonstrated, Erie Pa |
| Special : | 08/11/1949 | Gaston Eyskens forms Belgian cabinet |
| Special : | 01/05/1949 | General Track orders ceases-fire on Sumatra |
| Special : | 10/28/1949 | Georges Bidault elected president of France |
| Special : | 05/01/1949 | Gerard Kuiper discovers Nereid, (2nd satellite of Neptune) |
| Special : | 10/07/1949 | German Dem Rep formed from Russian occupation zone (National Day) |
| Special : | 02/19/1949 | Goethe Link Observatory discovers asteroid #3282 |
| Special : | 08/21/1949 | Goethe Link Observatory discovers asteroid #3654 |
| Special : | 02/02/1949 | Golfing champ Ben Hogan seriously injured in an auto accident |
| Special : | 11/06/1949 | Greeks civil war ends |
| Special : | 06/21/1949 | H L Giclas discovers asteroid #1886 Lowell |
| Special : | 08/10/1949 | Heavyweight Ezzard Charles KOs Gus Lesnevich in NY |
| Special : | 10/14/1949 | Heavyweight Ezzard Charles KOs Pat Valentino |
| Special : | 09/06/1949 | Howard Unruh kills 13 neighbors in 12 minutes |
| Special : | 02/05/1949 | Huaso sets official world equestrian high-jump record, 2.47 m, Chic |
| Special : | 02/08/1949 | Hungarian Cardinal Mindszenty gets lifelong sentence |
| Special : | 08/20/1949 | Hungary (Magyar People's Republic) accepts constitution |
| Special : | 08/18/1949 | Hungary adopts constitution |
| Special : | 12/29/1949 | Hungary nationalized its industries |
| Special : | 11/26/1949 | India adopts a constitution as a British Commonwealth Republic |
| Special : | 12/30/1949 | India recognizes People's Republic of China |
| Special : | 07/20/1949 | Israel's 19 month war of independence ends |
| Special : | 06/10/1949 | Istvan Dobi becomes Hungarian premier |
| Special : | 10/06/1949 | Iva Toguri D'Aquino (Tokyo Rose) sentenced to 10 years & $10,000 fine |
| Special : | 09/22/1949 | J Dobrzycki & A Kwiek discovers asteroid #1572 Posnania |
| Special : | 11/18/1949 | Jackie Robinson, Bkln Dodgers, named NL's MVP |
| Special : | 04/20/1949 | Jockey Bill Shoemaker wins his 1st race, in Albany, California |
| Special : | 02/07/1949 | Joe DiMaggio becomes 1st $100,000/year baseball player (NY Yankees) |
| Special : | 03/01/1949 | Joe Louis retires as heavyweight boxing champ |
| Special : | 09/23/1949 | K Reinmuth discovers asteroids #1749 Telamon & #3745 |
| Special : | 09/16/1949 | KABC TV channel 7 in Los Angeles, CA (ABC) begins broadcasting |
| Special : | 01/02/1949 | KDKA TV channel 2 in Pittsburgh, PA (CBS) begins broadcasting |
| Special : | 03/16/1949 | KFMB TV channel 8 in San Diego, CA (CBS) begins broadcasting |
| Special : | 05/05/1949 | KGO TV channel 7 in San Francisco, CA (ABC) begins broadcasting |
| Special : | 09/01/1949 | KMTV TV channel 3 in Omaha, NB (CBS/NBC) begins broadcasting |
| Special : | 01/16/1949 | KNBH (now KNBC) TV channel 4 in Los Angeles, CA (NBC) 1st broadcast |
| Special : | 11/30/1949 | KOTV TV channel 6 in Tulsa, OK (CBS) begins broadcasting |
| Special : | 01/01/1949 | KPRC TV channel 2 in Houston, TX (NBC) begins broadcasting |
| Special : | 04/03/1949 | KQW-AM in San Francisco CA changes call letters to KCBS |
| Special : | 12/03/1949 | KRLD (now KDFW) TV channel 4 in Dallas-Fort Worth, TX (CBS) begins |
| Special : | 11/15/1949 | KRON (Channel 4, SF) signs on, from 7 to 10 PM |
| Special : | 11/15/1949 | KRON TV channel 4 in San Francisco, CA (NBC) begins broadcasting |
| Special : | 06/01/1949 | KSL TV channel 5 in Salt Lake City, UT (CBS) begins broadcasting |
| Special : | 01/01/1949 | KTTV TV channel 11 in Los Angeles, CA (MET) begins broadcasting |
| Special : | 11/07/1949 | King Faruk disbands Egyptian parliament |
| Special : | 12/13/1949 | Knesset votes to transfer Israel's capital to Jerusalem |
| Special : | 03/22/1949 | L Boyer discovers asteroid #1574 Meyer |
| Special : | 01/19/1949 | L Boyer discovers asteroid #1577 Reiss |
| Special : | 11/23/1949 | L Boyer discovers asteroid #1594 Danjon |
| Special : | 03/07/1949 | L Boyer discovers asteroid #1597 Laugier |
| Special : | 09/13/1949 | Ladies Pro Golf Association of America formed in NYC |
| Special : | 07/19/1949 | Laos becomes associated state within French Union |
| Special : | 07/31/1949 | Lightning strikes a baseball field in Fla, kills SS & 3rd baseman |
| Special : | 07/02/1949 | Louise Brough wins Wimbledon |
| Special : | 09/25/1949 | Louise Suggs wins US Woman's Golf championship |
| Special : | 01/15/1949 | Mao's Red army conquers Ten-tsin |
| Special : | 09/04/1949 | Marie Robie sinks 393 yd hole-in-one (1st hole in Furnace Brook) |
| Special : | 02/19/1949 | Mass arrests of communists in India |
| Special : | 04/25/1949 | Michael Brown, rocker (Left Banke-Don't Walk Away Renee) |
| Special : | 08/14/1949 | Military coup under colonel Sami Hinnawi in Syria |
| Special : | 04/13/1949 | Minneapolis beats Washington, 4 games to 2, for NBA championship |
| Special : | 06/09/1949 | Mrs Georgia Neese Clark of Kansas becomes 1st woman treasurer of US |
| Special : | 08/04/1949 | NBL & NBAA merge into National Basketball Association |
| Special : | 12/09/1949 | NFL merges Cleve Browns, SF '49ers & Balt Colts from AAFC |
| Special : | 08/21/1949 | NY Giants beat Phillies on a forfeit, due to fan's throwing debris |
| Special : | 07/05/1949 | NY Giants purchase Monty Irvin & Henry Thompson, their 1st blacks |
| Special : | 10/09/1949 | NY Yankees beat Dodgers 4 games to 1 in 46th World Series |
| Special : | 11/29/1949 | Nationalist regime of China leaves for Taiwan/Formosa |
| Special : | 08/10/1949 | Natl Military Establishment renamed Dept of Defense |
| Special : | 04/23/1949 | Netherland annexes Elten & Tudderen |
| Special : | 11/02/1949 | Netherland recognizes Indonesia as a sovereign state |
| Special : | 03/31/1949 | Newfoundland becomes Canada's 10th province |
| Special : | 09/17/1949 | North Atlantic Treaty Council meets for 1st time |
| Special : | 08/24/1949 | North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) established |
| Special : | 10/07/1949 | Otto Greatwohl becomes 1st premier of German DR |
| Special : | 02/12/1949 | Panic in Quito Ecuador, after "War of the World" played on radio |
| Special : | 09/21/1949 | Peoples Republic of China forms |
| Special : | 12/18/1949 | Phila Eagles beat LA Rams 14-0 in NFL championship game |
| Special : | 03/04/1949 | Piet Van de Pol becomes world champion billiard player |
| Special : | 07/13/1949 | Pope Pius XII excommunicates communist novels |
| Special : | 01/20/1949 | Pres Truman announces his point 4 program |
| Special : | 10/26/1949 | Pres Truman increases minimum wage from 40› to 75› |
| Special : | 10/06/1949 | Pres Truman signs Mutual Defense Assistance Act (for NATO) |
| Special : | 01/05/1949 | President Harry S Truman labels his administration the "Fair Deal" |
| Special : | 06/25/1949 | Presidential election in Syria (some women allowed to vote) |
| Special : | 05/09/1949 | Prince Rainier III becomes leader of Monaco |
| Special : | 11/19/1949 | Prince Rainier III coronation in Monaco |
| Special : | 05/02/1949 | Pulitzer prize awarded to Arthur Miller (Death of a salesman) |
| Special : | 12/27/1949 | Queen Juliana (Netherlands) grants sovereignty to Indonesia |
| Special : | 04/18/1949 | Republic of Ireland withdraws from British Commonwealth |
| Special : | 08/28/1949 | Riot prevents Paul Robeson from singing near Peekskill NY |
| Special : | 05/27/1949 | Russian stop train traffic West-Berlin |
| Special : | 10/27/1949 | S Arend discovers asteroid #1573 Vaisala |
| Special : | 04/10/1949 | Sam Snead wins Masters golf tournament |
| Special : | 07/21/1949 | Senate ratifies North Atlantic Treaty by a vote of 82-13 |
| Special : | 06/08/1949 | Siam changes name to Thailand |
| Special : | 05/11/1949 | Siam renames itself Thailand |
| Special : | 06/29/1949 | South Africa begins implementing apartheid; no mixed marriages |
| Special : | 10/02/1949 | St Louis Browns use 9 pitchers, lose to Whites Sox 4-3 |
| Special : | 07/25/1949 | St Louis Cardinal Stan Musial hits for thew cycle beating Bkln 14-1 |
| Special : | 06/14/1949 | State of Vietnam forms, Bao Dai installed as Emperor |
| Special : | 12/16/1949 | Sukarno becomes president Indonesia, Mokammed Hatta premier |
| Special : | 02/12/1949 | Team Canada beats Denmark 47-0 in hockey |
| Special : | 07/01/1949 | Ted Schroeder wins Wimbledon |
| Special : | 09/20/1949 | Tennis player Pancho Gonzales turns professional |
| Special : | 09/12/1949 | Theodor Heuss elected 1st pres/Conrad Adenauer 1st PM of German FR |
| Special : | 01/01/1949 | Tokelau (Union) Islands declared part of New Zealand |
| Special : | 06/02/1949 | Transjordan renamed Jordan |
| Special : | 10/15/1949 | Tripura accedes to Indian union |
| Special : | 09/23/1949 | Truman announces evidence of USSR's 1st nuclear device detonation |
| Special : | 05/14/1949 | Truman signs bill establishing a rocket test range at Cape Canaveral |
| Special : | 03/29/1949 | Turkey recognizes Israel |
| Special : | 06/29/1949 | US troops withdraw from Korea after WW II |
| Special : | 02/26/1949 | USAF plane began 1st nonstop around-the-world flight |
| Special : | 09/22/1949 | USSR detonates its 1st atomic bomb |
| Special : | 08/29/1949 | USSR explodes its 1st atomic bomb |
| Special : | 07/14/1949 | USSR explodes their 1st atom bomb |
| Special : | 10/02/1949 | USSR recognizes People's Republic of China |
| Special : | 02/12/1949 | Unidentified aircraft bomb Jerusalem |
| Special : | 12/27/1949 | United States of Indonesia gains independence from Netherlands |
| Special : | 11/29/1949 | Uranium explosions in East Germany kills 3,700 |
| Special : | 02/24/1949 | V-2/WAC-Corporal 1st rocket to outer space, White Sands, NM, 400 km |
| Special : | 07/20/1949 | Vasil Kolarov elected premier of Bulgaria |
| Special : | 06/27/1949 | W Baade discovers asteroid #1566 Icarus |
| Special : | 02/25/1949 | WAC Corporal rocket achieves height of 400k (record) |
| Special : | 03/08/1949 | WAGA TV channel 5 in Atlanta, GA (CBS) begins broadcasting |
| Special : | 05/--/1949 | WAPI (now WVMT) TV channel 13 in Birmingham, AL (NBC) 1st broadcast |
| Special : | 03/08/1949 | WBAP-FM, Fort Worth Texas, begins broadcasting |
| Special : | 12/01/1949 | WBNG TV channel 12 in Binghamton, NY (CBS) begins broadcasting |
| Special : | 10/05/1949 | WBNS TV channel 10 in Columbus, OH (CBS) begins broadcasting |
| Special : | 07/01/1949 | WBRC TV channel 6 in Birmingham, AL (ABC) begins broadcasting |
| Special : | 07/15/1949 | WBTV TV channel 3 in Charlotte, NC (CBS) begins broadcasting |
| Special : | 07/01/1949 | WCCO TV channel 4 in Minneapolis-St.Paul, MN (CBS) begins broadcasting |
| Special : | 07/26/1949 | WCPO TV channel 9 in Cincinnati, OH (CBS) begins broadcasting |
| Special : | 10/16/1949 | WDAF TV channel 4 in Kansas City, MO (NBC) begins broadcasting |
| Special : | 10/03/1949 | WERD, 1st black-owned radio station, opens in Atlanta |
| Special : | 09/17/1949 | WFAA TV channel 8 in Dallas-Fort Worth, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting |
| Special : | 09/22/1949 | WFMY TV channel 2 in Greensboro-High Point, NC (CBS) 1st broadcast |
| Special : | 03/18/1949 | WGAL TV channel 8 in Lancaster, PA (NBC) begins broadcasting |
| Special : | 01/26/1949 | WHIO TV channel 7 in Dayton, OH (CBS) begins broadcasting |
| Special : | 03/15/1949 | WICU TV channel 12 in Erie, PA (NBC) begins broadcasting |
| Special : | 09/15/1949 | WJAC TV channel 6 in Johnstown, PA (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting |
| Special : | 07/10/1949 | WJAR TV channel 10 in Providence, RI (NBC) begins broadcasting |
| Special : | 12/19/1949 | WJW TV channel 8 in Cleveland, OH (CBS) begins broadcasting |
| Special : | 09/15/1949 | WJXT TV channel 4 in Jacksonville, FL (CBS) begins broadcasting |
| Special : | 12/01/1949 | WKTV TV channel 2 in Utica, NY (NBC) begins broadcasting |
| Special : | 06/06/1949 | WKY (now KTVY) TV channel 4 in Oklahoma City, OK (NBC) 1st broadcast |
| Special : | 03/15/1949 | WLWD (now WDTN) TV channel 2 in Dayton, OH (NBC) begins broadcasting |
| Special : | 04/03/1949 | WLWS (now WCMH) TV channel 4 in Columbus, OH (NBC) begins broadcasting |
| Special : | 12/11/1949 | WOAI (now KMOL) TV channel 4 in San Antonio, TX (NBC) 1st broadcast |
| Special : | 10/31/1949 | WOC (now KWQC) TV channel 6 in Davenport, IA (NBC) 1st broadcast |
| Special : | 10/05/1949 | WOR (now WWOR) TV channel 9 in New York-Secaucus, NY (IND) begins |
| Special : | 08/15/1949 | WOTV TV channel 8 in Grand Rapids, MI (NBC) begins broadcasting |
| Special : | 06/14/1949 | WROC TV channel 8 in Rochester, NY (NBC) begins broadcasting |
| Special : | 05/30/1949 | WRTV TV channel 6 in Indianapolis, IN (ABC) begins broadcasting |
| Special : | 11/15/1949 | WSAZ TV channel 3 in Huntington-Charleston, NV (NBC) 1st broadcast |
| Special : | 01/16/1949 | WTOP (now WUSA) TV channel 9 in Washington, DC (CBS) 1st broadcast |
| Special : | 11/11/1949 | WTTV TV channel 4 in Bloomington-Indianapol, IN (IND) 1st broadcast |
| Special : | 03/21/1949 | WTVJ TV channel 4 in Miami, FL (NBC/CBS) begins broadcasting |
| Special : | 08/30/1949 | WTVN (now WSYX) TV channel 6 in Columbus, OH (ABC) begins broadcasting |
| Special : | 06/26/1949 | Walter Baade discovers asteroid Icarus inside orbit of Mercury |
| Special : | 05/08/1949 | West German constitution approved |
| Special : | 05/12/1949 | West begins Berlin Airlift to get supplies around Soviet blockade |
| Special : | 10/07/1949 | Wilhelm Pieck becomes 1st president of German DR |
| Special : | 02/11/1949 | Willie Pep is 1st 126lb to regain boxing championship |
| Special : | 04/19/1949 | Yankees dedicate a plaque for Babe Ruth |
| Special : | 10/19/1949 | Yanks trade Joe Gordon to Cleveland for Allie Reynolds |
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