Asbestos Strike Begins in Canada, Quiet Revolution Starts – February 14, 1949
Date: February 14, 1949
Date: February 14, 1949
A fire in a hospital in Effingham, Illinois, kills 77 people and leads to nationwide fire code improvements in the United States. Date: April 5, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 5 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1949People’s Liberation Army…
President of France Vincent Auriol and ex-Vietnamese emperor Bảo Đại sign the Élysée Accords, giving Vietnam greater independence from France and creating the State of Vietnam to oppose Viet Minh-led Democratic Republic of Vietnam. Date: March 8, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 8 📅 Events on this day in…
The Knesset votes to move the capital of Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Date: December 13, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 13 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1949Air France Lockheed Constellation Crashes in Azores, 48 Killed, October 28,…
Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others is adopted. Date: December 2, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 2 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1949Soviet Union Tests First Atomic…
Cold War: Twelve nations sign the North Atlantic Treaty creating the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Date: April 4, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 4 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1949Élysée Accords Signed, Vietnam Gains Independence, State of Vietnam Formed,…
United Nations cease-fire takes effect in Kashmir from one minute before midnight. War between India and Pakistan stops accordingly. Date: January 1, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 1 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1949Chinese Civil War: Communist Forces Capture…