Date: December 10, 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 1949Cold War: 12…
The communist German Democratic Republic (East Germany) is formed. Date: October 7, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 7 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1949North Atlantic Treaty Organization Treaty Takes Effect, August 24, 1949First Emmy Awards Presented in the United…
In Ecuador, an earthquake destroys 50 towns and kills more than 6,000. Date: August 5, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 5 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1949Sir Duncan Stewart Assassinated in Sarawak by Rukun 13, December 4, 1949Effingham Hospital…
Albert II, a rhesus monkey, rides a V-2 rocket to an altitude of 134 km (83 mi), thereby becoming the first mammal and first monkey in space. Date: June 14, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 14 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
The Republic of Ireland Act comes into force, declaring Éire to be a republic and severing Ireland's "association" with the Commonwealth of Nations. Date: April 18, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 18 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1949Soviet Union…
Cold War: The Soviet Union lifts its blockade of Berlin. Date: May 12, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 12 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1949Asbestos Strike Begins in Canada, Quiet Revolution Starts February 14, 1949Luis Muñoz Marín Inaugurated as…