Queen Charlotte Earthquake, Canada’s Strongest Since Cascadia, August 22, 1949

The Hukbalahap are accused of assassinating former First Lady of the Philippines Aurora Quezon, while she is en route to dedicate a hospital in memory of her late husband; her daughter and ten others are also killed. Date: April 28, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 28 📅 Events on…

An Air France Lockheed Constellation crashes in the Azores, killing all 48 people on board. Date: October 28, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 28 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1949People’s Liberation Army Navy Established, April 23, 1949Knesset First Convening…

Sir Duncan George Stewart, governor of the Crown Colony of Sarawak, was fatally stabbed by a member of the Rukun 13. Date: December 4, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 4 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1949Air France Lockheed Constellation…

The 6.7 Ms  Karlıova earthquake shakes eastern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), leaving 320–450 dead. Date: August 17, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 17 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1949EDSAC First Practical Stored-Program Computer Runs…

Mildred Gillars ("Axis Sally") is convicted of treason. Date: March 10, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 10 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1949First Networked Television Broadcasts Begin on January 11, 1949Cold War: Western Powers Approve Basic Law, Form West…

1949 Kemi strike: Two protesters die in the scuffle between the police and the strikers' protest procession in Kemi, Finland. Date: August 18, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 18 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1949Soviet Union Lifts Berlin Blockade,…