Date: May 4, 1949
Aeroflot Flight 17 crashes on approach to Severny Airport in Novosibirsk, killing 25. Date: May 13, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 13 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1949Cold War: Twelve Nations Sign North Atlantic Treaty, Create NATO, April 4,…
Gerald Lankester Harding and Roland de Vaux begin excavations at Cave 1 of the Qumran Caves, where they will eventually discover the first seven Dead Sea Scrolls. Date: February 15, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 15 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
The People's Liberation Army Air Force is founded. Date: November 11, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 11 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1949UN Cease-Fire Begins in Kashmir, India-Pakistan War Ends January 1, 1949Effingham Hospital Fire Kills 77, Spurs U.S….
Chinese Civil War: Establishment of the People's Liberation Army Navy. Date: April 23, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 23 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1949Chinese Civil War: Republic of China Government Moves to Taipei, December 7, 1949Air France Lockheed…
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 first Emmy Awards are presented in the United States; the venue is the Hollywood Athletic Club. Date: January 25, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 25 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1949Greek Communist Party Announces Temporary Cease-Fire, Ending Greek…