1949

Year 1949 () was a (link will display the full calendar) of the.

January

 * - becomes the first democratically elected.
 * -  of the departs  for  on her maiden voyage.
 * - - Series of winter storms in, , , ,  and  - winds of up to 72 mph - tens of thousands of cattle and sheep perish.
 * - U.S. President unveils his  program.
 * - receives its first recorded fall.
 * - The first to arrive in the, a  model, is brought over to  by Dutch businessman Ben Pon.  Unable to interest dealers or importers in the Volkswagen, Pon sells the sample car to pay his travel expenses.  Only two 1949 models will be sold in America that year, convincing Volkswagen chairman  that the car has no future in the U.S. (The  goes on to become the greatest automobile phenomenon in American history.)
 * - First recorded date of The to appear at the grave of
 * - Elected  begins his full term.
 * Forces from the enter.
 * The first s are presented at the.
 * In the first i election, becomes.
 * - n Citizenship comes into being.
 * In the first i election, becomes.
 * - n Citizenship comes into being.

February

 * - of clothes ends in Britain.
 * is re-elected for lack of an opposing candidate.
 * - is awarded the first  by the  and.
 * -, a 1,200-pound cow gets stuck inside a silo on a farm in and garners national media attention.

March

 * World heavyweight boxing champion retires
 * Indonesia seizes from the Dutch.
 * - The ' under Captain James Gallagher''' lands in  after completing the first non-stop around-the-world  flight. It was refueled in flight four times.
 * - Grand opening of the in, owned by oil tycoon.
 * - The, and  railroads inaugurate the  passenger train between  and  as the first long distance train to feature Vista Dome cars as regular equipment.
 * - The extensive deportation campaign was conducted in, and . The Soviet authorities deported more than 92,000 people from Baltics to remote areas of the Soviet Union.
 * - The first half of 's opera , conducted by legendary conductor, and performed in concert (i.e. no scenery or costumes), is telecast by , live from at . The second half will be telecast a week later. This will be the only complete  that Toscanini will ever conduct on.
 * -  resigns suddenly.
 * - The former British colony of joins  as its 10th province.
 * - The former British colony of joins  as its 10th province.

April

 * leaves the and becomes the.
 * The is founded.
 * - The is signed in, creating the  defense alliance.
 * - 's , starring and, opens on  and goes on to become R&H's second longest-running . It becomes an instant classic of the . The score's biggest hit is the song Some Enchanted Evening.
 * - The day the alphabet is held to have been completed by.
 * - formally became the.
 * -   goes up the  to evacuate  refugees escaping the advance of the Mao's communist forces. Under heavy fire it runs aground off . After an aborted rescue attempt on  it anchors 10 miles upstream. Negotiations with the communist forces to let the ship leave drag on for weeks
 * - Chinese communist troops take
 * - issues the, enabling it (and, thereafter, any other nation) to remain in the British Commonwealth despite becoming a republic, creating the position of , and renaming the organisation as the .
 * - The News Review reveals that neither nor its headmaster  exist.
 * - The News Review reveals that neither nor its headmaster  exist.

May

 * -, a moon of , is discovered by.
 * - The is founded by the signing of the.
 * - becomes Prince of, upon the death of his maternal grandfather.
 * is admitted to the as its 59th member.
 * officially changes its name to, a name in use since 1939.
 * - : The lifts its.
 * The (predecessor of the ) is established.
 * regime declare is under the.
 * - After two months in, commits , under circumstances that seem suspicious to many.
 * - The is established.
 * , the first stored-program computer, begins operation at.
 * - The is established.
 * , the first stored-program computer, begins operation at.

June

 * - becomes kingdom of
 * - With the passage of the Bodh Gaya Temple Act by the n government, is restored to partial  control.
 * Such celebrities as, , , , , and  are named in an  report as  members.
 * 's book  is published.
 * - First, , airs on.
 * Last US troops withdraw from
 * Dock strike in the
 * Beginning of - The n Citizenship Act suspends the granting of citizenship to  immigrants after five years and imposes a ban on s
 * Dock strike in the
 * Beginning of - The n Citizenship Act suspends the granting of citizenship to  immigrants after five years and imposes a ban on s

July

 * - and  sign a truce to end their nineteen-month war.
 * - Initial flight of the, the first jet-powered airliner.
 * - Captain Kerans of the  decides to make a break after nightfall under heavy fire from the both sides of the  and successfully rejoins the fleet at  the next day.

August

 * - 6.75  in  kills 6000 and destroys 50 towns.
 * - becomes independent
 * - The is agreed.
 * Gang of explodes mines under police barracks outside ,
 * in ousts the president
 * - Last surviving veterans of the meet in  - all six
 * First meeting of the
 * tests its first, code named "Joe 1." Its design imitated the American plutonium bomb that was dropped on  in.
 * First meeting of the
 * tests its first, code named "Joe 1." Its design imitated the American plutonium bomb that was dropped on  in.

September

 * - A former sharpshooter in World War II, Howard Unruh kills 13 neighbours in Camden, New Jersey with a souvenir Luger to become America's first single-episode mass murderer.
 * - military authorities relinquish control of former  assets back to  control.
 * - officially founded.  is the first federal chancellor.
 * dynamite bomb destroys  in.
 * Notorious veteran  commits his first career  robbery in
 * - vetoes  membership of, , , ,  and.
 * - Canadian steamship burns in  Harbour with the loss of over 118 lives.
 * - The government devalued the  from $4.03 to $2.80. This lead to many other currencies being devalued.
 * -, ex-foreign minister of , is sentenced to death.
 * First Plenary Session of the approves design for the.
 * Mrs. Iva Toguri D'Aquino is found guilty of broadcasting for as "" during.
 * September - reveal their first logo, used until.
 * Mrs. Iva Toguri D'Aquino is found guilty of broadcasting for as "" during.
 * September - reveal their first logo, used until.

October

 * - Birth of the.
 * - Democratic Republic of Germany established officially
 * - Severe ing in
 * - ends in  - communist troops surrender
 * - Chinese communist troops take
 * - Chinese communist troops fail to take in the . Communist advance towards  is halted.
 * - An airliner flying from to  crashes in the  island of . Among the victims are violinist  and boxer.

November

 * - and  executed for assassinating.
 * - Opening day at the ski resort California.
 * - The adopts 's constitution.

December

 * - Boogie-Woogie King Albert Ammons dies of.
 * - Nationalist Chinese finish their evacuation to.
 * - Robert Gordon (Bob) Menzies elected.
 * -, ex-vice prime minister of , is sentenced to death.
 * - strikes fishing fleet off  - several thousand reported dead.
 * - elected president of Republic of.
 * - recognizes.
 * - Queen grants  sovereignty.
 * - recognizes.

Undated

 *  is the last commercial to sail round.
 * The is founded.
 * The announces that bones uncovered in its subterranean  could be the apostle :  19 years later,  announces confirmation that the bones belonged to this first.
 * The first 20mm  prototypes are completed.
 * publishes his new translation of , the first in what we would consider modern English. It is instantly acclaimed and, in 2007, is still in print.

January-February

 * -, American playwright
 * -, American torture victim (d. )
 * -, American actor
 * -, Austrian chef
 * , American boxer
 * , American stage director and librettist
 * , American actress (d. )
 * -, Estonian statesman
 * , Japanese author
 * , Hong Kong-born film director
 * -, American television executive (d. )
 * , American director and screenwriter
 * , American writer
 * -, lead singer of (d. )
 * -, American comedian (d. )
 * -, French designer
 * , English musician (d. )
 * , Irish snooker player
 * -, former
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, American biologist, recipient of the
 * -, American philosopher
 * -, American actor
 * -, Dutch cyclist
 * -, Irish film director
 * , jazz pianist and composer
 * , French singer
 * , American actor
 * -, American football player
 * -, English female singer
 * -, American serial killer
 * -, American computer game designer (d. )
 * -, Swedish footballer
 * -, Austrian race car driver
 * -, American professional wrestler
 * -, American serial killer
 * -, American computer game designer (d. )
 * -, Swedish footballer
 * -, Austrian race car driver
 * -, American professional wrestler

March-April

 * , American actress
 * , American singer (or March 21)
 * , Welsh rugby player
 * -, baseball player
 * , Scottish footballer
 * -, Indian politician
 * -, American computer programmer
 * , American musician
 * , Soviet gymnast
 * -, American soprano
 * , Puerto Rican actor
 * , Canadian actor
 * , American actor
 * , Irish footballer and football manager
 * -, Irish snooker player
 * -, American singer
 * -, French actress
 * -, American musician
 * -, American musician
 * -, German writer
 * , American musician
 * , American singer
 * , American model and businesswoman
 * , Canadian Aboriginal activist
 * , French businessman
 * , Irish footballer
 * , American musician and composer
 * -, musician and songwriter
 * -, German-born physicist, laureate
 * -, American actor
 * -, Russian musical performer
 * -, Canadian jockey
 * -, American race car driver
 * - . American actress
 * -, French singer and songwriter
 * -, musician and songwriter
 * -, German-born physicist, laureate
 * -, American actor
 * -, Russian musical performer
 * -, Canadian jockey
 * -, American race car driver
 * - . American actress
 * -, French singer and songwriter

May-June

 * -, American race car driver
 * -, American singer
 * -, American musician
 * -, English-American actress
 * , English musician and songwriter
 * , Canadian musician
 * , who discovered cervical cancer
 * , American football player
 * -, Canadian actor and comedian
 * -, Slovenian mathematician
 * -, religious leader
 * , American actor
 * , American singer
 * - English guitist/singer
 * -, American actor
 * -, British astronomer
 * -, Pennsylvania legislative leader
 * -, Polish-born pianist
 * -, Estonian artist
 * -, American writer
 * , English musician
 * , American historian and novelist
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, Russian politician, scientist and businessman
 * , American author and illustrator
 * , Jamaican musician (d. )
 * , British writer
 * , Canadian author
 * -, American Actor
 * -, American fashion designer
 * , Jamaican musician (d. )
 * , British writer
 * , Canadian author
 * -, American Actor
 * -, American fashion designer
 * , Canadian author
 * -, American Actor
 * -, American fashion designer

July-August

 * , American actress
 * , American R&B singer (d. )
 * -, American actress
 * -, president of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)
 * , British singer and producer
 * -, American sportscaster
 * -, American composer
 * -, English musician
 * -, Northern Irish clergyman
 * -, leader of the Lebanese Druze
 * -, British guitarist
 * -, Welsh sculptor
 * -, Irish musician
 * -, Rwandan businessperson and
 * , American actress
 * , Australian singer and actor
 * , English novelist
 * , American musician
 * -, British actor
 * , American actor
 * , American physicist, laureate
 * , English novelist
 * , American musician
 * -, British actor
 * , American actor
 * , American physicist, laureate
 * , American physicist, laureate

September-October

 * -, Indian politician
 * - (d. )
 * , American author, television presenter, and zookeeper
 * , American singer
 * -, Current President of Indonesia.
 * -, Japanese singer
 * -, American politician
 * -, American actress
 * , British politician (d. )
 * , English goalkeeper
 * -, English model
 * -, American singer and songwriter
 * -, Spanish filmmaker
 * -, American novelist
 * -, baseball player
 * -, American author and occultist
 * -, American actor
 * -, American television personality
 * -, American actress
 * -, Venezuelan-born mercenary
 * , British actress
 * , American writer
 * -, Ukrainian athlete
 * , American musician (d. )
 * , French football (soccer) manager
 * -, Ukrainian athlete
 * , American musician (d. )
 * , French football (soccer) manager
 * , American musician (d. )
 * , French football (soccer) manager

November-December

 * -, Albanian politician
 * -, American World Heavywieght Boxing Champion
 * , American actor
 * , American (d. )
 * -, British Actor
 * , Queen of Nepal (d. )
 * , American environmental activist (d. )
 * -, British politician
 * -, Australian cricketer and commentator
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * -, Russian-born dancer and actor (d. )
 * , American professional wrestler and commentator
 * , Canadian musician (d. )
 * , American comedian
 * , American professional wrestler and commentator
 * , Canadian musician (d. )
 * , American comedian


 * -, Ugandan hurdler (d. )
 * , American actor
 * , New Zealand-born comedienne, actress, and singer
 * -, American singer, composer, and actor
 * -, American writer
 * -, American actress
 * -, Indian actor
 * , English actor
 * , American singer/guitarist of
 * -, baseball player
 * -, American actor
 * -, American guitarist
 * -, British singer
 * -, Danish musician
 * , British musician (d. )
 * , British musician
 * -, American politician
 * , Brazilian singer
 * , American actress
 * , American musician
 * -, Foreign Minister of East Timor, recipient of the
 * unknown date -, survivor
 * unknown date -, Thai comedian, actor, film director and screenwriter.
 * , American musician
 * -, Foreign Minister of East Timor, recipient of the
 * unknown date -, survivor
 * unknown date -, Thai comedian, actor, film director and screenwriter.

Deaths

 * See also 

January-June

 * -, American director (b. )
 * -, American publisher (b. )
 * -, Spanish composer (b. )
 * -, French race car driver (b. )
 * -, Egyptian founder of the Muslim Brotherhood (b. )
 * -, Indonesian nationalist activist and communist leader (b. )
 * -, Romanian composer (b. )
 * , German chemist, laureate (b. )
 * (b. )
 * -, English comedian and actor (b. )
 * -, Swedish figure skater (b. )
 * -, Belgian writer, laureate (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * , U.S. Secretary of Navy and Defense (suicide) (b. )
 * , German writer (suicide) (b. )
 * - the creator of the famous  dies.
 * -, Norwegian writer, laureate (b. )
 * -, American author and publisher (b. )
 * -, baseball player (b. )
 * -, American author and publisher (b. )
 * -, baseball player (b. )

July-December

 * -, English-born composer (b. )
 * -, first (b. )
 * -, Czech composer (b. )
 * -, American writer (b. )
 * -, American musician (b. )
 * -, English cricketer (b. )
 * -, German composer (b. )
 * -, Danish zoophysiologist, recipient of the (b. )
 * -, German Resistance figure (b. )
 * , American humorist (b. )
 * , Irish writer (b. )
 * , Greek composer (b. )
 * , French boxer (plane crash) (b. )
 * , French violinist (plane crash) (b. )
 * November -, head of Imperial House of Mexico (b. )
 * -, American politician (b. )
 * -, Prime Minister of Iran (b. )
 * -, American musician (b. )
 * -, Indian philosopher (b. )
 * -, Canadian film director (b. )
 * -, American author (b. )
 * -, New Zealand athlete (b. )
 * -, American author (b. )
 * -, New Zealand athlete (b. )