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What Happened in 1949

18 historical events, 46 notable births, and 7 notable deaths in 1949.

Major Events

January 1949

politics

North Atlantic Treaty — treaty that forms the legal basis of, and is implemented by, the NATO

sports

1949 South American Championship — football tournament

general

EuroBasket 1949 — 1949 edition of EuroBasket

general

Operation Priboi — code name for the Soviet mass deportation from the Baltic states on 25–28 March 1949

culture

1949 in film — overview of the events of 1949 in film

war

6th Golden Globe Awards — 1949 film award ceremony, on the 16th of March in Los Angeles, California, United States of America, honoring achievements in 1948 filmmaking

culture

1949 Cannes Film Festival — film festival edition

war

1949 Armistice Agreements — formal ceasefire which ended the 1948 Arab–Israeli War

August 1949

politics

Fourth Geneva Convention — 1949 treaty

politics

Second Geneva Convention — 1949 treaty

general

RDS-1 — type of nuclear weapon

politics

Third Geneva Convention — 1949 treaty

politics

1949 West German federal election — Federal elections held in West Germany on 14 August 1949

May 1949

disaster

Superga air disaster — aviation accident

March 1949

war

21st Academy Awards — award ceremony presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences for achievement in filmmaking in 1948

December 1949

war

Khabarovsk War Crime Trials — war crimes trial held in December 1949

November 1949

politics

Dutch–Indonesian Round Table Conference — 1949 Dutch recognition of Indonesian independence