1949 Fact Sheet
Database: Miss America Winners by State
| Record Name | Year | City | State |
| Jacque Mercer | 1949 | Litchfield Park | Arizona |
Database: Date of Independence for Modern Countries
| Record Name | Year | Country | Previous Ruler Country | Date |
| Bhutan Country Formation Date | 1949 | Bhutan | India | August 8, 1949 |
| China Country Formation Date | 1949 | China | October 1, 1949 (People's Republic established) | |
| Germany Country Formation Date | 1871 | Germany | 18 January 1871 (German Empire unification); divided into four zones of occupation (UK, US, USSR, and later, France) in 1945 following World War II; Federal Republic of Germany (FRG or West Germany) proclaimed 23 May 1949 and included the former UK, US, and French zones; German Democratic Republic (GDR or East Germany) proclaimed 7 October 1949 and included the former USSR zone; unification of West Germany and East Germany took place 3 October 1990; all four powers formally relinquished rights 15 March 1991 | |
| Laos Country Formation Date | 1949 | Laos | France | July 19, 1949 |
Database: Physical Constants
| Record Name | Units | Symbol | Value |
| Rydberg constant in Hz | s-1 | 3.2898419499e+15 ± 3.9e+06 |
Database: Great Inventions by Year and Country
| Record Name | Year | Country | Region | Source | Inventor Name |
| Zamboni | 1949 | United States | North America | Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 | Frank J. Zamboni |
Database: Hockey Stanley Cup Winners
| Record Name | Year | Winning Team | Winning Coach | Losing Team | Losing Coach | Sport | City | Note |
| 1949 Stanley Cup Winner | 1949 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Clarence 'Hap' Day | Detroit Red Wings | Tommy Ivan | Hockey | Toronto |
Database: Year and Discoverer of Chemical Elements
| Record Name | Element | Year Discovered | Discovered By | Source |
| Berkelium | Berkelium | 1949 | Jr.Albert Ghiorso, Stanley G. Thompson, Glenn T. Seaborg, Kenneth Street | Jefferson Lab |
Database: Solar System Moons
| Record Name | Planet | Discoverer | Year Discovered | Kilometers from Planet | Diameter (Kilometers) | Oribital Period |
| Nereid | Neptune | G. Kuiper | 1949 | 5,513,400 | 340 | 360.16 |
Database: Pulitzer Prize Winning Novels By Year
| Record Name | Year | Title | Author |
| Guard Of Honor, James Gould Cozzens | 1949 | Guard Of Honor | James Gould Cozzens |
Database: United Nations Presidents
| Record Name | Origin | Year | Session |
| Carlos P. Romulo | Philippines | 1949 | Fourth |
Database: Tour de France Winners
| Record Name | Year | Winning Country | Sport | Tour | Winning Name |
| Fausto Coppi Tour 36 | 1949 | Italy | Cycling | 36 | Fausto Coppi |
Database: Council of Europe's treaties
| Record Name | Treaty | European Non-Member State | Non European Non-Member State | European Community | Number | Opening date | Entry into force date | Source |
| Statute of the Council of Europe (001) | Statute of the Council of Europe | 001 | 5/5/1949 | 3/8/1949 | Council of Europe | |||
| General Agreement on Privileges and Immunities of the Council of Europe (002) | General Agreement on Privileges and Immunities of the Council of Europe | 002 | 2/9/1949 | 10/9/1952 | Council of Europe |
Database: Carnegie Medal for Children's Books
| Record Name | Year | Publisher | Author |
| The Story of Your Home | 1949 | Faber | Agnes Allen |
Database: Longest Running TV Shows
| Record Name | Start Year | End Year | Country | Genre | Total Episodes |
| Lone Ranger | 1949 | 1957 | United States | Western | 221 |
Database: Crude Oil Prices from 1949 to Present
| Record Name | Year | Nominal | 2007 Inflation Adjusted | Source |
| Crude Oil Price for 1949 | 1949 | $2.77 | $24.26 | United States Department of Energy |
Database: Meteorites that have fallen on Canadian soil
| Record Name | Province | Country | Year | Material | Discovery Type | Mass (kg) |
| Benton (Chondrite) | New Brunswick | Canada | 1949 | Chondrite | Fall | 2.84 |
Database: Periodic Table of the Elements
| Record Name | Symbol | Group | Number | Melting Point | Boiling Point | Density | Year Discovered | Atomic Weight | % of Earth's Crust |
| Berkelium | Bk | 102 | 97 | 986 | 14.78 | 1949 | 247 |
Database: Listing of FDA Approved Oncology Drugs
| Record Name | Manufacturer/Distributor | Drug | Trade Name | Approved Use | Approval Date | Source |
| Mustargen (Merck) | Merck | meclorethamine, nitrogen mustard | Mustargen | Mar 15 1949 | U.S. Food and Drug Administration : Center for Drug Evaluation and Research |
Database: Baseball World Series Winners
| Record Name | Year | Winning Team | Losing Team | Winning City | Losing City | Sport | Score |
| World Series 1949 | 1949 | New York Yankees | Brooklyn Dodgers | NEW YORK | Brooklyn | Baseball | 4 - 1 |
Database: Wimbledon Tennis Men's Tournament Winners
| Record Name | Year | Sport | Winner | Loser | Score |
| 1949 Wimbledon Mens Result | 1949 | Tennis | Ted Schroeder | Jaroslav Drobny | 36 60 63 46 64 |
Database: NCAA Basketball Tournament Champions
| Record Name | Year | Sport | City Location | Winner | Champion | Opponent | In Final 4 | In Final 4 |
| NCAA Tournament Champion (1949) | 1949 | Basketball | Seattle | KENTUCKY | KENTUCKY | Oklahoma State | Illinois | Oregon State |
Database: United States Average Annual Temperature
| Record Name | Year | Country | Temperature | Rank | Source |
| Average Annual Temperature for 1949 | 1949 | United States | 52.89 deg F | 70 | National Climatic Data Center |
Database: Yearly Total Seasonal Rainfall for Los Angeles
| Record Name | City | State | Country | Season | Total Rainfall (inches) | Inches above or below average | Source |
| Los Angeles Seasonal Rainfall for 1949-1950 | Los Angeles | CALIFORNIA | United States | 1949-1950 | 10.59 | -4.54 | National Weather Service |
| Los Angeles Seasonal Rainfall for 1948-1949 | Los Angeles | CALIFORNIA | United States | 1948-1949 | 7.99 | -7.14 | National Weather Service |
Database: Hans Christian Andersen Stories and Fairy Tales By Year
| Record Name | Year | Author | Story Title |
| Folks Sayl - Hans Christian Andersen | 1949 | Hans Christian Andersen | Folks Sayl |
| The Poor Woman and the Little Canary Bird - Hans Christian Andersen | 1949 | Hans Christian Andersen | The Poor Woman and the Little Canary Bird |
| Urbanus - Hans Christian Andersen | 1949 | Hans Christian Andersen | Urbanus |
Database: Hart Memorial Trophy Winners for NHL Hockey
| Record Name | Year | Team | Sport | League | Player |
| Hart Memorial Trophy Winner (1949) | 1949 | Detroit Red Wings | Hockey | NHL | Sid Abel |
Database: Time Magazine's Man of the Year
| Record Name | Year | Person of the Year |
| Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill | 1949 | Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill |
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