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2 Jan 1949- Chen Changjie received a letter from the Chinese Communists urging his surrender of Tianjin, China; he would reject the request.
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5 Jan 1949- Chen Cheng was named the Chairman of Taiwan Province, Republic of China and the Chief of Police.
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7 Jan 1949- Israeli aircraft attacked and shot down four Spitfire Mk XVIII fighters (of No. 208 Squadron RAF) and a Hawker Tempest fighter which were conducting reconnaissance patrols over Israel. Two RAF pilots were killed.
13 Jan 1949- Chen Changjie received an ultimatum from the Chinese Communists regarding the surrender of Tianjin, China; he again rejected the request.
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15 Jan 1949- Chen Changjie was captured by Chinese Communist forces in Tianjin, China.
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21 Jan 1949- Fritz Knoechlein, formerly an officer in the German SS Toptenkopf, went to the gallows in Hamburg, Germany, having been found guilty of "committing a war crime in that in the vicinity of Paradis, Pas-de-Calais, France, on or about 27 May 1940, in violation of the laws and usages of war, was concerned in the killing of about ninety prisoners of war, members of the 2nd Battalion, the Royal Norfolk Regiment and other British units".
14 Feb 1949- The Israeli parliament, the Knesset, convened for the first time.
24 Feb 1949- Israel signed an armistice with Egypt to de-escalate the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, also known as the Israeli Independence War.
5 Mar 1949- Nikolai Voznesensky was removed from his position as the Chairman of the State Planning Committee of the Soviet Union.
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- Maksim Saburov became the Chairman of State Planning Committee of the Soviet Union.
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9 Mar 1949- Mikhail Rodionov stepped down as the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Russian SFSR.
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23 Mar 1949- Israel signed an armistice with Lebanon to de-escalate the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, also known as the Israeli Independence War.
31 Mar 1949- Newfoundland became a province of Canada.
1 Apr 1949- General Alexander Vandegrift, Commandant of the US Marine Corps, retired after over 40 years of service.
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3 Apr 1949- Israel signed an armistice with Jordan to de-escalate the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, also known as the Israeli Independence War.
4 Apr 1949- The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was formed.
7 Apr 1949- Ma Bufang and Ma Hongkui announced that they would continue to fight against the Communists despite the string of victories that the Communists had been achieving in the Chinese Civil War.
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18 Apr 1949- Ireland (Eire) gained full independence from the United Kingdom, forming the new Republic of Ireland. It also terminated its Commonwealth membership.
24 Apr 1949- Sun Chu was captured by Chinese communist forces at Taiyuan, Shanxi, China.
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11 May 1949- Siam was renamed to Thailand for the second time.
12 May 1949- The Berlin blockade was lifted.
13 May 1949- The English Electric Canberra, Britain's first Jet bomber, took its first flight.
16 May 1949- USS Segundo entered Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California, United States for overhaul.
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19 May 1949- Chen Cheng announced martial law in the Republic of China, which was effectively the islands of Taiwan, Penghu, and other surrounding islands under Chinese control.
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23 May 1949- Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany, the constitution of West Germany, came into effect.
27 May 1949- The Central Intelligence Agency Act was passed by the US Congress.
20 Jun 1949- Filipp Golikov was awarded the Order of the Red Banner for the fourth time.
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- Aleksandr Vasilevsky was awarded the Order of Red Banner for the second time.
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14 Jul 1949- The Soviet Union successfully detonated an atomic bomb.
20 Jul 1949- Israel signed an armistice with Syria to de-escalate the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, also known as the Israeli Independence War.
2 Aug 1949- USS Manta was recommissioned into service with Lieutenant E. H. Edwards, Jr. in command. Her designation changed from SS-299 to ESS-299.
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11 Aug 1949- Omar Bradley was appointed the first Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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20 Aug 1949- USS Sea Robin arrived at New London, Connecticut, United States and joined Submarine Squadron 8.
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24 Aug 1949- USS Segundo completed her overhaul at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California, United States.
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2 Sep 1949- The prototype of de Havilland Venom jet fighter took its first flight.
19 Sep 1949- The Fairey Gannet aircraft, built to a Royal Navy requirement for a carrier-borne aircraft that could both hunt and kill submarines, took its first flight.
23 Sep 1949- US President Harry S. Truman announced to the world that there was positive evidence that the Soviet Union had detonated an atomic bomb; this highlighted the fact that the US monopoly of nuclear weapons had ended and marked the beginning of East-West confrontation known as the Cold War.
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1 Oct 1949- Chinese communists declared victory in the Chinese civil war, renaming Beiping ("Northern Peace") to Beijing ("Northern Capital") to serve as their capital city; the Republic of China government withdrew to the island of Taiwan, where it still remains.
6 Oct 1949- Iva Toguri D'Aquino was sentenced to 10 years in prison and a fine of US$10,000 for taking part in Japanese propaganda efforts during the war.
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16 Oct 1949- Greek National Army defeated the communists, marking the end of the Greek Civil War.
2 Nov 1949- Konstantin Rokossovsky was promoted to the rank of Marshal of Poland.
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7 Nov 1949- USS Sea Cat arrived at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Pennsylvania, United States for upgrades.
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18 Nov 1949- A Douglas C-47 Globemaster I aircraft of the USAF's MATS landed at RAF Marham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom after a non-stop flight from the US. It carried a total of 103 passengers and crew, then the largest number of people carried across the North Atlantic in a single flight.
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21 Nov 1949- The United Nations passed the resolution for Libya's full independence.
9 Dec 1949- Dong Zhao, his wife, and his three children departed Chongqing, China for Taiwan.
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10 Dec 1949- Adrian Pelt of the Netherlands was appointed the United Nations Commissioner of Libya.
17 Dec 1949- Indonesia was granted independence by the Dutch government.
21 Dec 1949- Chen Cheng stepped down from his position as the Chairman of Taiwan Province, Republic of China and the Chief of Police.
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24 Dec 1949- Deng Xihou received an invitation via telegraph from the communists.
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25 Dec 1949- Khabarovsk War Crime Trials against 12 members of the Japanese Kwantung Army began.
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29 Dec 1949- Khabarovsk War Crime Trials concluded with all 12 accused members of the Japanese Kwantung Army found guilty and given prison sentences.
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30 Dec 1949- The NKVD of the Soviet Union provided Joseph Stalin a secret dossier that contained a biography of Adolf Hitler.
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- Deng Xihou defected to the Chinese communists, allowing communist forces to occupy Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China without opposition.
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Timeline Section Founder: Thomas Houlihan
Contributors: Alan Chanter, C. Peter Chen, Thomas Houlihan, David Stubblebine
Special Thanks: Rory Curtis
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