WHAT ALL HAPPENED APRIL TO SEPTEMBER 1949
Find out what all happened April to September 1949

Thailand elects Orapin Chaiyakan, the first Thai female member of Thailand's Parliament. (5. June 1949)

Siam officially changes its name to Thailand for the second time. The name had been in use since 1939 but was reverted in 1945. (11. May 1949)

The Mann Gulch fire kills 13 firefighters in Montana. (5. August 1949)

The retreat of the Democratic Army of Greece in Albania after its defeat on Gramos mountain marks the end of the Greek Civil War. (31. August 1949)

Chinese Civil War: The Chinese Communist Party holds unsuccessful peace talks with the Nationalist Party in Beijing, after three years of fighting. (1. April 1949)

The Soviet Union lifts its blockade of Berlin. (12. May 1949)

The 26 counties of the Irish Free State become Ireland. (1. April 1949)

The western occupying powers approve the Basic Law for the new German state: the Federal Republic of Germany. (12. May 1949)

The first Plenary Session of the National People's Congress approves the design of the Flag of the People's Republic of China. (27. September 1949)

The Communist Party of China writes the Common Programme for the future People's Republic of China. (29. September 1949)

Queen Charlotte earthquake: Canada's largest earthquake since the 1700 Cascadia earthquake (22. August 1949)

The first television western, Hopalong Cassidy, is aired on NBC starring William Boyd. (24. June 1949)

Initial flight of the de Havilland Comet, the first jet-powered airliner. (27. July 1949)

The keel for the aircraft carrier USS United States is laid down at Newport News Drydock and Shipbuilding. However, construction is canceled five days later, resulting in the Revolt of the Admirals. (18. April 1949)

The celebrities Helen Keller, Dorothy Parker, Danny Kaye, Fredric March, John Garfield, Paul Muni and Edward G. Robinson are named in an FBI report as Communist Party members. (8. June 1949)

The Treaty of London establishes the Council of Europe in Strasbourg as the first European institution working for European integration. (5. May 1949)

Rainier III of Monaco becomes Prince of Monaco. (9. May 1949)

Albert II, a rhesus monkey, rides a V2 rocket to an altitude of 134 km (83 mi), thereby becoming the first monkey in space. (14. June 1949)

Former First Lady of the Philippines Aurora Quezon, 61, is assassinated while en route to dedicate a hospital in memory of her late husband; her daughter and 10 others are also killed. (28. April 1949)

The Berlin Airlift ends. (30. September 1949)