Timeline February 1949

Events in February 1949 7

• 1949 Hank Williams releases Lovesick Blues Number one Number one for 16 weeks.
• 1949 – 2022 Ivana Trump (1949-2022) Died 14 July 2022, aged 73 Czech-American businesswoman and the first wife of Donald Trump.
• 1949 – 2019 Niki Lauda F1 Legend Three-time Formula One World Champion known for his incredible comeback after a near-fatal crash.
• 1949 – 2019 Niki Lauda (1949-2019) Died 20 May 2019, aged 70 Niki Lauda was an Austrian Formula One driver who won three world championships and famously returned to racing weeks after a near-fatal fiery crash in 1976. He later became a successful airline entrepreneur and Formula One team executive. He died in Zurich following long-term health complications.
• 1949 – 2025 Marc Garneau (1949-2025) Died 4 June 2025, aged 76 Canadian naval officer, astronaut and politician, the first Canadian citizen to travel into space in 1984.
• 1949 1949 Armistice Agreements end Arab-Israeli War Israel signs armistices with Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, and Syria Israel signed separate armistice agreements with Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, and Syria between February and July 1949, ending the fighting of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. The agreements established the Green Line that shaped the region's borders for decades.
• 1949 First non-stop round-the-world flight completed USAF B-50 Lucky Lady II circles the globe The United States Air Force B-50 bomber Lucky Lady II completed the first non-stop flight around the world, refueling in mid-air four times. The 94-hour flight demonstrated the reach of American strategic airpower.