| January 1, 1949 |
Georgia loses to Texas 41-28 at the Orange Bowl
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University of Georgia's post-season appearances
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| January 24, 1949 |
Georgia Women Jurors bill moves to the floor of the state house |
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Women allowed on jury duty |
| February 24, 1949 |
Georgia Women Jurors bill fails to pass the state house |
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Women allowed on jury duty |
| April 9, 1949 |
Ray Charles reaches the chart for the first time with Confessin' Blues
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Ray Charles |
| May 12, 1949 |
Berlin Air Lift comes to a successful end
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General Lucius D. Clay |
| May 18, 1949 |
Alben Barkley, Vice-President of the United States, visits Reinhardt College in Waleska
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| August 11, 1949 |
After enjoying drinks at the Atlanta Women's Club Margaret Mitchell and her husband John Marsh cross Peachtree Street at 13th Street to a movie theater showing "Canterbury Tales." She is hit by a speeding taxi whose driver is drunk.
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Margaret Mitchell |
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Atlanta, Georgia (1900-2000) |
| August 16, 1949 |
Margaret Mitchell pronounced dead at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta. She is later buried at Oakland Cemetery.
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Margaret Mitchell |
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Oakland Cemetery |
| September 15, 1949 |
The Fighting Kentuckian, starring John Wayne and Oliver Hardy is released. |
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Oliver Hardy |
| December 3, 1949 |
Mickey Thomas, who became the lead singer for Jefferson Starship (now StarShip) in 1979, is born in Cairo
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| December 11, 1949 |
"Fiddlin'" John Carson died, Atlanta, Georgia
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Fiddlin' John Carson |
