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Events in the year 1949 in China.

Incumbents

Republic of China:

President: Chiang Kai-shek (-January 21), Li Zongren (January 21-)
Premiers: Sun Fo, He Yingqin, Yan Xishan

People's Republic of China:

Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party: Mao Zedong
Chairman of the Government: Mao Zedong
Premier: Zhou Enlai

Events

January

January 21 — Chiang Kai-shek resigns from the presidency in a "temporary absence". Vice President Li Zongren was named as the successor

April

April 23 — Communists capture the KMT's capital, Nanjing

June

the Communist Party organised a "Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference" (CPPCC) to prepare for the establishment of a "New Democracy" regime to replace the Kuomintang-dominated Republic of China government

July

Tropical storm Irma kills 1,600 people and destroys more than 63,000 houses in Shanghai, the worst typhoon on record in the city.

September

September 21 — The first meeting of the CPPCC, which was attended by the Communist Party along with eight aligned parties
September 27 — Establishment of the Flag of the People's Republic of China (simplified Chinese: 中华人民共和国国旗; traditional Chinese: 中華人民共和國國旗; pinyin: Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó guóqí), a red field charged in the canton (upper corner nearest the flagpole) with five golden stars.^[1]

October

October 1 — The People's Republic of China is officially proclaimed in Beijing
October 17 — Chinese communist troops take Guangzhou.
October 25–27 — Battle of Guningtou in Kinmen, Fujian
October 27 — Chinese communist troops fail to take Kinmen in the Battle of Kuningtou; their advance towards Taiwan is halted.

December

December 8 — The government of the Republic of China finishes its evacuation to Taiwan, and declares Taipei its temporary capital city.
December 17 — Burma recognizes the People's Republic of China.
December 30 — India recognizes the People's Republic of China.

Births

January

January 1 — Paula Tsui, Hong Kong Cantopop singer
January 5 — Zhang Ruimin, founder of Haier Group
January 21 — Wan Sha Lang, Taiwanese singer and film actor (d. 2023)
Chang Wanquan, 11th Minister of National Defense of China

February

February 13 — Yeh Chu-lan, Taiwanese politician

March

March 27 — Michael Kwan, Hong Kong Cantopop singer

April

April 4 — Shing-Tung Yau, Chinese-American mathematician
April 5 — Sheng Guangzu, last Minister of Railways of China
April 7 — Bennett Pang, Hong Kong musician, singer and actor

May

May 21 — Angela Pan, Hong Kong actress
May 22 — Wu Kwok Hung, Hong Kong football player (d. 2015)

June

June 1 — Mu Tiezhu, prominent basketball player and coach (d. 2008)
June 23 — Charles Ho, Hong Kong pro-Beijing businessman^[2]

July

July 3 — Bo Xilai, politician
July 20 — Nina Paw, Hong Kong actress
July 22 — Stephen Shiu, Taiwan-based Hong Kong media personality

August

August 8 — Meng Xuenong, 18th Governor of Shanxi

September

September 19 — Chi Shangbin, football player and coach (d. 2021)

October

October 1 — Li Congjun, former President of Xinhua News Agency
October 14 — Damian Lau, Hong Kong film and television actor

November

November 12 — Wang Fuli, actress

December

December 3 — Lu Yao, novelist (d. 1992)
December 8 — Su Shao-lien, Taiwanese poet
December 22 — Ching Cheong, journalist

Deaths

January

January 9 — Wang Maozu, educator and philosopher (b. 1891)
January 10 — Qiu Qingquan, Nationalist general (b. 1902)
January 15 — Lu Zhengxiang, diplomat (b. 1871)

February

February 11 — Dai Jitao, journalist (b. 1891)
Tang Yulin, general in the Northeastern Army (b. 1871)

March

March 30 — Zaixun, Manchu noble (b. 1885)

April

April 14 — Hu Zhengzhi, newspaper publisher (b. 1889)
April 24 — Liang Huazhi, Nationalist official (b. 1906)

May

May 7 — Li Bai, communist spy (b. 1910)
May 25 — Wang Jingzhai, Muslim scholar (b. 1880)

July

Ren Kainan, educator (b. 1884)

August

August 27 — Politicians who died in the Transbaikal plane crash
- Ehmetjan Qasim, Uyghur revolutionary and statesman (b. 1914)
- Abdulkerim Abbas, Uyghur politician (b. 1921)
- Ishaq Beg Munonov, ethnic Kyrgyz political leader (b. 1902)
- Dalelkhan Sugirbayev, ethnic Kazakh political leader (b. 1906)
- Luo Zhi, revolutionary activist and leader in Xinjiang (b. 1915)
August 31 — Chan Chak, Admiral of the Republic of China Navy (b. 1894)

September

September 6 — Yang Hucheng, general (b. 1893)

October

October 2 — Wu Zanzhou, military officer and politician (b. 1885)
October 17 — Liu Wencai, landlord (b. 1887)

November

November 2 — Chen Shufan, general of the Anhui Clique (b. 1885)
November 20 — Jiang Zhuyun, communist resistance fighter (b. 1920)
November 26 — Hu Ruoyu, Governor of Yunnan (b. 1894)

Dates unknown

Li Shaogeng, politician (b. 1896)
Qi Yaolin, politician (b. 1862)

References

^ 1949年9月27日中华人民共和国国旗诞生 [September 27, 1949: The Birth of PRC's Flag] (in Chinese). CPC News. Archived from the original on 2019-01-06. Retrieved 2009-11-04.
^ "People's champion or bogeyman?". Hong Kong: South China Morning Post. 26 March 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2014.