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| 1st World Flight Gallagher, James |  |
| 2nd Mar Completes the 1st non-stop round-the-world flight, 94 hours in Lucky Lady II |
| Agreement Elysee Bao Dai |  |
| 8th Mar Paris Bao Dai is restored as head of state of a nominally independent Vietnam |
| 8th Mar Paris France retains control over the defense, diplomacy & finances |
| 8th Mar Paris Signed with President Auriol making Vietnam an "assocated state" of France |
| Alliance Kai-Shek, Chiang |  |
| 5th Aug The USA cuts off military support to the nationalists |
| Alliance Tse-Tung, Mao | |
| Signs the Sino-Soviet treaty of Friendship & Alliance & Mutual Help |
| 1st July Says the world is divided into imperialism & socialism & China should ally with Russia |
| Archbishop of Gniezno Wyszynski, Stefan |  |
| Appointed Archbishop of Gniezno |
| Arrest Borodin, Mikhail Markovich |  |
| Arrested during Stalins anti-Jewish purge |
| Assistant Pastor John Paul II | |
| Krakow Appointed Assistant Pastor |
| Associate Justice Minton, Thomas | |
| Washington Appointed Associate Justice of the USASupreme Court |
| Battle of Huai Hai Yu-Ming, Tu | |
| Nov Huai Hai Communist victory over the Nationalists |
| Nov Huai Hai Decisive battle of the war |
| Nov Huai Hai Yu-Ming opens the invasion route to Nanking & Shanghai after victory at Huai-Hai |
| Birth Butler, Geezer |  |
| 17th July Birmingham Birth of Geezer Butler |
| Birth Took, Steve Peregrin | |
| 28th July Birth of Steve Peregrin Took, born Stephen Ross Porter |
| Birth Sharif, Nawaz |  |
| Lahore Appointed Party Leader of the Pakistan Muslim League |
| Birth Borzov, Valeri | |
| Sambir Birth of Valeri Borzov |
| Birth Foreman, George Edward | |
| 10th Jan Marshall Birth of George Edward Foreman |
| Birth Springstein, Bruce | |
| 23rd Sep Freehold Birth of Bruce Springsein, Freehold, New Jersey |
| Blockade of Berlin Attlee, Clement Richard | |
| 12th May Berlin The Berlin blockade ends after 327 days |
| Blockade of Berlin Stalin, Joseph | |
| 12th May Berlin Calls off the Berlin Blockade after more than a year |
| 12th May Berlin The Berlin blockade is lifted after 327 days, both sides claim victory |
| Capital Kai-Shek, Chiang | |
| Canton The Nationalist's capital is moved from Nanking to Canton |
| Chengtu The Nationalist's capital is moved from Chungking to Chengtu |
| Chungking The Nationalist's capital is moved from Canton to Chungking |
| Nanking The Nationalist Government is forced to move to Nanking by the Communists under Mao |
| Capture of Changshah Tse-Tung, Mao | |
| 20th May Changshah The Communists capture Changshah |
| Capture of Changteh Tse-Tung, Mao | |
| 20th May Changteh The Communists capture Changteh |
| Capture of Fuchow Tse-Tung, Mao | |
| 20th May Fuchow The Communists capture Fuchow |
| Capture of Nangking Tse-Tung, Mao | |
| 22nd April Nangking The Communists capture Nanking |
| Capture of Nanjing Kai-Shek, Chiang | |
| 22nd April Nanjing The Communists capture Nanjing |
| Capture of Peking Kai-Shek, Chiang | |
| 22nd Jan Peking The Communists capture Peking |
| Capture of Peking Tse-Tung, Mao | |
| 22nd Jan Peking Peking surrenders to the Communists |
| Capture of Shanghai Kai-Shek, Chiang | |
| 26th May Shanghai The Communists capture Shanghai & seal Chiang's defeat in the Civil War |
| Capture of Shanghai Tse-Tung, Mao | |
| 26th May Shanghai The Communists capture Shanghai & seal Chiang's defeat in the Civil War |
| Capture of Sian Tse-Tung, Mao | |
| 20th May Sian The Communists capture Sian, this enables the PLA to turn westward |
| Capture of Yangtze Kai-Shek, Chiang | |
| 20th April River Yangtze The Communists cross the River Yangtze |
| Capture of Yangtze Tse-Tung, Mao | |
| 20th April River Yangtze The Communists cross the River Yangtze |
| Ceasefire Nehru, Jawaharlal |  |
| Kashmir A ceasefire is established in Kashmir |
| Central Committee Xiaoping, Deng | |
| Appointed Member of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party |
| Chairman CCP Tse-Tung, Mao | |
| 21st Sep Peking Appointed Chairman of the People's Republic of China |
| Chairman Council of Ministers Grotewohl, Otto |  |
| 12th Oct Berlin Appointed Chairman of the Council of Ministers for the GDR |
| Chairman JCS Bradley, Omar Nelson | |
| Appointed Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff |
| Chancellor Adenauer, Konrad | |
| Bonn The CDU wins a majority in the elections to the Federal Parliament |
| 14th Aug Bonn Appointed Chancellor of Germany |
| Chief of State Bao Dai | |
| 13th June Saigon Appointed head of the new Government by the French |
| Chris Barber's Jazz Band Korner, Alexis | |
| Joins Chris Barber's Jazz Band |
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