Deaths on January 28

Jean-Pierre Wimille

Died on January 28, 1949

Jean-Pierre Wimille, French race car driver (b. 1908)

Jean-Pierre Wimille (26 February 1908 – 28 January 1949) was a Grand Prix motor racing driver and a member of the French Resistance during World War II.

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Events on 1949

1 Apr

Communist Party of China
Chinese Civil War: The Chinese Communist Party holds unsuccessful peace talks with the Nationalist Party in Beijing, after three years of fighting.
20 Jul

1948 Arab-Israeli War
Israel and Syria sign a truce to end their nineteen-month war.
1 Oct

Mao Zedong
The People's Republic of China is established and declared by Mao Zedong.
2 Oct

Mao Zedong
The Soviet Union recognises the People's Republic of China, proclaimed the previous day by Mao Zedong.
14 Oct

People's Liberation Army
Chinese Civil War: Chinese Communist forces occupy Guangzhou.

Deaths on January 28

Jean-Pierre Wimille

Died on January 28, 1949

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Events on 1949

Communist Party of China

1948 Arab-Israeli War

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Mao Zedong

People's Liberation Army