# 1949 in China

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.

### 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

### 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)