1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. Events of 1949 January January 1 UN sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistan War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues to this day. January 2 – Luis Muñoz Marín becomes the first democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico. January 4RMS Caronia of the Cunard Line departs Southampton for New Yo… (More on 1949)