1949

January 4	New Orleans Science-Fantasy Society holds first meeting.
Easter	Loncon (Eastercon).
June 8	George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four published.
September 3-5 (Labor Day)	Cinvention (Worldcon).
September 9–11	Midwestcon 0 held in Doc Barrett's living room.
Fall	The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction begins publication.
November 13	The Blowup.
November	Predicted Issue of ASF.
	MITSFS founded.
	Eugene Science-Fantasy Society founded.

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Births and Deaths:

Adrian Cole - Al Curry - Anthony Ward - Arthur Leo Zagat - Barbara Geraud - Barclay Shaw - Barry Newton - Barry Windsor-Smith - Bobbi Armbruster - Brian Earl Brown - C. Lee Healy - Camille Bacon-Smith - Charles Curley - Craig Shaw Gardner - Ctein - Dave Lally - David A. Cherry - David Shockley - Dirk Wylie - Don Dailey - Drew Sanders - Ellen Datlow - Fred A. Levy Haskell - Gary Mason - Gene Klein - Greg Shaw - Guy Lillian - Harry O. Morris - Harry Turtledove - Haruki Murakami - Jack Nimersheim - James Stanley Daugherty - James Van Hise - Jerry Weist - Jim Keith - Joe Siclari - John Hall - John Hertz - John-Henri Holmberg - Jon Singer - Jonathan Carroll - Kim Mohan - Lee Pelton - Leroy Kettle - Les Edwards - Lillian Stewart Carl - Lois McMaster Bujold - Malcolm Edwards - Martin Amis - Melanie Tem - Mike Farren - Mike Wood - Miss Science Fiction - Murray Porath - Nate Bucklin - Paul Barnett - Paul Campbell - Peter Crowther - R. A. MacAvoy - Reed Waller - Ric Bergman - Rich Lynch - Richard Hescox - Richard Labonté - Rick Hautala - Robert Rankin - Roger Gregory - Roger Wells - Ron Zukowski - Roz Kaveney - Scott Imes - Sharon Bohner - Sheila Gilbert - Sid Altus - Stan Nicholls - Stephen Hickman - Steve Johnson - Steve Moore - Steve Scherer - Susan Shwartz - Teddy Harvia - Timothy Bolgeo - Tom Barber - Tom Dupree - Victoria Poyser - Wiktor Bukato - William Stout

Convention series started or ended:

N. Y. Conclave

Onetime conventions:

Norwescon

Bids:

Cincinnati in '49 - New York in '49

Publications started or ended:

A. Merritt's Fantasy Magazine - Alembic - Alien Culture - Bob Tucker Dies! - Booklist - British Fantasy Library (newsletter) - Chairman Sneary of B. D. Says - The Explorer - Fan-Scent - Fantasy-News - Fantopologist - Glom - Hints on Stencil Cutting - Interim Newsletter - Leer - Mindwarp - Mutant - New Purposes - Nirvana - ODD - Other Worlds - Predicted Issue of ASF - Report! - Rhodomagnetic Digest - Science, Fantasy, and Science Fiction - Scientifantasy - Shivers - Southern Fandom - Space Magazine - Spacehound's Gazette - Spaceship - Sparx - Spicy STF Stuff - The Arkham Sampler - The Cinvention Daily - The Final War - The Gorgon - The Lovecraft Collector - The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction - The Michifan - The Outlander - The Shaver Mystery Magazine - The Talisman - Triton - Universe - Wanigas - Wonder

Publishers founded or closed:

Pyramid Books

Awards made, started or ended:

Fan-Dango Awards - Fanquet

Stores opened or closed:

Stephen's Book Service

Clubs founded or disbanded:

DSFL - Eugene Science-Fantasy Society - Little Men - MITSFS - New Orleans Science-Fantasy Society - QSFL - The Birmingham Science Fiction Club - Universal Musketeers - Vampire Society

Fanhistory:

A History of Fandom in 100 Documents - Beanie Brigade - Blowup - Lloyd Eshbach's Cinvention Reminiscence - Graham-Ackerman Feud - Miss Science Fiction

New fanspeak coined:

Blowup - Consuite

Miscellaneous:

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Asia:

Haruki Murakami

Australia:

Gary Mason

Britain:

Adrian Cole - Alembic - Barry Windsor-Smith - Booklist - British Fantasy Library (newsletter) - Dave Lally - Hints on Stencil Cutting - Leroy Kettle - Les Edwards - Loncon - Malcolm Edwards - Martin Amis - Nirvana - Paul Barnett - Paul Campbell - Peter Crowther - Robert Rankin - Roz Kaveney - Stan Nicholls - Steve Moore - The Birmingham Science Fiction Club - Wonder

Canada:

Consuite - Richard Labonté

Europe:

John-Henri Holmberg - Jonathan Carroll - Wiktor Bukato

Ireland:

Dave Lally - Paul Campbell

New Zealand:

US:

1949 Open ESFA - A. Merritt's Fantasy Magazine - Al Curry - Alien Culture - Anthony Ward - Arthur Leo Zagat - Barbara Geraud - Barclay Shaw - Barry Newton - Bob Tucker Dies! - Bobbi Armbruster - Brian Earl Brown - C. Lee Healy - Camille Bacon-Smith - Chairman Sneary of B. D. Says - Charles Curley - Cincinnati in '49 - Cinvention - Lloyd Eshbach's Cinvention Reminiscence - Consuite - Craig Shaw Gardner - Ctein - DSFL - David A. Cherry - David Shockley - Dirk Wylie - Don Dailey - Drew Sanders - Ellen Datlow - Eugene Science-Fantasy Society - The Explorer - Fan-Dango Awards - Fan-Scent - Fanquet - Fantasy-News - Fantopologist - Fred A. Levy Haskell - From Off This World - Gene Klein - Glom - Greg Shaw - Guy Lillian - Harry O. Morris - Harry Turtledove - Jack Nimersheim - James Stanley Daugherty - James Van Hise - Jerry Weist - Jim Keith - Joe Siclari - John Hall - John Hertz - Jon Singer - Jonathan Carroll - Kim Mohan - Lee Pelton - Leer - Lillian Stewart Carl - Little Men - Lois McMaster Bujold - MITSFS - Melanie Tem - Midwestcon 0 - Mike Farren - Mike Wood - Mindwarp - Miss Science Fiction - Murray Porath - Mutant - My Best Science Fiction Story - N. Y. Conclave - Nate Bucklin - New Orleans Science-Fantasy Society - New Purposes - New York in '49 - Norwescon - ODD - Other Worlds - Predicted Issue of ASF - Pyramid Books - QSFL - R. A. MacAvoy - Reed Waller - Report! - Rhodomagnetic Digest - Ric Bergman - Rich Lynch - Richard Hescox - Rick Hautala - Roger Gregory - Roger Wells - Ron Zukowski - Science, Fantasy, and Science Fiction - Scientifantasy - Scott Imes - Sharon Bohner - Sheila Gilbert - Sid Altus - Southern Fandom - Space Magazine - Spacehound's Gazette - Spaceship - Sparx - Spicy STF Stuff - Stephen Hickman - Stephen's Book Service - Steve Johnson - Steve Scherer - Susan Shwartz - Teddy Harvia - The Arkham Sampler - The Cinvention Daily - The Conquest of Space - The Final War - The Gorgon - The Lovecraft Collector - The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction - The Michifan - The Outlander - The Shaver Mystery Magazine - The Talisman - Timothy Bolgeo - Tom Barber - Tom Dupree - Triton - Universal Musketeers - Universe - Vampire Society - Victoria Poyser - Wanigas - Westercon 2 - William Stout

Rest of the World: