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Hugh Lowther, 8th Earl of Lonsdale
1949 May, 27

Hugh Lowther, 8th Earl of Lonsdale

Hugh Lowther, 8th Earl of Lonsdale, English politician
Hugh Clayton Lowther, 8th Earl of Lonsdale (27 May 1949 – 22 June 2021) was the eldest son of James Lowther, 7th Earl of Lonsdale, and the only son by his first wife Tuppina Cecily Bennet.

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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.