Editing 1949 (section)

===July===
{{Main|July 1949}}
* [[July 1]] &ndash; The [[Institute of Chartered Accountants of India]] is established.
* [[July 11]] &ndash; ''[[Pamir (ship)|Pamir]]'' is the last ''commercial'' [[sailing ship]] to round [[Cape Horn]], under sail alone.
* [[July 15]] &ndash; In an [[Prüm explosion|explosion at Prüm]] in Germany, the town is badly damaged and 12 people die. The explosion crater is one of the largest ever recorded.
* [[July 19]] &ndash; The [[Kingdom of Laos]] is officially formed, but is not independent from the [[French Army]]. 
* [[July 20]] &ndash; [[Israel]] and [[Syria]] sign a truce to end their 19-month war.
* [[July 24]] (St John's Day) &ndash; Eruption of the [[Cumbre Vieja]] volcano on [[La Palma]] begins.
* [[July 27]]
** The [[de Havilland Comet]], the world's first jet-powered airliner, makes its first flight, in England.
** [[Zimbabwe national rugby union team|Rhodesia]] beats the [[New Zealand national rugby union team]] (the All Blacks) 10–8, in an exhibition match in [[Bulawayo]], the only non-[[Test match (rugby union)|Test]] nation ever to achieve this feat.
* [[July 30]] &ndash; [[Legal aid#England and Wales|Legal aid]] is introduced in England and Wales.
* [[July 31]] &ndash; Captain Kerans of [[HMS Amethyst (U16)|HMS ''Amethyst'']] decides to make a break after nightfall, under heavy fire from the Chinese [[People's Liberation Army]] on both sides of the [[Yangtze]] River, and successfully rejoins the fleet at [[Wusong|Woosung]] the next day.