Famous Deaths In 1949

Jan 01 Malcolm Campbell, English cyclist (world speed-record), dies at 63 in the year 1949.

Jan 09 Amilcare Zanella, composer, dies at 75 in the year 1949.

Jan 10 Erich von Drygalski, German geographer, geophysicist, and polar scientist (b. 1865) died on this day in history.

Jan 14 On this day in history joaquín Turina, Spanish pianist/conductor/composer (Rima), dies at 66

Jan 15 Black Dahlia, murder victim found in LA (basis of the movie) died on this day in history.

Jan 20 In the year 1949 josephus T J Cuypers, architect (Amsterdam Stock Exchange), dies at 87

Jan 22 William Thomas Walsh, American author (b. 1891) died in the year 1949.

Jan 25 Emil Axman, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.

Jan 26 Victor Fleming, director (Wizard of Oz, Gone With Wind), dies at 65 in the year 1949.

Jan 27 On this day in history boris Asafiev, composer, dies at 64

Jan 28 Gustaf Lazarus Nordqvist, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.

Jan 31 Henri de Vries, [Hendricus Walterop], actor (Cleopatra), dies at 84 in the year 1949.

Feb 01 Herbert Stothart, composer, dies at 63 in the year 1949.

Feb 05 In the year 1949 juozas Tallat-Kelpsa, composer, dies at 50

Feb 08 On this day in history franco Leoni, composer, dies at 81

Feb 09 In the year 1949 poul Julius Ouscher Schierbeck, composer, dies at 60

Feb 12 In the year 1949 death of hassan al Banna, Egyptian founder of the Muslim Brotherhood (b. 1906)

Feb 14 On this day in history death of yusuf Salman Yusuf, Iraqi-Assyrian communist leader (b. 1901)

Feb 18 Niceto A Zamora y Torres, premier of Spain (1931-36), dies at 71 in the year 1949.

Feb 19 Auguste Jean Maria Charles Serieyx, composer, dies at 83 in the year 1949.

Feb 21 In the year 1949 ernest Walker, composer, dies at 78

Feb 22 Russell Porter, actor (Betsy, Hanna's War, British Empire), dies on this day in history.

Feb 28 On this day in history stanley Robert Marchant, composer, dies at 65

Mar 07 Francis Dodd, English artist (b. 1874) died on this day in history.

Mar 10 James Rector, American athlete (b. 1884) died on this day in history.

Mar 11 Juan Lamonte de Grignon, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.

Mar 12 Maria "Beppie" Bakker, Dutch actress/wife of Piet Vink Sr, dies at 95 in the year 1949.

Mar 13 Henri Giraud, French general (b. 1879) died in the year 1949.

Mar 14 In the year 1949 death of john Callan O'Laughlin, American political and military figure and journalist (b. 1873)

Mar 17 Felix Bressart, actor (Escape, Ninotchka, Iceland), dies at 54 on this day in history.

Mar 25 In the year 1949 death of hanns A Rauter, German SS-commandant in Netherland, executed at 54

Mar 28 On this day in history grigoras Dinicu, composer, dies at 59

Mar 30 Dattaram Dharmaji Hindlekar, cricketer (4 Tests for India), dies on this day in history.

Apr 03 In the year 1949 basil Harwood, composer, dies at 89

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Jan 02 Chick Churchill, Wales, keyboardist (Ten Years After-I'm Going Home) was born in the year 1949.

Jan 02 In the year 1949 birth of christopher Durang, Montclair NJ, playwright/actor (Sister Mary)

Jan 03 Sylvia Likens, American torture victim (d. 1965) was born on this day in history.

Jan 04 On this day in history birth of mick Mills, British(?) soccer player

Jan 05 In the year 1949 birth of george Brown, rock drummer (Kool & the Gang-Celebration)

Jan 06 In the year 1949 birth of michael Boit, Nandi Kenya, 800m runner (Olympic-bronze-1972)

Jan 06 Richard Horowitz, composer was born in the year 1949.

Jan 07 In the year 1949 birth of john Christopher Parry, rocker (Cure)