Famous Deaths Happened In 1949

Jan 01 Malcolm campbell: English cyclist (world speed-record),  

Jan 09 Amilcare zanella: Composer,  

Jan 10 Erich von drygalski: German geographer, geophysicist, and polar scientist (b. 1865)  

Jan 14 Joaquín turina: Spanish pianist/conductor/composer (rima),  

Jan 15 Black dahlia: Murder victim found in la (basis of the movie)  

Jan 20 Josephus t j cuypers: Architect (amsterdam stock exchange),  

Jan 22 William thomas walsh: American author (b. 1891)  

Jan 25 Emil axman: Composer,  

Jan 26 Victor fleming: Director (wizard of oz, gone with wind),  

Jan 27 Boris asafiev: Composer,  

Jan 28 Gustaf lazarus nordqvist: Composer,  

Jan 31 Henri de vries: [hendricus walterop], actor (cleopatra),  

Feb 01 Herbert stothart: Composer,  

Feb 05 Juozas tallat-kelpsa: Composer,  

Feb 08 Franco leoni: Composer,  

Feb 09 Poul julius ouscher schierbeck: Composer,  

Feb 12 Hassan al banna: Egyptian founder of the muslim brotherhood (b. 1906)  

Feb 14 Yusuf salman yusuf: Iraqi-assyrian communist leader (b. 1901)  

Feb 18 Niceto a zamora y torres: Premier of spain (1931-36),  

Feb 19 Auguste jean maria charles serieyx: Composer,  

Feb 21 Ernest walker: Composer,  

Feb 22 Russell porter: Actor (betsy, hanna's war, british empire),  

Feb 28 Stanley robert marchant: Composer,  

Mar 07 Francis dodd: English artist (b. 1874)  

Mar 10 James rector: American athlete (b. 1884)  

Mar 11 Juan lamonte de grignon: Composer,  

Mar 12 Maria "beppie" bakker: Dutch actress/wife of piet vink sr,  

Mar 13 Henri giraud: French general (b. 1879)  

Mar 14 John callan o'laughlin: American political and military figure and journalist (b. 1873)  

Mar 17 Felix bressart: Actor (escape, ninotchka, iceland),  

Mar 25 Hanns a rauter: German ss-commandant in netherland, executed at 54  

Mar 28 Grigoras dinicu: Composer,  

Mar 30 Dattaram dharmaji hindlekar: Cricketer (4 tests for india),  

Apr 03 Basil harwood: Composer,  

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Jan 02 Chick churchill: Wales, keyboardist (ten years after-i'm going home)  

Jan 02 Christopher durang: Montclair nj, playwright/actor (sister mary)  

Jan 03 Sylvia likens: American torture victim  

Jan 04 Mick mills: British(?) soccer player  

Jan 05 George brown: Rock drummer (kool & the gang-celebration)  

Jan 06 Michael boit: Nandi kenya, 800m runner (olympic-bronze-1972)  

Jan 06 Richard horowitz: Composer  

Jan 07 John christopher parry: Rocker (cure)