Famous Deaths In 1949

Jan 01 On this day in history malcolm Campbell, English cyclist (world speed-record), dies at 63  

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 in the year 1949.  

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 Josephus T J Cuypers, architect (Amsterdam Stock Exchange), dies at 87 on this day in history.  

Jan 22 William Thomas Walsh, American author (b. 1891) died on this day in history.  

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

Jan 26 In the year 1949 victor Fleming, director (Wizard of Oz, Gone With Wind), dies at 65  

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

Jan 28 On this day in history gustaf Lazarus Nordqvist, composer, dies at 62  

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

Feb 01 In the year 1949 herbert Stothart, composer, dies at 63  

Feb 05 Juozas Tallat-Kelpsa, composer, dies at 50 on this day in history.  

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

Feb 09 Poul Julius Ouscher Schierbeck, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

Feb 12 On this day in history death of hassan al Banna, Egyptian founder of the Muslim Brotherhood (b. 1906)  

Feb 14 Yusuf Salman Yusuf, Iraqi-Assyrian communist leader (b. 1901) died in the year 1949.  

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

Feb 19 In the year 1949 auguste Jean Maria Charles Serieyx, composer, dies at 83  

Feb 21 Ernest Walker, composer, dies at 78 in the year 1949.  

Feb 22 On this day in history russell Porter, actor (Betsy, Hanna's War, British Empire), dies  

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

Mar 07 In the year 1949 death of francis Dodd, English artist (b. 1874)  

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

Mar 11 Juan Lamonte de Grignon, composer, dies at 76 in the year 1949.  

Mar 12 Maria "Beppie" Bakker, Dutch actress/wife of Piet Vink Sr, dies at 95 on this day in history.  

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

Mar 14 John Callan O'Laughlin, American political and military figure and journalist (b. 1873) died in the year 1949.  

Mar 17 Felix Bressart, actor (Escape, Ninotchka, Iceland), dies at 54 in the year 1949.  

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

Mar 28 Grigoras Dinicu, composer, dies at 59 in the year 1949.  

Mar 30 Dattaram Dharmaji Hindlekar, cricketer (4 Tests for India), dies in the year 1949.  

Apr 03 Basil Harwood, composer, dies at 89 on this day in history.  

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Jan 02 In the year 1949 birth of chick Churchill, Wales, keyboardist (Ten Years After-I'm Going Home)  

Jan 02 Christopher Durang, Montclair NJ, playwright/actor (Sister Mary) was born in the year 1949.  

Jan 03 Sylvia Likens, American torture victim (d. 1965) was born in the year 1949.  

Jan 04 Mick Mills, British(?) soccer player was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05 George Brown, rock drummer (Kool & the Gang-Celebration) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 06 On this day in history birth of michael Boit, Nandi Kenya, 800m runner (Olympic-bronze-1972)  

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

Jan 07 On this day in history birth of john Christopher Parry, rocker (Cure)