Famous Deaths Happened In 1949

Jan 01 Malcolm Campbell, English cyclist (world speed-record), dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Jan 09 In the year 1949 amilcare Zanella, composer, dies at 75  

Jan 10 In the year 1949 death of erich von Drygalski, German geographer, geophysicist, and polar scientist (b. 1865)  

Jan 14 In the year 1949 joaquín Turina, Spanish pianist/conductor/composer (Rima), dies at 66  

Jan 15 Black Dahlia, murder victim found in LA (basis of the movie) died in the year 1949.  

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 In the year 1949 emil Axman, composer, dies at 61  

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

Jan 27 In the year 1949 boris Asafiev, composer, dies at 64  

Jan 28 Gustaf Lazarus Nordqvist, composer, dies at 62 in the year 1949.  

Jan 31 Henri de Vries, [Hendricus Walterop], actor (Cleopatra), dies at 84 on this day in history.  

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

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 In the year 1949 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 on this day in history.  

Feb 19 On this day in history 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 In the year 1949 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 in the year 1949.  

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 In the year 1949 felix Bressart, actor (Escape, Ninotchka, Iceland), dies at 54  

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

Mar 28 In the year 1949 grigoras Dinicu, composer, dies at 59  

Mar 30 On this day in history dattaram Dharmaji Hindlekar, cricketer (4 Tests for India), dies  

Apr 03 On this day in history basil Harwood, composer, dies at 89  

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Jan 02 On this day in history birth of chick Churchill, Wales, keyboardist (Ten Years After-I'm Going Home)  

Jan 02 On this day in history birth of christopher Durang, Montclair NJ, playwright/actor (Sister Mary)  

Jan 03 On this day in history birth of sylvia Likens, American torture victim (d. 1965)  

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

Jan 05 George Brown, rock drummer (Kool & the Gang-Celebration) was born in the year 1949.  

Jan 06 Michael Boit, Nandi Kenya, 800m runner (Olympic-bronze-1972) was born in the year 1949.  

Jan 06 On this day in history birth of richard Horowitz, composer  

Jan 07 John Christopher Parry, rocker (Cure) was born on this day in history.