Famous Deaths Happened 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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 14 Joaquín Turina, Spanish pianist/conductor/composer (Rima), dies at 66 in the year 1949.  

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

Jan 20 On this day in history josephus T J Cuypers, architect (Amsterdam Stock Exchange), dies at 87  

Jan 22 On this day in history death of william Thomas Walsh, American author (b. 1891)  

Jan 25 Emil Axman, composer, dies at 61 in the year 1949.  

Jan 26 On this day in history victor Fleming, director (Wizard of Oz, Gone With Wind), dies at 65  

Jan 27 In the year 1949 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 In the year 1949 herbert Stothart, composer, dies at 63  

Feb 05 On this day in history juozas Tallat-Kelpsa, composer, dies at 50  

Feb 08 In the year 1949 franco Leoni, composer, dies at 81  

Feb 09 Poul Julius Ouscher Schierbeck, composer, dies at 60 in the year 1949.  

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 in the year 1949.  

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

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

Feb 22 In the year 1949 russell Porter, actor (Betsy, Hanna's War, British Empire), dies  

Feb 28 Stanley Robert Marchant, composer, dies at 65 in the year 1949.  

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

Mar 10 In the year 1949 death of james Rector, American athlete (b. 1884)  

Mar 11 On this day in history juan Lamonte de Grignon, composer, dies at 76  

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

Mar 13 In the year 1949 death of henri Giraud, French general (b. 1879)  

Mar 14 On this day in history 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 On this day in history 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 In the year 1949 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 In the year 1949 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 Michael Boit, Nandi Kenya, 800m runner (Olympic-bronze-1972) was born in the year 1949.  

Jan 06 In the year 1949 birth of richard Horowitz, composer  

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