Famous Deaths In 1949

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

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

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

Jan 22 In the year 1949 death of william Thomas Walsh, American author (b. 1891)

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

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

Jan 27 Boris Asafiev, composer, dies at 64 in the year 1949.

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 in the year 1949.

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

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

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

Feb 09 On this day in history poul Julius Ouscher Schierbeck, composer, dies at 60

Feb 12 Hassan al Banna, Egyptian founder of the Muslim Brotherhood (b. 1906) died on this day in history.

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

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

Feb 19 On this day in history auguste Jean Maria Charles Serieyx, composer, dies at 83

Feb 21 Ernest Walker, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.

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

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

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

Mar 13 On this day in history 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 Grigoras Dinicu, composer, dies at 59 in the year 1949.

Mar 30 In the year 1949 dattaram Dharmaji Hindlekar, cricketer (4 Tests for India), dies

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

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Jan 02 Chick Churchill, Wales, keyboardist (Ten Years After-I'm Going Home) was born on this day in history.

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 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 on this day in history.

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

Jan 07 John Christopher Parry, rocker (Cure) was born in the year 1949.