Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1949

Apr 06 Stanley Christopherson, cricketer (1884, MCC Pres during WWII), dies on this day in history.  

Apr 13 C V France, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

Apr 14 On this day in history joseph A Cushman, US paleontologist, dies at 68  

Apr 15 In the year 1949 wallace Beery, US actor (The Champ), dies at 64  

Apr 16 On this day in history death of sutan Ibrahim gelor Datuk Tan Malaka, Indon communist, executed at 54  

Apr 18 On this day in history leonard Bloomfield, linguist/philosopher, dies  

Apr 19 Ulrich Salchow, Swedish figure skater (b. 1877) died on this day in history.  

Apr 28 Aurora Quezon, First Lady of the Philippines (shot) (b. 1888) died on this day in history.  

May 05 Maurice Maeterlinck, Belg playwright (Grand Fairie, Nobel 1911), dies in the year 1949.  

May 06 A L Ochse, cricketer (10 wickets in 3 Tests for S Afr 1927-29), dies on this day in history.  

May 09 Louis II, Prince of Monaco, dies on this day in history.  

May 11 On this day in history adrianus PHA de Kleyn, throat/nose/otologist (ear doctor), dies at 65  

May 16 On this day in history william Newzam Prior Nicholson, painter/engraver, dies  

May 18 James T Adams, US historian (Pulitzer 1921) died in the year 1949.  

May 20 Randolph West, American biochemist, known for the Dakin-West reaction (b. 1890) died on this day in history.  

May 21 In the year 1949 klaus Mann, German writer, dies at 42  

May 22 Hans Erich Pfitzner, Russian/German composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

May 24 Aleksey Shchusev, Russian architect (b. 1873) died in the year 1949.  

May 25 In the year 1949 simon H Spoor, intelligence officer/general (WW II), dies at 47  

May 27 Ropert L Ripley, cartoonist (Believe It or Not), dies at 55 in NY in the year 1949.  

Jun 02 Dynam-Victor Fumet, composer, dies at 82 in the year 1949.  

Jun 03 On this day in history amedos Peter Giannine, founder of Bank of America dies at 79  

Jun 10 Sigrid Undset, Norwegian writer, Nobel laureate (b. 1882) died on this day in history.  

Jun 11 In the year 1949 death of koci Xoxe, Albanian vice-premier, executed  

Jun 19 On this day in history death of syed Zafarul Hasan, Prominent Muslim philosopher (b. 1885)  

Jun 25 Buck Freeman, baseball player (b. 1871) died on this day in history.  

Jun 26 In the year 1949 death of kim Gu, President of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea (b. 1876)  

Jun 29 Walter Giffen, cricketer (brother of George, 3 Tests), dies in the year 1949.  

Jul 01 On this day in history louis Davids, [Simon David], cabaret artist, dies at 65  

Jul 02 Georgi Dimitrov, Bulgaria premier (1946-49), dies at 67 on this day in history.  

Jul 07 In the year 1949 death of bunk Johnson, American musician (b. 1879 or 1889)  

Jul 08 On this day in history death of antun Sa'ada, Syrian rightwing politician, executed in Lebanon  

Jul 09 Fritz Bennicke Hart, composer, dies at 75 in the year 1949.  

Jul 12 In the year 1949 death of douglas Hyde, first President of Ireland (b. 1860)  

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

Jan 04 In the year 1949 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 on this day in history.  

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