Famous Deaths In 1949

Apr 06 On this day in history stanley Christopherson, cricketer (1884, MCC Pres during WWII), dies

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

Apr 14 Joseph A Cushman, US paleontologist, dies at 68 in the year 1949.

Apr 15 Wallace Beery, US actor (The Champ), dies at 64 on this day in history.

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

Apr 18 In the year 1949 leonard Bloomfield, linguist/philosopher, dies

Apr 19 On this day in history death of ulrich Salchow, Swedish figure skater (b. 1877)

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 In the year 1949 a L Ochse, cricketer (10 wickets in 3 Tests for S Afr 1927-29), dies

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

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

May 16 William Newzam Prior Nicholson, painter/engraver, dies on this day in history.

May 18 In the year 1949 death of james T Adams, US historian (Pulitzer 1921)

May 20 Randolph West, American biochemist, known for the Dakin-West reaction (b. 1890) died in the year 1949.

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

May 22 Hans Erich Pfitzner, Russian/German composer, dies at 80 in the year 1949.

May 24 Aleksey Shchusev, Russian architect (b. 1873) died on this day in history.

May 25 Simon H Spoor, intelligence officer/general (WW II), dies at 47 on this day in history.

May 27 Ropert L Ripley, cartoonist (Believe It or Not), dies at 55 in NY on this day in history.

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

Jun 03 Amedos Peter Giannine, founder of Bank of America dies at 79 in the year 1949.

Jun 10 Sigrid Undset, Norwegian writer, Nobel laureate (b. 1882) died in the year 1949.

Jun 11 Koci Xoxe, Albanian vice-premier, executed died in the year 1949.

Jun 19 In the year 1949 death of syed Zafarul Hasan, Prominent Muslim philosopher (b. 1885)

Jun 25 Buck Freeman, baseball player (b. 1871) died in the year 1949.

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 Louis Davids, [Simon David], cabaret artist, dies at 65 in the year 1949.

Jul 02 On this day in history georgi Dimitrov, Bulgaria premier (1946-49), dies at 67

Jul 07 Bunk Johnson, American musician (b. 1879 or 1889) died on this day in history.

Jul 08 In the year 1949 death of antun Sa'ada, Syrian rightwing politician, executed in Lebanon

Jul 09 On this day in history fritz Bennicke Hart, composer, dies at 75

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

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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 on this day in history.

Jan 03 Sylvia Likens, American torture victim (d. 1965) was born on this day in history.

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

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 on this day in history.

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

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