Famous Deaths 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 in the year 1949.

Apr 14 Joseph A Cushman, US paleontologist, dies at 68 on this day in history.

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

Apr 19 In the year 1949 death of ulrich Salchow, Swedish figure skater (b. 1877)

Apr 28 Aurora Quezon, First Lady of the Philippines (shot) (b. 1888) died in the year 1949.

May 05 In the year 1949 maurice Maeterlinck, Belg playwright (Grand Fairie, Nobel 1911), dies

May 06 In the year 1949 a L Ochse, cricketer (10 wickets in 3 Tests for S Afr 1927-29), dies

May 09 In the year 1949 louis II, Prince of Monaco, dies

May 11 In the year 1949 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 On this day in history death of james T Adams, US historian (Pulitzer 1921)

May 20 On this day in history death of randolph West, American biochemist, known for the Dakin-West reaction (b. 1890)

May 21 Klaus Mann, German writer, dies at 42 on this day in history.

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

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

May 25 Simon H Spoor, intelligence officer/general (WW II), dies at 47 in the year 1949.

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

Jun 02 On this day in history dynam-Victor Fumet, composer, dies at 82

Jun 03 In the year 1949 amedos Peter Giannine, founder of Bank of America dies at 79

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

Jun 11 On this day in history death of koci Xoxe, Albanian vice-premier, executed

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

Jun 25 On this day in history death of buck Freeman, baseball player (b. 1871)

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

Jun 29 On this day in history walter Giffen, cricketer (brother of George, 3 Tests), dies

Jul 01 In the year 1949 louis Davids, [Simon David], cabaret artist, dies at 65

Jul 02 Georgi Dimitrov, Bulgaria premier (1946-49), dies at 67 in the year 1949.

Jul 07 On this day in history death of bunk Johnson, American musician (b. 1879 or 1889)

Jul 08 In the year 1949 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 In the year 1949 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 In the year 1949 birth of michael Boit, Nandi Kenya, 800m runner (Olympic-bronze-1972)

Jan 06 Richard Horowitz, composer was born on this day in history.

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