Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In 1949

Jul 14 In the year 1949 frank Hearne, cricketer (2 Tests for England, 4 Tests for S Afr), dies  

Jul 16 In the year 1949 death of vyacheslav Ivanov, Russian poet (b. 1866)  

Jul 18 VítÄ›zslav Novák, Czech composer (b. 1870) died on this day in history.  

Aug 09 Harry Davenport, actor (Cowboy & Lady, Enchanted Forest), dies at 83 in the year 1949.  

Aug 11 In the year 1949 karl Weigl, composer, dies at 68  

Aug 14 In the year 1949 death of husni al-Barazi, premier of Syria, shot to death  

Aug 16 In the year 1949 margaret Mitchell, US writer (Gone With the Wind), dies at 48  

Aug 17 Gregorio Perfecto, Filipino jurist & politician (b. 1891) died on this day in history.  

Aug 18 Paul J Mares, US jazz trumpetist/composer (Tin Roof Blues), dies at 49 in the year 1949.  

Aug 21 Gerhard von Keussler, composer, dies at 75 in the year 1949.  

Aug 26 Nico van Suchtelen, publisher, dies at 70 in the year 1949.  

Aug 27 Arthur Chesney, actor (Lodger, Chelsea Life), dies at 67 in the year 1949.  

Aug 30 On this day in history arthur Fielder, England cricket fast bowler (6 Tests 1903-08), dies  

Aug 31 Andre Debierne, French chemist/physicist (actinium), dies on this day in history.  

Sep 07 José Clemente Orozco, Mexican painter (b. 1883) died in the year 1949.  

Sep 08 On this day in history richard Strauss, German composer (Also sprach Zarathustra), dies at 85  

Sep 11 Henri Rabaud, French composer/conductor (L'ete), dies at 75 in the year 1949.  

Sep 13 On this day in history death of august Krogh, Danish zoophysiologist, Nobel laureate (b. 1874)  

Sep 18 On this day in history frank Morgan, actor (Annie Get Your Gun, Wizard of Oz), dies at 59  

Sep 19 In the year 1949 death of will Cuppy, American humorist (b. 1884)  

Sep 20 Nikolaos Skalkottas, composer, dies at 45 in the year 1949.  

Sep 22 Sam Wood, US communist fighter/director (Night at Opera), dies at 66 on this day in history.  

Sep 24 Pierre Breville, composer, dies at 88 in the year 1949.  

Oct 04 In the year 1949 edmund Eysler, Austrian composer, dies at 75  

Oct 06 Robert Lynd [YY], Irish writer/critic (News Chronicle), dies at 70 in the year 1949.  

Oct 09 Viktor Alexandrovich Uspensky, composer, dies at 70 in the year 1949.  

Oct 16 Hale Ascher VanderCook, composer, dies at 85 in the year 1949.  

Oct 24 Joaquin Nin y Castellanos, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

Oct 27 Marcel Cerdan, French boxer (b. 1916) died on this day in history.  

Oct 29 On this day in history death of g. I. Gurdjieff, Armenian mystic (b. 1872)  

Oct 31 On this day in history edward R Stettinius, US foreign minister (1944-45)/diplomat, dies  

Nov 01 Leslie Gay, cricket wicket-keeper/goalkeeper (England in 1890's), dies on this day in history.  

Nov 02 On this day in history death of jerome F. Donovan, American politician (b. 1872)  

Nov 03 Solomon R Guggenheim, US art collector, dies at 88 in the year 1949.  

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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 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 In the year 1949 birth of mick Mills, British(?) soccer player  

Jan 05 George Brown, rock drummer (Kool & the Gang-Celebration) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 06 Michael Boit, Nandi Kenya, 800m runner (Olympic-bronze-1972) was born in the year 1949.  

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)