Famous Deaths In 1949

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

Jul 16 Vyacheslav Ivanov, Russian poet (b. 1866) died in the year 1949.

Jul 18 Vítězslav 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 Husni al-Barazi, premier of Syria, shot to death died on this day in history.

Aug 16 Margaret Mitchell, US writer (Gone With the Wind), dies at 48 in the year 1949.

Aug 17 In the year 1949 death of gregorio Perfecto, Filipino jurist & politician (b. 1891)

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

Aug 21 Gerhard von Keussler, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.

Aug 26 In the year 1949 nico van Suchtelen, publisher, dies at 70

Aug 27 In the year 1949 arthur Chesney, actor (Lodger, Chelsea Life), dies at 67

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

Aug 31 In the year 1949 andre Debierne, French chemist/physicist (actinium), dies

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

Sep 08 Richard Strauss, German composer (Also sprach Zarathustra), dies at 85 in the year 1949.

Sep 11 Henri Rabaud, French composer/conductor (L'ete), dies at 75 on this day in history.

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

Sep 18 Frank Morgan, actor (Annie Get Your Gun, Wizard of Oz), dies at 59 in the year 1949.

Sep 19 Will Cuppy, American humorist (b. 1884) died in the year 1949.

Sep 20 In the year 1949 nikolaos Skalkottas, composer, dies at 45

Sep 22 In the year 1949 sam Wood, US communist fighter/director (Night at Opera), dies at 66

Sep 24 On this day in history pierre Breville, composer, dies at 88

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

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

Oct 09 On this day in history viktor Alexandrovich Uspensky, composer, dies at 70

Oct 16 Hale Ascher VanderCook, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.

Oct 24 Joaquin Nin y Castellanos, composer, dies at 70 in the year 1949.

Oct 27 Marcel Cerdan, French boxer (b. 1916) died in the year 1949.

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 Jerome F. Donovan, American politician (b. 1872) died in the year 1949.

Nov 03 Solomon R Guggenheim, US art collector, dies at 88 on this day in history.

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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 In the year 1949 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 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 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)