Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In 1949

Jul 14 Frank hearne: Cricketer (2 tests for england, 4 tests for s afr),  

Jul 16 Vyacheslav ivanov: Russian poet (b. 1866)  

Jul 18 VítÄ›zslav novák: Czech composer (b. 1870)  

Aug 09 Harry davenport: Actor (cowboy & lady, enchanted forest),  

Aug 11 Karl weigl: Composer,  

Aug 14 Husni al-barazi: Premier of syria, shot to death  

Aug 16 Margaret mitchell: Us writer (gone with the wind),  

Aug 17 Gregorio perfecto: Filipino jurist & politician (b. 1891)  

Aug 18 Paul j mares: Us jazz trumpetist/composer (tin roof blues),  

Aug 21 Gerhard von keussler: Composer,  

Aug 26 Nico van suchtelen: Publisher,  

Aug 27 Arthur chesney: Actor (lodger, chelsea life),  

Aug 30 Arthur fielder: England cricket fast bowler (6 tests 1903-08),  

Aug 31 Andre debierne: French chemist/physicist (actinium),  

Sep 07 José clemente orozco: Mexican painter (b. 1883)  

Sep 08 Richard strauss: German composer (also sprach zarathustra),  

Sep 11 Henri rabaud: French composer/conductor (l'ete),  

Sep 13 August krogh: Danish zoophysiologist, nobel laureate (b. 1874)  

Sep 18 Frank morgan: Actor (annie get your gun, wizard of oz),  

Sep 19 Will cuppy: American humorist (b. 1884)  

Sep 20 Nikolaos skalkottas: Composer,  

Sep 22 Sam wood: Us communist fighter/director (night at opera),  

Sep 24 Pierre breville: Composer,  

Oct 04 Edmund eysler: Austrian composer,  

Oct 06 Robert lynd [yy]: Irish writer/critic (news chronicle),  

Oct 09 Viktor alexandrovich uspensky: Composer,  

Oct 16 Hale ascher vandercook: Composer,  

Oct 24 Joaquin nin y castellanos: Composer,  

Oct 27 Marcel cerdan: French boxer (b. 1916)  

Oct 29 G. i. gurdjieff: Armenian mystic (b. 1872)  

Oct 31 Edward r stettinius: Us foreign minister (1944-45)/diplomat,  

Nov 01 Leslie gay: Cricket wicket-keeper/goalkeeper (england in 1890's),  

Nov 02 Jerome f. donovan: American politician (b. 1872)  

Nov 03 Solomon r guggenheim: Us art collector,  

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Jan 02 Chick churchill: Wales, keyboardist (ten years after-i'm going home)  

Jan 02 Christopher durang: Montclair nj, playwright/actor (sister mary)  

Jan 03 Sylvia likens: American torture victim  

Jan 04 Mick mills: British(?) soccer player  

Jan 05 George brown: Rock drummer (kool & the gang-celebration)  

Jan 06 Michael boit: Nandi kenya, 800m runner (olympic-bronze-1972)  

Jan 06 Richard horowitz: Composer  

Jan 07 John christopher parry: Rocker (cure)