Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In 1949

Jul 14 Frank Hearne, cricketer (2 Tests for England, 4 Tests for S Afr), dies in the year 1949.  

Jul 16 Vyacheslav Ivanov, Russian poet (b. 1866) died on this day in history.  

Jul 18 On this day in history death of vítÄ›zslav Novák, Czech composer (b. 1870)  

Aug 09 Harry Davenport, actor (Cowboy & Lady, Enchanted Forest), dies at 83 on this day in history.  

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

Aug 14 On this day in history death of husni al-Barazi, premier of Syria, shot to death  

Aug 16 Margaret Mitchell, US writer (Gone With the Wind), dies at 48 on this day in history.  

Aug 17 Gregorio Perfecto, Filipino jurist & politician (b. 1891) died in the year 1949.  

Aug 18 Paul J Mares, US jazz trumpetist/composer (Tin Roof Blues), dies at 49 on this day in history.  

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

Aug 26 Nico van Suchtelen, publisher, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

Aug 27 On this day in history arthur Chesney, actor (Lodger, Chelsea Life), dies at 67  

Aug 30 In the year 1949 arthur Fielder, England cricket fast bowler (6 Tests 1903-08), dies  

Aug 31 On this day in history andre Debierne, French chemist/physicist (actinium), dies  

Sep 07 On this day in history death of josé Clemente Orozco, Mexican painter (b. 1883)  

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

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

Sep 13 In the year 1949 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 Will Cuppy, American humorist (b. 1884) died on this day in history.  

Sep 20 On this day in history nikolaos Skalkottas, composer, dies at 45  

Sep 22 Sam Wood, US communist fighter/director (Night at Opera), dies at 66 in the year 1949.  

Sep 24 In the year 1949 pierre Breville, composer, dies at 88  

Oct 04 Edmund Eysler, Austrian composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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 G. I. Gurdjieff, Armenian mystic (b. 1872) died on this day in history.  

Oct 31 In the year 1949 edward R Stettinius, US foreign minister (1944-45)/diplomat, dies  

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

Nov 02 In the year 1949 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 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 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 On this day in history birth of richard Horowitz, composer  

Jan 07 John Christopher Parry, rocker (Cure) was born in the year 1949.