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

Aug 09 In the year 1949 harry Davenport, actor (Cowboy & Lady, Enchanted Forest), dies at 83  

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 on this day in history.  

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

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

Aug 21 In the year 1949 gerhard von Keussler, composer, dies at 75  

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 Arthur Fielder, England cricket fast bowler (6 Tests 1903-08), dies in the year 1949.  

Aug 31 In the year 1949 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 Richard Strauss, German composer (Also sprach Zarathustra), dies at 85 in the year 1949.  

Sep 11 In the year 1949 henri Rabaud, French composer/conductor (L'ete), dies at 75  

Sep 13 August Krogh, Danish zoophysiologist, Nobel laureate (b. 1874) died in the year 1949.  

Sep 18 In the year 1949 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 Nikolaos Skalkottas, composer, dies at 45 in the year 1949.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Oct 16 In the year 1949 hale Ascher VanderCook, composer, dies at 85  

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

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

Oct 29 G. I. Gurdjieff, Armenian mystic (b. 1872) died in the year 1949.  

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

Nov 01 In the year 1949 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 on this day in history.  

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Jan 02 Chick Churchill, Wales, keyboardist (Ten Years After-I'm Going Home) was born on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history 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 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 In the year 1949 birth of john Christopher Parry, rocker (Cure)