Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In 1949

Jul 14 Frank Hearne, cricketer (2 Tests for England, 4 Tests for S Afr), dies on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history harry Davenport, actor (Cowboy & Lady, Enchanted Forest), dies at 83  

Aug 11 Karl Weigl, composer, dies at 68 in the year 1949.  

Aug 14 Husni al-Barazi, premier of Syria, shot to death died in the year 1949.  

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

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

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

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

Sep 07 José Clemente Orozco, Mexican painter (b. 1883) died on this day in history.  

Sep 08 Richard Strauss, German composer (Also sprach Zarathustra), dies at 85 on this day in history.  

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 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 on this day in history.  

Oct 09 Viktor Alexandrovich Uspensky, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

Oct 16 On this day in history hale Ascher VanderCook, composer, dies at 85  

Oct 24 In the year 1949 joaquin Nin y Castellanos, composer, dies at 70  

Oct 27 On this day in history death of marcel Cerdan, French boxer (b. 1916)  

Oct 29 In the year 1949 death of g. I. Gurdjieff, Armenian mystic (b. 1872)  

Oct 31 In the year 1949 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 on this day in history.  

Nov 03 In the year 1949 solomon R Guggenheim, US art collector, dies at 88  

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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 on this day in history.  

Jan 03 Sylvia Likens, American torture victim (d. 1965) was born in the year 1949.  

Jan 04 Mick Mills, British(?) soccer player was born in the year 1949.  

Jan 05 In the year 1949 birth of george Brown, rock drummer (Kool & the Gang-Celebration)  

Jan 06 On this day in history birth of michael Boit, Nandi Kenya, 800m runner (Olympic-bronze-1972)  

Jan 06 In the year 1949 birth of richard Horowitz, composer  

Jan 07 On this day in history birth of john Christopher Parry, rocker (Cure)