Page 4: Famous Deaths Happened In 1949

Nov 08 Cyriel Verschaeve, Belgian clergyman (b. 1874) died in the year 1949.  

Nov 12 Hendrik A de Fish, [Henri Pauwels], Flemish philological, dies at 64 in the year 1949.  

Nov 19 James Ensor, Flemish painter/etcher (Oestereetster), dies at 89 on this day in history.  

Nov 23 Gustav Radbruch, German Min of Justice, dies on this day in history.  

Nov 25 Luther "Bill" Robinson, "Bojangles" famed tap dancer, dies at 71 in the year 1949.  

Dec 03 On this day in history elin Pelin, writer, dies  

Dec 06 Leadbelly, [Huddie William Ledbetter], blues singer, dies at 64 in the year 1949.  

Dec 16 Traitsjo Kostov, Bulgarian communist vice-premier, executed died in the year 1949.  

Dec 17 David Stanley Smith, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

Dec 28 Jack Lovelock, NZ/US surgeon/athlete (Olympic-gold-1936), dies at 39 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 Christopher Durang, Montclair NJ, playwright/actor (Sister Mary) was born in the year 1949.  

Jan 03 On this day in history 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 in the year 1949.  

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

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.