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 On this day in history james Ensor, Flemish painter/etcher (Oestereetster), dies at 89  

Nov 23 In the year 1949 gustav Radbruch, German Min of Justice, dies  

Nov 25 Luther "Bill" Robinson, "Bojangles" famed tap dancer, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

Dec 03 Elin Pelin, writer, dies in the year 1949.  

Dec 06 Leadbelly, [Huddie William Ledbetter], blues singer, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

Dec 16 Traitsjo Kostov, Bulgarian communist vice-premier, executed died on this day in history.  

Dec 17 In the year 1949 david Stanley Smith, composer, dies at 72  

Dec 28 Jack Lovelock, NZ/US surgeon/athlete (Olympic-gold-1936), dies at 39 in the year 1949.  

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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 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 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 in the year 1949.  

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