Famous Deaths Happened In 1949

Jan 01 Malcolm Campbell, English cyclist (world speed-record), dies at 63 in the year 1949.  

Jan 09 Amilcare Zanella, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

Jan 10 On this day in history death of erich von Drygalski, German geographer, geophysicist, and polar scientist (b. 1865)  

Jan 14 In the year 1949 joaquín Turina, Spanish pianist/conductor/composer (Rima), dies at 66  

Jan 15 Black Dahlia, murder victim found in LA (basis of the movie) died in the year 1949.  

Jan 20 Josephus T J Cuypers, architect (Amsterdam Stock Exchange), dies at 87 on this day in history.  

Jan 22 William Thomas Walsh, American author (b. 1891) died in the year 1949.  

Jan 25 Emil Axman, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

Jan 26 On this day in history victor Fleming, director (Wizard of Oz, Gone With Wind), dies at 65  

Jan 27 Boris Asafiev, composer, dies at 64 in the year 1949.  

Jan 28 On this day in history gustaf Lazarus Nordqvist, composer, dies at 62  

Jan 31 In the year 1949 henri de Vries, [Hendricus Walterop], actor (Cleopatra), dies at 84  

Feb 01 On this day in history herbert Stothart, composer, dies at 63  

Feb 05 Juozas Tallat-Kelpsa, composer, dies at 50 on this day in history.  

Feb 08 Franco Leoni, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.  

Feb 09 Poul Julius Ouscher Schierbeck, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

Feb 12 On this day in history death of hassan al Banna, Egyptian founder of the Muslim Brotherhood (b. 1906)  

Feb 14 Yusuf Salman Yusuf, Iraqi-Assyrian communist leader (b. 1901) died on this day in history.  

Feb 18 On this day in history niceto A Zamora y Torres, premier of Spain (1931-36), dies at 71  

Feb 19 Auguste Jean Maria Charles Serieyx, composer, dies at 83 in the year 1949.  

Feb 21 Ernest Walker, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

Feb 22 On this day in history russell Porter, actor (Betsy, Hanna's War, British Empire), dies  

Feb 28 Stanley Robert Marchant, composer, dies at 65 in the year 1949.  

Mar 07 Francis Dodd, English artist (b. 1874) died on this day in history.  

Mar 10 James Rector, American athlete (b. 1884) died in the year 1949.  

Mar 11 In the year 1949 juan Lamonte de Grignon, composer, dies at 76  

Mar 12 Maria "Beppie" Bakker, Dutch actress/wife of Piet Vink Sr, dies at 95 in the year 1949.  

Mar 13 Henri Giraud, French general (b. 1879) died in the year 1949.  

Mar 14 In the year 1949 death of john Callan O'Laughlin, American political and military figure and journalist (b. 1873)  

Mar 17 Felix Bressart, actor (Escape, Ninotchka, Iceland), dies at 54 in the year 1949.  

Mar 25 On this day in history death of hanns A Rauter, German SS-commandant in Netherland, executed at 54  

Mar 28 On this day in history grigoras Dinicu, composer, dies at 59  

Mar 30 In the year 1949 dattaram Dharmaji Hindlekar, cricketer (4 Tests for India), dies  

Apr 03 In the year 1949 basil Harwood, composer, dies at 89  

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Jan 02 Chick Churchill, Wales, keyboardist (Ten Years After-I'm Going Home) was born in the year 1949.  

Jan 02 Christopher Durang, Montclair NJ, playwright/actor (Sister Mary) was born in the year 1949.  

Jan 03 In the year 1949 birth of sylvia Likens, American torture victim (d. 1965)  

Jan 04 On this day in history birth of mick Mills, British(?) soccer player  

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

Jan 06 Michael Boit, Nandi Kenya, 800m runner (Olympic-bronze-1972) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 06 On this day in history birth of richard Horowitz, composer  

Jan 07 John Christopher Parry, rocker (Cure) was born on this day in history.