Famous Deaths Happened In 1949

Jan 01 Malcolm Campbell, English cyclist (world speed-record), dies at 63 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 10 Erich von Drygalski, German geographer, geophysicist, and polar scientist (b. 1865) died on this day in history.  

Jan 14 Joaquín Turina, Spanish pianist/conductor/composer (Rima), dies at 66 in the year 1949.  

Jan 15 In the year 1949 death of black Dahlia, murder victim found in LA (basis of the movie)  

Jan 20 On this day in history josephus T J Cuypers, architect (Amsterdam Stock Exchange), dies at 87  

Jan 22 In the year 1949 death of william Thomas Walsh, American author (b. 1891)  

Jan 25 In the year 1949 emil Axman, composer, dies at 61  

Jan 26 Victor Fleming, director (Wizard of Oz, Gone With Wind), dies at 65 in the year 1949.  

Jan 27 Boris Asafiev, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1949 juozas Tallat-Kelpsa, composer, dies at 50  

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

Feb 09 Poul Julius Ouscher Schierbeck, composer, dies at 60 in the year 1949.  

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 Russell Porter, actor (Betsy, Hanna's War, British Empire), dies on this day in history.  

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

Mar 07 In the year 1949 death of francis Dodd, English artist (b. 1874)  

Mar 10 On this day in history death of james Rector, American athlete (b. 1884)  

Mar 11 On this day in history juan Lamonte de Grignon, composer, dies at 76  

Mar 12 Maria "Beppie" Bakker, Dutch actress/wife of Piet Vink Sr, dies at 95 on this day in history.  

Mar 13 In the year 1949 death of henri Giraud, French general (b. 1879)  

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 In the year 1949 death of hanns A Rauter, German SS-commandant in Netherland, executed at 54  

Mar 28 In the year 1949 grigoras Dinicu, composer, dies at 59  

Mar 30 On this day in history dattaram Dharmaji Hindlekar, cricketer (4 Tests for India), dies  

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

Jan 04 Mick Mills, British(?) soccer player was born on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history birth of richard Horowitz, composer  

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