Famous Deaths In 1949

Apr 06 Stanley Christopherson, cricketer (1884, MCC Pres during WWII), dies in the year 1949.  

Apr 13 C V France, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

Apr 14 Joseph A Cushman, US paleontologist, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

Apr 15 On this day in history wallace Beery, US actor (The Champ), dies at 64  

Apr 16 Sutan Ibrahim gelor Datuk Tan Malaka, Indon communist, executed at 54 died in the year 1949.  

Apr 18 Leonard Bloomfield, linguist/philosopher, dies in the year 1949.  

Apr 19 In the year 1949 death of ulrich Salchow, Swedish figure skater (b. 1877)  

Apr 28 In the year 1949 death of aurora Quezon, First Lady of the Philippines (shot) (b. 1888)  

May 05 Maurice Maeterlinck, Belg playwright (Grand Fairie, Nobel 1911), dies on this day in history.  

May 06 A L Ochse, cricketer (10 wickets in 3 Tests for S Afr 1927-29), dies on this day in history.  

May 09 Louis II, Prince of Monaco, dies in the year 1949.  

May 11 On this day in history adrianus PHA de Kleyn, throat/nose/otologist (ear doctor), dies at 65  

May 16 On this day in history william Newzam Prior Nicholson, painter/engraver, dies  

May 18 James T Adams, US historian (Pulitzer 1921) died in the year 1949.  

May 20 Randolph West, American biochemist, known for the Dakin-West reaction (b. 1890) died on this day in history.  

May 21 In the year 1949 klaus Mann, German writer, dies at 42  

May 22 In the year 1949 hans Erich Pfitzner, Russian/German composer, dies at 80  

May 24 Aleksey Shchusev, Russian architect (b. 1873) died in the year 1949.  

May 25 Simon H Spoor, intelligence officer/general (WW II), dies at 47 in the year 1949.  

May 27 Ropert L Ripley, cartoonist (Believe It or Not), dies at 55 in NY in the year 1949.  

Jun 02 In the year 1949 dynam-Victor Fumet, composer, dies at 82  

Jun 03 Amedos Peter Giannine, founder of Bank of America dies at 79 on this day in history.  

Jun 10 In the year 1949 death of sigrid Undset, Norwegian writer, Nobel laureate (b. 1882)  

Jun 11 Koci Xoxe, Albanian vice-premier, executed died on this day in history.  

Jun 19 Syed Zafarul Hasan, Prominent Muslim philosopher (b. 1885) died in the year 1949.  

Jun 25 On this day in history death of buck Freeman, baseball player (b. 1871)  

Jun 26 On this day in history death of kim Gu, President of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea (b. 1876)  

Jun 29 On this day in history walter Giffen, cricketer (brother of George, 3 Tests), dies  

Jul 01 In the year 1949 louis Davids, [Simon David], cabaret artist, dies at 65  

Jul 02 Georgi Dimitrov, Bulgaria premier (1946-49), dies at 67 in the year 1949.  

Jul 07 On this day in history death of bunk Johnson, American musician (b. 1879 or 1889)  

Jul 08 On this day in history death of antun Sa'ada, Syrian rightwing politician, executed in Lebanon  

Jul 09 Fritz Bennicke Hart, composer, dies at 75 in the year 1949.  

Jul 12 In the year 1949 death of douglas Hyde, first President of Ireland (b. 1860)  

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Next Page »

Jan 02 Chick Churchill, Wales, keyboardist (Ten Years After-I'm Going Home) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02 In the year 1949 birth of christopher Durang, Montclair NJ, playwright/actor (Sister Mary)  

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 In the year 1949 birth of michael Boit, Nandi Kenya, 800m runner (Olympic-bronze-1972)  

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

Jan 07 John Christopher Parry, rocker (Cure) was born in the year 1949.