Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In 1949

Jul 14 Frank Hearne, cricketer (2 Tests for England, 4 Tests for S Afr), dies on this day in history.  

Jul 16 On this day in history death of vyacheslav Ivanov, Russian poet (b. 1866)  

Jul 18 On this day in history death of vítÄ›zslav Novák, Czech composer (b. 1870)  

Aug 09 On this day in history harry Davenport, actor (Cowboy & Lady, Enchanted Forest), dies at 83  

Aug 11 Karl Weigl, composer, dies at 68 in the year 1949.  

Aug 14 In the year 1949 death of husni al-Barazi, premier of Syria, shot to death  

Aug 16 In the year 1949 margaret Mitchell, US writer (Gone With the Wind), dies at 48  

Aug 17 Gregorio Perfecto, Filipino jurist & politician (b. 1891) died in the year 1949.  

Aug 18 In the year 1949 paul J Mares, US jazz trumpetist/composer (Tin Roof Blues), dies at 49  

Aug 21 On this day in history gerhard von Keussler, composer, dies at 75  

Aug 26 On this day in history nico van Suchtelen, publisher, dies at 70  

Aug 27 On this day in history arthur Chesney, actor (Lodger, Chelsea Life), dies at 67  

Aug 30 On this day in history arthur Fielder, England cricket fast bowler (6 Tests 1903-08), dies  

Aug 31 On this day in history andre Debierne, French chemist/physicist (actinium), dies  

Sep 07 José Clemente Orozco, Mexican painter (b. 1883) died in the year 1949.  

Sep 08 On this day in history richard Strauss, German composer (Also sprach Zarathustra), dies at 85  

Sep 11 Henri Rabaud, French composer/conductor (L'ete), dies at 75 on this day in history.  

Sep 13 August Krogh, Danish zoophysiologist, Nobel laureate (b. 1874) died in the year 1949.  

Sep 18 Frank Morgan, actor (Annie Get Your Gun, Wizard of Oz), dies at 59 on this day in history.  

Sep 19 In the year 1949 death of will Cuppy, American humorist (b. 1884)  

Sep 20 On this day in history nikolaos Skalkottas, composer, dies at 45  

Sep 22 On this day in history sam Wood, US communist fighter/director (Night at Opera), dies at 66  

Sep 24 In the year 1949 pierre Breville, composer, dies at 88  

Oct 04 In the year 1949 edmund Eysler, Austrian composer, dies at 75  

Oct 06 On this day in history robert Lynd [YY], Irish writer/critic (News Chronicle), dies at 70  

Oct 09 In the year 1949 viktor Alexandrovich Uspensky, composer, dies at 70  

Oct 16 In the year 1949 hale Ascher VanderCook, composer, dies at 85  

Oct 24 On this day in history joaquin Nin y Castellanos, composer, dies at 70  

Oct 27 In the year 1949 death of marcel Cerdan, French boxer (b. 1916)  

Oct 29 G. I. Gurdjieff, Armenian mystic (b. 1872) died in the year 1949.  

Oct 31 On this day in history edward R Stettinius, US foreign minister (1944-45)/diplomat, dies  

Nov 01 Leslie Gay, cricket wicket-keeper/goalkeeper (England in 1890's), dies on this day in history.  

Nov 02 On this day in history death of jerome F. Donovan, American politician (b. 1872)  

Nov 03 On this day in history solomon R Guggenheim, US art collector, dies at 88  

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Jan 02 In the year 1949 birth of chick Churchill, Wales, keyboardist (Ten Years After-I'm Going Home)  

Jan 02 On this day in history birth of christopher Durang, Montclair NJ, playwright/actor (Sister Mary)  

Jan 03 Sylvia Likens, American torture victim (d. 1965) was born on this day in history.  

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 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 on this day in history.