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 Vyacheslav Ivanov, Russian poet (b. 1866) died in the year 1949.  

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

Aug 09 Harry Davenport, actor (Cowboy & Lady, Enchanted Forest), dies at 83 in the year 1949.  

Aug 11 In the year 1949 karl Weigl, composer, dies at 68  

Aug 14 Husni al-Barazi, premier of Syria, shot to death died on this day in history.  

Aug 16 Margaret Mitchell, US writer (Gone With the Wind), dies at 48 on this day in history.  

Aug 17 In the year 1949 death of gregorio Perfecto, Filipino jurist & politician (b. 1891)  

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

Aug 21 Gerhard von Keussler, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

Aug 26 Nico van Suchtelen, publisher, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

Aug 27 Arthur Chesney, actor (Lodger, Chelsea Life), dies at 67 in the year 1949.  

Aug 30 In the year 1949 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 on this day in history.  

Sep 08 Richard Strauss, German composer (Also sprach Zarathustra), dies at 85 on this day in history.  

Sep 11 Henri Rabaud, French composer/conductor (L'ete), dies at 75 in the year 1949.  

Sep 13 In the year 1949 death of august Krogh, Danish zoophysiologist, Nobel laureate (b. 1874)  

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

Sep 19 On this day in history death of will Cuppy, American humorist (b. 1884)  

Sep 20 Nikolaos Skalkottas, composer, dies at 45 in the year 1949.  

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 Edmund Eysler, Austrian composer, dies at 75 in the year 1949.  

Oct 06 In the year 1949 robert Lynd [YY], Irish writer/critic (News Chronicle), dies at 70  

Oct 09 On this day in history viktor Alexandrovich Uspensky, composer, dies at 70  

Oct 16 Hale Ascher VanderCook, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.  

Oct 24 In the year 1949 joaquin Nin y Castellanos, composer, dies at 70  

Oct 27 On this day in history death of marcel Cerdan, French boxer (b. 1916)  

Oct 29 In the year 1949 death of g. I. Gurdjieff, Armenian mystic (b. 1872)  

Oct 31 Edward R Stettinius, US foreign minister (1944-45)/diplomat, dies in the year 1949.  

Nov 01 Leslie Gay, cricket wicket-keeper/goalkeeper (England in 1890's), dies in the year 1949.  

Nov 02 Jerome F. Donovan, American politician (b. 1872) died on this day in history.  

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

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

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

Jan 02 In the year 1949 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 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 On this day in history birth of michael Boit, Nandi Kenya, 800m runner (Olympic-bronze-1972)  

Jan 06 Richard Horowitz, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 07 In the year 1949 birth of john Christopher Parry, rocker (Cure)