Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In 1949

Jul 14 Frank Hearne, cricketer (2 Tests for England, 4 Tests for S Afr), dies in the year 1949.  

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

Jul 18 VítÄ›zslav Novák, Czech composer (b. 1870) died on this day in history.  

Aug 09 Harry Davenport, actor (Cowboy & Lady, Enchanted Forest), dies at 83 on this day in history.  

Aug 11 Karl Weigl, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

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

Aug 16 On this day in history margaret Mitchell, US writer (Gone With the Wind), dies at 48  

Aug 17 On this day in history death of gregorio Perfecto, Filipino jurist & politician (b. 1891)  

Aug 18 On this day in history paul J Mares, US jazz trumpetist/composer (Tin Roof Blues), dies at 49  

Aug 21 Gerhard von Keussler, composer, dies at 75 in the year 1949.  

Aug 26 Nico van Suchtelen, publisher, dies at 70 in the year 1949.  

Aug 27 In the year 1949 arthur Chesney, actor (Lodger, Chelsea Life), dies at 67  

Aug 30 In the year 1949 arthur Fielder, England cricket fast bowler (6 Tests 1903-08), dies  

Aug 31 Andre Debierne, French chemist/physicist (actinium), dies in the year 1949.  

Sep 07 On this day in history death of josé Clemente Orozco, Mexican painter (b. 1883)  

Sep 08 In the year 1949 richard Strauss, German composer (Also sprach Zarathustra), dies at 85  

Sep 11 In the year 1949 henri Rabaud, French composer/conductor (L'ete), dies at 75  

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

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

Sep 19 Will Cuppy, American humorist (b. 1884) died in the year 1949.  

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

Sep 22 In the year 1949 sam Wood, US communist fighter/director (Night at Opera), dies at 66  

Sep 24 On this day in history pierre Breville, composer, dies at 88  

Oct 04 Edmund Eysler, Austrian composer, dies at 75 in the year 1949.  

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

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

Oct 16 On this day in history hale Ascher VanderCook, composer, dies at 85  

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

Oct 27 Marcel Cerdan, French boxer (b. 1916) died on this day in history.  

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

Oct 31 In the year 1949 edward R Stettinius, US foreign minister (1944-45)/diplomat, dies  

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

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

Nov 03 Solomon R Guggenheim, US art collector, dies at 88 in the year 1949.  

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

Jan 05 On this day in history 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 Richard Horowitz, composer was born on this day in history.  

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