Famous Deaths In 1949

Nov 08 In the year 1949 death of cyriel Verschaeve, Belgian clergyman (b. 1874)  

Nov 12 On this day in history hendrik A de Fish, [Henri Pauwels], Flemish philological, dies at 64  

Nov 19 In the year 1949 james Ensor, Flemish painter/etcher (Oestereetster), dies at 89  

Nov 23 In the year 1949 gustav Radbruch, German Min of Justice, dies  

Nov 25 In the year 1949 luther "Bill" Robinson, "Bojangles" famed tap dancer, dies at 71  

Dec 03 Elin Pelin, writer, dies on this day in history.  

Dec 06 Leadbelly, [Huddie William Ledbetter], blues singer, dies at 64 in the year 1949.  

Dec 16 Traitsjo Kostov, Bulgarian communist vice-premier, executed died in the year 1949.  

Dec 17 On this day in history david Stanley Smith, composer, dies at 72  

Dec 28 Jack Lovelock, NZ/US surgeon/athlete (Olympic-gold-1936), dies at 39 on this day in history.  

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Jan 02 On this day in history 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 in the year 1949.  

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 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 On this day in history birth of richard Horowitz, composer  

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