In the year 1949
436 Notable deaths
Nathuram Godse
N.godse (1910-1949).
Born May 19th, 1910 in Baramati.
Died November 15th, 1949 at 39 years old in Ambala (hanging to death).
Sarojini Naidu
Indian poet, politician, governor of the united provinces of agra and oudh from 1947 to 1949.
Born February 13th, 1879 in Hyderabad.
Died March 2nd, 1949 at 70 years old in Lucknow (myocardial infarction).
Lead Belly
American folk and blues musician (1888–1949).
Born January 20th, 1888 in Mooringsport. [ref]
Died December 6th, 1949 at 61 years old in New York City (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Charles Ponzi
Italian businessman and con artist (1882–1949).
Died January 18th, 1949 at 66 years old in Rio de Janeiro (stroke).
Richard Strauss
German composer and orchestra director (1864–1949).
Born June 11th, 1864 in Munich.
Died September 8th, 1949 at 85 years old in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
George Gurdjieff
Philosopher, mystic, and writer (c. 1866–1877 – 1949).
Born December 27th, 1877 in Gyumri.
Died October 29th, 1949 at 71 years old in American Hospital of Paris (liver cancer).
Frank Morgan
Actor (1890-1949).
Born June 1st, 1890 in New York City.
Died September 18th, 1949 at 59 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction).
Almanzo Wilder
Husband of laura ingalls wilder and father of rose wilder lane.
Born February 13th, 1857 in Malone.
Died October 23rd, 1949 at 92 years old in Mansfield.
Margaret Mitchell
American author and journalist (1900–1949).
Born November 8th, 1900 in Atlanta.
Died August 16th, 1949 at 48 years old in Atlanta (struck by vehicle).
Angela Hitler
Elder half-sister of adolf hitler (1883-1949).
Born July 28th, 1883 in Braunau am Inn.
Died October 30th, 1949 at 66 years old in Hanover (stroke).
Bill Robinson
American dancer and actor (1877/1878–1949).
Born May 25th, 1877 in Richmond.
Died November 25th, 1949 at 72 years old in New York City.
Wallace Beery
American actor (1885-1949).
Born April 1st, 1885 in Clay County.
Died April 15th, 1949 at 64 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction).
James Forrestal
United states navy officer and civil servant, undersecretary of the navy (1892-1949).
Born February 15th, 1892 in Beacon.
Died May 22nd, 1949 at 57 years old in Bethesda (hanging to death).
Lidia Poët
Italian lawyer.
Born August 26th, 1855 in Perrero.
Died February 25th, 1949 at 93 years old in Diano Marina.
Victor Fleming
American film director, cinematographer, and producer (1889–1949).
Born February 23rd, 1889 in Pasadena.
Died January 6th, 1949 at 59 years old in Cottonwood (myocardial infarction).
Edward Thorndike
American psychologist.
Born August 31st, 1874 in Williamsburg.
Died August 9th, 1949 at 74 years old in Montrose.
Hassan al-Banna
Egyptian islamist leader and politician (1906—1949).
Born October 14th, 1906 in Mahmoudiyah.
Died February 12th, 1949 at 42 years old in Cairo (gunshot wound).
Alice Bailey
British-american esoteric, theosophist and writer (1880-1949).
Born June 16th, 1880 in Manchester.
Died December 15th, 1949 at 69 years old in New York City.
John Haigh
English serial killer (1909-1949).
Born July 24th, 1909 in Stamford.
Died August 10th, 1949 at 40 years old in HM Prison Wandsworth (gallows).
Solomon R. Guggenheim
American businessman and museum founder (1861-1949).
Born February 2nd, 1861 in Philadelphia.
Died November 3rd, 1949 at 88 years old in New York City.
Amadeo Giannini
American businessman and banker (1870-1949).
Born May 6th, 1870 in San Jose.
Died June 3rd, 1949 at 79 years old in San Mateo.
Kim Jong-suk
First wife of north korean president kim il sung (1917–1949).
Born December 24th, 1917 in Hoeryong.
Died September 22nd, 1949 at 31 years old in Pyongyang (disease).
Louis II, Prince of Monaco
Prince of monaco (1870-1949).
Born July 12th, 1870 in Baden-Baden.
Died May 9th, 1949 at 78 years old in Monaco.
Georgi Dimitrov
Bulgarian politician (1882-1949).
Born June 30th, 1882 in Kovachevtsi.
Died July 2nd, 1949 at 67 years old in Barvikha (liver disease).
Marcel Cerdan
French boxer (1916-1949).
Born July 22nd, 1916 in Sidi Bel Abbès.
Died October 28th, 1949 at 33 years old in São Miguel Island (aviation accident).
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