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In the year 1949
436 Notable deaths
Tai Chi-tao
Chinese politician (1891-1949).
Born January 6th, 1891 in Guanghan.
Died February 21st, 1949 at 58 years old in Guangzhou (drug overdose).
Édouard Dujardin
French writer (1861–1949).
Born November 10th, 1861 in Saint-Gervais-la-Forêt.
Died October 31st, 1949 at 87 years old in Paris.
Harry Rapf
American film producer (1882–1949).
Born October 16th, 1882 in New York City.
Died February 6th, 1949 at 66 years old in Los Angeles.
Joseph Cawthorn
American stage and film comic actor (1868-1949).
Born March 9th, 1868 in New York City.
Died January 21st, 1949 at 80 years old in Beverly Hills.
Raimond Valgre
Estonian musician (1913–1949).
Born October 7th, 1913 in Riisipere.
Died December 31st, 1949 at 36 years old in Tallinn.
Franciszek Latinik
Polish general (1864–1949).
Born July 17th, 1864 in Tarnów.
Died August 29th, 1949 at 85 years old in Kraków.
Charles Dullin
French actor (1885-1949).
Died December 11th, 1949 at 64 years old in Saint-Antoine Hospital.
Guglielmo Gabetto
Italian footballer (1916-1949).
Born February 24th, 1916 in Turin.
Died May 4th, 1949 at 33 years old in Basilica of Superga.
Lester Allen
American actor (1891-1949).
Born November 17th, 1891 in Utica.
Died November 6th, 1949 at 57 years old in Hollywood (traffic collision).
Romeo Menti
Italian footballer (1919-1949).
Born September 5th, 1919 in Vicenza.
Died May 4th, 1949 at 29 years old in Basilica of Superga.
Emmanuel Célestin Suhard
Catholic cardinal (1874-1949).
Born April 5th, 1874 in France.
Died May 30th, 1949 at 75 years old in Paris.
Traycho Kostov
Bulgarian politician (1897-1949).
Born June 17th, 1897 in Sofia.
Died December 17th, 1949 at 52 years old in Sofia (hanging to death).
Boris Asafyev
Russian composer (1884-1949).
Born July 29th, 1884 in Saint Petersburg.
Died January 27th, 1949 at 64 years old in Moscow.
Halil Mutran
Egyptian poet and journalist (1872–1949).
Born July 1st, 1872 in Baalbek. [ref]
Died June 1st, 1949 at 76 years old in Cairo. [ref]
Lucas Bridges
Anglo-argentine author, explorer, and rancher.
Born December 31st, 1874 in Ushuaia.
Died April 4th, 1949 at 74 years old in Buenos Aires.
Charles Cobb
American mathematician and economist (1875–1949).
Born September 17th, 1875 in Plymouth.
Died March 2nd, 1949 at 73 years old in Cambridge.
Robert Ingersoll Aitken
American sculptor (1878–1949).
Born May 8th, 1878 in San Francisco.
Died January 3rd, 1949 at 70 years old in New York City.
Carlo Felice Trossi
Italian racecar driver (1908-1949).
Born April 27th, 1908 in Biella.
Died May 9th, 1949 at 41 years old in Milan (brain cancer).
Karl F. Sundman
Finnish astronomer and mathematician (1873–1949).
Born October 28th, 1873 in Kaskinen.
Died September 28th, 1949 at 75 years old in Helsinki.
József Viola
Association football player (1896-1949).
Born June 10th, 1896 in Komárom.
Died August 18th, 1949 at 53 years old in Bologna.
Ramón Montoya
Spanish musician (1879–1949).
Born November 3rd, 1879 in Madrid.
Died July 20th, 1949 at 69 years old in Madrid.
Benjamin Anderson
American economist (1886-1949).
Born May 1st, 1886 in Columbia. [ref]
Died January 19th, 1949 at 62 years old in UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center (myocardial infarction, cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Ægidius Elling
Norwegian inventor.
Born July 26th, 1861 in Christiania.
Died May 27th, 1949 at 87 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Aldo Ballarin
Italian footballer (1922-1949).
Born January 10th, 1922 in Chioggia.
Died May 4th, 1949 at 27 years old in Superga.
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