In the year 1949
436 Notable deaths
Ottavio Barbieri
Italian footballer (1899-1949).
Born April 10th, 1899 in Genoa.
Died December 28th, 1949 at 50 years old in Genoa.
Virgilio Maroso
Italian footballer (1925-1949).
Born June 26th, 1925 in Marostica.
Died May 4th, 1949 at 23 years old in Superga.
Karl Vossler
German philologist romanist (1872–1949).
Born September 6th, 1872 in Hohenheim.
Died May 18th, 1949 at 76 years old in Munich.
Edmond Jaloux
French writer (1878–1949).
Born June 19th, 1878 in Marseille.
Died August 22nd, 1949 at 71 years old in Lutry.
Giuseppe Grezar
Italian footballer (1918-1949).
Born November 25th, 1918 in Trieste.
Died May 4th, 1949 at 30 years old in Superga.
Vilhelm Ekelund
Swedish poet (1880–1949).
Born October 14th, 1880 in Stehag.
Died September 3rd, 1949 at 68 years old in Saltsjöbaden Parish.
Fernando de los Ríos Urriti
Spanish politician and jurist (1879–1949).
Born December 8th, 1879 in Ronda. [ref]
Died May 31st, 1949 at 69 years old in New York City. [ref]
Mary Brush
American painter, sculptor, and pioneer of aviation.
Born January 23rd, 1866 in Boston.
Died July 29th, 1949 at 83 years old in Dublin.
Július Schubert
Czechoslovak soccer player (1922-1949).
Born December 12th, 1922 in Budapest.
Died May 4th, 1949 at 26 years old in Superga (aircraft crash).
Momčilo Tapavica
Serbian sportsman (1872–1949).
Born October 14th, 1872 in Nadalj.
Died January 10th, 1949 at 76 years old in Pula.
Şehzade Mehmed Burhaneddin
Ottoman prince, son of abdülhamid ii.
Born December 19th, 1885 in Istanbul.
Died June 15th, 1949 at 63 years old in New York City.
Anders Beer Wilse
Norwegian photographer (1865–1949).
Born June 12th, 1865 in Flekkefjord Municipality.
Died February 21st, 1949 at 83 years old in Oslo.
Johann Friedrich Höger
German architect (1877-1949).
Born June 12th, 1877 in Elmshorn.
Died June 21st, 1949 at 72 years old in Bad Segeberg.
Sem Benelli
Italian playwright, essayist and librettist (1877–1949).
Born August 10th, 1877 in Prato.
Died December 18th, 1949 at 72 years old in Zoagli.
František Halas
Czech politician, poet and writer (1901-1949).
Born October 3rd, 1901 in Brno. [ref]
Died October 27th, 1949 at 48 years old in Prague (heart disease). [ref]
Princess Blanca of Bourbon
Austro-tuscan imperial and royal (1868-1949).
Born September 7th, 1868 in Graz.
Died October 25th, 1949 at 81 years old in Viareggio.
Enrico Guazzoni
Italian film director (1876–1949).
Born December 18th, 1876 in Rome.
Died September 24th, 1949 at 72 years old in Rome.
Max Houben
Athlete, bobsledder and footballer (1898-1949).
Born May 5th, 1898 in Verviers.
Died February 10th, 1949 at 50 years old in Lake Placid.
Gennaro Righelli
Italian film director and screenwriter (1886-1949).
Born December 12th, 1886 in Salerno.
Died January 6th, 1949 at 62 years old in Rome.
Elsa Bernstein
Austrian-german writer, dramatist, and literary figure (1866-1949).
Born October 27th, 1866 in Vienna.
Died July 12th, 1949 at 82 years old in Hamburg.
Émile Bongiorni
French footballer (1921-1949).
Born March 19th, 1921 in Boulogne-Billancourt.
Died May 4th, 1949 at 28 years old in Basilica of Superga.
Domingo Díaz Arosemena
President of panama (1875-1949).
Born June 25th, 1875 in Panama.
Died August 23rd, 1949 at 74 years old in Panama City.
Karolina Widerström
Swedish gynecologist (1856–1949).
Born December 10th, 1856 in Helsingborgs Maria church parish. [ref]
Died March 4th, 1949 at 92 years old in Kungsholm parish. [ref]
Magna Lykseth-Skogman
Swedish opera singer.
Born February 6th, 1874 in Oslo.
Died November 14th, 1949 at 75 years old in Danderyd Municipality.
Herbert Eulenberg
German writer (1876-1949).
Born January 25th, 1876 in Cologne.
Died September 4th, 1949 at 73 years old in Düsseldorf.
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Man always thinks about the past before he dies, as if he were frantically searching for proof that he truly lived. Jet Black