In the year 1949
435 Notable deaths
Edmond Jaloux
French writer (1878–1949).
Born June 19th, 1878 in Marseille.
Died August 22nd, 1949 at 71 years old in Lutry.
Andrija Hebrang
Yugoslav politician (1899-1949).
Born October 21st, 1899 in Virovitica.
Died June 11th, 1949 at 49 years old in Belgrade (hanging to death).
Charles Hutchison
Actor, film director, screenwriter (1879-1949).
Born December 3rd, 1879 in Pittsburgh.
Died May 30th, 1949 at 69 years old in Hollywood.
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.
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).
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]
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]
Anders Beer Wilse
Norwegian photographer (1865–1949).
Born June 12th, 1865 in Flekkefjord Municipality.
Died February 21st, 1949 at 83 years old in Oslo.
Léon Frapié
French writer (1863–1949).
Born January 27th, 1863 in Paris.
Died September 29th, 1949 at 86 years old in Paris.
Enrico Guazzoni
Italian film director (1876–1949).
Born December 18th, 1876 in Rome.
Died September 24th, 1949 at 72 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.
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.
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.
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]
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.
Herbert Eulenberg
German writer (1876-1949).
Born January 25th, 1876 in Cologne.
Died September 4th, 1949 at 73 years old in Düsseldorf.
Magna Lykseth-Skogman
Swedish opera singer.
Born February 6th, 1874 in Oslo.
Died November 14th, 1949 at 75 years old in Danderyd Municipality.
Philip Herbert Cowell
British astronomer (1870–1949).
Born August 7th, 1870 in Kolkata.
Died June 6th, 1949 at 78 years old in Aldeburgh.
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.
Carlo Galetti
Italian racing cyclist (1882–1949).
Born August 26th, 1882 in Corsico.
Died April 2nd, 1949 at 66 years old in Milan.
Gustaf Komppa
Finnish chemist (1867–1949).
Born July 28th, 1867 in Vyborg.
Died January 20th, 1949 at 81 years old in Helsinki.
May Wilson Preston
American artist (1873-1949).
Born August 11th, 1873 in New York City.
Died May 18th, 1949 at 75 years old in East Hampton.
Danilo Martelli
Italian footballer (1923-1949).
Born May 27th, 1923 in Castellucchio.
Died May 4th, 1949 at 25 years old in Superga.
Johannes Brinkman
Dutch architect (1902-1949).
Born March 22nd, 1902 in Rotterdam. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1949 at 47 years old in Rotterdam. [ref]
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The meaning of life is that it stops. Franz Kafka