In the year 1949
436 Notable deaths
Philip Herbert Cowell
British astronomer (1870–1949).
Born August 7th, 1870 in Kolkata.
Died June 6th, 1949 at 78 years old in Aldeburgh.
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.
Carlo Galetti
Italian racing cyclist (1882–1949).
Born August 26th, 1882 in Corsico.
Died April 2nd, 1949 at 66 years old in Milan.
Rubens Fadini
Italian professional footballer (1927-1949).
Born June 10th, 1927 in Jolanda di Savoia.
Died May 4th, 1949 at 21 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]
Vivian Edwards
American actress (1896-1949).
Born September 10th, 1896 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died December 4th, 1949 at 53 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
James Rector
American athlete (1884-1949).
Born June 22nd, 1884 in Hot Springs.
Died March 10th, 1949 at 64 years old in Hot Springs.
Olaf Fønss
Danish actor (1882-1949).
Born October 17th, 1882 in Aarhus.
Died November 3rd, 1949 at 67 years old in Copenhagen.
William Jackson Humphreys
American physicist (1862–1949).
Born February 3rd, 1862 in Gap Mills.
Died November 10th, 1949 at 87 years old in Washington, D.C..
Georg-Henning Graf von Bassewitz-Behr
Higher ss and police leader, ss-gruppenführer.
Born March 21st, 1900 in Lützow.
Died January 31st, 1949 at 48 years old in Magadan.
Hidemitsu Tanaka
Japanese novelist, olympian (1913–1949).
Born January 10th, 1913 in Tokyo.
Died November 3rd, 1949 at 36 years old in Kami-Renjaku (exsanguination).
Louis Malvy
French politician (1875-1949).
Born December 1st, 1875 in Figeac.
Died June 10th, 1949 at 73 years old in Paris.
Antoni Rovira i Virgili
Spanish politician (1882–1949).
Born November 26th, 1882 in Tarragona.
Died December 5th, 1949 at 67 years old in Perpignan.
Poul Schierbeck
Danish composer and organist (1888–1949).
Born June 8th, 1888 in Copenhagen.
Died February 9th, 1949 at 60 years old in Copenhagen.
Helen Houston Homans
American tennis player (1877-1949).
Born February 8th, 1877 in Englewood.
Died March 29th, 1949 at 72 years old in Bronxville. [ref]
Harald Madsen
Danish actor (1890–1949).
Born November 20th, 1890 in Silkeborg.
Died July 13th, 1949 at 58 years old in Copenhagen.
Helen Archdale
Feminist and journalist (1876-1949).
Born August 25th, 1876 in Nenthorn. [ref]
Died December 8th, 1949 at 73 years old in London. [ref]
René Maire
French botanist and mycologist (1878–1949).
Born May 29th, 1878 in France, Lons-le-Saunier.
Died November 24th, 1949 at 71 years old in Algiers.
François Brandt
Dutch rower (1874-1949).
Born December 29th, 1874 in Zoeterwoude.
Died July 4th, 1949 at 74 years old in Naarden.
Ehmetjan Qasim
Soviet politician (1914-1949).
Born April 15th, 1914 in Yining.
Died August 27th, 1949 at 35 years old in Soviet Union.
Valentine Grant
American actress (1881-1949).
Born February 14th, 1881 in Frankfort.
Died March 12th, 1949 at 68 years old in Orange County.
Marie Louise Berneri
Anarchist writer (1918–1949).
Born March 1st, 1918 in Arezzo.
Died April 13th, 1949 at 31 years old in Hampstead (viral infectious disease).
Kalle Anttila
Finnish wrestler (1887–1949).
Born August 30th, 1887 in Muhos.
Died October 10th, 1949 at 62 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Deaths 326 to 350 of 436
There is only one god and his name is Death, and there is only one thing we say to Death: ‘Not today’. Syrio Forel