In the year 1949
436 Notable deaths
Riccardo Pick-Mangiagalli
Bohemia-born italian composer (1882-1949).
Born July 10th, 1882 in Strakonice.
Died July 8th, 1949 at 66 years old in Milan.
Nils Östensson
Swedish cross-country skier.
Born April 29th, 1918 in Malung-Sälen Municipality.
Died July 24th, 1949 at 31 years old in Malung-Sälen Municipality (traffic collision).
Piotr Odmieniec Włast
Polish poet (1876–1949).
Born July 25th, 1876 in Grabów nad Pilicą.
Died March 8th, 1949 at 72 years old in Izabelin C.
Alice Lounsberry
American botanist, dendrologist and author (1872-1949).
Born November 6th, 1872 in New York City.
Died November 20th, 1949 at 77 years old
Léonie La Fontaine
Belgian feminist and pacifist (1857–1949).
Born October 2nd, 1857 in Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region. [ref]
Died January 26th, 1949 at 91 years old in Brussels-Capital Region. [ref]
Léon Georget
French racing cyclist (1879-1949).
Born October 2nd, 1879 in Preuilly-sur-Claise. [ref]
Died November 5th, 1949 at 70 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Joan van der Mey
Dutch architect (1878–1949).
Born August 19th, 1878 in Rotterdam, Delfshaven. [ref]
Died June 24th, 1949 at 70 years old in Geulle. [ref]
Vinçens Prennushi
Albanian roman catholic archbishop and blessed (1885-1949).
Born September 4th, 1885 in Shkodër.
Died March 19th, 1949 at 63 years old in Durrës.
Albert Heine
German actor (1867-1949).
Born November 16th, 1867 in Brunswick.
Died April 13th, 1949 at 81 years old in Westerland.
Arvo Aaltonen
Finnish swimmer.
Born December 2nd, 1892 in Pori.
Died June 17th, 1949 at 56 years old in Pori.
Frank Kehoe
American diver (1882–1949).
Born February 8th, 1882 in Chicago.
Died December 26th, 1949 at 67 years old in Jacksonville.
Francesca Bonnemaison i Farriols
Educator, writer and feminist.
Born April 12th, 1872 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died October 13th, 1949 at 77 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
Adriaan Joseph van Rossem
American ornithologist (1892-1949).
Born December 17th, 1892 in Chicago.
Died September 4th, 1949 at 56 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Roger François
French weightlifter (1900–1949).
Born October 7th, 1900 in Romans-sur-Isère. [ref]
Died February 15th, 1949 at 48 years old in 17th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Eugène Mittelhausser
French soldier (1873–1949).
Born August 7th, 1873 in Tourcoing.
Died December 29th, 1949 at 76 years old in Paris. [ref]
John Mackenzie
Scottish competitive sailor (1876–1949).
Born September 21st, 1876 in Greenock.
Died December 9th, 1949 at 73 years old
Ellisif Wessel
Norwegian politician and writer (1866–1949).
Born July 14th, 1866 in Gausdal Municipality.
Died November 28th, 1949 at 83 years old
Agne Holmström
Swedish sprinter (1893-1949).
Born December 29th, 1893 in Lund Cathedral parish. [ref]
Died October 22nd, 1949 at 55 years old in Oscar Parish. [ref]
Wolrad Eberle
German decathlete (1908-1949).
Born May 4th, 1908 in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Died May 13th, 1949 at 41 years old in Cologne.
Francesco Pasinetti
Italian film director (1911-1949).
Born June 1st, 1911 in Venice.
Died April 2nd, 1949 at 37 years old in Rome.
Georges Trombert
French fencer (1874–1949).
Born August 10th, 1874 in Geneva. [ref]
Died February 27th, 1949 at 74 years old in 2nd arrondissement of Lyon. [ref]
Léon Level
Road bicycle racer (1910-1949).
Born July 12th, 1910 in Hédouville.
Died March 26th, 1949 at 38 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Alma Söderhjelm
Finnish historian (1870-1949).
Born May 10th, 1870 in Vyborg.
Died March 16th, 1949 at 78 years old in Saltsjöbaden Parish.
Enrico Brusoni
Italian cyclist.
Born December 10th, 1878 in Arezzo.
Died November 26th, 1949 at 70 years old in Bergamo.
Kenneth Hunt
English footballer (1884-1949).
Born February 24th, 1884 in Oxford.
Died April 28th, 1949 at 65 years old in Heathfield.
Deaths 376 to 400 of 436
When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche