In the year 1949
435 Notable deaths
Dolf van der Nagel
Dutch footballer (1889-1949).
Died October 14th, 1949 at 60 years old in The Hague. [ref]
Sigfrid Öberg
Ice hockey player (1907–1949).
Born January 22nd, 1907 in Stockholm.
Died April 2nd, 1949 at 42 years old in Stockholm.
Latino Galasso
Italian rower (1898-1949).
Born August 25th, 1898 in Zadar.
Died July 29th, 1949 at 50 years old in Rovereto.
Kenneth Hunt
English footballer (1884-1949).
Born February 24th, 1884 in Oxford.
Died April 28th, 1949 at 65 years old in Heathfield.
Gordon Balfour
Canadian rower (1882–1949).
Born December 25th, 1882 in Toronto.
Died July 31st, 1949 at 66 years old in Toronto.
Paul Stevens
Bobsledder (1889-1949).
Born October 16th, 1889 in Lake Placid.
Died March 17th, 1949 at 59 years old in Schenectady.
Richard Dixon
Sailor (1865–1949).
Born November 20th, 1865 in Sydney.
Died November 14th, 1949 at 83 years old
Maarten van Dulm
Dutch fencer (1879–1949).
Born August 4th, 1879 in Arnhem.
Died April 25th, 1949 at 69 years old in Wassenaar.
Frieda Kwast-Hodapp
German pianist and piano teacher.
Born August 13th, 1880 in Bargen.
Died September 14th, 1949 at 69 years old in Bad Wiessee.
István Herczeg
Hungarian gymnast (1887-1949).
Born December 7th, 1887 in Apátfalva.
Died July 3rd, 1949 at 61 years old in Szatymaz.
Leonard Hanson
Gymnast (1887-1949).
Born November 1st, 1887 in Bradford.
Died October 27th, 1949 at 61 years old in Bradford.
Frank Robinson
Field hockey player.
Born March 30th, 1886 in Rathdrum.
Died November 5th, 1949 at 63 years old in Saint Brelade.
Weiß Ferdl
Actor (1883–1949).
Born June 28th, 1883 in Altötting.
Died June 19th, 1949 at 65 years old in Munich.
Ellen Trotzig
Swedish artist (1878–1949).
Born March 5th, 1878 in Malmö.
Died November 6th, 1949 at 71 years old in Simrishamn.
Paul Pinna
Estonian actor and theatrical director (1884-1949).
Born October 3rd, 1884 in Tallinn.
Died March 29th, 1949 at 64 years old in Tallinn.
Marcel Meran
French sailor (1871–1949).
Born October 4th, 1871 in Bordeaux.
Died April 9th, 1949 at 77 years old in L'Isle-Adam.
Eugène Neefs
Belgian footballer (1881–1949).
Born April 1st, 1881 in Leuven.
Died November 29th, 1949 at 68 years old in Leuven.
Einar Olsen
Gymnast (1893-1949).
Born March 11th, 1893 in Vig.
Died June 3rd, 1949 at 56 years old in Grevinge.
René Boulanger
French gymnast (1895–1949).
Born April 22nd, 1895 in Hautmont. [ref]
Died August 12th, 1949 at 54 years old in Hautmont. [ref]
Edward Owen
British long-distance runner.
Born November 6th, 1886 in Manchester.
Died September 24th, 1949 at 62 years old in London Borough of Bexley.
Benjamín Jarnés
Spanish writer (1888–1949).
Born October 7th, 1888 in Codo.
Died August 11th, 1949 at 60 years old in Madrid.
Robert Walthour
American cyclist (1878–1949).
Born January 1st, 1878 in Atlanta.
Died September 1st, 1949 at 71 years old in Boston.
Renato Pampanini
Italian botanist (1875–1949).
Born October 20th, 1875 in Valdobbiadene.
Died July 19th, 1949 at 73 years old in Vittorio Veneto.
Peter Jilemnický
Czechoslovak diplomat, member of czechoslovak national parliament, publicist, educator and writer (1901-1949).
Born March 18th, 1901 in Letohrad. [ref]
Died May 19th, 1949 at 48 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Paul Leroy
French archer (1884-1949).
Born January 13th, 1884 in Bellot.
Died April 9th, 1949 at 65 years old in Melun.
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Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride! Hunter S. Thompson