In the year 1949
436 Notable deaths
Gustaf Adolf Jonsson
Sport shooter (1879–1949).
Born June 26th, 1879 in Stockholm.
Died April 30th, 1949 at 69 years old in Stockholm.
Teun Beijnen
Dutch rower (1899-1949).
Born June 13th, 1899 in Neerijnen.
Died July 13th, 1949 at 50 years old in Buren.
Hermann Bohne
Gymnast (1890-1949).
Born September 22nd, 1890 in Tromsø Municipality.
Died January 5th, 1949 at 58 years old in Tromsø Municipality.
Paul Chocque
Road bicycle racer (1910–1949).
Born July 14th, 1910 in Meudon.
Died September 4th, 1949 at 39 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Erik Ørvig
Sailor (1895-1949).
Born September 3rd, 1895 in Kragerø.
Died October 8th, 1949 at 54 years old
Otakar Vindyš
Czech ice hockey player (1884-1949).
Born April 9th, 1884 in Prague.
Died December 23rd, 1949 at 65 years old in Old Town. [ref]
William Henry Dean
British water polo player (1887-1949).
Born February 6th, 1887 in Manchester.
Died May 2nd, 1949 at 62 years old
Karl Proisl
Canoe racer.
Born July 9th, 1911 in Traisen.
Died December 2nd, 1949 at 38 years old in Belgrade.
Sigfrid Öberg
Ice hockey player (1907–1949).
Born January 22nd, 1907 in Stockholm.
Died April 2nd, 1949 at 42 years old in Stockholm.
Georg Gerstäcker
Olympic wrestler (1889-1949).
Born June 3rd, 1889 in Nuremberg.
Died December 21st, 1949 at 60 years old in Nuremberg.
Dolf van der Nagel
Dutch footballer (1889-1949).
Died October 14th, 1949 at 60 years old in The Hague. [ref]
Latino Galasso
Italian rower (1898-1949).
Born August 25th, 1898 in Zadar.
Died July 29th, 1949 at 50 years old in Rovereto.
Richard Dixon
Sailor (1865–1949).
Born November 20th, 1865 in Sydney.
Died November 14th, 1949 at 83 years old
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.
Weiß Ferdl
Actor (1883–1949).
Born June 28th, 1883 in Altötting.
Died June 19th, 1949 at 65 years old in Munich.
Maarten van Dulm
Dutch fencer (1879–1949).
Born August 4th, 1879 in Arnhem.
Died April 25th, 1949 at 69 years old in Wassenaar.
Frank Robinson
Field hockey player.
Born March 30th, 1886 in Rathdrum.
Died November 5th, 1949 at 63 years old in Saint Brelade.
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.
Leonard Hanson
Gymnast (1887-1949).
Born November 1st, 1887 in Bradford.
Died October 27th, 1949 at 61 years old in Bradford.
István Herczeg
Hungarian gymnast (1887-1949).
Born December 7th, 1887 in Apátfalva.
Died July 3rd, 1949 at 61 years old in Szatymaz.
Ellen Trotzig
Swedish artist (1878–1949).
Born March 5th, 1878 in Malmö.
Died November 6th, 1949 at 71 years old in Simrishamn.
Eugène Neefs
Belgian footballer (1881–1949).
Born April 1st, 1881 in Leuven.
Died November 29th, 1949 at 68 years old in Leuven.
Marcel Meran
French sailor (1871–1949).
Born October 4th, 1871 in Bordeaux.
Died April 9th, 1949 at 77 years old in L'Isle-Adam.
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.
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