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In the year 1949
436 Notable deaths
Einar Olsen
Gymnast (1893-1949).
Born March 11th, 1893 in Vig.
Died June 3rd, 1949 at 56 years old in Grevinge.
Benjamín Jarnés
Spanish writer (1888–1949).
Born October 7th, 1888 in Codo.
Died August 11th, 1949 at 60 years old in Madrid.
Renato Pampanini
Italian botanist (1875–1949).
Born October 20th, 1875 in Valdobbiadene.
Died July 19th, 1949 at 73 years old in Vittorio Veneto.
Humberto de Araújo Benevenuto
Brazilian footballer.
Born August 4th, 1903 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died June 24th, 1949 at 45 years old
Robert Walthour
American cyclist (1878–1949).
Born January 1st, 1878 in Atlanta.
Died September 1st, 1949 at 71 years old in Boston.
René Boulanger
French gymnast (1895–1949).
Born April 22nd, 1895 in Hautmont. [ref]
Died August 12th, 1949 at 54 years old in Hautmont. [ref]
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.
Alexander Konovalov
Russian textile manufacturer and liberal politician (1875–1949).
Born September 29th, 1875 in Moscow.
Died January 28th, 1949 at 73 years old in New York City, Paris.
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.
Harry Lott
American rower (1880–1949).
Born January 13th, 1880 in Philadelphia.
Died February 5th, 1949 at 69 years old in Lake Worth Beach.
Deaths 426 to 436 of 436
The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins? Edgar Allan Poe