In the year 1949
436 Notable deaths
Prince August Wilhelm of Prussia
German prince and high ranking nazi (1887-1949).
Born January 29th, 1887 in Potsdam.
Died March 25th, 1949 at 62 years old in Stuttgart.
Elton Mayo
Australian psychologist and sociologist.
Born December 26th, 1880 in Adelaide.
Died September 7th, 1949 at 68 years old in Guildford.
Robert Ripley
American cartoonist (1890–1949).
Born December 25th, 1890 in Santa Rosa.
Died May 27th, 1949 at 58 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
James Ensor
Belgian painter (1860–1949).
Born April 13th, 1860 in Ostend. [ref]
Died November 19th, 1949 at 89 years old in Ostend. [ref]
Douglas Hyde
First president of ireland; historian, poet, and folklorist (1860-1949).
Born January 17th, 1860 in Castlerea.
Died July 12th, 1949 at 89 years old in Dublin (pneumonia).
José Clemente Orozco
Mexican artist (1883–1949).
Born November 23rd, 1883 in Ciudad Guzmán.
Died September 7th, 1949 at 65 years old in Mexico City.
Maria Ouspenskaya
Russian actress (1876-1949).
Died December 3rd, 1949 at 73 years old in Los Angeles (burn, cardiovascular disease).
Maurice Maeterlinck
Belgian playwright and essayist (1862–1949).
Born August 29th, 1862 in Ghent.
Died May 6th, 1949 at 86 years old in Nice.
Henri Giraud
French general and politician (1879-1949).
Born January 18th, 1879 in Paris.
Died March 11th, 1949 at 70 years old in Dijon.
Frank Murphy
U.s. supreme court justice from 1940 to 1949 (1890–1949).
Born April 13th, 1890 in Harbor Beach.
Died July 19th, 1949 at 59 years old in Detroit (coronary thrombosis).
Harry Davenport
American actor (1866–1949).
Born January 19th, 1866 in New York City.
Died August 9th, 1949 at 83 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Will Hay
English comedian, actor, film director & astronomer (1888-1949).
Born December 6th, 1888 in Stockton-on-Tees.
Died April 18th, 1949 at 60 years old in London (stroke).
Klaus Mann
German writer (1906–1949).
Born November 18th, 1906 in Munich.
Died May 21st, 1949 at 42 years old in Cannes (drug overdose).
Walter Short
United states general (1880-1949).
Born March 30th, 1880 in Alton.
Died September 3rd, 1949 at 69 years old in Dallas.
Pietro Ferrero
Italian businessman (1898–1949).
Born September 2nd, 1898 in Farigliano.
Died March 2nd, 1949 at 50 years old in Alba (myocardial infarction).
Sigrid Undset
Norwegian writer (1882–1949).
Born May 20th, 1882 in Kalundborg. [ref]
Died June 10th, 1949 at 67 years old in Lillehammer. [ref]
Otto Wächter
Austrian nazi lawyer and politician (1901-1949).
Born July 8th, 1901 in Vienna.
Died July 14th, 1949 at 48 years old in Rome (leptospirosis).
Yoshijirō Umezu
Japanese general (1882–1949).
Born January 4th, 1882 in Nakatsu.
Died January 8th, 1949 at 67 years old in Sugamo Prison (rectum cancer).
Leon Schlesinger
American film producer (1884–1949).
Born May 20th, 1884 in Philadelphia.
Died December 25th, 1949 at 65 years old in Los Angeles (viral infectious disease).
Aurora Quezon
Former first lady of the philippines (1935–1944).
Born February 19th, 1888 in Baler.
Died April 28th, 1949 at 61 years old in Bongabon.
Niceto Alcalá-Zamora
Spanish lawyer and politician (1877-1949).
Born July 6th, 1877 in Priego de Córdoba. [ref]
Died February 18th, 1949 at 71 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
James Bullough Lansing
Loudspeaker designer, audio company founder (1902–1949).
Born January 2nd, 1902 in Nilwood Township. [ref]
Died September 29th, 1949 at 47 years old in San Marcos (hanging to death). [ref]
Al Shean
Comedian (1868-1949).
Born May 12th, 1868 in Dornum.
Died August 12th, 1949 at 81 years old in New York City.
Ernest James Bellocq
American photographer (1873–1949).
Born August 19th, 1873 in New Orleans. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 1949 at 76 years old in New Orleans. [ref]
Tan Malaka
Indonesian politician (1897-1949).
Born June 2nd, 1897 in Pandam Gadang. [ref]
Died February 19th, 1949 at 51 years old in Selopanggung.
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