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In the year 1949
393 Notable deaths
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]
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.
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).
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. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1949 at 86 years old in Nice. [ref]
Henri Giraud
French general and politician (1879-1949).
Born January 18th, 1879 in Paris.
Died March 13th, 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).
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).
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).
Walter Short
United states general (1880-1949).
Born March 30th, 1880 in Alton.
Died September 3rd, 1949 at 69 years old in Dallas.
Klaus Mann
German writer (1906–1949).
Born November 18th, 1906 in Munich.
Died May 21st, 1949 at 42 years old in Cannes (drug overdose).
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).
Sigrid Undset
Norwegian writer (1882-1949).
Born May 20th, 1882 in Kalundborg. [ref]
Died June 10th, 1949 at 67 years old in Lillehammer. [ref]
Pietro Ferrero
Italian businessman, founder of ferrero spa (1898–1949).
Born September 2nd, 1898 in Farigliano.
Died March 2nd, 1949 at 50 years old in Alba (myocardial infarction).
Leon Schlesinger
American film and short producer.
Born May 20th, 1884 in Philadelphia.
Died December 25th, 1949 at 65 years old in Los Angeles.
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).
Birbal Sahni
Indian botanist (1891-1949).
Born November 14th, 1891 in Bhera.
Died April 10th, 1949 at 57 years old in Lucknow.
James Bullough Lansing
Loudspeaker designer, audio company founder (1902–1949).
Born January 14th, 1902 in Nilwood Township. [ref]
Died September 29th, 1949 at 47 years old in San Marcos (hanging to death). [ref]
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]
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.
Leonard Bloomfield
American linguist (1887–1949).
Born April 1st, 1887 in Chicago.
Died April 18th, 1949 at 62 years old in New Haven.
Richard Dix
American actor (1893-1949).
Born July 18th, 1893 in Saint Paul. [ref]
Died September 20th, 1949 at 56 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Shabbir Ahmad Usmani
Pakistani islamic scholar.
Born October 11th, 1887 in Bijnor.
Died December 13th, 1949 at 62 years old in Bahawalpur.
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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Tell your friend that in his death, a part of you dies and goes with him. Wherever he goes, you also go. He will not be alone. Jiddu Krishnamurti