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In the year 1949
436 Notable deaths
Eusebio Castigliano
Italian footballer (1921-1949).
Born February 9th, 1921 in Vercelli.
Died May 4th, 1949 at 28 years old in Superga.
Romeo Menti
Italian footballer (1919-1949).
Born September 5th, 1919 in Vicenza.
Died May 4th, 1949 at 29 years old in Basilica of Superga.
Ezio Loik
Italian footballer (1919-1949).
Born September 26th, 1919 in Rijeka.
Died May 4th, 1949 at 29 years old in Superga.
Ginette Neveu
French musician (1919–1949).
Born August 11th, 1919 in Paris.
Died October 28th, 1949 at 30 years old in Azores (aviation accident).
Valentino Mazzola
Italian footballer (1919–1949).
Born January 26th, 1919 in Cassano d’Adda.
Died May 4th, 1949 at 30 years old in Superga.
Giuseppe Grezar
Italian footballer (1918-1949).
Born November 25th, 1918 in Trieste.
Died May 4th, 1949 at 30 years old in Superga.
Nils Östensson
Swedish cross-country skier.
Born April 29th, 1918 in Malung-Sälen Municipality.
Died July 24th, 1949 at 31 years old in Malung-Sälen Municipality (traffic collision).
Marie Louise Berneri
Anarchist writer (1918–1949).
Born March 1st, 1918 in Arezzo.
Died April 13th, 1949 at 31 years old in Hampstead (viral infectious disease).
Kim Jong-suk
First wife of north korean president kim il sung (1917–1949).
Born December 24th, 1917 in Hoeryong.
Died September 22nd, 1949 at 31 years old in Pyongyang (disease).
Ratko Kacian
Croatian footballer (1917-1949).
Born January 18th, 1917 in Zadar.
Died June 18th, 1949 at 32 years old in Zagreb (myocardial infarction).
Marcel Cerdan
French boxer (1916-1949).
Born July 22nd, 1916 in Sidi Bel Abbès.
Died October 28th, 1949 at 33 years old in São Miguel Island (aviation accident).
Kurt Welter
German world war ii fighter pilot.
Born February 25th, 1916 in Lindenthal.
Died March 7th, 1949 at 33 years old in Leck (traffic collision).
Guglielmo Gabetto
Italian footballer (1916-1949).
Born February 24th, 1916 in Turin.
Died May 4th, 1949 at 33 years old in Basilica of Superga.
Ehmetjan Qasim
Soviet politician (1914-1949).
Born April 15th, 1914 in Yining.
Died August 27th, 1949 at 35 years old in Soviet Union.
Raimond Valgre
Estonian musician (1913–1949).
Born October 7th, 1913 in Riisipere.
Died December 31st, 1949 at 36 years old in Tallinn.
Hidemitsu Tanaka
Japanese novelist, olympian (1913–1949).
Born January 10th, 1913 in Tokyo.
Died November 3rd, 1949 at 36 years old in Kami-Renjaku (exsanguination).
Karl Proisl
Canoe racer.
Born July 9th, 1911 in Traisen.
Died December 2nd, 1949 at 38 years old in Belgrade.
Fritz Knoechlein
Ss officer.
Born May 27th, 1911 in Munich.
Died January 21st, 1949 at 37 years old in Hamelin (hanging to death).
Francesco Pasinetti
Italian film director (1911-1949).
Born June 1st, 1911 in Venice.
Died April 2nd, 1949 at 37 years old in Rome.
Koçi Xoxe
Albanian politician (1917–1949).
Born May 1st, 1911 in Florina Prefecture. [ref]
Died June 11th, 1949 at 38 years old in Tirana (hanging to death). [ref]
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.
Léon Level
Road bicycle racer (1910-1949).
Born July 12th, 1910 in Hédouville.
Died March 26th, 1949 at 38 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Nathuram Godse
N.godse (1910-1949).
Born May 19th, 1910 in Baramati.
Died November 15th, 1949 at 39 years old in Ambala (hanging to death).
Maria Cebotari
Singer and actress.
Born February 10th, 1910 in Chișinău.
Died June 9th, 1949 at 39 years old in Vienna (pancreatic cancer, liver cancer).
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Good men must die, but death cannot kill their names. Unknown