In the year 1949
436 Notable deaths
Edward Wadsworth
British artist, printmaker, and camoufleur (1889-1949).
Born October 29th, 1889 in Cleckheaton.
Died June 21st, 1949 at 59 years old in London, Bayswater.
John William Dunne
British soldier, aeronautical engineer and philosopher (1875–1949).
Born December 2nd, 1875 in Curragh Camp.
Died August 24th, 1949 at 73 years old in Banbury.
Jack Lovelock
New zealand athlete (1910-1949).
Born January 5th, 1910 in Crushington.
Died December 28th, 1949 at 39 years old in Church Avenue (railway accident).
Sam Ratulangi
Indonesian politician (1890-1949).
Born November 5th, 1890 in Tondano.
Died June 30th, 1949 at 58 years old in Jakarta.
Frank Johnston
Canadian artist (1888-1949).
Born June 19th, 1888 in Toronto.
Died July 19th, 1949 at 61 years old in Toronto.
Ross S. Sterling
American politician (1875-1949).
Born February 11th, 1875 in Anahuac.
Died March 25th, 1949 at 74 years old in Fort Worth.
Jacques Copeau
French theatre director, producer, actor, and dramatist (1879–1949).
Born February 4th, 1879 in Paris.
Died October 20th, 1949 at 70 years old in Beaune.
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).
Vladimir Nazor
Croatian writer and politician (1876-1949).
Born May 30th, 1876 in Postira.
Died June 19th, 1949 at 73 years old in Zagreb.
Rex Beach
Author and water polo player (1877-1949).
Born September 1st, 1877 in Antrim County. [ref]
Died December 7th, 1949 at 72 years old in Sebring. [ref]
Adolfo Hitler
Lider del tercer reich.
Born December 27th, 1879 in New Orleans.
Died July 7th, 1949 at 69 years old in New Iberia.
Philip Barry
American playwright (1896-1949).
Born June 18th, 1896 in Rochester.
Died December 3rd, 1949 at 53 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Kijirō Nambu
Military officer and firearms designer (1869-1949) of japan.
Born September 22nd, 1869 in Saga Prefecture.
Died May 1st, 1949 at 79 years old in Tokyo.
Linda Arvidson
American actress (1884–1949).
Born July 12th, 1884 in San Francisco.
Died July 26th, 1949 at 65 years old in New York City.
Alfred J. Lotka
American mathematician (1880–1949).
Died December 5th, 1949 at 69 years old in New York City, Red Bank.
James Rowland Angell
American psychologist and educator (1869–1949).
Born May 8th, 1869 in Burlington.
Died March 4th, 1949 at 79 years old in Hamden.
Howard Hickman
American actor and screenwriter (1880–1949).
Born February 9th, 1880 in Columbia.
Died December 31st, 1949 at 69 years old in San Anselmo (myocardial infarction).
Makino Nobuaki
Japanese politician (1861–1949).
Born November 24th, 1861 in Kagoshima.
Died January 25th, 1949 at 87 years old in Toyofuta.
Yang Hucheng
Chinese warlord (1893-1949).
Born November 26th, 1893 in Pucheng County.
Died September 6th, 1949 at 55 years old in Chongqing.
Friedrich Bergius
German chemist (1884–1949).
Born October 11th, 1884 in Złotniki.
Died March 30th, 1949 at 64 years old in Buenos Aires.
Nikos Skalkottas
Greek composer and violinist (1904–1949).
Died September 20th, 1949 at 45 years old in Athens (strangulated hernia). [ref]
Martin Knudsen
Danish physicist (1871-1949).
Born February 15th, 1871 in Hasmark Strand.
Died May 27th, 1949 at 78 years old in Copenhagen.
Jean-Pierre Wimille
French racing driver (1908–1949).
Born February 26th, 1908 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died January 28th, 1949 at 40 years old in Buenos Aires.
Mun Bhuridatta
Thai buddhist monk (1870–1949).
Born January 20th, 1870 in Khong Chiam. [ref]
Died November 11th, 1949 at 79 years old in Ubon Ratchathani.
Henri Manguin
French painter and engraver (1874-1949).
Born March 23rd, 1874 in Paris.
Died September 25th, 1949 at 75 years old in Saint-Tropez, Gassin.
Deaths 126 to 150 of 436
It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius