In the year 1949
436 Notable deaths
Josep Maria Jujol
Spanish architect (1879–1949).
Born September 16th, 1879 in Tarragona.
Died May 1st, 1949 at 69 years old in Barcelona.
Hervey Allen
American novelist, biographer (1889–1949).
Born December 8th, 1889 in Pittsburgh.
Died December 28th, 1949 at 60 years old in Hervey Allen Study (myocardial infarction).
Nikolai Semashko
Soviet physician and academic (1874-1949).
Born September 20th, 1874 in Livenskaya.
Died May 18th, 1949 at 74 years old in Moscow.
Johannes Bell
German lawyer and politician (1868–1949).
Born September 23rd, 1868 in Essen.
Died October 21st, 1949 at 81 years old in Würgassen.
Sidney Olcott
Canadian filmmaker (1873–1949).
Born September 20th, 1873 in Toronto. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1949 at 76 years old in Hollywood.
Francisco Javier Arana
Guatemalan politician.
Born December 5th, 1905 in Villa Canales.
Died July 18th, 1949 at 43 years old in Amatitlán.
Elmer Clifton
American film director (1890–1949).
Born March 14th, 1890 in Toronto.
Died October 15th, 1949 at 59 years old in Los Angeles.
Erich von Drygalski
German geographer (1865–1949).
Born February 9th, 1865 in Königsberg.
Died January 10th, 1949 at 83 years old in Munich.
Alex Raisbeck
Scottish footballer (1878-1949).
Born December 26th, 1878 in Polmont.
Died March 12th, 1949 at 70 years old in Liverpool.
Erik Adolf von Willebrand
Finnish doctor (1870-1949).
Born February 1st, 1870 in Vaasa. [ref]
Died September 12th, 1949 at 79 years old in Pernå.
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).
Benoy Kumar Sarkar
Indian academic.
Born December 26th, 1887 in Malda. [ref]
Died November 24th, 1949 at 61 years old in Washington, D.C..
Christian Bérard
French artist, fashion illustrator, and designer (1902-1949).
Born August 20th, 1902 in Paris, 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Died February 12th, 1949 at 46 years old in Paris.
Dezső László
Hungarian general (1893–1949).
Born July 23rd, 1893 in Budapest.
Died June 8th, 1949 at 55 years old in Budapest.
James Henry Thomas
Welsh trade unionist and politician (1874-1949).
Born October 3rd, 1874 in Newport.
Died January 21st, 1949 at 74 years old in London.
Ubaldo Soddu
Italian general (1883-1949).
Born July 23rd, 1883 in Salerno.
Died July 20th, 1949 at 65 years old in Rome.
Paul Schultze-Naumburg
German architect (1869-1949).
Born June 10th, 1869 in Almrich.
Died May 19th, 1949 at 79 years old in Jena.
Jessie M. King
Scottish artist (1875-1949).
Born March 20th, 1875 in Glasgow, Bearsden. [ref]
Died August 3rd, 1949 at 74 years old in Kirkcudbright. [ref]
Knud Børge Martinsen
Ss danish officer.
Born November 30th, 1905 in Sandved.
Died June 25th, 1949 at 43 years old in Copenhagen (gunshot wound).
J. Searle Dawley
American director and screenwriter (1877-1949).
Born May 13th, 1877 in Colorado.
Died March 30th, 1949 at 71 years old in Hollywood.
Elin Pelin
Bulgarian writer (1877-1949).
Born July 18th, 1877 in Bulgaria, Baylovo.
Died December 3rd, 1949 at 72 years old in Sofia.
Wheeler Vivian Oakman
American silent film actor (1890–1949).
Born February 21st, 1890 in Washington, D.C..
Died March 19th, 1949 at 59 years old in Van Nuys (myocardial infarction).
Fritz Leiber
American actor (1882–1949).
Born January 31st, 1882 in Chicago.
Died October 14th, 1949 at 67 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Herbert Greenfield
Canadian politician (1869-1949).
Born November 25th, 1869 in Winchester.
Died August 23rd, 1949 at 79 years old in Calgary.
Deaths 176 to 200 of 436
Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn. Mahatma Gandhi