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In the year 1949
393 Notable deaths
William Desmond
American actor (1878–1949).
Born January 23rd, 1878 in Dublin.
Died November 3rd, 1949 at 71 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Valerio Bacigalupo
Italian footballer (1924–1949).
Born March 12th, 1924 in Vado Ligure.
Died May 4th, 1949 at 25 years old in Superga.
Richard Bienert
Czechoslovak minister of interior and czechoslovak politician (1881-1949).
Born September 5th, 1881 in Smíchov. [ref]
Died February 3rd, 1949 at 67 years old in Prague. [ref]
Ulrich Greifelt
German general of police (1896-1949).
Born December 8th, 1896 in Berlin.
Died February 6th, 1949 at 52 years old in Landsberg am Lech.
Bailey Willis
American geologist (1857–1949).
Born March 31st, 1857 in New York. [ref]
Died February 19th, 1949 at 91 years old in Palo Alto. [ref]
Meir Bar-Ilan
Israeli rabbi (1880-1949).
Born April 10th, 1880 in Valozhyn.
Died April 17th, 1949 at 69 years old in Jerusalem.
Pandeli Evangjeli
Albanian politician (1859-1949).
Born January 6th, 1859 in Korçë.
Died September 14th, 1949 at 90 years old in Korçë.
Ezio Loik
Italian footballer (1919-1949).
Born September 26th, 1919 in Rijeka.
Died May 4th, 1949 at 29 years old in Superga.
Oton Župančič
Slovenian poet, writer (1878-1949).
Born January 23rd, 1878 in Vinica. [ref]
Died June 11th, 1949 at 71 years old in Ljubljana. [ref]
Gregory Macalister Mathews
Australian amateur ornithologist (1876–1949).
Born September 10th, 1876 in Castlereagh River.
Died March 27th, 1949 at 72 years old in Winchester.
Henri Rabaud
French composer (1873-1949).
Born November 10th, 1873 in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Died September 11th, 1949 at 75 years old in Paris.
Jankel Adler
Jewish-polish painter and printmaker (1895-1949).
Born July 26th, 1895 in Tuszyn. [ref]
Died April 25th, 1949 at 53 years old in Aldbourne. [ref]
Édouard Dujardin
French writer (1861–1949).
Born November 10th, 1861 in Saint-Gervais-la-Forêt.
Died October 31st, 1949 at 87 years old in Paris.
Harry Rapf
American film producer (1882–1949).
Born October 16th, 1882 in New York City.
Died February 6th, 1949 at 66 years old in Los Angeles.
Charles Dullin
French actor.
Born May 8th, 1885 in Yenne. [ref]
Died December 11th, 1949 at 64 years old in Paris. [ref]
Guglielmo Gabetto
Italian footballer (1916-1949).
Born February 24th, 1916 in Turin.
Died May 4th, 1949 at 33 years old in Basilica of Superga.
Khalil Mutran
Egyptian poet and journalist.
Born July 1st, 1872 in Baalbek.
Died June 1st, 1949 at 76 years old in Cairo.
Lester Allen
American actor (1891-1949).
Born November 17th, 1891 in Utica.
Died November 6th, 1949 at 57 years old in Hollywood (traffic collision).
Franciszek Latinik
Polish general.
Born July 17th, 1864 in Tarnów.
Died August 29th, 1949 at 85 years old in Kraków.
Boris Asafyev
Russian composer (1884-1949).
Born July 29th, 1884 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died January 27th, 1949 at 64 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Charles Cobb
American mathematician and economist (1875–1949).
Born September 17th, 1875 in Plymouth.
Died March 2nd, 1949 at 73 years old in Cambridge.
Johann Friedrich Höger
German architect (1877-1949).
Born June 12th, 1877 in Elmshorn. [ref]
Died June 21st, 1949 at 72 years old in Bad Segeberg. [ref]
Tai Chi-tao
Chinese politician (1891-1949).
Born January 6th, 1891 in Guanghan.
Died February 21st, 1949 at 58 years old in Guangzhou (drug overdose).
Traycho Kostov
Bulgarian politician (1897-1949).
Born June 17th, 1897 in Sofia.
Died December 17th, 1949 at 52 years old in Sofia (hanging).
Raimond Valgre
Estonian musician (1913–1949).
Born October 7th, 1913 in Riisipere.
Died December 31st, 1949 at 36 years old in Tallinn.
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By becoming deeply aware of our mortality, we intensify our experience of every aspect of life. Robert Greene