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In the year 1949
391 Notable deaths
Ramón Montoya
Spanish musician (1879–1949).
Born November 3rd, 1879 in Madrid.
Died July 20th, 1949 at 69 years old
Karl F. Sundman
Finnish astronomer and mathematician (1873–1949).
Born October 28th, 1873 in Kaskinen.
Died September 28th, 1949 at 75 years old in Helsinki.
Bernhard Hoetger
German sculptor (1874-1949).
Born May 4th, 1874 in Hörde. [ref]
Died July 18th, 1949 at 75 years old in Interlaken. [ref]
Franco Leoni
Italian composer and conductor (1864–1949).
Born October 24th, 1864 in Milan.
Died February 8th, 1949 at 84 years old in London.
József Viola
Association football player (1896-1949).
Born June 10th, 1896 in Komárom.
Died August 18th, 1949 at 53 years old in Bologna.
Ægidius Elling
Norwegian inventor.
Born July 26th, 1861 in Christiania.
Died May 27th, 1949 at 87 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Aldo Ballarin
Italian footballer (1922-1949).
Born January 10th, 1922 in Chioggia.
Died May 4th, 1949 at 27 years old in Superga.
Mario Rigamonti
Italian footballer (1922-1949).
Born December 17th, 1922 in Brescia.
Died May 4th, 1949 at 26 years old in Basilica of Superga.
August Herman Pfund
American physicist, spectroscopy.
Born December 28th, 1879 in Madison.
Died January 4th, 1949 at 69 years old
Vasily Lebedev-Kumach
Russian poet and lyricist (1898-1949).
Born August 8th, 1898 in Moscow.
Died February 20th, 1949 at 50 years old in Moscow.
Deaths 231 to 240 of 391
Even trees do not die without a groan. Henry David Thoreau