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In the year 1949
391 Notable deaths
Yaroslav Halan
Ukrainian soviet journalist and playwright (1902–1949).
Born July 27th, 1902 in Dynów.
Died October 24th, 1949 at 47 years old in Lviv.
Karl Weigl
Austrian composer (1881–1949).
Born February 6th, 1881 in Vienna.
Died August 11th, 1949 at 68 years old in New York City (cancer).
Stoyan Danev
Bulgarian politician (1858-1949).
Born January 28th, 1858 in Shumen.
Died July 30th, 1949 at 91 years old in Sofia.
Stefan Meyer
Austrian physicist.
Born April 27th, 1872 in Vienna.
Died December 29th, 1949 at 77 years old in Bad Ischl.
Eusebio Castigliano
Italian footballer (1921-1949).
Born February 9th, 1921 in Vercelli.
Died May 4th, 1949 at 28 years old in Superga.
Ellery Harding Clark
American track and field athlete (1874–1949).
Born March 13th, 1874 in West Roxbury.
Died February 17th, 1949 at 74 years old in Boston.
Elin Wägner
Swedish writer, journalist and suffragette (1882–1949).
Born May 16th, 1882 in Lunds Cathedral Assembly. [ref]
Died January 7th, 1949 at 66 years old in Berg parish. [ref]
Ernest Erbstein
Hungarian football player (1898-1949).
Born May 13th, 1898 in Oradea.
Died May 4th, 1949 at 50 years old in Basilica of Superga (aircraft crash).
Rastko Petrović
Serbian poet, writer, diplomat, literary and art critic (1898-1949).
Born March 3rd, 1898 in Belgrade.
Died August 15th, 1949 at 51 years old in Washington, D.C..
Antoni Ponikowski
Polish politician (1878-1949).
Born May 29th, 1878 in Siedlce.
Died December 27th, 1949 at 71 years old in Warsaw.
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