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In the year 1949
391 Notable deaths
Gordon Balfour
Canadian rower (1882–1949).
Born December 25th, 1882 in Toronto.
Died July 31st, 1949 at 66 years old in Toronto.
Paul Stevens
Bobsledder (1889-1949).
Born October 16th, 1889 in Lake Placid.
Died March 17th, 1949 at 59 years old in Schenectady.
Richard Dixon
Sailor (1865–1949).
Born November 20th, 1865 in Sydney.
Died November 14th, 1949 at 83 years old
Maarten van Dulm
Dutch fencer.
Born August 4th, 1879 in Arnhem.
Died April 25th, 1949 at 69 years old in Wassenaar.
István Herczeg
Hungarian gymnast (1887-1949).
Born December 7th, 1887 in Apátfalva.
Died July 3rd, 1949 at 61 years old in Szatymaz.
Leonard Hanson
Gymnast (1887-1949).
Born November 1st, 1887 in Bradford.
Died October 27th, 1949 at 61 years old in Bradford.
Frank Robinson
Field hockey player.
Born March 30th, 1886 in Rathdrum.
Died November 5th, 1949 at 63 years old in Saint Brelade.
Ellen Trotzig
Swedish artist (1878–1949).
Born March 5th, 1878 in Malmö.
Died November 6th, 1949 at 71 years old in Simrishamn.
Paul Pinna
Estonian actor and theatrical director (1884-1949).
Born October 3rd, 1884 in Tallinn.
Died March 29th, 1949 at 64 years old in Tallinn.
Marcel Meran
Olympic sailor (1871–1949).
Born October 4th, 1871 in Bordeaux.
Died April 9th, 1949 at 77 years old in L'Isle-Adam.
Deaths 371 to 380 of 391
Because I have loved life, I shall have no sorrow to die. Amelia Burr