In the year 1949
391 Notable deaths
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).
Flora Drummond
British suffragette (1878-1949).
Born August 4th, 1878 in Manchester.
Died January 17th, 1949 at 70 years old in Carradale (stroke).
Herbert Greenfield
Canadian politician (1869-1949).
Born November 25th, 1869 in Winchester.
Died August 23rd, 1949 at 79 years old in Calgary.
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.
Otto Nerz
German football player and coach (1892–1949).
Born October 21st, 1892 in Hechingen.
Died April 19th, 1949 at 56 years old in NKVD special camp Nr. 7 (meningitis).
Aaro Pajari
Finnish general (1897-1949).
Born July 17th, 1897 in Asikkala. [ref]
Died October 14th, 1949 at 52 years old in Kokkola.
Nikolay Gamaleya
Russian and soviet physician and scientist who played a pioneering role in microbiology and vaccine research.
Born February 17th, 1859 in Odesa.
Died March 29th, 1949 at 90 years old in Moscow.
Carmen Lyra
Costa rican politician and writer.
Born January 15th, 1887 in San José. [ref]
Died May 14th, 1949 at 62 years old in Mexico City.
Walt Kuhn
American painter (1877-1949).
Born October 27th, 1877 in Brooklyn.
Died July 13th, 1949 at 71 years old in White Plains (ulcer).
Félix d'Herelle
French-canadian microbiologist, the co-discoverer of bacteriophages.
Born April 25th, 1873 in Paris. [ref]
Died February 22nd, 1949 at 75 years old in Paris (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Deaths 191 to 200 of 391
The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time. Mark Twain