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In the year 1949
391 Notable deaths
Magna Lykseth-Skogman
Swedish opera singer.
Born February 6th, 1874 in Oslo.
Died November 14th, 1949 at 75 years old in Danderyd Municipality.
Philip Herbert Cowell
British astronomer.
Born August 7th, 1870 in Kolkata.
Died June 6th, 1949 at 78 years old in Aldeburgh.
Şehzade Mehmed Burhaneddin
Ottoman prince, son of abdülhamid ii.
Born December 19th, 1885 in Istanbul.
Died June 5th, 1949 at 63 years old in New York City.
Carlo Galetti
Italian racing cyclist.
Born August 26th, 1882 in Corsico.
Died April 2nd, 1949 at 66 years old in Milan.
Gustaf Komppa
Finnish chemist.
Born July 28th, 1867 in Vyborg.
Died January 20th, 1949 at 81 years old in Helsinki.
May Wilson Preston
American artist.
Born August 11th, 1873 in New York City. [ref]
Died May 18th, 1949 at 75 years old in East Hampton.
Johannes Brinkman
Dutch architect (1902-1949).
Born March 22nd, 1902 in Rotterdam. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1949 at 47 years old in Rotterdam. [ref]
William Jackson Humphreys
American physicist (1862–1949).
Born February 3rd, 1862 in Gap Mills.
Died November 10th, 1949 at 87 years old in Washington, D.C..
Olaf Fønss
Danish actor (1882-1949).
Born October 17th, 1882 in Aarhus.
Died November 3rd, 1949 at 67 years old in Copenhagen.
James Rector
American athlete (1884-1949).
Born June 22nd, 1884 in Hot Springs.
Died March 10th, 1949 at 64 years old in Hot Springs.
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