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In the year 1949
356 Notable deaths
Mary Margaret O'Reilly
Assistant treasurer of the united states bureau of the mint.
Born October 14th, 1865 in Springfield.
Died December 6th, 1949 at 84 years old in Washington, D.C..
Gottfried Graf von Bismarck-Schönhausen
German general (1901-1949).
Born March 29th, 1901 in Berlin.
Died September 14th, 1949 at 48 years old in Verden (Aller) (traffic collision).
Gustav Radbruch
German politician (1878-1949).
Born November 21st, 1878 in Lübeck.
Died November 23rd, 1949 at 71 years old in Heidelberg.
Walter Runciman, 1st Viscount Runciman of Doxford
British politician (1870-1949).
Born November 19th, 1870 in South Shields. [ref]
Died November 14th, 1949 at 78 years old [ref]
Leopold IV, Prince of Lippe
Prince of lippe.
Born May 30th, 1871 in Oberkassel.
Died December 30th, 1949 at 78 years old in Detmold.
Ivie Anderson
American jazz singer (1905-1949).
Born July 10th, 1905 in Gilroy.
Died December 28th, 1949 at 44 years old in Los Angeles (asthma).
Alejandro Lerroux
Spanish politician (1864-1949).
Born March 4th, 1864 in La Rambla. [ref]
Died June 27th, 1949 at 85 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Joaquín Torres-García
Spanish uruguayan painter sculptor writer theorist of modern art active in spain, united states, italy, france and uruguay (1874-1949).
Born July 28th, 1874 in Montevideo. [ref]
Died August 8th, 1949 at 75 years old in Montevideo. [ref]
Leonor Michaelis
German biochemist.
Born January 16th, 1875 in Berlin. [ref]
Died October 8th, 1949 at 74 years old in New York City.
Wakatsuki Reijirō
Japanese politician.
Born March 21st, 1866 in Matsue.
Died November 20th, 1949 at 83 years old in Itō (angina pectoris).
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