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In the year 1949
341 Notable deaths
Jacques Copeau
French theatre director, producer, actor, and dramatist.
Born February 4th, 1879 in Paris. [ref]
Died October 20th, 1949 at 70 years old in Beaune. [ref]
Maurice Blondel
French philosopher (1861-1949).
Born November 2nd, 1861 in Dijon. [ref]
Died June 4th, 1949 at 87 years old in Aix-en-Provence. [ref]
Sam Ratulangi
Indonesian politician (1890-1949).
Born November 5th, 1890 in Tondano.
Died June 30th, 1949 at 58 years old in Jakarta.
Fritz Knoechlein
Ss officer.
Born May 27th, 1911 in Munich.
Died January 21st, 1949 at 37 years old in Hamelin (hanging).
Kurt Welter
German world war ii fighter pilot.
Born February 25th, 1916 in Lindenthal.
Died March 7th, 1949 at 33 years old in Leck (traffic collision).
Edward Wadsworth
British artist, printmaker, and camoufleur (1889-1949).
Born October 29th, 1889 in Cleckheaton. [ref]
Died June 21st, 1949 at 59 years old in London. [ref]
James Rowland Angell
American psychologist and educator.
Born May 8th, 1869 in Burlington.
Died March 4th, 1949 at 79 years old in Hamden.
Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Bavaria
Bavarian prince and physician (1859-1949).
Born October 22nd, 1859 in Madrid.
Died November 23rd, 1949 at 90 years old in Munich.
Rex Beach
Author and water polo player.
Born September 1st, 1877 in Antrim County. [ref]
Died December 7th, 1949 at 72 years old in Sebring. [ref]
Alexey Shchusev
Russian architect (1873-1949).
Born October 8th, 1873 in Chișinău.
Died May 24th, 1949 at 75 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Deaths 111 to 120 of 341
Death comes to all, but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold. Ralph Waldo Emerson