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In the year 1949
341 Notable deaths
Linda Arvidson
American actress (1884-1949).
Born July 12th, 1884 in San Francisco.
Died July 26th, 1949 at 65 years old in New York City. [ref]
Philip Barry
American playwright (1896-1949).
Born June 18th, 1896 in Rochester. [ref]
Died December 3rd, 1949 at 53 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Vladimir Nazor
Croatian writer and politician (1876-1949).
Born May 30th, 1876 in Postira. [ref]
Died June 19th, 1949 at 73 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Howard Hickman
American actor and screenwriter (1880-1949).
Born February 9th, 1880 in Columbia.
Died December 31st, 1949 at 69 years old in San Anselmo (myocardial infarction).
Friedrich Bergius
German chemist.
Born October 11th, 1884 in Wrocław, Złotniki. [ref]
Died March 30th, 1949 at 64 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Kijirō Nambu
Military officer and firearms designer (1869-1949) of japan.
Born September 22nd, 1869 in Saga Prefecture.
Died May 1st, 1949 at 79 years old in Tokyo.
Lou Tseng-Tsiang
Chinese diplomat (1871-1949).
Born June 12th, 1871 in Shanghai. [ref]
Died January 15th, 1949 at 77 years old in Saint-Andrew Abbey. [ref]
Henri Manguin
French painter and engraver (1874-1949).
Born March 23rd, 1874 in Paris. [ref]
Died September 25th, 1949 at 75 years old in Gassin. [ref]
Deaths 121 to 130 of 341
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