In the year 1949
391 Notable deaths
Maurice Blondel
French philosopher (1861-1949).
Born November 2nd, 1861 in Dijon.
Died June 4th, 1949 at 87 years old in Aix-en-Provence.
Edward Wadsworth
British artist, printmaker, and camoufleur (1889-1949).
Born October 29th, 1889 in Cleckheaton.
Died June 21st, 1949 at 59 years old in London, Bayswater.
John William Dunne
British soldier, aeronautical engineer and philosopher (1875–1949).
Born December 2nd, 1875 in Curragh Camp.
Died August 24th, 1949 at 73 years old in Banbury.
Jack Lovelock
New zealand athlete (1910-1949).
Born January 5th, 1910 in Crushington.
Died December 28th, 1949 at 39 years old in Church Avenue (railway accident).
Sam Ratulangi
Indonesian politician (1890-1949).
Born November 5th, 1890 in Tondano.
Died June 30th, 1949 at 58 years old in Jakarta.
Ross S. Sterling
American politician (1875-1949).
Born February 11th, 1875 in Anahuac.
Died March 25th, 1949 at 74 years old in Fort Worth.
Jacques Copeau
French theatre director, producer, actor, and dramatist (1879–1949).
Born February 4th, 1879 in Paris.
Died October 20th, 1949 at 70 years old in Beaune.
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).
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]
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]
Deaths 121 to 130 of 391
It is nothing to die. It is frightful not to live. Victor Hugo