In the year 1949
357 Notable deaths
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]
John William Dunne
British soldier, aeronautical engineer and philosopher.
Born December 2nd, 1875 in Curragh Camp. [ref]
Died August 24th, 1949 at 73 years old in Banbury.
Othon Friesz
French artist (1879-1949).
Born February 6th, 1879 in Le Havre. [ref]
Died January 10th, 1949 at 69 years old in Paris. [ref]
Nikos Skalkottas
Greek composer and musician.
Born March 21st, 1904 in Chalkida. [ref]
Died September 19th, 1949 at 45 years old in Athens (hernia).
Arthur Eichengrün
German chemist.
Born August 13th, 1867 in Aachen.
Died December 23rd, 1949 at 82 years old in Bad Wiessee.
Mary Antin
American memoirist.
Born June 13th, 1881 in Polotsk.
Died May 15th, 1949 at 67 years old in Suffern (cancer).
Jean-Pierre Wimille
French racing driver (1908-1949).
Born February 26th, 1908 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died January 28th, 1949 at 40 years old in Buenos Aires.
Makino Nobuaki
Japanese politician (1861-1949).
Born November 24th, 1861 in Kagoshima.
Died January 25th, 1949 at 87 years old in Toyofuta.
Deaths 131 to 140 of 357
Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there’s a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see. Helen Keller (Remember that Helen Keller was blind)