In the year 1949
357 Notable deaths
Josep Maria Jujol
Spanish architect (1879–1949).
Born September 16th, 1879 in Tarragona.
Died May 1st, 1949 at 69 years old in Barcelona.
Toshio Shiratori
Japanese politician (1887-1949).
Born June 8th, 1887 in Mobara.
Died June 3rd, 1949 at 61 years old in Tokyo (laryngeal cancer).
Nora Gregor
Austrian actress.
Born February 3rd, 1901 in Gorizia. [ref]
Died January 20th, 1949 at 47 years old in Viña del Mar (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Martin Knudsen
Danish physicist.
Born February 15th, 1871 in Hasmark Strand.
Died May 27th, 1949 at 78 years old in Copenhagen.
Feliks Koneczny
Polish historian and philosopher (1862–1949).
Born November 1st, 1862 in Kraków.
Died February 10th, 1949 at 86 years old in Kraków.
Heinrich Schnee
German politician (1871-1949).
Born February 4th, 1871 in Haldensleben station.
Died June 23rd, 1949 at 78 years old in Berlin (traffic collision).
Uemura Shōen
Japanese artist (1875-1949).
Born April 23rd, 1875 in Kyoto, Shimogyō-ku.
Died August 27th, 1949 at 74 years old in Nara, Heijō.
Ehmetjan Qasim
Soviet politician (1914-1949).
Born April 15th, 1914 in Yining City.
Died August 27th, 1949 at 35 years old in Soviet Union.
Christian Bérard
French artist, fashion illustrator, and designer (1902-1949).
Born August 20th, 1902 in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died February 12th, 1949 at 46 years old in Paris. [ref]
Émile Eddé
Lebanese politician (1883-1949).
Born May 5th, 1883 in Damascus.
Died September 27th, 1949 at 66 years old in Saoufar.
Deaths 151 to 160 of 357
The meaning of life is that it stops. Franz Kafka