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In the year 1949
341 Notable deaths
Martin Knudsen
Danish physicist.
Born February 15th, 1871 in Hasmark Strand.
Died May 27th, 1949 at 78 years old in Copenhagen.
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.
Battling Levinsky
American boxer.
Born June 10th, 1891 in Philadelphia.
Died February 12th, 1949 at 57 years old in Philadelphia.
Erich von Drygalski
German geographer.
Born February 9th, 1865 in Königsberg. [ref]
Died January 10th, 1949 at 83 years old in Munich. [ref]
Nikolay Gamaleya
Russian and soviet physician and scientist who played a pioneering role in microbiology and vaccine research.
Born February 17th, 1859 in Odesa.
Died March 29th, 1949 at 90 years old in Moscow.
Ubaldo Soddu
Italian general (1883-1949).
Born July 23rd, 1883 in Salerno.
Died July 20th, 1949 at 65 years old in Rome.
Deaths 151 to 160 of 341
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