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In the year 1949
341 Notable deaths
Maria Cebotari
Singer and actress.
Born February 10th, 1910 in Chișinău. [ref]
Died June 9th, 1949 at 39 years old in Vienna (pancreatic cancer, liver cancer). [ref]
Wilhelm Adam
German general (1877-1949).
Born September 15th, 1877 in Ansbach.
Died April 8th, 1949 at 71 years old in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
Johannes Bell
German lawyer and politician (1868–1949).
Born September 23rd, 1868 in Essen.
Died October 21st, 1949 at 81 years old in Würgassen.
Nikolai Semashko
Soviet physician and academic (1874-1949).
Born September 20th, 1874.
Died May 18th, 1949 at 74 years old in Moscow.
Sidney Olcott
Canadian actor and film director (1872-1949).
Born September 20th, 1873 in Toronto. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1949 at 76 years old in Hollywood. [ref]
Erik Adolf von Willebrand
Finnish doctor.
Born February 1st, 1870 in Vaasa. [ref]
Died September 12th, 1949 at 79 years old in Pernå.
Wheeler Vivian Oakman
American silent film actor (1890-1949).
Born February 21st, 1890 in Washington, D.C..
Died March 19th, 1949 at 59 years old in Van Nuys (myocardial infarction).
Paul Schultze-Naumburg
German architect (1869-1949).
Born June 10th, 1869 in Almrich. [ref]
Died May 19th, 1949 at 79 years old in Jena. [ref]
Dezső László
Hungarian general (1893-1949).
Born July 23rd, 1893 in Budapest.
Died June 8th, 1949 at 55 years old in Budapest.
Deaths 161 to 170 of 341
A man with outward courage dares to die; a man with inner courage dares to live. Lao Tzu