In the year 1949
391 Notable deaths
Johannes Bell
German lawyer and politician (1868–1949).
Born September 23rd, 1868 in Essen.
Died October 21st, 1949 at 81 years old in Würgassen.
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]
Francisco Javier Arana
Guatemalan politician.
Born December 5th, 1905 in Villa Canales.
Died July 18th, 1949 at 43 years old in Amatitlán.
Sidney Olcott
Canadian filmmaker (1873–1949).
Born January 20th, 1872 in Toronto. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1949 at 77 years old in Hollywood.
Erich von Drygalski
German geographer (1865–1949).
Born February 9th, 1865 in Königsberg.
Died January 10th, 1949 at 83 years old in Munich.
Elmer Clifton
American film director (1890–1949).
Born March 14th, 1890 in Toronto.
Died October 15th, 1949 at 59 years old in Los Angeles.
Maria Cebotari
Singer and actress.
Born February 10th, 1910 in Chișinău.
Died June 9th, 1949 at 39 years old in Vienna (pancreatic cancer, liver cancer).
Alex Raisbeck
Scottish footballer (1878-1949).
Born December 26th, 1878 in Polmont.
Died March 12th, 1949 at 70 years old in Liverpool.
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]
Erik Adolf von Willebrand
Finnish doctor (1870-1949).
Born February 1st, 1870 in Vaasa. [ref]
Died September 12th, 1949 at 79 years old in Pernå.
Deaths 171 to 180 of 391
Do not seek death. Death will find you. But seek the road which makes death a fulfillment. Dag Hammarskjold