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In the year 1949
341 Notable deaths
Ulrich Greifelt
German general of police (1896-1949).
Born December 8th, 1896 in Berlin.
Died February 6th, 1949 at 52 years old in Landsberg am Lech.
Bailey Willis
American geologist.
Born March 31st, 1857 in New York. [ref]
Died February 19th, 1949 at 91 years old in Palo Alto. [ref]
Valerio Bacigalupo
Italian footballer.
Born March 12th, 1924 in Vado Ligure.
Died May 4th, 1949 at 25 years old in Superga.
Laura of Saint Catherine of Siena Montoya
Colombian catholic sister.
Born May 26th, 1875 in Jericó.
Died October 21st, 1949 at 74 years old in Medellín.
Oton Župančič
Slovenian poet, writer (1878-1949).
Born January 23rd, 1878 in Vinica. [ref]
Died June 11th, 1949 at 71 years old in Ljubljana. [ref]
Henri Rabaud
French composer (1873-1949).
Born November 10th, 1873 in Paris, 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died September 11th, 1949 at 75 years old in Paris. [ref]
Aaro Pajari
Finnish general (1897-1949).
Born July 17th, 1897 in Asikkala. [ref]
Died October 14th, 1949 at 52 years old in Kokkola.
Édouard Dujardin
French writer.
Born November 10th, 1861 in Saint-Gervais-la-Forêt. [ref]
Died October 31st, 1949 at 87 years old in Paris. [ref]
Johann Friedrich Höger
German architect (1877-1949).
Born June 12th, 1877 in Elmshorn. [ref]
Died June 21st, 1949 at 72 years old in Bad Segeberg. [ref]
Ezio Loik
Italian footballer (1919-1949).
Born September 26th, 1919 in Rijeka.
Died May 4th, 1949 at 29 years old in Superga.
Deaths 181 to 190 of 341
We are born from a quiet sleep, and we die to a calm awakening. Zhuangzi