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In the year 1949
341 Notable deaths
J. Searle Dawley
American director and screenwriter (1877-1949).
Born May 13th, 1877 in Colorado.
Died March 30th, 1949 at 71 years old in Hollywood.
Jankel Adler
Jewish-polish painter and printmaker (1895-1949).
Born July 26th, 1895 in Tuszyn. [ref]
Died April 25th, 1949 at 53 years old in Aldbourne. [ref]
William Desmond
Actor (1878-1949).
Born January 23rd, 1878 in Dublin.
Died November 3rd, 1949 at 71 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Otto Nerz
German footballer.
Born October 21st, 1892 in Hechingen.
Died April 19th, 1949 at 56 years old in NKVD special camp Nr. 7 (meningitis).
Fritz Leiber
American actor (1882–1949).
Born January 31st, 1882 in Chicago.
Died October 14th, 1949 at 67 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Khalil Mutran
Egyptian poet and journalist.
Born July 1st, 1872 in Baalbek.
Died June 1st, 1949 at 76 years old in Cairo.
Pandeli Evangjeli
Albanian politician (1859-1949).
Born January 6th, 1859 in Korçë.
Died September 14th, 1949 at 90 years old in Korçë.
Meir Bar-Ilan
Israeli rabbi (1880-1949).
Born April 10th, 1880 in Valožyn.
Died April 17th, 1949 at 69 years old in Jerusalem.
Richard Bienert
Czechoslovak minister of interior and czechoslovak politician (1881-1949).
Born September 5th, 1881 in Smíchov. [ref]
Died February 3rd, 1949 at 67 years old in Prague. [ref]
Abe Isoo
Japanese politician (1865-1949).
Born February 4th, 1865 in Fukuoka.
Died February 10th, 1949 at 84 years old in Tokyo.
Deaths 191 to 200 of 341
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