In the year 1949
342 Notable deaths
Traycho Kostov
Bulgarian politician (1897-1949).
Born June 17th, 1897 in Sofia.
Died December 17th, 1949 at 52 years old in Sofia (hanging).
Carlo Felice Trossi
Italian racecar driver (1908-1949).
Born April 27th, 1908 in Biella.
Died May 9th, 1949 at 41 years old in Milan (brain cancer).
Romeo Menti
Italian footballer (1919-1949).
Born September 5th, 1919 in Vicenza.
Died May 4th, 1949 at 29 years old in Basilica of Superga.
Aldo Ballarin
Italian footballer (1922-1949).
Born January 10th, 1922 in Chioggia.
Died May 4th, 1949 at 27 years old in Superga.
Karl F. Sundman
Finnish astronomer and mathematician.
Born October 28th, 1873 in Kaskinen.
Died September 28th, 1949 at 75 years old in Helsinki.
Franciszek Latinik
Polish general.
Born July 17th, 1864 in Tarnów.
Died August 29th, 1949 at 85 years old in Kraków.
Mario Rigamonti
Italian footballer (1922-1949).
Born December 17th, 1922 in Brescia.
Died May 4th, 1949 at 26 years old in Basilica of Superga.
Stefan Meyer
Austrian physicist.
Born April 27th, 1872 in Vienna.
Died December 29th, 1949 at 77 years old in Bad Ischl.
Karl Weigl
Austrian composer.
Born February 6th, 1881 in Vienna. [ref]
Died August 11th, 1949 at 68 years old in New York City (cancer). [ref]
Elin Wägner
Swedish writer, journalist and suffragette (1882–1949).
Born May 16th, 1882 in Lunds Cathedral Assembly. [ref]
Died January 7th, 1949 at 66 years old in Berg parish. [ref]
Deaths 211 to 220 of 342
Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death. Desmond Morris