In the year 1949
391 Notable deaths
Boris Asafyev
Russian composer (1884-1949).
Born July 29th, 1884 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died January 27th, 1949 at 64 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Charles Cobb
American mathematician and economist (1875–1949).
Born September 17th, 1875 in Plymouth.
Died March 2nd, 1949 at 73 years old in Cambridge.
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]
Tai Chi-tao
Chinese politician (1891-1949).
Born January 6th, 1891 in Guanghan.
Died February 21st, 1949 at 58 years old in Guangzhou (drug overdose).
Traycho Kostov
Bulgarian politician (1897-1949).
Born June 17th, 1897 in Sofia.
Died December 17th, 1949 at 52 years old in Sofia (hanging).
Raimond Valgre
Estonian musician (1913–1949).
Born October 7th, 1913 in Riisipere.
Died December 31st, 1949 at 36 years old in Tallinn.
Emmanuel Célestin Suhard
Catholic cardinal (1874-1949).
Born April 5th, 1874 in France. [ref]
Died May 30th, 1949 at 75 years old in Paris. [ref]
Romeo Menti
Italian footballer (1919-1949).
Born September 5th, 1919 in Vicenza.
Died May 4th, 1949 at 29 years old in Basilica of Superga.
Lucas Bridges
Anglo-argentine author, explorer, and rancher.
Born December 31st, 1874 in Ushuaia.
Died April 4th, 1949 at 74 years old in Buenos Aires.
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).
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Man cannot possess anything as long as he fears death. But to him who does not fear it, everything belongs. Leo Tolstoy