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In the year 1949
342 Notable deaths
Félix d'Herelle
French-canadian microbiologist, the co-discoverer of bacteriophages.
Born April 25th, 1873 in Paris. [ref]
Died February 22nd, 1949 at 75 years old in Paris (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Jakub Karol Parnas
20th century polish biochemist and politician.
Born January 16th, 1884 in Mokriany.
Died January 29th, 1949 at 65 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Ignotus
Hungarian writer.
Born November 2nd, 1869 in Pest.
Died August 3rd, 1949 at 79 years old in Budapest.
Ernest Fourneau
French scientist (1872-1949).
Born October 4th, 1872 in Biarritz. [ref]
Died August 5th, 1949 at 76 years old in Ascain. [ref]
Stoyan Danev
Bulgarian politician (1858-1949).
Born January 28th, 1858 in Shumen.
Died July 30th, 1949 at 91 years old in Sofia.
Yaroslav Halan
Ukrainian soviet journalist and playwright (1902–1949).
Born July 27th, 1902 in Dynów.
Died October 24th, 1949 at 47 years old in Lviv.
Antoni Ponikowski
Polish politician (1878-1949).
Born May 29th, 1878 in Siedlce.
Died December 27th, 1949 at 71 years old in Warsaw.
Carl Vaugoin
Chancellor of austria (1873-1949).
Born July 8th, 1873 in Vienna.
Died June 10th, 1949 at 75 years old in Krems an der Donau.
Dino Ballarin
Italian footballer (1923-1949).
Born September 23rd, 1923 in Chioggia.
Died May 4th, 1949 at 25 years old in Superga (aircraft crash).
Homer Burton Adkins
American chemist (1892-1949).
Born January 16th, 1892 in Newport.
Died August 10th, 1949 at 57 years old in Madison.
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