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In the year 1949
342 Notable deaths
Giuseppe Grezar
Italian footballer (1918-1949).
Born November 25th, 1918 in Trieste.
Died May 4th, 1949 at 30 years old in Superga.
Virgilio Maroso
Italian footballer (1925-1949).
Born June 26th, 1925 in Marostica.
Died May 4th, 1949 at 23 years old in Superga.
Ernest Erbstein
Hungarian football player (1898-1949).
Born May 13th, 1898 in Oradea.
Died May 4th, 1949 at 50 years old in Basilica of Superga (aircraft crash).
Herbert Eulenberg
German writer (1876-1949).
Born January 25th, 1876 in Cologne. [ref]
Died September 4th, 1949 at 73 years old in Düsseldorf. [ref]
František Halas
Czech politician, poet and writer (1901-1949).
Born October 3rd, 1901 in Brno. [ref]
Died October 27th, 1949 at 48 years old in Prague, Fakultní nemocnice Královské Vinohrady (heart disease, disease). [ref]
Anders Beer Wilse
Norwegian photographer.
Born June 12th, 1865 in Flekkefjord. [ref]
Died February 21st, 1949 at 83 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Gennaro Righelli
Italian film director and screenwriter (1886-1949).
Born December 12th, 1886 in Salerno.
Died January 6th, 1949 at 62 years old in Rome.
Július Schubert
Czechoslovak soccer player (1922-1949).
Born December 12th, 1922 in Budapest.
Died May 4th, 1949 at 26 years old in Superga (aircraft crash).
Johannes Brinkman
Dutch architect (1902-1949).
Born March 22nd, 1902 in Rotterdam.
Died May 6th, 1949 at 47 years old in Rotterdam.
Robert N. Bradbury
American film director (1886-1949).
Born April 22nd, 1886 in Walla Walla. [ref]
Died November 24th, 1949 at 63 years old in Glendale. [ref]
Deaths 261 to 270 of 342
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