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In the year 1949
342 Notable deaths
Philip Herbert Cowell
British astronomer.
Born August 7th, 1870 in Kolkata.
Died June 6th, 1949 at 78 years old in Aldeburgh.
James Rector
American athlete (1884-1949).
Born June 22nd, 1884 in Hot Springs.
Died March 10th, 1949 at 64 years old in Hot Springs.
Antoni Rovira i Virgili
Catalan politician.
Born November 26th, 1882 in Tarragona. [ref]
Died December 5th, 1949 at 67 years old in Perpignan.
Aleksandr Konovalov
Russian textile manufacturer and liberal politician.
Born September 29th, 1875 in Moscow.
Died January 28th, 1949 at 73 years old in New York City.
René Maire
French botanist and mycologist (1878-1949).
Born May 29th, 1878 in Lons-le-Saunier. [ref]
Died November 24th, 1949 at 71 years old in Algiers. [ref]
Helen Houston Homans
American tennis player (1877-1949).
Born February 8th, 1877 in Englewood.
Died March 29th, 1949 at 72 years old in Bronxville.
Kalle Anttila
Olympic wrestler.
Born August 30th, 1887 in Muhos.
Died January 1st, 1949 at 61 years old in Helsinki.
Valentine Grant
American actress (1881-1949).
Born February 14th, 1881 in Frankfort.
Died March 12th, 1949 at 68 years old in Orange County.
François Brandt
Dutch rower (1874-1949).
Born December 29th, 1874 in Zoeterwoude.
Died July 4th, 1949 at 74 years old in Naarden.
Lisa Resch
German alpine skier.
Born October 4th, 1908 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
Died January 31st, 1949 at 40 years old in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
Deaths 281 to 290 of 342
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