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In the year 1949
342 Notable deaths
Clarence Kingsbury
English racing cyclist (1882-1949).
Born November 3rd, 1882 in Portsmouth.
Died March 4th, 1949 at 66 years old in Portsmouth.
Henry Petersen
Danish pole vaulter.
Born October 1st, 1900 in Brædstrup.
Died September 24th, 1949 at 48 years old in Copenhagen.
Genrikh Graftio
Russian engineer.
Born December 26th, 1869 in Daugavpils.
Died April 30th, 1949 at 79 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Ratko Kacian
Croatian footballer (1917-1949).
Born January 18th, 1917 in Zadar.
Died June 18th, 1949 at 32 years old in Zagreb (myocardial infarction).
Raoul de Boigne
Sport shooter (1862-1949).
Born December 25th, 1862 in Geneva.
Died May 19th, 1949 at 86 years old in Ouveillan.
Harald Madsen
Danish actor.
Born November 20th, 1890 in Silkeborg. [ref]
Died July 13th, 1949 at 58 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Miel Mundt
Dutch footballer (1880-1949).
Born May 30th, 1880 in Sukabumi.
Died July 17th, 1949 at 69 years old in Rotterdam.
George Larner
British athlete.
Born March 7th, 1875 in Slough. [ref]
Died March 4th, 1949 at 73 years old in Brighton.
Cecil Boden Kloss
English zoologist.
Born March 28th, 1877 in Warwickshire. [ref]
Died August 19th, 1949 at 72 years old in England.
Deaths 291 to 300 of 342
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