In the year 1949
357 Notable deaths
Antoni Rovira i Virgili
Catalan politician.
Born November 26th, 1882 in Tarragona. [ref]
Died December 5th, 1949 at 67 years old in Perpignan.
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 (1908–1949).
Born October 4th, 1908 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
Died January 31st, 1949 at 40 years old in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
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 (1900–1949).
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.
Deaths 291 to 300 of 357
Man cannot possess anything as long as he fears death. But to him who does not fear it, everything belongs. Leo Tolstoy