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In the year 1949
357 Notable deaths
Piotr Odmieniec Włast
Polish poet.
Born July 25th, 1876 in Grabow, Grabów nad Pilicą. [ref]
Died March 8th, 1949 at 72 years old in Izabelin C.
John Mackenzie
Scottish competitive sailor (1876–1949).
Born September 21st, 1876 in Greenock.
Died December 9th, 1949 at 73 years old
Andrija Hebrang
Yugoslav politician (1899-1949).
Born October 21st, 1899 in Virovitica.
Died June 11th, 1949 at 49 years old in Belgrade (hanging to death).
Teun Beijnen
Dutch rower (1899-1949).
Born June 13th, 1899 in Neerijnen.
Died July 13th, 1949 at 50 years old in Buren.
William Henry Dean
British water polo player (1887-1949).
Born February 6th, 1887 in Manchester.
Died May 2nd, 1949 at 62 years old
Paul Chocque
Road bicycle racer.
Born July 14th, 1910 in Meudon.
Died September 4th, 1949 at 39 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Georg Gerstäcker
Olympic wrestler (1889-1949).
Born June 3rd, 1889 in Nuremberg.
Died December 21st, 1949 at 60 years old in Nuremberg.
Sigfrid Öberg
Ice hockey player.
Born January 22nd, 1907 in Stockholm.
Died April 2nd, 1949 at 42 years old in Stockholm.
Latino Galasso
Italian rower (1898-1949).
Born August 25th, 1898 in Zadar.
Died July 29th, 1949 at 50 years old in Rovereto.
Hermann Bohne
Gymnast (1890-1949).
Born September 22nd, 1890 in Tromsø Municipality.
Died January 5th, 1949 at 58 years old in Tromsø Municipality.
Deaths 331 to 340 of 357
Mostly it is loss which teaches us about the worth of things. Arthur Schopenhauer