In the year 1949
391 Notable deaths
Alice Lounsberry
American botanist, dendrologist and author (1872-1949).
Born November 6th, 1872 in New York City.
Died November 20th, 1949 at 77 years old
James Steen
American water polo player (1876–1949).
Born November 19th, 1876.
Died June 25th, 1949 at 72 years old in New York City.
Inés Echeverría Bello
Chilean writer.
Born December 22nd, 1868 in Santiago.
Died January 13th, 1949 at 80 years old in Santiago.
Léonie La Fontaine
Belgian feminist and pacifist (1857–1949).
Born October 2nd, 1857 in City of Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region. [ref]
Died January 26th, 1949 at 91 years old in Brussels-Capital Region. [ref]
Nils Östensson
Swedish cross-country skier.
Born April 29th, 1918 in Malung-Sälen Municipality.
Died July 24th, 1949 at 31 years old in Malung-Sälen Municipality (traffic collision).
Léon Georget
French racing cyclist (1879-1949).
Born October 2nd, 1879 in Preuilly-sur-Claise. [ref]
Died November 5th, 1949 at 70 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
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.
Arvo Aaltonen
Finnish swimmer.
Born December 2nd, 1892 in Pori.
Died June 17th, 1949 at 56 years old in Pori.
Joan van der Mey
Dutch architect.
Born August 19th, 1878 in Delfshaven. [ref]
Died June 24th, 1949 at 70 years old in Geulle.
Frank Kehoe
American diver (1882–1949).
Born February 8th, 1882 in Chicago.
Died December 26th, 1949 at 67 years old in Jacksonville.
Deaths 341 to 350 of 391
Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde