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In the year 1949
357 Notable deaths
Edward Owen
British long-distance runner.
Born November 6th, 1886 in Manchester.
Died September 24th, 1949 at 62 years old in London Borough of Bexley.
Paul Pinna
Estonian actor and theatrical director (1884-1949).
Born October 3rd, 1884 in Tallinn.
Died March 29th, 1949 at 64 years old in Tallinn.
Benjamín Jarnés
Spanish writer (1888–1949).
Born October 7th, 1888 in Codo.
Died August 11th, 1949 at 60 years old in Madrid.
Renato Pampanini
Italian botanist (1875–1949).
Born October 20th, 1875 in Valdobbiadene.
Died July 19th, 1949 at 73 years old in Vittorio Veneto.
Alexander Konovalov
Russian textile manufacturer and liberal politician (1875–1949).
Born September 29th, 1875 in Moscow.
Died January 28th, 1949 at 73 years old in New York City, Paris.
Kenneth Hunt
English footballer (1884-1949).
Born February 24th, 1884 in Oxford.
Died April 28th, 1949 at 65 years old in Heathfield.
Peter Jilemnický
Czechoslovak diplomat, member of czechoslovak national parliament, publicist, educator and writer (1901-1949).
Born March 18th, 1901 in Letohrad. [ref]
Died May 19th, 1949 at 48 years old in Moscow. [ref]
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Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Rabindranath Tagore