In the year 1949
391 Notable deaths
Maurice Maeterlinck
Belgian playwright and essayist (1862–1949).
Born August 29th, 1862 in Ghent. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1949 at 86 years old in Nice. [ref]
Henri Giraud
French general and politician (1879-1949).
Born January 18th, 1879 in Paris.
Died March 13th, 1949 at 70 years old in Dijon.
Frank Murphy
Associate justice of the supreme court of the united states (1890-1949).
Born April 13th, 1890 in Harbor Beach.
Died July 19th, 1949 at 59 years old in Detroit (coronary thrombosis).
Will Hay
English comedian, actor, film director & astronomer (1888-1949).
Born December 6th, 1888 in Stockton-on-Tees.
Died April 18th, 1949 at 60 years old in London (stroke).
Harry Davenport
American actor (1866–1949).
Born January 19th, 1866 in New York City.
Died August 9th, 1949 at 83 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Walter Short
United states general (1880-1949).
Born March 30th, 1880 in Alton.
Died September 3rd, 1949 at 69 years old in Dallas.
Klaus Mann
German writer (1906–1949).
Born November 18th, 1906 in Munich.
Died May 21st, 1949 at 42 years old in Cannes (drug overdose).
Otto Wächter
Austrian nazi lawyer and politician (1901-1949).
Born July 8th, 1901 in Vienna.
Died July 14th, 1949 at 48 years old in Rome (leptospirosis).
Sigrid Undset
Norwegian writer (1882-1949).
Born May 20th, 1882 in Kalundborg. [ref]
Died June 10th, 1949 at 67 years old in Lillehammer. [ref]
Pietro Ferrero
Italian businessman, founder of ferrero spa (1898–1949).
Born September 2nd, 1898 in Farigliano.
Died March 2nd, 1949 at 50 years old in Alba (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 31 to 40 of 391
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