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In the year 1949
341 Notable deaths
Henri Giraud
French general and politician (1879-1949).
Born January 18th, 1879 in Paris. [ref]
Died March 13th, 1949 at 70 years old in Dijon. [ref]
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).
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).
Maria Ouspenskaya
Russian actress (1876-1949).
Died December 3rd, 1949 at 73 years old in Los Angeles (burn, cardiovascular disease).
Douglas Hyde
First president of ireland; historian, poet, and folklorist (1860-1949).
Born January 17th, 1860 in Castlerea. [ref]
Died July 12th, 1949 at 89 years old in Dublin (pneumonia). [ref]
Walter Short
United states general (1880-1949).
Born March 30th, 1880 in Alton.
Died September 3rd, 1949 at 69 years old in Dallas.
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).
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).
Klaus Mann
German writer.
Born November 18th, 1906 in Munich. [ref]
Died May 21st, 1949 at 42 years old in Cannes (drug overdose). [ref]
Deaths 31 to 40 of 341
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