In the year 1949
391 Notable deaths
Leon Schlesinger
American film and short producer.
Born May 20th, 1884 in Philadelphia.
Died December 25th, 1949 at 65 years old in Los Angeles.
Yoshijirō Umezu
Japanese general (1882–1949).
Born January 4th, 1882 in Nakatsu.
Died January 8th, 1949 at 67 years old in Sugamo Prison (rectum cancer).
Birbal Sahni
Indian botanist (1891-1949).
Born November 14th, 1891 in Bhera.
Died April 10th, 1949 at 57 years old in Lucknow.
James Bullough Lansing
Loudspeaker designer, audio company founder (1902–1949).
Born January 14th, 1902 in Nilwood Township. [ref]
Died September 29th, 1949 at 47 years old in San Marcos (hanging to death). [ref]
Niceto Alcalá-Zamora
Spanish lawyer and politician (1877-1949).
Born July 6th, 1877 in Priego de Córdoba. [ref]
Died February 18th, 1949 at 71 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Aurora Quezon
Former first lady of the philippines (1935–1944).
Born February 19th, 1888 in Baler.
Died April 28th, 1949 at 61 years old in Bongabon.
Leonard Bloomfield
American linguist.
Born April 1st, 1887 in Chicago.
Died April 18th, 1949 at 62 years old in New Haven.
Richard Dix
American actor (1893-1949).
Born July 18th, 1893 in Saint Paul. [ref]
Died September 20th, 1949 at 56 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Shabbir Ahmad Usmani
Pakistani islamic scholar.
Born October 11th, 1887 in Bijnor.
Died December 13th, 1949 at 62 years old in Bahawalpur.
Tan Malaka
Indonesian politician (1897-1949).
Born June 2nd, 1897 in Pandam Gadang. [ref]
Died February 19th, 1949 at 51 years old in Selopanggung.
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Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Rabindranath Tagore