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In the year 1949
341 Notable deaths
Leonard Bloomfield
American linguist.
Born April 1st, 1887 in Chicago.
Died April 18th, 1949 at 62 years old in New Haven.
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.
Birbal Sahni
Indian botanist (1891-1949).
Born November 14th, 1891 in Bhera.
Died April 10th, 1949 at 57 years old in Lucknow.
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]
Leon Schlesinger
American film and short producer.
Born May 20th, 1884 in Philadelphia.
Died December 25th, 1949 at 65 years old in Los Angeles.
Harry Stack Sullivan
American psychiatrist & psychoanalyst (1892-1949).
Born February 21st, 1892 in New York City. [ref]
Died January 14th, 1949 at 56 years old in Paris.
James Truslow Adams
American writer and historian.
Born October 18th, 1878 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died May 18th, 1949 at 70 years old in Westport. [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]
Yoshijirō Umezu
Japanese general.
Born January 4th, 1882 in Nakatsu.
Died January 8th, 1949 at 67 years old in Empire of Japan (colorectal cancer).
Richard Connell
American author and journalist (1893-1949).
Born October 17th, 1893 in Poughkeepsie.
Died November 22nd, 1949 at 56 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction).
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