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In the year 1949
341 Notable deaths
Sam Wood
Director, producer, actor (1883-1949).
Born July 10th, 1883 in Philadelphia.
Died September 22nd, 1949 at 66 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Sekiryo Kaneda
Japanese businessman.
Born December 10th, 1901 in Japan.
Died February 2nd, 1949 at 47 years old (stroke).
Tan Malaka
Indonesian politician (1897-1949).
Born June 2nd, 1897 in Pandam Gadang. [ref]
Died February 19th, 1949 at 51 years old in Selopanggung.
Axel Munthe
Swedish physician (1857-1949).
Born October 31st, 1857 in Oskarshamn parish.
Died February 11th, 1949 at 91 years old in Storkyrkoförsamlingen (tuberculosis).
August Bier
Surgeon (1861-1949).
Born November 24th, 1861 in Helsen. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1949 at 87 years old in Sauen. [ref]
Prince Carlos of the Two Sicilies
Two sicilian and spanish royal.
Born November 10th, 1870 in Gries am Brenner. [ref]
Died November 11th, 1949 at 79 years old in Seville.
Valentino Mazzola
Italian footballer (1919-1949).
Born January 26th, 1919 in Cassano d'Adda.
Died May 4th, 1949 at 30 years old in Superga.
Mariano Fortuny
Spanish fashion designer (1871-1949).
Born May 11th, 1871 in Granada. [ref]
Died May 3rd, 1949 at 77 years old in Venice. [ref]
Vasily Degtyaryov
Russian and soviet weapons designer (1880-1949).
Born January 2nd, 1880 in Tula.
Died January 16th, 1949 at 69 years old in Moscow.
Seymour Hicks
British actor.
Born January 30th, 1871 in Saint Helier.
Died April 6th, 1949 at 78 years old in Hampshire. [ref]
Deaths 51 to 60 of 341
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