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In the year 1949
341 Notable deaths
Kim Koo
Korean pro-independence politician (1876-1949).
Born August 29th, 1876 in Haeju.
Died June 26th, 1949 at 72 years old in Seoul.
Felix Bressart
Film actor (1892-1949).
Born March 2nd, 1892 in Chernyshevskoye.
Died March 17th, 1949 at 57 years old in Los Angeles (leukemia).
Charles Francis Haanel
American businessman, author (1866-1949).
Born May 22nd, 1866 in Ann Arbor.
Died November 27th, 1949 at 83 years old in St. Louis.
Edward Reilly Stettinius, Jr.
American diplomat, ran lend lease (1900-1949).
Born October 22nd, 1900 in Chicago. [ref]
Died October 31st, 1949 at 49 years old in Greenwich (coronary thrombosis). [ref]
Ginette Neveu
French musician (1919-1949).
Born August 11th, 1919 in Paris. [ref]
Died October 28th, 1949 at 30 years old in Azores (aviation accident). [ref]
Antun Saadeh
Lebanese politician (1904-1949).
Born March 1st, 1904 in Dhour El Choueir.
Died July 8th, 1949 at 45 years old in Beirut (ballistic trauma).
Stephen Samuel Wise
American rabbi (1874-1949).
Born March 17th, 1874 in Budapest.
Died April 19th, 1949 at 75 years old in New York City.
Chairil Anwar
Indonesian poet.
Born July 26th, 1922 in Medan.
Died April 28th, 1949 at 26 years old in Jakarta.
Herbert Stothart
American composer (1885-1949).
Born September 11th, 1885 in Milwaukee. [ref]
Died February 1st, 1949 at 63 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Naguib el-Rihani
Egyptian actor.
Born January 21st, 1889.
Died June 8th, 1949 at 60 years old in Alexandria (typhoid fever).
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