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In the year 1949
341 Notable deaths
Vida Goldstein
Australian feminist politician.
Born April 13th, 1869 in Portland.
Died August 15th, 1949 at 80 years old in South Yarra (cancer).
Hanns Albin Rauter
German general (1895-1949).
Born February 4th, 1895 in Klagenfurt.
Died March 24th, 1949 at 54 years old in Scheveningen (ballistic trauma).
Aleksandra Ekster
Russian and french painter and designer (1882–1949).
Born January 6th, 1882 in Białystok. [ref]
Died March 17th, 1949 at 67 years old in Fontenay-aux-Roses. [ref]
Kanji Ishiwara
General in the imperial japanese army (1889-1949).
Born January 18th, 1889 in Tsuruoka, Shonai, Shōnai region.
Died August 15th, 1949 at 60 years old in Takase, Tokyo (pneumonia).
Charles Middleton
Actor.
Born October 3rd, 1874 in Elizabethtown.
Died April 22nd, 1949 at 74 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
James Somerville
British royal navy officer (1882-1949).
Born July 17th, 1882 in Weybridge. [ref]
Died March 19th, 1949 at 66 years old in Somerset. [ref]
Joaquín Turina
Spanish composer.
Born December 9th, 1882 in Seville. [ref]
Died January 14th, 1949 at 66 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Archbishop Damaskinos Papandreou
Politician and priest from greece (1891-1949).
Born March 15th, 1891 in Dorvitsa.
Died May 20th, 1949 at 58 years old in Athens.
Perce Blackborow
British explorer.
Born April 8th, 1894 in Newport.
Died January 8th, 1949 at 54 years old in Newport.
Karl Behr
Us tennis player.
Born May 30th, 1885 in Brooklyn.
Died October 15th, 1949 at 64 years old in New York City.
Deaths 81 to 90 of 341
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