Famous Deaths In 1949

Jan 01 In the year 1949 malcolm Campbell, English cyclist (world speed-record), dies at 63  

Jan 09 Amilcare Zanella, composer, dies at 75 in the year 1949.  

Jan 10 In the year 1949 death of erich von Drygalski, German geographer, geophysicist, and polar scientist (b. 1865)  

Jan 14 Joaquín Turina, Spanish pianist/conductor/composer (Rima), dies at 66 in the year 1949.  

Jan 15 On this day in history death of black Dahlia, murder victim found in LA (basis of the movie)  

Jan 20 In the year 1949 josephus T J Cuypers, architect (Amsterdam Stock Exchange), dies at 87  

Jan 22 William Thomas Walsh, American author (b. 1891) died in the year 1949.  

Jan 25 In the year 1949 emil Axman, composer, dies at 61  

Jan 26 In the year 1949 victor Fleming, director (Wizard of Oz, Gone With Wind), dies at 65  

Jan 27 In the year 1949 boris Asafiev, composer, dies at 64  

Jan 28 In the year 1949 gustaf Lazarus Nordqvist, composer, dies at 62  

Jan 31 On this day in history henri de Vries, [Hendricus Walterop], actor (Cleopatra), dies at 84  

Feb 01 Herbert Stothart, composer, dies at 63 in the year 1949.  

Feb 05 On this day in history juozas Tallat-Kelpsa, composer, dies at 50  

Feb 08 In the year 1949 franco Leoni, composer, dies at 81  

Feb 09 In the year 1949 poul Julius Ouscher Schierbeck, composer, dies at 60  

Feb 12 On this day in history death of hassan al Banna, Egyptian founder of the Muslim Brotherhood (b. 1906)  

Feb 14 Yusuf Salman Yusuf, Iraqi-Assyrian communist leader (b. 1901) died in the year 1949.  

Feb 18 Niceto A Zamora y Torres, premier of Spain (1931-36), dies at 71 in the year 1949.  

Feb 19 In the year 1949 auguste Jean Maria Charles Serieyx, composer, dies at 83  

Feb 21 Ernest Walker, composer, dies at 78 in the year 1949.  

Feb 22 Russell Porter, actor (Betsy, Hanna's War, British Empire), dies in the year 1949.  

Feb 28 Stanley Robert Marchant, composer, dies at 65 in the year 1949.  

Mar 07 Francis Dodd, English artist (b. 1874) died in the year 1949.  

Mar 10 On this day in history death of james Rector, American athlete (b. 1884)  

Mar 11 In the year 1949 juan Lamonte de Grignon, composer, dies at 76  

Mar 12 Maria "Beppie" Bakker, Dutch actress/wife of Piet Vink Sr, dies at 95 in the year 1949.  

Mar 13 Henri Giraud, French general (b. 1879) died in the year 1949.  

Mar 14 John Callan O'Laughlin, American political and military figure and journalist (b. 1873) died in the year 1949.  

Mar 17 Felix Bressart, actor (Escape, Ninotchka, Iceland), dies at 54 in the year 1949.  

Mar 25 Hanns A Rauter, German SS-commandant in Netherland, executed at 54 died in the year 1949.  

Mar 28 On this day in history grigoras Dinicu, composer, dies at 59  

Mar 30 Dattaram Dharmaji Hindlekar, cricketer (4 Tests for India), dies on this day in history.  

Apr 03 Basil Harwood, composer, dies at 89 on this day in history.  

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Jan 02 In the year 1949 birth of chick Churchill, Wales, keyboardist (Ten Years After-I'm Going Home)  

Jan 02 Christopher Durang, Montclair NJ, playwright/actor (Sister Mary) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03 Sylvia Likens, American torture victim (d. 1965) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04 Mick Mills, British(?) soccer player was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05 George Brown, rock drummer (Kool & the Gang-Celebration) was born in the year 1949.  

Jan 06 In the year 1949 birth of michael Boit, Nandi Kenya, 800m runner (Olympic-bronze-1972)  

Jan 06 Richard Horowitz, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 07 John Christopher Parry, rocker (Cure) was born on this day in history.