Famous Deaths In 1949

Jul 14 Frank Hearne, cricketer (2 Tests for England, 4 Tests for S Afr), dies on this day in history.  

Jul 16 On this day in history death of vyacheslav Ivanov, Russian poet (b. 1866)  

Jul 18 VítÄ›zslav Novák, Czech composer (b. 1870) died in the year 1949.  

Aug 09 Harry Davenport, actor (Cowboy & Lady, Enchanted Forest), dies at 83 on this day in history.  

Aug 11 On this day in history karl Weigl, composer, dies at 68  

Aug 14 In the year 1949 death of husni al-Barazi, premier of Syria, shot to death  

Aug 16 Margaret Mitchell, US writer (Gone With the Wind), dies at 48 on this day in history.  

Aug 17 Gregorio Perfecto, Filipino jurist & politician (b. 1891) died in the year 1949.  

Aug 18 Paul J Mares, US jazz trumpetist/composer (Tin Roof Blues), dies at 49 on this day in history.  

Aug 21 On this day in history gerhard von Keussler, composer, dies at 75  

Aug 26 In the year 1949 nico van Suchtelen, publisher, dies at 70  

Aug 27 Arthur Chesney, actor (Lodger, Chelsea Life), dies at 67 on this day in history.  

Aug 30 Arthur Fielder, England cricket fast bowler (6 Tests 1903-08), dies in the year 1949.  

Aug 31 Andre Debierne, French chemist/physicist (actinium), dies in the year 1949.  

Sep 07 José Clemente Orozco, Mexican painter (b. 1883) died in the year 1949.  

Sep 08 On this day in history richard Strauss, German composer (Also sprach Zarathustra), dies at 85  

Sep 11 Henri Rabaud, French composer/conductor (L'ete), dies at 75 on this day in history.  

Sep 13 On this day in history death of august Krogh, Danish zoophysiologist, Nobel laureate (b. 1874)  

Sep 18 Frank Morgan, actor (Annie Get Your Gun, Wizard of Oz), dies at 59 on this day in history.  

Sep 19 Will Cuppy, American humorist (b. 1884) died in the year 1949.  

Sep 20 On this day in history nikolaos Skalkottas, composer, dies at 45  

Sep 22 On this day in history sam Wood, US communist fighter/director (Night at Opera), dies at 66  

Sep 24 Pierre Breville, composer, dies at 88 on this day in history.  

Oct 04 On this day in history edmund Eysler, Austrian composer, dies at 75  

Oct 06 In the year 1949 robert Lynd [YY], Irish writer/critic (News Chronicle), dies at 70  

Oct 09 Viktor Alexandrovich Uspensky, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

Oct 16 In the year 1949 hale Ascher VanderCook, composer, dies at 85  

Oct 24 Joaquin Nin y Castellanos, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

Oct 27 Marcel Cerdan, French boxer (b. 1916) died in the year 1949.  

Oct 29 G. I. Gurdjieff, Armenian mystic (b. 1872) died on this day in history.  

Oct 31 In the year 1949 edward R Stettinius, US foreign minister (1944-45)/diplomat, dies  

Nov 01 Leslie Gay, cricket wicket-keeper/goalkeeper (England in 1890's), dies on this day in history.  

Nov 02 Jerome F. Donovan, American politician (b. 1872) died on this day in history.  

Nov 03 Solomon R Guggenheim, US art collector, dies at 88 on this day in history.  

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Jan 02 On this day in history 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 in the year 1949.  

Jan 03 In the year 1949 birth of sylvia Likens, American torture victim (d. 1965)  

Jan 04 On this day in history birth of mick Mills, British(?) soccer player  

Jan 05 In the year 1949 birth of george Brown, rock drummer (Kool & the Gang-Celebration)  

Jan 06 On this day in history birth of michael Boit, Nandi Kenya, 800m runner (Olympic-bronze-1972)  

Jan 06 On this day in history birth of richard Horowitz, composer  

Jan 07 John Christopher Parry, rocker (Cure) was born in the year 1949.