Famous Deaths In 1949

Jan 01 Malcolm Campbell, English cyclist (world speed-record), dies at 63 in the year 1949.  

Jan 09 Amilcare Zanella, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

Jan 10 On this day in history death of erich von Drygalski, German geographer, geophysicist, and polar scientist (b. 1865)  

Jan 14 In the year 1949 joaquín Turina, Spanish pianist/conductor/composer (Rima), dies at 66  

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

Jan 20 On this day in history josephus T J Cuypers, architect (Amsterdam Stock Exchange), dies at 87  

Jan 22 In the year 1949 death of william Thomas Walsh, American author (b. 1891)  

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

Jan 26 Victor Fleming, director (Wizard of Oz, Gone With Wind), dies at 65 on this day in history.  

Jan 27 Boris Asafiev, composer, dies at 64 in the year 1949.  

Jan 28 Gustaf Lazarus Nordqvist, composer, dies at 62 in the year 1949.  

Jan 31 In the year 1949 henri de Vries, [Hendricus Walterop], actor (Cleopatra), dies at 84  

Feb 01 Herbert Stothart, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Feb 05 Juozas Tallat-Kelpsa, composer, dies at 50 in the year 1949.  

Feb 08 Franco Leoni, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.  

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

Feb 12 In the year 1949 death of hassan al Banna, Egyptian founder of the Muslim Brotherhood (b. 1906)  

Feb 14 On this day in history death of yusuf Salman Yusuf, Iraqi-Assyrian communist leader (b. 1901)  

Feb 18 Niceto A Zamora y Torres, premier of Spain (1931-36), dies at 71 on this day in history.  

Feb 19 Auguste Jean Maria Charles Serieyx, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

Feb 21 On this day in history ernest Walker, composer, dies at 78  

Feb 22 In the year 1949 russell Porter, actor (Betsy, Hanna's War, British Empire), dies  

Feb 28 On this day in history stanley Robert Marchant, composer, dies at 65  

Mar 07 Francis Dodd, English artist (b. 1874) died on this day in history.  

Mar 10 James Rector, American athlete (b. 1884) died on this day in history.  

Mar 11 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Mar 14 John Callan O'Laughlin, American political and military figure and journalist (b. 1873) died on this day in history.  

Mar 17 In the year 1949 felix Bressart, actor (Escape, Ninotchka, Iceland), dies at 54  

Mar 25 In the year 1949 death of hanns A Rauter, German SS-commandant in Netherland, executed at 54  

Mar 28 Grigoras Dinicu, composer, dies at 59 in the year 1949.  

Mar 30 Dattaram Dharmaji Hindlekar, cricketer (4 Tests for India), dies in the year 1949.  

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 in the year 1949.  

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 in the year 1949.  

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

Jan 06 In the year 1949 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 In the year 1949 birth of john Christopher Parry, rocker (Cure)