Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1949

Apr 06 Stanley Christopherson, cricketer (1884, MCC Pres during WWII), dies on this day in history.  

Apr 13 C V France, dies at 80 in the year 1949.  

Apr 14 On this day in history joseph A Cushman, US paleontologist, dies at 68  

Apr 15 Wallace Beery, US actor (The Champ), dies at 64 on this day in history.  

Apr 16 On this day in history death of sutan Ibrahim gelor Datuk Tan Malaka, Indon communist, executed at 54  

Apr 18 On this day in history leonard Bloomfield, linguist/philosopher, dies  

Apr 19 In the year 1949 death of ulrich Salchow, Swedish figure skater (b. 1877)  

Apr 28 Aurora Quezon, First Lady of the Philippines (shot) (b. 1888) died on this day in history.  

May 05 In the year 1949 maurice Maeterlinck, Belg playwright (Grand Fairie, Nobel 1911), dies  

May 06 In the year 1949 a L Ochse, cricketer (10 wickets in 3 Tests for S Afr 1927-29), dies  

May 09 In the year 1949 louis II, Prince of Monaco, dies  

May 11 Adrianus PHA de Kleyn, throat/nose/otologist (ear doctor), dies at 65 on this day in history.  

May 16 In the year 1949 william Newzam Prior Nicholson, painter/engraver, dies  

May 18 James T Adams, US historian (Pulitzer 1921) died on this day in history.  

May 20 Randolph West, American biochemist, known for the Dakin-West reaction (b. 1890) died in the year 1949.  

May 21 Klaus Mann, German writer, dies at 42 in the year 1949.  

May 22 On this day in history hans Erich Pfitzner, Russian/German composer, dies at 80  

May 24 Aleksey Shchusev, Russian architect (b. 1873) died on this day in history.  

May 25 Simon H Spoor, intelligence officer/general (WW II), dies at 47 on this day in history.  

May 27 On this day in history ropert L Ripley, cartoonist (Believe It or Not), dies at 55 in NY  

Jun 02 On this day in history dynam-Victor Fumet, composer, dies at 82  

Jun 03 In the year 1949 amedos Peter Giannine, founder of Bank of America dies at 79  

Jun 10 Sigrid Undset, Norwegian writer, Nobel laureate (b. 1882) died in the year 1949.  

Jun 11 In the year 1949 death of koci Xoxe, Albanian vice-premier, executed  

Jun 19 On this day in history death of syed Zafarul Hasan, Prominent Muslim philosopher (b. 1885)  

Jun 25 Buck Freeman, baseball player (b. 1871) died in the year 1949.  

Jun 26 In the year 1949 death of kim Gu, President of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea (b. 1876)  

Jun 29 Walter Giffen, cricketer (brother of George, 3 Tests), dies on this day in history.  

Jul 01 Louis Davids, [Simon David], cabaret artist, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

Jul 02 On this day in history georgi Dimitrov, Bulgaria premier (1946-49), dies at 67  

Jul 07 In the year 1949 death of bunk Johnson, American musician (b. 1879 or 1889)  

Jul 08 Antun Sa'ada, Syrian rightwing politician, executed in Lebanon died on this day in history.  

Jul 09 On this day in history fritz Bennicke Hart, composer, dies at 75  

Jul 12 Douglas Hyde, first President of Ireland (b. 1860) died 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 On this day in history 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 Michael Boit, Nandi Kenya, 800m runner (Olympic-bronze-1972) was born on this day in history.  

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.