Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In 1949

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

Jul 16 Vyacheslav Ivanov, Russian poet (b. 1866) died in the year 1949.  

Jul 18 On this day in history death of vítÄ›zslav Novák, Czech composer (b. 1870)  

Aug 09 Harry Davenport, actor (Cowboy & Lady, Enchanted Forest), dies at 83 in the year 1949.  

Aug 11 In the year 1949 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 On this day in history margaret Mitchell, US writer (Gone With the Wind), dies at 48  

Aug 17 On this day in history death of gregorio Perfecto, Filipino jurist & politician (b. 1891)  

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

Aug 21 Gerhard von Keussler, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

Aug 26 Nico van Suchtelen, publisher, dies at 70 in the year 1949.  

Aug 27 In the year 1949 arthur Chesney, actor (Lodger, Chelsea Life), dies at 67  

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

Aug 31 On this day in history andre Debierne, French chemist/physicist (actinium), dies  

Sep 07 On this day in history death of josé Clemente Orozco, Mexican painter (b. 1883)  

Sep 08 Richard Strauss, German composer (Also sprach Zarathustra), dies at 85 in the year 1949.  

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

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

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

Sep 19 Will Cuppy, American humorist (b. 1884) died on this day in history.  

Sep 20 Nikolaos Skalkottas, composer, dies at 45 on this day in history.  

Sep 22 In the year 1949 sam Wood, US communist fighter/director (Night at Opera), dies at 66  

Sep 24 Pierre Breville, composer, dies at 88 in the year 1949.  

Oct 04 Edmund Eysler, Austrian composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

Oct 06 On this day in history robert Lynd [YY], Irish writer/critic (News Chronicle), dies at 70  

Oct 09 In the year 1949 viktor Alexandrovich Uspensky, composer, dies at 70  

Oct 16 Hale Ascher VanderCook, composer, dies at 85 in the year 1949.  

Oct 24 In the year 1949 joaquin Nin y Castellanos, composer, dies at 70  

Oct 27 Marcel Cerdan, French boxer (b. 1916) died on this day in history.  

Oct 29 On this day in history death of g. I. Gurdjieff, Armenian mystic (b. 1872)  

Oct 31 Edward R Stettinius, US foreign minister (1944-45)/diplomat, dies in the year 1949.  

Nov 01 In the year 1949 leslie Gay, cricket wicket-keeper/goalkeeper (England in 1890's), dies  

Nov 02 On this day in history death of jerome F. Donovan, American politician (b. 1872)  

Nov 03 Solomon R Guggenheim, US art collector, dies at 88 in the year 1949.  

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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 In the year 1949 birth of christopher Durang, Montclair NJ, playwright/actor (Sister Mary)  

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

Jan 04 Mick Mills, British(?) soccer player was born in the year 1949.  

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

Jan 06 Michael Boit, Nandi Kenya, 800m runner (Olympic-bronze-1972) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 06 Richard Horowitz, composer was born in the year 1949.  

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