Famous Deaths In 1949

Jul 14 In the year 1949 frank Hearne, cricketer (2 Tests for England, 4 Tests for S Afr), dies  

Jul 16 Vyacheslav Ivanov, Russian poet (b. 1866) died on this day in history.  

Jul 18 In the year 1949 death of vítÄ›zslav Novák, Czech composer (b. 1870)  

Aug 09 On this day in history harry Davenport, actor (Cowboy & Lady, Enchanted Forest), dies at 83  

Aug 11 Karl Weigl, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1949.  

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

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

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 On this day in history arthur Chesney, actor (Lodger, Chelsea Life), dies at 67  

Aug 30 On this day in history arthur Fielder, England cricket fast bowler (6 Tests 1903-08), dies  

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 on this day in history.  

Sep 11 Henri Rabaud, French composer/conductor (L'ete), dies at 75 in the year 1949.  

Sep 13 August Krogh, Danish zoophysiologist, Nobel laureate (b. 1874) died on this day in history.  

Sep 18 Frank Morgan, actor (Annie Get Your Gun, Wizard of Oz), dies at 59 in the year 1949.  

Sep 19 On this day in history death of will Cuppy, American humorist (b. 1884)  

Sep 20 Nikolaos Skalkottas, composer, dies at 45 in the year 1949.  

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

Sep 24 In the year 1949 pierre Breville, composer, dies at 88  

Oct 04 In the year 1949 edmund Eysler, Austrian composer, dies at 75  

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 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 on this day in history.  

Oct 29 G. I. Gurdjieff, Armenian mystic (b. 1872) died in the year 1949.  

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

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

Nov 02 In the year 1949 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 Sylvia Likens, American torture victim (d. 1965) was born in the year 1949.  

Jan 04 In the year 1949 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 Richard Horowitz, composer was born in the year 1949.  

Jan 07 On this day in history birth of john Christopher Parry, rocker (Cure)