Page 4: Famous Deaths Happened In 1949

Nov 08 Cyriel Verschaeve, Belgian clergyman (b. 1874) died in the year 1949.  

Nov 12 Hendrik A de Fish, [Henri Pauwels], Flemish philological, dies at 64 in the year 1949.  

Nov 19 On this day in history james Ensor, Flemish painter/etcher (Oestereetster), dies at 89  

Nov 23 Gustav Radbruch, German Min of Justice, dies in the year 1949.  

Nov 25 Luther "Bill" Robinson, "Bojangles" famed tap dancer, dies at 71 in the year 1949.  

Dec 03 On this day in history elin Pelin, writer, dies  

Dec 06 On this day in history leadbelly, [Huddie William Ledbetter], blues singer, dies at 64  

Dec 16 Traitsjo Kostov, Bulgarian communist vice-premier, executed died on this day in history.  

Dec 17 In the year 1949 david Stanley Smith, composer, dies at 72  

Dec 28 On this day in history jack Lovelock, NZ/US surgeon/athlete (Olympic-gold-1936), dies at 39  

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

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 On this day in history 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 Richard Horowitz, composer was born in the year 1949.  

Jan 07 In the year 1949 birth of john Christopher Parry, rocker (Cure)