1949 in History

1949

Édouard Alphonse James de Rothschild, French financier and polo player (born 1868)

Édouard Alphonse James de Rothschild, French financier and polo player (born 1868)

1949

François Brandt, Dutch rower and engineer (born 1874)

François Brandt, Dutch rower and engineer (born 1874)

1949

Fritz Hart, English-Australian composer and conductor (born 1874)

Fritz Hart, English-Australian composer and conductor (born 1874)

1949

Douglas Hyde, Irish scholar and politician, 1st President of Ireland (born 1860)

Douglas Hyde, Irish scholar and politician, 1st President of Ireland (born 1860)

1949

Walt Kuhn, American painter and academic (born 1877)

Walt Kuhn, American painter and academic (born 1877)

1949

Vyacheslav Ivanov, Russian poet and playwright (born 1866)

Vyacheslav Ivanov, Russian poet and playwright (born 1866)

1949

Vítězslav Novák, Czech composer and educator (born 1870)

Vítězslav Novák, Czech composer and educator (born 1870)

1949

Francisco Javier Arana, Guatemalan Army colonel and briefly Guatemalan head of state (born 1905)

Francisco Javier Arana, Guatemalan Army colonel and briefly Guatemalan head of state (born 1905)

1949

Ignotus, Hungarian poet and author (born 1869)

Ignotus, Hungarian poet and author (born 1869)

1949

Edward Thorndike, American psychologist and academic (born 1874)

Edward Thorndike, American psychologist and academic (born 1874)

1949

Homer Burton Adkins, American chemist (born 1892)

Homer Burton Adkins, American chemist (born 1892)

1949

Margaret Mitchell, American journalist and author (born 1900)

Margaret Mitchell, American journalist and author (born 1900)

1949

Gregorio Perfecto, Filipino journalist, jurist, and politician (born 1891)

Gregorio Perfecto, Filipino journalist, jurist, and politician (born 1891)

1949

Paul Mares, American trumpet player and bandleader (born 1900)

Paul Mares, American trumpet player and bandleader (born 1900)

1949

Ragnhild Kaarbø, Norwegian painter (born 1889)

Ragnhild Kaarbø, Norwegian painter (born 1889)

1949

Helen Churchill Candee, American geographer, journalist, and author (born 1858)

Helen Churchill Candee, American geographer, journalist, and author (born 1858)

1949

Arthur Fielder, English cricketer (born 1877)

Arthur Fielder, English cricketer (born 1877)

1949

Song Qiyun, Chinese communist activist (born 1904)

Song Qiyun, Chinese communist activist (born 1904)

1949

Song Zhenzhong, Chinese child internee (born 1941)

Song Zhenzhong, Chinese child internee (born 1941)

1949

Xu Linxia, Chinese communist activist (born 1904/1905)

Xu Linxia, Chinese communist activist (born 1904/1905)