Famous people and celebrities who died in August 1949

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in August 1949. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world

• Aug. 3 Ignotus

  Hungarian poet and author (b. 1869)

• Aug. 9 Harry Davenport

  Actor (cowboy & lady enchanted forest), died at 83

• Aug. 9 Edward Thorndike

  American psychologist and academic (b. 1874)

• Aug. 10 Homer Burton Adkins

  American chemist (b. 1892)

• Aug. 11 Karl Weigl

  Composer dies at 68

• Aug. 14 Husni al-Barazi

  Premier of syria shot to death

• Aug. 14 Husni el-Zaim

  President/dictator of syria, killed

• Aug. 16 Margaret Mitchell

  Renowned American novelist who wrote the Pulitzer Prize-winning epic 'Gone with the Wind', a landmark work of historical fiction set during the American Civil War that became a global literary phenomenon.

• Aug. 17 Gregorio Perfecto

  Filipino journalist, jurist, and politician (b. 1891)

• Aug. 18 Paul Mares

  American trumpet player and bandleader (b. 1900)

• Aug. 21 Gerhard von Keussler

  Composer dies at 75

• Aug. 23 Helen Churchill Candee

  American geographer, journalist, and author (b. 1858)

• Aug. 26 Nico van Suchtelen

  Publisher dies at 70

• Aug. 27 Arthur Chesney

  Actor (lodger - chelsea life) dies at 67

• Aug. 30 Arthur Fielder

  English cricketer (born 1877)

• Aug. 31 Paul Hoffer

  Composer dies at 53