Famous people and celebrities who died in July 1949

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in July 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

  • July 1 Louis Davids [Simon David]

    Artiste de cabaret, who dies at 65

  • July 2 Georgi Dimitrov

    Bulgarian composer and politician, 32nd prime minister of bulgaria (d.49)

  • July 4 Annabel Lyttelton

    British author known for her novels and biographies.

  • July 4 François Brandt

    Dutch rower and engineer (b. 1874)

  • July 7 Bunk Johnson

    American jazz trumpeter (born 1879, 1889).

  • July 8 Riccadro Pick-Mangiagalli

    Composer dies at 66

  • July 9 Fritz Hart

    An english-born composer from australia (born 1874)

  • July 9 Fritz Bennicke Hart

    English-born australian composer (b. 1874)

  • July 12 Douglas Hyde

    Irish scholar and politician, 1st president of ireland (b. 1860)

  • July 13 Walt Kuhn

    American academic and painter (d. 1949).

  • July 15 Tilley Voss

    Tilley Voss was a German painter known for her landscape and still life paintings.

  • July 16 Vyacheslav Ivanov

    Russian playwright and poet (d. 1949).

  • July 16 Vyacheslav Ivanovich Ivanov

    Russian poet (born 1866)

  • July 18 Francisco Javier Arana

    Guatemalan army colonel and briefly guatemalan head of state (b. 1905)

  • July 18 Vítězslav Novák

    Czech composer and educator (b. 1870)

  • July 18 Vitezslav Novak

    Czech composer (born 1870)

  • July 24 Moriya Mori

    Japanese painter and printmaker associated with the Shin-hanga art movement.

  • July 31 Addison Randall

    American actor best known for his roles in Western films and television series.