In the year 1950
393 Notable deaths
George Orwell
English author and journalist (1903–1950).
Born June 25th, 1903 in Motihari. [ref]
Died January 21st, 1950 at 46 years old in London (tuberculosis). [ref]
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Indian barrister, leader of the indian national congress and founding father of the republic of india (1875-1950).
Born October 31st, 1875 in Nadiad.
Died December 15th, 1950 at 75 years old in Mumbai (myocardial infarction).
George Bernard Shaw
Irish playwright, critic, and polemicist (1856–1950).
Born July 26th, 1856 in Dublin. [ref]
Died November 2nd, 1950 at 94 years old in Ayot St Lawrence (kidney failure). [ref]
Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine
Member of the house of hesse-darmstadt (1863–1950).
Born April 5th, 1863 in Windsor Castle.
Died September 24th, 1950 at 87 years old in London (bronchitis).
Al Jolson
American entertainer, actor, and singer (1886-1950).
Born May 26th, 1886 in Seredžius. [ref]
Died October 23rd, 1950 at 64 years old in San Francisco (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Aurobindo Ghosh
Indian nationalist, freedom fighter, philosopher, yogi, guru and poet (1872-1950).
Born August 15th, 1872 in Sri Aurobindo Bhawan.
Died December 5th, 1950 at 78 years old in Pondicherry.
Edgar Rice Burroughs
American writer (1875–1950).
Born February 23rd, 1875 in Chicago.
Died March 19th, 1950 at 75 years old in Encino (myocardial infarction).
Ramana Maharshi
Indian spiritual teacher (1879–1950).
Born December 31st, 1879 in Tiruchuli Assembly constituency.
Died April 14th, 1950 at 70 years old in Sri Ramana Ashram (cancer).
William Lyon Mackenzie King
10th prime minister of canada (1874–1950).
Born December 17th, 1874 in Kitchener.
Died July 22nd, 1950 at 75 years old in The Farm (pneumonia).
Jan Christiaan Smuts
South african statesman and military leader (1870–1950).
Born May 24th, 1870 in Cape Colony. [ref]
Died September 11th, 1950 at 80 years old in Irene. [ref]
Joseph Schumpeter
Austrian political economist (1883–1950).
Born February 8th, 1883 in Třešť. [ref]
Died June 21st, 1950 at 67 years old in Salisbury (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Walter Huston
Canadian actor and singer (1883–1950).
Born April 6th, 1883 in Toronto.
Died April 7th, 1950 at 67 years old in Hollywood (aortic aneurysm).
Timothy Evans
British man wrongly convicted of murder (1924-1950).
Born November 20th, 1924 in Merthyr Tydfil.
Died March 9th, 1950 at 25 years old in HM Prison Pentonville (hanging to death).
John Rabe
German businessman (1882–1950).
Born November 23rd, 1882 in Hamburg.
Died January 5th, 1950 at 67 years old in Berlin (stroke).
Charles Richard Drew
American surgeon and medical researcher.
Born June 3rd, 1904 in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Died April 1st, 1950 at 45 years old in Burlington (traffic collision).
Willis Carrier
American inventor (1876–1950).
Born November 26th, 1876 in Angola. [ref]
Died October 29th, 1950 at 73 years old in New York City. [ref]
John C. Woods
American executioner (1911-1950).
Born June 5th, 1911 in Wichita.
Died July 21st, 1950 at 39 years old in Enewetak Atoll (electrocution).
Carter Godwin Woodson
American historian, writer, and journalist.
Born December 19th, 1875 in New Canton.
Died April 3rd, 1950 at 74 years old in Washington, D.C..
Henry H. Arnold
American general officer holding the ranks of general of the army and general of the air force (1886-1950).
Born June 25th, 1886 in Gladwyne. [ref]
Died January 15th, 1950 at 63 years old in Sonoma.
Vaslav Nijinsky
Polish-russian ballet dancer and choreographer.
Born March 12th, 1890 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died April 8th, 1950 at 60 years old in London (kidney failure).
Kurt Weill
German composer (1900–1950).
Born March 2nd, 1900 in Dessau. [ref]
Died April 3rd, 1950 at 50 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Edna St. Vincent Millay
American poet (1892–1950).
Born February 22nd, 1892 in Rockland.
Died October 19th, 1950 at 58 years old in Austerlitz (falling from height).
Alan Hale
Actor, film director (1892-1950).
Born February 10th, 1892 in Washington, D.C..
Died January 22nd, 1950 at 57 years old in Hollywood (kidney failure).
John Francis Fitzgerald
Irish-american politician, massachusetts (1863-1950).
Born February 11th, 1863 in Boston.
Died October 2nd, 1950 at 87 years old in Boston.
Henry L. Stimson
United states secretary of war (1867-1950).
Born September 21st, 1867 in New York City.
Died October 20th, 1950 at 83 years old in Huntington.
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The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time. Mark Twain