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In the year 1950
393 Notable deaths
Mao Anying
Chinese soldier, son of chairman mao zedong of china (1922-1950).
Born October 24th, 1922 in Changsha.
Died November 25th, 1950 at 28 years old in Tongchang County (airstrike).
Léon Blum
French politician (1872–1950).
Born April 9th, 1872 in rue Saint-Denis. [ref]
Died March 30th, 1950 at 77 years old in Jouy-en-Josas (myocardial infarction).
Gustaf V of Sweden
King of sweden from 1907 to 1950.
Born June 16th, 1858 in Drottningholm Palace. [ref]
Died October 29th, 1950 at 92 years old in Drottningholm Palace (influenza). [ref]
Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell
British army general and viceroy of india.
Born June 21st, 1884 in Colchester. [ref]
Died May 24th, 1950 at 65 years old in London. [ref]
Grover Cleveland Alexander
American baseball player (1887-1950).
Born February 26th, 1887 in Elba.
Died November 4th, 1950 at 63 years old in St. Paul.
Emil Jannings
German actor (1884-1950).
Born July 23rd, 1884 in Rorschach. [ref]
Died January 2nd, 1950 at 65 years old in Strobl (liver cancer).
Lothrop Stoddard
American historian, political scientist, journalist and race theorist.
Born June 29th, 1883 in Brookline.
Died May 1st, 1950 at 66 years old in Washington, D.C. (cancer).
Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay
Indian bengali author (1894–1950).
Born September 12th, 1894 in Kanchrapara.
Died November 1st, 1950 at 56 years old in Ghatshila (myocardial infarction).
Abraham Wald
American jewish mathematician, statistician, and scientist (1902–1950).
Born October 31st, 1902 in Cluj-Napoca.
Died December 31st, 1950 at 48 years old in Nilgiri Mountains (Air India VT-CFK, aviation accident).
Ransom E. Olds
American businessman.
Born June 3rd, 1864 in Geneva.
Died August 26th, 1950 at 86 years old in Lansing.
Salvatore Giuliano
Sicilian bandit (1922 – 1950).
Born November 16th, 1922 in Montelepre.
Died July 5th, 1950 at 27 years old in Castelvetrano.
Albert François Lebrun
15th president of the french republic (1871-1950).
Born August 29th, 1871 in Mercy-le-Haut. [ref]
Died March 6th, 1950 at 78 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (pneumonia). [ref]
Roman Shukhevych
Chief commander of the ukrainian nationalist army (1907-1950); responsible for wolyn massacre of poles. he was assassinated by nkvd on march 5 1950. he was buried in unmarked grave without any ceremony..
Born June 30th, 1907 in Krakovets.
Died March 5th, 1950 at 42 years old in Lviv.
Harold Laski
British academic (1893-1950).
Born June 30th, 1893 in Manchester. [ref]
Died March 24th, 1950 at 56 years old in St. Mary's Hospital (influenza). [ref]
Max Beckmann
German painter, draftsman, printmaker, sculptor and writer (1884–1950).
Born February 27th, 1884 in Leipzig. [ref]
Died December 27th, 1950 at 66 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Marcel Mauss
French sociologist and anthropologist (1872-1950).
Born May 10th, 1872 in Épinal. [ref]
Died February 10th, 1950 at 77 years old in Paris. [ref]
Bob Smith
American physician and surgeon.
Born August 8th, 1879 in St. Johnsbury.
Died November 16th, 1950 at 71 years old in Akron (colorectal cancer).
Alfred Korzybski
Polish-american scholar and philosopher (1879–1950).
Born July 3rd, 1879 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died March 1st, 1950 at 70 years old in Lakeville. [ref]
Kuniaki Koiso
Japanese officer, former prime minister (1880–1950).
Born March 22nd, 1880 in Utsunomiya.
Died November 3rd, 1950 at 70 years old in Sugamo Prison (esophageal cancer).
General Soedirman
First commander-in-chief of the indonesian armed forces.
Born January 24th, 1916 in Purbalingga, Bantarbarang. [ref]
Died January 29th, 1950 at 34 years old in Magelang (tuberculosis). [ref]
Olaf Stapledon
British novelist and philosopher.
Born May 10th, 1886 in Seacombe.
Died September 6th, 1950 at 64 years old in Caldy (myocardial infarction).
Karl Renner
First president of austria (1870–1950).
Born December 14th, 1870 in Dolní Dunajovice.
Died December 31st, 1950 at 80 years old in Vienna.
Edward Cavendish, 10th Duke of Devonshire
Head of the devonshire branch of the cavendish family (1895-1950).
Born May 6th, 1895 in St George in the East.
Died November 26th, 1950 at 55 years old in Eastbourne.
Eliel Saarinen
Finnish-american architect.
Born August 20th, 1873 in Rantasalmi. [ref]
Died July 1st, 1950 at 76 years old in Bloomfield Hills. [ref]
Milada Horáková
Czechoslovak politician and resistance fighter (1901-1950).
Born December 25th, 1901 in Vinohrady. [ref]
Died June 27th, 1950 at 48 years old in Pankrác Prison (hanging to death).
Deaths 26 to 50 of 393
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