In the year 1950
393 Notable deaths
Cesare Pavese
Italian writer, literary critic, and translator (1908–1950).
Born September 9th, 1908 in Santo Stefano Belbo.
Died August 27th, 1950 at 41 years old in Turin (drug overdose).
Gopinath Bordoloi
Indian independence activist and 1st chief minister of assam.
Died August 5th, 1950 at 60 years old in Guwahati.
Heinrich Mann
German writer (1871–1950).
Born March 27th, 1871 in Lübeck. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1950 at 78 years old in Santa Monica. [ref]
Werner Haase
Ss officer and physician.
Born August 2nd, 1900 in Köthen.
Died November 30th, 1950 at 50 years old in Butyrka prison (tuberculosis).
Walton H. Walker
United states army general (1889-1950).
Born December 3rd, 1889 in Belton.
Died December 23rd, 1950 at 61 years old in Seoul (traffic collision).
Sid Grauman
American showman (1879-1950).
Born March 17th, 1879 in Indianapolis.
Died March 5th, 1950 at 70 years old in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Beverly Hills (coronary occlusion).
James Rudolph Garfield
American lawyer and politician (1865–1950).
Born October 17th, 1865 in Hiram. [ref]
Died March 24th, 1950 at 84 years old in Washington, D.C..
Elsie de Wolfe
American actress and interior decorator (1865-1950).
Born December 20th, 1865 in New York City.
Died July 12th, 1950 at 84 years old in Versailles.
Fevzi Çakmak
Turkish military officer and statesperson (1876–1950).
Born January 12th, 1876 in Rumelikavağı.
Died April 10th, 1950 at 74 years old in Istanbul. [ref]
Melitta Bentz
German entrepreneur and inventor of the coffee filter (1873–1950).
Born January 31st, 1873 in Dresden.
Died June 29th, 1950 at 77 years old in Holzhausen.
Rafael Sabatini
Italian–english writer (1875–1950).
Born April 29th, 1875 in Iesi. [ref]
Died February 13th, 1950 at 74 years old in Wikon. [ref]
Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach
German businessperson, politician (1870-1950).
Born August 7th, 1870 in The Hague.
Died January 16th, 1950 at 79 years old in Castle Blühnbach.
Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer
German officer and fighter pilot during world war ii (1922–1950).
Born February 16th, 1922 in Calw.
Died July 15th, 1950 at 28 years old in Bordeaux (traffic collision).
Konstantinos Carathéodory
Greek mathematician (1873-1950).
Born December 13th, 1873 in Berlin.
Died February 2nd, 1950 at 76 years old in Munich.
Petre Dumitrescu
Romanian general (1882-1950).
Born February 18th, 1882 in Dobridor.
Died January 15th, 1950 at 67 years old in Bucharest.
Prince Hubertus of Prussia
German prince (1909-1950).
Born September 30th, 1909 in Potsdam.
Died April 8th, 1950 at 40 years old in Windhoek (appendicitis).
Shigenori Tōgō
Japanese politician (1882-1950).
Born December 10th, 1882 in Naeshirogawa.
Died July 23rd, 1950 at 67 years old in The Fraternity Memorial Hospital (cholecystitis, arteriosclerosis).
Dinu Lipatti
Romanian pianist and composer (1917–1950).
Born March 19th, 1917 in Bucharest.
Died December 2nd, 1950 at 33 years old in Geneva (Hodgkin lymphoma).
Edwin Sutherland
American criminologist.
Born August 13th, 1883 in Nebraska.
Died October 11th, 1950 at 67 years old in Bloomington.
Hiroshi Yoshida
Japanese artist (1876-1950).
Born September 19th, 1876 in Kurume.
Died April 5th, 1950 at 73 years old in Shimo-Ochiai (senility). [ref]
Ahmad Tajuddin of Brunei
Sultan of brunei (1913-1950).
Born August 22nd, 1913 in Bandar Seri Begawan.
Died June 3rd, 1950 at 36 years old in Singapore.
Sara Allgood
Irish actress (1880-1950).
Born October 31st, 1879 in Dublin.
Died September 13th, 1950 at 70 years old in Woodland Hills (myocardial infarction).
Grigory Kulik
Marshal of the soviet union (1890–1950).
Born November 9th, 1890 in Dudnykove.
Died August 24th, 1950 at 59 years old in Moscow.
Traian Vuia
Romanian aviation pioneer.
Born August 17th, 1872 in Traian Vuia.
Died September 3rd, 1950 at 78 years old in Bucharest.
Yosef Yitzchok Schneersohn
American orthodox rabbi.
Born June 21st, 1880 in Lyubavichi, Rudnyansky District, Smolensk Oblast. [ref]
Died January 28th, 1950 at 69 years old in 770 Eastern Parkway. [ref]
Deaths 51 to 75 of 393
Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die. Unknown