In the year 1950
428 Notable deaths
Othmar Spann
Austrian philosopher (1878-1950).
Born October 1st, 1878 in Altmannsdorf.
Died July 8th, 1950 at 71 years old in Neustift bei Schlaining.
Henry Harwood
Royal navy admiral (1888–1950).
Born January 19th, 1888 in Hanover Square.
Died June 9th, 1950 at 62 years old in Goring-on-Thames.
Charles Koechlin
French composer, teacher and writer on music.
Born November 27th, 1867 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 31st, 1950 at 83 years old in Rayol-Canadel-sur-Mer.
Chen Yi
Chinese politician, kuomintang (1883-1950).
Born May 3rd, 1883 in Shaoxing.
Died June 18th, 1950 at 67 years old in Taipei (gunshot wound).
Emmanuel Mounier
French philosopher (1905–1950).
Born April 1st, 1905 in Grenoble.
Died March 22nd, 1950 at 44 years old in Châtenay-Malabry (myocardial infarction).
Adolf Meyer
Swiss-american psychiatrist (1866-1950).
Born September 13th, 1866 in Niederweningen.
Died March 17th, 1950 at 83 years old in Baltimore.
Émile Jaques-Dalcroze
Swiss composer, musician and music educator (1865-1950).
Born July 6th, 1865 in Vienna.
Died July 1st, 1950 at 84 years old in Geneva.
Martha Matilda Harper
Canadian-american entrepreneur (1857-1950).
Born September 10th, 1857 in Oakville. [ref]
Died August 3rd, 1950 at 92 years old in Rochester. [ref]
Lord Berners
British composer, writer, painter, politician, novelist and autobiographer (1883-1950).
Born September 18th, 1883 in Apley Hall.
Died April 19th, 1950 at 66 years old in Faringdon.
James Stephens
Irish author (1882-1950).
Born February 2nd, 1882 in Dublin. [ref]
Died December 26th, 1950 at 68 years old in London.
Philip Chetwode
1st baron chetwode, british army general (1869–1950).
Born September 21st, 1869 in Westminster.
Died July 6th, 1950 at 80 years old in Marylebone.
Nikolai Luzin
Russian mathematician (1883–1950).
Born December 9th, 1883 in Irkutsk.
Died February 25th, 1950 at 66 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Arturo Alessandri
Chilean politician and president (1868–1950).
Born December 20th, 1868 in Longaví.
Died August 24th, 1950 at 81 years old in Santiago (myocardial infarction).
Misia Sert
Art patron (1872–1950).
Born March 30th, 1872 in Pushkin.
Died October 15th, 1950 at 78 years old in Paris, 1st arrondissement of Paris.
Ma Zhanshan
Chinese politician (1885–1950).
Born November 30th, 1885 in Gongzhuling.
Died November 29th, 1950 at 64 years old in Beijing.
Ulrich Graf
German general (1878-1950).
Born July 6th, 1878 in Bachhagel.
Died March 3rd, 1950 at 71 years old in Munich.
Bill Burgess
British swimmer and water polo player (1872-1950).
Born June 15th, 1872 in Rotherham.
Died July 5th, 1950 at 78 years old in Paris.
Monty Banks
Italian comedian and director (1897–1950).
Born July 15th, 1897 in Cesena.
Died January 7th, 1950 at 52 years old in Arona (myocardial infarction).
Edgar Longuet
French doctor (1879–1950).
Born August 18th, 1879 in England.
Died December 12th, 1950 at 71 years old in Alfortville.
Karl Seitz
President of austria (1869-1950).
Born September 4th, 1869 in Vienna.
Died February 3rd, 1950 at 80 years old in Vienna.
Francesco Cilea
Italian composer (1866-1950).
Born July 23rd, 1866 in Palmi.
Died November 20th, 1950 at 84 years old in Varazze.
Vasil Kolarov
Bulgarian politician (1877—1950).
Born July 16th, 1877 in Shumen.
Died January 23rd, 1950 at 72 years old in Sofia.
John M. Stahl
American film director and producer (1886-1950).
Born January 21st, 1886 in Baku.
Died January 12th, 1950 at 63 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Walter Damrosch
German american conductor and composer (1862–1950).
Born January 30th, 1862 in Wrocław.
Died December 22nd, 1950 at 88 years old in New York City.
Carlos Delgado Chalbaud
President of venezuela (1909-1950).
Born January 20th, 1909 in Caracas.
Died November 13th, 1950 at 41 years old in Caracas (gunshot wound).
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The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there’s no risk of accident for someone who’s dead. Albert Einstein