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In the year 1950
393 Notable deaths
Orhan Veli Kanık
Turkish poet (1914–1950).
Born April 13th, 1914 in Constantinople.
Died November 14th, 1950 at 36 years old in Istanbul (intracranial aneurysm).
Bainbridge Colby
American politician (1869-1950).
Born December 22nd, 1869 in St. Louis.
Died April 11th, 1950 at 80 years old in Bemus Point.
Norman Haworth
British chemist (1883-1950).
Born March 19th, 1883 in Chorley.
Died March 19th, 1950 at 67 years old in Barnt Green (myocardial infarction).
Yan Huiqing
Premier of republic of china (1877-1950).
Born April 2nd, 1877 in Shanghai.
Died May 24th, 1950 at 73 years old in Shanghai.
Alice Stone Blackwell
American feminist, journalist and human rights advocate (1857-1950).
Born September 14th, 1857 in New Jersey, Orange. [ref]
Died March 15th, 1950 at 92 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Edward Arthur Milne
British astrophysicist and mathematician (1896-1950).
Born February 14th, 1896 in Kingston upon Hull.
Died September 21st, 1950 at 54 years old in Dublin.
Ernest John Moeran
English composer (1894-1950).
Born December 31st, 1894 in Heston.
Died December 1st, 1950 at 55 years old in Kenmare.
George Kingsley Zipf
American statistician (1902–1950).
Born January 7th, 1902 in Freeport.
Died September 25th, 1950 at 48 years old in Newton.
Kim Kyu-sik
Korean politician and academic (1881-1950).
Born January 29th, 1881 in Dongnae District. [ref]
Died December 10th, 1950 at 69 years old in Manpo (stroke).
Henryk Grossman
Polish-german academic and revolutionary (1881-1950).
Born April 14th, 1881 in Kraków. [ref]
Died November 24th, 1950 at 69 years old in Leipzig. [ref]
Pedro de Cordoba
Actor (1881-1950).
Born September 28th, 1881 in New York City.
Died September 16th, 1950 at 68 years old in California (myocardial infarction).
George Minot
American physician (1885-1950).
Born December 2nd, 1885 in Boston.
Died February 25th, 1950 at 64 years old in Boston.
Prince Joseph, Hereditary Duke of Parma
Duke of parma (1875-1950).
Born June 30th, 1875 in Biarritz.
Died January 7th, 1950 at 74 years old in Lucca.
Alexey Kuznetsov
Soviet politician (1905–1950).
Born February 20th, 1905 in Borovichi.
Died October 1st, 1950 at 45 years old in Leningrad.
Laurence Steinhardt
American diplomat (1892–1950).
Born October 6th, 1892 in New York City.
Died March 28th, 1950 at 57 years old in Ramsayville.
Theodor Duesterberg
German politician (1875-1950).
Born October 19th, 1875 in Darmstadt.
Died November 4th, 1950 at 75 years old in Hamelin.
Carl Clinton Van Doren
American biographer (1885-1950).
Born September 10th, 1885 in Hope.
Died July 18th, 1950 at 64 years old in Torrington.
Arthur Jeffrey Dempster
Canadian-american physicist.
Born August 14th, 1886 in Toronto.
Died March 11th, 1950 at 63 years old in Stuart.
Prince Erik, Count of Rosenborg
Danish royal.
Born November 8th, 1890 in Copenhagen.
Died September 16th, 1950 at 59 years old in Copenhagen.
Recep Peker
Turkish military officer and statesperson (1889–1950).
Born February 5th, 1889 in Istanbul.
Died April 2nd, 1950 at 61 years old in Istanbul.
Alice Kober
American classical scholar (1906-1950).
Born December 23rd, 1906 in New York City. [ref]
Died May 16th, 1950 at 43 years old in Brooklyn (lung cancer). [ref]
Kurt Schmitt
German politician (1886-1950).
Born October 7th, 1886 in Heidelberg. [ref]
Died November 2nd, 1950 at 64 years old in Heidelberg.
Alice Vanderbilt Morris
Vanderbilt family member.
Born December 7th, 1874 in New York City.
Died August 15th, 1950 at 75 years old in Bar Harbor.
Hobart Cavanaugh
American actor (1886-1950).
Born September 22nd, 1886 in Virginia City.
Died April 27th, 1950 at 63 years old in Woodland Hills (myocardial infarction).
Yvan Goll
French-german poet, key figure in german expressionism and french surrealism.
Born March 29th, 1891 in Saint-Dié-des-Vosges.
Died February 27th, 1950 at 58 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
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