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In the year 1950
393 Notable deaths
Konrad von Preysing
German roman catholic cardinal (1880-1950).
Born August 30th, 1880 in Schloss Kronwinkl.
Died December 21st, 1950 at 70 years old in Berlin (disease).
Giuseppe De Luca
Italian opera singer (1876–1950).
Born December 25th, 1876 in Rome.
Died August 28th, 1950 at 73 years old in New York City.
Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky
Russian writer (1887–1950).
Born February 11th, 1887 in Kyiv.
Died December 28th, 1950 at 63 years old in Moscow.
Semyon Frank
Russian philosopher (1877–1950).
Born January 29th, 1877 in Moscow.
Died December 10th, 1950 at 73 years old in London.
Alfonso Daniel Rodríguez Castelao
Galician writer, painter, doctor and politician (1886-1950).
Born January 30th, 1886 in Rianxo. [ref]
Died January 7th, 1950 at 63 years old in Buenos Aires (lung cancer). [ref]
Giovanni Giorgi
Italian physicist and engineer (1871–1950).
Born November 27th, 1871 in Lucca.
Died August 19th, 1950 at 78 years old in Castiglioncello.
Steve Clemente
Mexican actor (1885–1950).
Born November 22nd, 1885 in Tónichi.
Died May 7th, 1950 at 64 years old in Los Angeles.
Lev Berg
Russian and soviet geographer, biologist and ichthyologist (1876–1950).
Born March 14th, 1876 in Bender.
Died December 24th, 1950 at 74 years old in Komarovo.
Ernest Cook Poole
American journalist and novelist (1880-1950).
Born January 23rd, 1880 in Chicago.
Died January 10th, 1950 at 69 years old in Manhattan.
Álvaro de Figueroa, 1st Count of Romanones
Spanish diplomat and writer (1863-1950).
Born August 8th, 1863 in Madrid. [ref]
Died October 11th, 1950 at 87 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Paul Federn
Austrian-american md & psychoanalyst (1871-1950).
Born October 13th, 1871 in Vienna.
Died May 4th, 1950 at 78 years old in New York City (gunshot wound).
Enrico Mizzi
Prime minister of malta (1885-1950).
Born September 20th, 1885 in Valletta.
Died December 20th, 1950 at 65 years old in Valletta.
Pavel Bazhov
Writer (1879-1950).
Born January 28th, 1879 in Sysert. [ref]
Died December 3rd, 1950 at 71 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Ren Bishi
Secretary of the communist party of china (1904-1950).
Born April 30th, 1904 in Bishi.
Died October 27th, 1950 at 46 years old in Beijing (cerebral hemorrhage).
R. A. Stewart Macalister
Irish archaeologist.
Born July 8th, 1870 in Dublin.
Died April 26th, 1950 at 79 years old in Cambridge.
Pierre Chareau
French designer architect (1883-1950).
Born August 4th, 1883 in Bordeaux. [ref]
Died August 24th, 1950 at 67 years old in East Hampton. [ref]
John Gould Fletcher
American writer (1886–1950).
Born January 3rd, 1886 in Little Rock.
Died May 20th, 1950 at 64 years old in Little Rock (drowning).
Werner Mummert
German general (1897–1950).
Born March 31st, 1897 in Zschaitz-Ottewig.
Died January 28th, 1950 at 52 years old in Russia.
Emil Abderhalden
Swiss biochemist and physiologist (1877–1950).
Born March 9th, 1877 in Oberuzwil.
Died August 5th, 1950 at 73 years old in Zurich.
Zekiye Sultan
Ottoman princess, daughter of abdul hamid ii (1872–1950).
Born January 12th, 1871 in Istanbul.
Died July 13th, 1950 at 79 years old in Pau.
William Rose Benét
American writer (1886-1950).
Born February 2nd, 1886 in Brooklyn.
Died May 4th, 1950 at 64 years old in New York City.
Agnes Repplier
American essayist (1855–1950).
Born April 1st, 1855 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died December 15th, 1950 at 95 years old in Philadelphia.
Dewey Robinson
Actor (1898-1950).
Born August 17th, 1898 in New Haven.
Died December 11th, 1950 at 52 years old in Las Vegas (myocardial infarction).
Eduard Crasemann
German general and knight's cross recipient (1891–1950).
Born March 5th, 1891 in Hamburg.
Died April 29th, 1950 at 59 years old in Werl.
Fritz Bronsart von Schellendorf
German soldier (1864-1950).
Born June 16th, 1864 in Berlin.
Died January 23rd, 1950 at 85 years old in Kühlungsborn.
Deaths 176 to 200 of 393
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