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In the year 1950
393 Notable deaths
Tatyana Sukhotina-Tolstaya
Russian painter and memoirist (1864-1950).
Born October 16th, 1864 in Yasnaya Polyana.
Died September 21st, 1950 at 85 years old in Rome.
Pierre-Jules Boulanger
French engineer (1885–1950).
Born March 10th, 1885 in Sin-le-Noble. [ref]
Died November 11th, 1950 at 65 years old in Broût-Vernet (traffic collision).
António Maria da Silva
Portuguese politician and engineer (1872-1950).
Born May 26th, 1872 in Lisbon.
Died October 14th, 1950 at 78 years old in Lisbon.
Oakes Ames
American botanist (1874-1950).
Born September 26th, 1874 in Easton.
Died April 28th, 1950 at 75 years old in Ormond Beach.
Carlos Padrós
Spanish football referee (1870-1950).
Born November 9th, 1870 in Barcelona.
Died December 30th, 1950 at 80 years old in Madrid.
Max Davidson
Actor (1875-1950).
Born May 23rd, 1875 in Berlin.
Died September 4th, 1950 at 75 years old in Woodland Hills.
Annie Montague Alexander
American paleontologist, zoologist, botanist and philanthropist (1867-1950).
Born December 29th, 1867 in Honolulu.
Died September 10th, 1950 at 82 years old in Berkeley. [ref]
Vital Brazil
Brazilian physician (1865-1950).
Born April 22nd, 1865 in Campanha.
Died May 8th, 1950 at 85 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Ernst Wiechert
German writer (1887-1950).
Born May 18th, 1887 in Piersławek. [ref]
Died August 24th, 1950 at 63 years old in Stäfa (cancer). [ref]
Viktor Schütze
German world war ii u-boat commander.
Born February 16th, 1906 in Kiel.
Died September 23rd, 1950 at 44 years old in Frankfurt.
Max Reyter
Soviet general.
Born April 24th, 1886 in Ziras Parish.
Died May 6th, 1950 at 64 years old in Moscow.
Abdul Hamid Karami
Lebanese politician (1890-1950).
Born October 23rd, 1890 in Tripoli.
Died November 23rd, 1950 at 60 years old in Lebanon.
Corinne Luchaire
Actress (1921-1950).
Born February 11th, 1921 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died January 22nd, 1950 at 28 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (tuberculosis).
Gustaf John Ramstedt
Finnish linguist and diplomat (1873–1950).
Born October 22nd, 1873 in Ekenäs.
Died November 25th, 1950 at 77 years old in Helsinki.
William Garwood
Actor, director (1884-1950).
Born April 28th, 1884 in Springfield. [ref]
Died December 28th, 1950 at 66 years old in Los Angeles (liver cirrhosis, coronary occlusion). [ref]
Friedrich Feher
Austrian actor and director (1889-1950).
Born March 16th, 1889 in Vienna.
Died September 30th, 1950 at 61 years old in Stuttgart.
Tasker Oddie
American politician (1870-1950).
Born October 20th, 1870 in Brooklyn.
Died February 17th, 1950 at 79 years old in San Francisco.
Théodore Steeg
French politician, prime minister of france (1868-1950).
Born December 19th, 1868 in Libourne.
Died December 19th, 1950 at 82 years old in Paris.
Xavier Villaurrutia
Mexican writer (1903–1950).
Born March 27th, 1903 in Mexico City. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1950 at 47 years old in Mexico City.
Dirk Coster
Dutch physicist (1889–1950).
Born October 5th, 1889 in Amsterdam.
Died February 12th, 1950 at 60 years old in Groningen.
Ivan Shmelyov
Russian writer (1873–1950).
Born October 3rd, 1873 in Moscow.
Died June 24th, 1950 at 76 years old in Bussy-en-Othe.
Gerardus van der Leeuw
Dutch religious studies scholar and politician (1890–1950).
Born March 18th, 1890 in The Hague.
Died November 18th, 1950 at 60 years old in Utrecht.
Hanka Ordonówna
Polish actress, singer and dancer (1902–1950).
Born September 25th, 1902 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died September 8th, 1950 at 47 years old in Beirut (tuberculosis). [ref]
Der Nister
Soviet writer and translator (1884-1950).
Born November 1st, 1884 in Berdychiv.
Died June 4th, 1950 at 65 years old in Soviet Union.
William Townley
English football player and manager (1866 – 1950).
Born February 14th, 1866 in Blackburn.
Died May 30th, 1950 at 84 years old in Blackpool.
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