In the year 1950

390 Notable deaths

Cho Man-sik

Korean activist (1883-1950).

Born February 1st, 1883 in Kangso.

Died October 15th, 1950 at 67 years old in Pyongyang.

Ernest Douwes Dekker

Indonesia politician (1879–1950).

Born October 8th, 1879 in Pasuruan.

Died August 28th, 1950 at 70 years old in Bandung.

Nicolai Hartmann

German philosopher (1882–1950).

Born February 20th, 1882 in Riga.

Died October 9th, 1950 at 68 years old in Göttingen.

Ali Moustafa Mosharafa

Egyptian physicist (1898-1950).

Born July 11th, 1898 in Damietta.

Died January 16th, 1950 at 51 years old in Cairo (heart failure).

Ernst II, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

Regent of saxe-coburg-gotha (1863-1950).

Born September 13th, 1863 in Langenburg.

Died December 11th, 1950 at 87 years old in Langenburg.

Nagaoka Hantarō

Japanese physicist.

Born August 15th, 1865 in Ōmura.

Died December 11th, 1950 at 85 years old in Tokyo.

Peter Fraser

New zealand politician (1884–1950).

Born August 28th, 1884 in Tain.

Died December 12th, 1950 at 66 years old in Wellington.

Douglas Hogg, 1st Viscount Hailsham

British politician (1872-1950).

Born February 28th, 1872 in London.

Died August 16th, 1950 at 78 years old in England.

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.

Deaths 91 to 100 of 390

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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